Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-02

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)

It is true that in the modern world people are busy on their lifestyle they do not recycle their hosuehold waste such as they should. This eassy will discuss the main reasons for this problem and suggest some possible solutions to encourge people to recycle more.

There are a number of reasons of people ignored to recycle rubbish. One possible reason is that, most of the people do not understnd the value of recycling, because they are busy on their own work and easily can find more iteams with lower cost thats why people ignore recovery. Another reason is that, lack of enviromental education. For example they no how to separet the diffrent types of rubbis and how the dust effect the enviroment if they learn they may recycyle the rubbish or product. Furthermore, some people find recyc;ing is time consuming and inconvenient also they do not no how is it possible and easy way to recovery the product.

To the problem, both government and individuals should take some effective steps.Fristly, government should provides more recyling nins in public and make advise how to used it for recycling. Therefore people easily can used it also they encourge to used the bins. Secondly, public or private school should teaches their student how to recovery the used product and how it important for their life. As a result, people will become more environmental aware.

In conclusion,people do not recycle enough because of a lack of awareness and recycyle facilities. However, government should improve recycling facilities and raise public awareness to encourge recycling.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both parts of the question: you identify limited understanding, lack of environmental education, and inconvenience as reasons, then suggest more public recycling bins and school education. The conclusion also restates the central causes and solutions, so the response remains relevant and has a clear overall direction. However, some ideas are only briefly explained. For instance, the point that people are busy and can find cheaper items is difficult to connect clearly to recycling, and the proposed bins are not supported with an example of how they would make recycling easier. Explain the causes more precisely and show how each solution would address a specific barrier; this would make the response more fully developed and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, a paragraph on causes, a paragraph on solutions, and a conclusion. Sequencing expressions such as “Another reason,” “Furthermore,” “Firstly,” and “Secondly” help readers follow the main points. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. In the first body paragraph, the sentence beginning “One possible reason” combines lack of understanding, being busy, and finding cheaper items without showing how these ideas relate. The transition “To the problem” is also unclear, and “Therefore” does not establish a precise result. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each explanation directly to its example or consequence. This would improve progression and make the links between ideas easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “household waste,” “environmental education,” “recycling facilities,” and “public awareness.” These choices show that you can discuss the subject, but the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to understand, such as “recovery” where recycling is intended and “dust effect the environment.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “busy on their lifestyle” and “make advise.” Aim to use accurate topic-specific terms consistently and check spelling carefully. More precise expressions for barriers and solutions would help you explain your ideas clearly, rather than relying repeatedly on “recycle,” “people,” and “product.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a conditional idea in “if they learn they may recycle” and a result clause beginning “As a result.” However, errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation are frequent enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “government should provides” has incorrect verb agreement, while “public or private school should teaches their student” contains errors in both the verb form and noun number. The opening sentence also joins ideas in an unclear structure. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses. Check verb forms after modal verbs, plural agreement, and sentence boundaries when proofreading.

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