Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The issue in various continents is, their residents do not refurbish their trash as they have to do; has become incrisingly prevelant in recent years. There could be multiple reasons for such a situaation and it has certain measures for individuals. Its significant, practical and social measures discussed in following paragraphs.
One the one hand, primary causes of this issue is unaware people about this particularly. This occures mainly because of irresponsible behaviour along with lazyness. As a result, country may face many challenges like Air pollution, serious hygine problems, becomes more widespread. Another contributing factor is do not having advancement in technology. A clear example of this is africa, in some suburbs area, there are so many communities who are facing effective health probelms and digitalisation in technology.
The measuure of this issue are far reaching. Firstly government should introudce strict law for refurbishing trash. Consequently authorities can taken strict actions against people who break the law. Which is effective in all recidents and they have to follow rules. Secondly, spread knowledge about this particular issue via educating in institutes and campaignes. It leads to positive effects in upcomming future. For instance, india has introduced law to put individuals rubbish in 3 diffrent trash bins. such as one for dry waste, another for wet waste and third one for recycle waste.
In conclusion, issue is caused by unawareness and less technology advancement. This cause give rise to serious effects, by introducing strict actions and learning about these can mitigate problem. like these type of effective measures are required to adress this issues.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt: why people do not recycle as much as they could and what can be done to change this. A clear position is maintained throughout the essay. However, the ideas are somewhat limited and under-developed, relying on brief, generalised points such as 'unaware people' and 'lazyness' without deep elaboration. Furthermore, the examples provided, such as mentioning Africa broadly and India using three bins, are quite basic and lack specific context. This places the performance firmly at Band 5.0, where all parts are addressed but the development of ideas remains somewhat superficial.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into logical paragraph structures with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the progression of ideas is hindered by awkward phrasing and mechanical use of cohesive devices, such as 'One the one hand' and 'The measuure of this issue are far reaching.' Referencing is occasionally unclear, and sentences do not always flow smoothly into one another, which disrupts the overall coherence. Paragraphing is present, but internal logical transitions require more polish. These features align closely with a Band 5.0 descriptor, where some overall organisation is evident, but cohesion is frequently faulty or repetitive.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and contains numerous noticeable errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'refurbish' instead of 'recycle', 'incrisingly prevelant', 'lazyness', and 'recidents'. The student attempts less common vocabulary, but inaccurate collocations and incorrect forms cause some difficulty for the reader and impede smooth communication at times. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to express basic ideas about the topic, the frequency of spelling mistakes and inappropriate lexical choices prevents the essay from reaching Band 6.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay displays a very limited range of sentence structures, with frequent grammatical errors that often cause difficulty for the reader. There are persistent issues with subject-verb agreement, fragment sentences, and incorrect punctuation, as seen in expressions like 'primary causes of this issue is unaware people about this particularly' and 'Another contributing factor is do not having advancement in technology.' Complex sentence attempts are frequently faulty. Because errors are frequent and occasionally obscure the exact meaning of the sentences, the performance fits the Band 5.0 criteria.
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