Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-13

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 5.0)

In the increasing progress of human development we often forget to notice existing environmental problem that was happening due to our interference in the nature. Some people say that the loss of particular of plants and animals are the major reason of the environmental problem.Although, those environmentalist claims are not false enteirely, but I believe there are also some crucial reasons like increasing rate of carboon footprint, soil degradation, air pollution etc can be considered as a part of these problems which are equally important compared to others.

Firstly, due to deforestation and increasing housing demand, most of our major forest and ecological hub have been destroyed by humans and the process is still going on. As a result animals who are habitat of these place are becoming endangered and there population also decreasing .For example, once upon in the mangrove forest of bangladesh there had a habitat of copious amount of royal bengal tiger , but as local humans expanding their communicating by uprooting plants , its population started to decrease. It is now considered as one of the endangered species of the world.

However, human unethical activites and interence in nature led to other serious problems like rising of carboon foot print due to severe industrialization a large amount of carbon release every year which is a major reason of global warming and climate change.

So, I think incase of focusing one single environmental problem government

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address both views to some extent: the first body paragraph explains how forest destruction threatens species, and the next introduces carbon emissions, global warming and climate change as wider environmental concerns. Your opinion is also signalled with “I believe” and “I think.” However, the discussion is only partial: the second view receives little explanation, and the final sentence stops at “government,” so your conclusion and recommendation are missing. The tiger example is relevant, but its link to the broader argument could be made clearer. The response is 238 words, below the required 250, which further limits the development of your ideas. Develop both sides with reasons and examples, then complete the conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph about species loss, a paragraph introducing other environmental problems, and the beginning of a final point. Connectors such as “Firstly,” “As a result,” and “However” help signal relationships between ideas. However, progression is uneven because the second body paragraph is very brief and the ending breaks off, leaving the argument without a completed conclusion. Some links are also unclear: “Although … but” uses two contrasting signals together, and the relationship between deforestation and the example could be explained more smoothly. Use one clear contrast marker, develop each paragraph around a complete main idea, and finish with a concise summary of your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “deforestation,” “ecological hub,” “endangered species,” “soil degradation,” and “global warming.” These choices show awareness of the environmental topic, and the main meaning is generally understandable. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “enteirely,” “carboon footprint,” “activites,” and “interence.” Some phrases are also imprecise or unnatural, such as “increasing housing demand” and “expanding their communicating.” Choose more accurate collocations and check spelling carefully; for example, “carbon footprint” and “expanding their communities” would express the intended ideas more clearly. A broader, more precise vocabulary would help you explain the environmental impacts without relying on general wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a concession in “Although those environmentalist claims are not false entirely” and a cause-and-effect sentence beginning “As a result.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “the loss of particular of plants and animals are” has problems with the noun phrase and subject–verb agreement, while “animals who are habitat of these place” has errors in relative clauses, number, and sentence structure. The final sentence is incomplete. Practise building accurate clauses first, then combine them using conjunctions; also check agreement, articles, plurals, and punctuation before submitting.

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