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)

Nowadays pollution is becoming increasingly common, this essay will discuss why countries do not recycling as much as they could and whethere can do to improve this kind of operation.

The main reason for this problem is a reslut of our consumer culture is that people they not cultivated that much about recycling, in addition, governement are not strict to limit packaging, in result, polluted cites with many waste ends up in landfil sites.

In my opinion, government should put limits to reduce this problem, this is because people they assume that somebody is paid to clean the streets and claim their wastes, for instance, we should educated people and adobte the idea of recycling and reuse useful materials, in result, households can use several rubbish bins to seperate waste and also saves energy and raw materials.

In conclusion, rubbish occurs because lack of govenment preservation and also uncltivated commuinity, and i believe this problem will be solved if consumers avoid buying over packaged products and also comapnies should make goods that las longer.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both parts of the question: you suggest that consumer culture and weak government controls contribute to low recycling, and propose education, household sorting, and limits on packaging. These are relevant ideas, but they are only briefly stated and are not developed with clear explanations or a specific example. The position is also not consistently clear: the opening asks whether change is possible, while the conclusion offers several measures without explaining how they would solve the causes identified. The response is below the required 250 words, which limits how fully you can explain and support your points. To strengthen the response, explain one or two causes in detail and show how each proposed measure would change people’s behaviour or business practices.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the ideas generally relate to the topic. However, progression within paragraphs is limited: causes and solutions are sometimes combined, and the relationship between them is not always made clear. Linking phrases such as “in addition,” “for instance,” and “in result” are attempted, but some are inaccurate or do not clearly show the intended connection. The conclusion repeats the main points rather than drawing them together. Organise the response into a paragraph on causes and a separate paragraph on solutions, then use clear links to explain how each idea follows from the previous one. This would make the overall progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “consumer culture,” “packaging,” “landfill sites,” “raw materials,” and “over packaged products,” so the reader can identify the subject and your main ideas. However, the range is limited, and frequent spelling and word-choice errors sometimes make the message difficult to understand. Examples include “reslut,” “governement,” “adobte,” and “uncltivated commuinity.” Some expressions are also unnatural, such as “claim their wastes” and “government preservation.” Build a more accurate set of recycling-related phrases and check spelling carefully. Using precise terms such as “waste collection,” “public awareness,” and “reduce excessive packaging” would help you express your ideas more clearly and appropriately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a cause-and-effect structure in “The main reason for this problem is…” and a conditional idea in “this problem will be solved if…”. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “people they not cultivated” has an incorrect subject and verb pattern, while “government should put limits” lacks an article or plural form. The opening sentence also joins two independent clauses with only a comma. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and correctly formed verb, and use full stops or conjunctions to connect clauses. Accurate basic sentence patterns will make your arguments easier to understand.

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