Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-10

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 5.0)

This is consider as a more debetable statement some poeple say the main environment problem of our time loss of particular species of plants and animals.Others say that there are more important environmental problems. My View are on this idea of time to loss of particular species of plants and animals are netural.

To Commence with this loss particular lossing the particular kind of species such as weeds etc from which the drugs produce, effects the health of human and cause the environemnt as well like by drugs made up of the plants are sell in the market which illegal to do. The species effect the environemnt included humans i.e . On other side loss of particular animals i strongly not agree with loss of animals , its land of animals we people remove the, from their places, on their home we built our houses.Now remove them from environmental is not a right idea, if in case there species breeding are getting overcrowding then we have further solutions we can do a vaccination for breed control.

Others say that there are more importannt environment problems in my point of view i strongly in favour of this statement , there is many problems such as global warming, drought and increase garbarge dumps many of the serious problems which cause harm of the people's lives or even health. Working on the solevent rather than attempt to remove the particular species of animals and plants . There are various problems to work on.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to address both sides of the argument, but the ideas are often unclear or confusing. For example, the student states their view is 'netural' but then proceeds to express strong opinions. The discussion regarding the loss of species is disjointed, and the connection between 'weeds' and 'drugs' is not clearly explained, making the argument difficult to follow. While the prompt asks for a discussion of both views and an opinion, the lack of logical development and the confusion in expressing a clear position prevent the response from reaching a higher band. The ideas are present but remain underdeveloped and lack coherence in their presentation.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into paragraphs, but the internal structure is weak. Cohesive devices are either missing or used incorrectly, such as the awkward transition 'To Commence with this loss particular lossing'. The progression of ideas is frequently interrupted by grammatical errors and unclear phrasing, which makes the text difficult to read. Referencing is often ambiguous, and the relationship between sentences is not always logical. While there is an attempt to organize the response into an introduction, body, and conclusion, the lack of effective signposting and logical flow hinders the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and often inaccurate. There are frequent errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'debetable statement', 'netural', and 'solevent'. Some words are used in ways that do not fit the context, such as 'lossing' instead of 'loss' or 'losing'. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to express complex ideas clearly, and the repetition of basic terms like 'problems' and 'species' further limits the quality of the writing. The spelling errors, such as 'environemnt', 'importannt', and 'garbarge', are frequent and occasionally impede the reader's understanding.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response contains a high frequency of grammatical errors that often impede communication. There are significant issues with sentence structure, such as run-on sentences and fragments (e.g., 'My View are on this idea of time to loss of particular species...'). Subject-verb agreement is frequently incorrect, and there is a lack of control over basic punctuation and capitalization. While there is an attempt to use complex sentences, they are almost always faulty, leading to confusion. The majority of the sentences contain errors, which prevents the essay from demonstrating a reliable command of basic grammatical structures.

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