Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-27

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 5.5)

In certain part of the world, the citizens do not reprocess their waste as much as they could.The main reason is they do not know how to recycle that and do not have enough information about that.If their will campaigns orgnaize for them and if they will know benefits of recycle then it will change.This reasons I will explain briefly in the following paragraphs.

First and foremost, many people are not aware about the process of recycle of their garbage.As a result, they just simply throw their stuff and get freedom from that but they do not know benefits of the reprocess so, this is the main reason for they do not able to do recycle. Anothor reason is, they just know little bit about that and they are trying those methods but because of not enough information this process is not work for them so they stop trying to refrom their waste.For example, many process of the recycle take time but people does not have knowladge about that.As a consequances they are stop trying this.

To change this things first way is orgnaize campagins for spreding knoweladge of how to recycle that rubbish which they collect.So outcome of this process will people become aware and they start doing recycle their garbage and they will find it benefical.Moreover, if the government provide sufficient tools which is helpful for reprocess their waste then people will motivate and they start admiring this thing which is helpful for them in many ways such as they can able to grow their own vegetables and fruits at their home and as a result they will stay healthy.

To sum up, some time people do not have information about how this things are actually work but if their will campaign organize for them then result might be different and they will start this process in their daily lives.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both parts of the question: you identify limited knowledge as a reason for low recycling and suggest awareness campaigns and government-provided tools. These ideas are relevant, and the example about people giving up when recycling takes time helps illustrate the problem. However, the explanation remains general and some claims are unclear or insufficiently supported. For instance, the link between recycling and “grow their own vegetables and fruits” is not explained, and the conclusion mainly repeats the campaign idea rather than drawing together the causes and solutions. Develop each point with a clearer explanation of how it affects people’s behaviour and how the proposed action would overcome it; this would make the response more fully developed and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, a paragraph on solutions, and a conclusion. This gives the reader an overall route through your answer, and phrases such as “First and foremost,” “Moreover,” and “To sum up” signal stages in the discussion. However, connections between some ideas are mechanical or unclear. In the causes paragraph, the shift from lack of awareness to insufficient information is repetitive, and “so, this is the main reason for they do not able to do recycle” makes the relationship difficult to follow. Some references, such as “this things,” are also unclear. Group distinct points more carefully and use linking phrases to show precise cause-and-effect relationships.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “recycle,” “waste,” “campaigns,” “government,” and “beneficial,” so the main subject is generally clear. There are also attempts to vary wording with “reprocess” and “rubbish.” However, the range is limited and several choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning harder to understand: “get freedom from that,” “admiring this thing,” and “reprocess their waste” are not natural in these contexts. Spelling errors such as “orgnaize,” “knowladge,” and “consequances” are noticeable. Build a more precise set of topic collocations, for example “sort household waste,” “raise public awareness,” and “provide recycling facilities,” and check spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including conditional structures such as “if the government provide sufficient tools…” and cause-and-effect clauses. This shows an effort to express relationships between ideas. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. Examples include “If their will campaigns orgnaize for them,” “people does not have knowladge,” and “they are stop trying this.” There are also problems with agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries. Practise building accurate clauses with a clear subject and verb, such as “If the government provides facilities, more people may recycle,” and review punctuation so that long sentences do not run together.

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