Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-23
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 4.5)
Nowadays, many individual do not do recycle their rubbish as nuch as they could.In this eassy I will write some of reasons why they do not do this and what change we can do for this problem.
Firstly, The major reason for that is many peoples does not aware about the the problem if they do not do recycle their rubbish. For example many people does not study about the polution effect human by not recycling. As result some individuals do not do rycycle process.Another reason for that is many resident does not know how to recycle the products.For instance, In my country school does not study aboutb recycle process so many people does not do recycle the rubbis.other reason is that many of them confuse about how to recycle product like electric thing ti plastics.
To tackle this problem school can teach about the process for recycle the rubbis. For exmaple school can inculde subject for recycle products.as result many individual learn from their childhood so they recycle the =eir rubbish.another solution for that is govrment can start camping about the diffrent thing recycled . For exmaple they do camping about how dry and electric thing can recycled. as result many individuals may start recycle their rubbish.
In conclusion, Peoples does not recycle their rubbish beacuse of lack of knowledge,does not the process how to recycle diffrenet thing.for tackel this proble the school can improve their habits by teaching about the procee of recycle and importance of that process and govrenment start camping about the how diffrenet product can recycle.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt, discussing reasons why people do not recycle as much as they could (such as a lack of knowledge, educational gaps, and confusion over sorting) and suggesting solutions (school education and government campaigns). However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive. For instance, the points about schools not teaching recycling are reiterated across paragraphs without being fully extended. Examples provided, such as mentioning dry and electric items, are general rather than deeply elaborated. While the task is adequately covered to meet the core requirements, the lack of depth and tendency to over-generalise place this performance firmly at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is organised into introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion, showing an attempt at overall structure. However, paragraphing is basic, and the progression of ideas is hindered by repetitive phrasing and inadequate logical transitions. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and often inaccurately, such as 'As result' or 'another reason for that is'. Referencing is frequently unclear, and the lack of proper punctuation between sentences creates run-on fragments (e.g., 'products.For instance, In my country school does not study aboutb recycle process'). These cohesion faults and mechanical links result in a disjointed reading experience, reflecting the descriptors for Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and restricted to everyday items. Words are frequently used in incorrect grammatical forms, such as 'many individual do not do recycle' instead of 'individuals do not recycle', and 'polution effect human' instead of 'pollution affects humans'. There are also numerous spelling errors and typos, such as 'eassy', 'nuch', 'polution', 'bussiness', 'govrment', 'camping' (instead of campaign), and 'diffrent'. The range is minimally adequate to convey basic meaning, but frequent errors in word choice and spelling cause noticeable difficulty for the reader, aligning with Band 4.0 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The text features very limited sentence structures, relying on simple clauses with frequent structural errors. There are persistent subject-verb agreement errors, such as 'many peoples does not aware' and 'many resident does not know'. Complex sentence attempts are rare, faulty, and lack appropriate subordination or punctuation. Punctuation is largely neglected, with missing spaces after periods and incorrect capitalization mid-sentence. The high frequency of basic grammatical errors significantly distorts meaning and causes difficulty for the reader, which corresponds to a Band 4.0 score.
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