Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-22

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)

Recyling rubish can play crucial role to safe the lives of peoples. In several countries, individuals do not recycle their rubbush as much as they could. I strongly agree with the given statement and i will support with my credible examples.

To begin with, nowadays recycling is an important issue in all over the world. Several people not know that plastic can be recycles, as they threw it to the rubbish. As a result many people can involve in many diseases such as asthma because when such bottles and rubbish is burn then it pollute the environment and people involve in disease. For instance, many people do not known that bottles and plastic could be recycled.

In addition to, these problem would be solve by taking several actions. In all areas government should need to inform the people about the recycling process. They also need to install dust-bin in all world and people threw his rubbish in it. They also take strict action about the individuals who \not follow the law and given instructions. Additional, people aslo have responsibility to keep clean and safe their enviironment. They also need to threw his rubbish to the dust-bin and advice the other individuals for saving their environment. For examples, if government hire many people to keep clean the country, they paly role to keep clean the cities and areas.

To conclusion, cleanness is the blessing of Allah Almighty. I believe that to keep the areas clean and this was the main responsibility of government.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both parts of the question by suggesting that limited awareness contributes to low recycling and that governments should provide information, bins, and enforcement. These are relevant starting points, but the response only partially develops them. For example, you say people “do not know that plastic can be recycled,” but do not explain why this lack of knowledge persists or give a specific example of an effective awareness campaign. The proposed actions are also listed rather than explained, and the conclusion shifts to cleanliness and government responsibility without clearly summarising both your explanation and solutions. Your opening says you “strongly agree,” although the task asks for causes and remedies rather than agreement. State your focus directly and develop each main idea with a clear explanation or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion, and phrases such as “To begin with” and “In addition” signal movement between points. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the first body paragraph moves from public awareness to disease and pollution without clearly connecting these points, while the second combines government information, bins, penalties, personal responsibility, and hiring cleaners. Some linking expressions are repetitive or awkward, and references such as “these problem” and “They” do not always make the intended connection clear. Group related ideas into a more deliberate sequence—for example, explain the cause first, then give its consequence, and organise solutions by who should carry them out. This would make the overall argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycle,” “plastic,” “environment,” “dust-bin,” and “strict action,” so the reader can identify the subject and your main proposals. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, word-form, and spelling errors make parts of the message difficult to understand. Examples include “safe the lives,” “involve in many diseases,” “keep clean and safe their environment,” and repeated misspellings such as “recyling,” “rubish,” and “enviironment.” Some expressions also do not convey the intended meaning precisely, such as “people involve in disease.” Build a bank of accurate recycling collocations and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise phrases would help you explain causes and solutions without relying on repeated general terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, as in “because when such bottles and rubbish is burn then it pollute the environment.” This shows an effort to connect ideas, but complex structures are often faulty, and frequent errors can make the meaning hard to follow. Examples include “Several people not know,” “plastic can be recycles,” “these problem would be solve,” and “people threw his rubbish,” which show problems with verb forms, agreement, plurals, and pronouns. Articles and sentence construction are also inconsistent, as in “play crucial role.” Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time. Check subject–verb agreement and verb forms, especially after modal verbs and in passive constructions.

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