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)

Environmental issues are occurs in different ways, some of the people says that due the spieces of animals and plants extinction, some says that are dangerous to environment and causes us problems. In my opinion i agree and disagree both statements, some species are harmful to nature, whereas some are helpful.

On the one hand, the loss of species will lead to problems in environment. The life cycle will be disturb, food scarcity will occurs to some animals. In this earth and life cycle all species are directly or indirectly depended other spices for food and nutrition, if any one species are extenct in the cycle that would leads to food scarcity.

Example: Tiger depends on deer for food, deer depends on plants or grass for food. If deers are disappears, tigers would not get food and grass, trees would grows bigger and larger, if tigers disappers the deers popuplation will increases and food for deers would sufficient.

On the other side, there would be the harm to environments by the some kind spieces. Some of the most dangerous animals and plants are exsisted on this earth, that causes harmful diseases, virus and severe health problems to others. This type of spieces are good to extinct and good for environment.

Example: If any of the dangerous plants eaten by animals or humans by mistakely causes heath problems, some times leads to virus and speards across the globe such as corona virus.

We can conclude that the we have both the problems and advantages through the species, so we have to balance the life cycles of the species and protect to not extinct the important speices and rare species.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both views and give a concluding position: the first body paragraph explains how species loss can disrupt food chains, while the second argues that some species may be harmful. The tiger–deer example is relevant, but its explanation becomes unclear when you say that disappearing deer would leave tigers without “food and grass”; the relationships in the example need to be stated accurately. The discussion of harmful species is less convincing: the claim that dangerous plants can cause viruses, followed by a reference to coronavirus, is not clearly supported or connected to species extinction. Your opinion that species should be balanced is present, but it does not clearly compare species loss with other environmental problems. Develop both sides more fully and state your position more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs signposted by “On the one hand” and “On the other side,” and a conclusion. This helps the reader identify the two views. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow. In the food-chain example, the sequence from deer disappearing to tigers lacking “food and grass” is confusing, and the final sentence about deer population and food does not clearly follow from the preceding point. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “Example.” Use clearer references and explain each cause-and-effect step in order. The conclusion should directly bring together the two views and your own position rather than introduce a general call for balance.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “extinction,” “food scarcity,” “life cycle,” and “species,” which allows you to discuss the subject. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems make parts of the argument difficult to understand. For example, “the harm to environments by the some kind species” and “good to extinct” are not natural or precise expressions. There are also repeated misspellings such as “spieces,” “extenct,” and “disappers.” Aim to use accurate environmental terms and check spelling carefully. More precise phrases such as “disrupt food chains” and “species that pose a risk to human health” would help express your ideas clearly without relying on repeated general words like “harmful” and “problems.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer conditional or cause-and-effect sentences, such as “if any one species are extenct … that would leads to food scarcity.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction sometimes make the meaning hard to follow. For instance, “Environmental issues are occurs” combines incompatible verb forms, while “the life cycle will be disturb” uses an incorrect passive form. In “some of the people says,” the subject and verb do not agree. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then extend them with one clear subordinate clause. Check subject–verb agreement and verb forms, especially after modal verbs and in passive constructions.

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