Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

It is often argued that extinction of certain species of plants and animals is the prime environmental issue while others oppose that there are other significant natural threats to face.

Although both perspectives have valid arguments, I firmly believe that not only loss of diverse species but also other natural challenges are threatening to our environment that we have to deal.

One of the crucial aspects of our environment is plants and animals. Destruction of different species of trees results in loss of habitation of various animals and birds. Many individuals as well as animals have to starve due to scarcity of food especially meat, fruits and vegetables. Becuase of less greenery, seasons become irregular, the amount rain fall is decline everyday and the fertility of soil is detriorating day by day.

Except destruction of trees and creatures, human have tocope with other hurdles including global warming and natural disaster.The increasing temperature of environment has made people's life disturbed as it is nearly impossible for public to handle the torture of unbearable heat. Because of natural disasters, many people residing near coastal side are losing their family, house and all belongings because of the harsh reality of nature.

Having analyze both perspectives, I think that though extinction of plants and creatures has a substential impact on nature, other environment challenges also create theates to human life and environment.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You discuss both views and state a position: the opening says species loss and other environmental challenges both matter, and the conclusion repeats this judgement. The body paragraphs also give relevant examples, including habitat destruction, food scarcity, global warming and coastal disasters. However, the discussion is brief and several claims are asserted rather than explained—for example, the link between reduced greenery and declining rainfall is not supported, and the effects of species loss are not clearly distinguished from deforestation. The second view is also developed mainly through two examples. The response is 22 words below the required minimum, which limits the space available to explain and support your ideas. Develop each view with a clearer cause-and-effect explanation and a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, one paragraph on species and habitat loss, one on other environmental threats, and a concluding opinion. This makes the main progression easy to follow. You also use basic linking expressions such as “Although,” “Except,” and “Having analyze both perspectives” to signal relationships between ideas. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. “Except destruction of trees and creatures” does not accurately introduce the contrast, and the conclusion largely repeats the introduction rather than drawing the discussion together. Within the first body paragraph, the shift from habitat loss to food scarcity and then rainfall and soil fertility needs clearer explanation. Use more precise transitions and organise each paragraph around a central claim followed by its explanation and example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of environmental vocabulary, including “extinction,” “scarcity of food,” “global warming,” “natural disasters,” and “fertility of soil.” These choices show an attempt to discuss the topic beyond very basic terms. However, inaccurate word choice, collocation and spelling are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning less clear. For example, “loss of habitation” is not the intended phrase for animals’ living areas, “natural threats to face” is awkward, and “torture of unbearable heat” is an unsuitable collocation in this context. There are also spelling errors such as “Becuase,” “detriorating,” “substential,” and “theates.” Aim for precise environmental terms and check spelling carefully; replacing awkward phrases with natural collocations will make your argument clearer and more academic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including the concessive opening “Although both perspectives have valid arguments” and the longer sentence beginning “Because of natural disasters.” This gives the response some structural variety, and the main ideas are generally understandable. However, errors in sentence construction and grammatical forms recur. In “we have to deal,” the sentence needs an object such as “with”; “the amount rain fall is decline” has problems with articles, noun phrasing and verb form; and “human have tocope” has agreement and spacing errors. The final sentence also begins “Having analyze,” where a participle form is needed. Work on accurate verb forms, subject–verb agreement, articles and sentence boundaries, then proofread for missing spaces and punctuation.

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