Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-17

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many countries, people do not recycle their rubbish as much as they could.

Why do you think this is? What can be done to change this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 4.0)

In many nations, individuals do not recycle their rubbish as much as they could but the do not do that because of time management, lack of sense and some time due to their own prospective .

People do not do so because they do not have enough time to recycle their old recyclable things they want to go for rubbish market for it and it can be time spending to sold that material at market.

Some time people do not have civics sense they think that why they do so, this is not a duty of them it is duty of government to recycle the rubbish but they should to recycle all the rubbish they have in their homes.

Some time people have their own prospective according to their mindset they think what they could if they recycle this rubbish , why they do so and in which they contribute doing so ?

In conclusion, they should send all rubbish to government agencies that recycle it in free and also give service of home picking. After this the all rubbish from individuals home recycled easily and the nation become land pollution free and the nation become clean .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The response attempts to address both parts of the prompt regarding the reasons for low recycling rates and solutions to change this. However, the ideas are severely underdeveloped, repetitive, and lack clear examples. Furthermore, the length requirement of 250 words is not met, as the response contains only 198 words, which imposes a strict limitation on the level of task completion and leads to a lower band score under the official descriptors. While the writer mentions time constraints and civic sense as causes, and government agencies and home collection as solutions, the lack of substantive development keeps the score at Band 4.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The essay lacks clear logical organisation and progression. Paragraphing is poorly handled; for instance, the conclusion contains new descriptive ideas and suggestions rather than summarising the main points. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, with phrases like 'some time' (used repeatedly where 'sometimes' is meant) creating confusion. Referencing is also weak, making it difficult to follow the logical links between sentences. Overall, information is not arranged coherently enough to reach Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and restricted. The writer relies heavily on simple words and phrases such as 'rubbish', 'market', and 'people'. There are frequent inappropriate word choices and collocations, such as 'rubbish market', 'time spending', 'civics sense', and 'home picking', which demonstrate a lack of precision. Spelling and word-form errors, including 'prospective' instead of 'perspective' and 'in free' instead of 'for free', strain the reader and reflect a limited lexical range characteristic of Band 4.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical range is extremely limited, relying mostly on simple or faulty complex sentences. There are frequent, persistent errors in punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and sentence structure, such as 'the do not do that because' and 'they should to recycle all the rubbish'. Run-on sentences and a lack of proper punctuation further impede communication throughout the response. Because grammatical errors are dense and frequently obscure the intended meaning, the writing falls squarely into Band 4.0.

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