Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-05
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)
recycling is most important in every country. people should aware for this. fraction of people beleive some people not recycling their rubbish. different people different thinks so, let us discuss sbhout it .
one school thought beleive in that recycling is many counyries are important . in school teachers should teach to children how to recycling their rubbish. recycling is important owing to waste materials and our good environment. if we want to live our life happy and healthy we wont to start recycling from today. it can be save our money. in many countries have recycling scemes. their are some people who take it seriously. otherise some are deaf ear this. people are not aware of the importance of recycling.some people think only one peson effort won't make difference. governments may not provide enough education or incentives.
on the other hand mostly humans are does not take it serious and threw their rubbish on the road even dustbin is near to them . goverment should provide recycling bins in every country. schools, teacher should aware their students for it .run tv/social media awareness compaigns .
different people have different opinion regarding the satement but i have a sound reasons to advocate that people could recycle their rubbish as much as they does. and government also take care about it .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response addresses the main parts of the prompt by identifying reasons why people fail to recycle, such as lack of awareness and government incentives, and suggests solutions like education and providing bins. However, the ideas remain quite limited and under-developed, lacking specific examples or full elaboration. Furthermore, the response fails to meet the minimum length requirement, containing only 221 words instead of the required 250 words. To reach a higher level, the writer needs to expand on their points with more detailed explanations, provide concrete real-world examples, and ensure the word count requirement is fully satisfied.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The text displays some overall organisation into paragraphs, but information and ideas are not arranged in a consistently coherent manner. The progression is hindered by very short, fragmented sentences and abrupt transitions, such as 'different people different thinks so, let us discuss sbhout it'. Cohesive devices are used minimally or inaccurately, and referencing is sometimes unclear, making the flow disjointed. To improve, the writer should use a wider and more accurate range of linking words and transitional phrases to connect ideas smoothly across sentences and paragraphs, and ensure each paragraph has a clear, logical central theme.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, featuring frequent word-choice errors, incorrect word forms, and spelling mistakes that occasionally strain the reader, such as 'beleive', 'counyries', 'scemes', 'compaigns', and 'satement'. The student attempts some less common terms like 'incentives' and 'awareness', but these are overshadowed by pervasive lexical inaccuracies. To achieve a higher score, the writer needs to expand their range of vocabulary, pay closer attention to correct word forms and spelling, and use terms more naturally within appropriate collocations.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The grammar demonstrates a very limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent and severe errors in verb forms, tense usage, subject-verb agreement, and articles. Examples include 'people should aware for this', 'humans are does not take it serious', 'threw their rubbish', and 'government also take care about it'. Attempts at complex sentences are faulty and often distort meaning. To progress, the writer must focus on basic grammatical accuracy, particularly verb tense consistency, prepositional patterns, and sentence boundary punctuation, before attempting more complex structures.
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