Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

In recent time, many of people do not take that type of concern about recycle their rubbish as much as they could in different countries. My concern is about this process is leading cause for our environment and thier are various steps to wiped out this tregedy. In this essay we will discuss about stratagies for de-root this process.

Firstly, It will be an important factor for damaging environment if we can not fixed it. Because, It will destroy the Soil fertility and spread pollution into atmosphere and that is enough for spread any type of unhyginity that will harm for human beings. Secondly, It also cause leading impact on health.Because, it spreads multiple diseases into atmosphere and ultimately into human socities such as Typhoid, Cholera etcetra. Also, it will be home for some species for instance, Mosquitos and Harmful bacterias.So, Typhoid and Malaria diseases happen via them.

For this tregedy there are various steps for overcome it. Government should introduce some strict policies and rules for it. For example, They should take some level of penalties from them who not recycle waste and take strict action such as imprisonment or giving them resposibility for cleaning that particular sites rubbish. Also,They are introduce some authorities ir oraganisation for garbage and they provide services as sending garbage van or trolly and collect rubbish from communities and recycle them from suitable place and cleaning areas. Another change is public awareness, if people do not waste them unwanted things and if they do that but in an appropriate method or in discipline then nobody want to keep watch over rubbish and cleaning process.

So, Recycle rubbish is the most important task for every people who live them life healthy and relaxed. For this, people want to take self awareness and with help of government helps will also decreased health issues and wastage issues can be overcome this situation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address both parts of the question by discussing environmental and health consequences and proposing government rules, collection services, and public awareness. However, the response only partially explains why people fail to recycle: most of the first body paragraph describes the effects of rubbish rather than the reasons for low recycling. The proposed penalties and services are relevant, but their likely impact is not explained, and the final point about people disposing of unwanted items appropriately is unclear. Your position is present, but ideas are limited and under-developed, which keeps the response from fully answering the task. To strengthen it, identify specific barriers—such as inconvenient facilities or lack of knowledge—and explain how each proposed measure would address them.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph on environmental and health effects, a paragraph of proposed measures, and a conclusion. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “For example” help signal the order of points. However, progression is not always clear because the first body paragraph focuses on consequences rather than causes, and several ideas are joined in long, difficult-to-follow sentences. Connectors such as “Because” are sometimes used as sentence openings without a clear link to the preceding point, while “Also” is repeated. Some references, including “this process” and “them,” are unclear. Use topic sentences that directly answer each part of the question and make links between ideas more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “Soil fertility,” “pollution,” “penalties,” “public awareness,” and “recycle.” There is also an effort to use more formal expressions such as “strict policies” and “health issues.” However, the range is limited and many word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “de-root this process,” “wiped out this tragedy,” “unhyginity,” and “take some level of penalties.” Spelling errors such as “stratagies,” “resposibility,” and “oraganisation” also reduce clarity. Aim for accurate, natural phrases such as “address the problem,” “impose fines,” and “raise public awareness,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional forms such as “if people do not waste…” and clauses introduced by “who” and “that.” However, the range is limited, and complex sentences are often faulty, so readers must work to understand some points. Errors include “many of people do not take,” “if we can not fixed it,” and “Government should introduce,” where articles, verb forms, or agreement are not controlled. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “health.Because” and “bacterias.So.” Practise building clear subject–verb sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time. Check verb forms after modal verbs and in conditional clauses, and use consistent punctuation and capitalisation.

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