Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-23

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 5.0)

This essay will examine the underlying problems and will also purpose practical solutions supported by relevent examples to provide a clear understanding to the reader.

One of the main causes of this issue is that many indiviuals do not understand the importance of recycling and its effect on surrounding as well as it helps to protect the enviroment. People are unaware of its bad effect on health. For example, a person with asthma and find it difficult. Hence, people should recycle their rubbish so other people don't have problem.

One of the most effective ways to tackle this problem is through a combination of goverment action and public education. Goverment should introduce appropiate measures to control the issue and ensure that these measure are properly implemented. At the same time, public awareness compaigns should be launche to educate people about the cause and long term consequences of the problem. This world engrage people

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify a relevant cause—people’s limited understanding of recycling—and suggest two appropriate responses: government measures and public-awareness campaigns. However, the task is addressed only partially: the explanation of why people do not recycle is brief, and the example about a person with asthma does not clearly show how recycling would help that person. The proposed measures are also not made specific, and the final sentence, “This world engrage people,” is incomplete and unclear. The response is 153 words, below the required 250, so there is not enough development or support for the ideas. Explain more causes and show precisely how each proposed action could increase recycling.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph about causes, and a paragraph proposing solutions. Linking expressions such as “One of the main causes,” “For example,” and “At the same time” help signal the relationship between ideas. However, progression within the paragraphs is limited, and some connections are unclear. For instance, the asthma example does not clearly follow from the point about people’s awareness of recycling, while “Hence” introduces a conclusion that is not fully supported. The final sentence is unfinished, disrupting the ending. Develop each paragraph around a clear main point, connect examples directly to that point, and use a complete concluding sentence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycling,” “public awareness campaigns,” “government action,” and “long term consequences,” which makes the subject clear. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “underlying problems” and “effective ways to tackle this problem.” However, the range is limited, and several spelling errors—“indiviuals,” “enviroment,” “goverment,” and “compaigns”—are noticeable. Some word choices are unclear or unnatural, including “effect on surrounding” and “This world engrage people,” which make parts of the message difficult to understand. Build a more precise range for discussing barriers and incentives, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, including “One of the most effective ways to tackle this problem is through a combination of government action and public education.” This shows some ability to form a complex sentence. However, the range is limited, and errors occur in several sentence patterns. “A person with asthma and find it difficult” lacks a clear verb structure, while “ensure that these measure are properly implemented” has a plural agreement error. “People are unaware of its bad effect on health” also needs clearer grammatical relationships, and the final sentence is incomplete. Practise building complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, checking agreement and sentence boundaries, and vary structures while maintaining accuracy.

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