Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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)

Some individual say that the major environmental issue of our time is the damage of certain types of plants and animals other believe that they are the most important environmental issue.

TO BEGIN WITH the extinction of plants and animal is the major problem. Many animals and plants becoming extinct because of the deforestation, hunting and climate change.

Every species plays an important role in maintaining the balance of nature if some disappear it can distrub the food chain and harm of environment.

FOR INSTANCE: Tigers are endangered because of habitat loss and illegal hunting

BEYOND THIS there are many other environmental issue including air pollution, water pollution and global warming. Its aslo affects the human health and also environment because Air pollution and water pollution are the main cause of lungs failure and diarrhea. These problem not effect the human but it also effect the plants and animal.

FOR INSTANCE:In big cities car smokes become a part of air pollution cause air breathing. Harmful water in the river is also harm the marine.

IN My OPINION. The major loss of plants and animal is the major environmental problem if we stop to hunting then frome my proespective everything wil be good OTHER Side I agree that Environmental problems also effects the human health Both problems plays a important a important role in their own field. both have issues.

In conclusion:

extinction of animal and plants has a problem and other side major environmental problem also cause human healte both have problems and their own causes

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views by discussing species loss and other problems such as pollution and global warming, and you include an opinion. However, the position is not consistently clear: you call species loss the major problem, then say both problems have importance, without explaining how you compare them. The supporting ideas are relevant but brief. For example, the tiger example illustrates habitat loss and hunting, but does not explain the wider consequences or why this makes species loss the most serious issue. The pollution examples also need clearer development. To strengthen the response, explain each viewpoint with a specific reason and example, then state and justify one clear overall position throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from species loss to other environmental problems and then to your opinion and conclusion. Signposts such as “TO BEGIN WITH” and “BEYOND THIS” show an attempt to guide the reader. However, progression is difficult to follow in places because ideas are repeated or joined without clear relationships. The opinion paragraph shifts between supporting species protection and agreeing that other problems affect health, while the conclusion repeats both sides rather than resolving the discussion. Some linking phrases, including “OTHER Side,” are unclear or awkwardly placed. Use one main idea per paragraph, connect examples directly to the point they support, and make the conclusion reflect a consistent position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “extinction,” “deforestation,” “food chain,” “air pollution,” and “global warming,” so the reader can identify the subject of the essay. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make meaning unclear, such as “damage of certain types,” “car smokes,” and “cause of lungs failure.” Spelling and word-form errors, including “distrub,” “proespective,” and “healte,” also reduce precision. Aim to learn environmental phrases as complete units and check spelling and word forms. For example, use “loss of species,” “vehicle emissions,” and “respiratory illnesses” to express these ideas more naturally and accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer conditional or explanatory sentences, such as “if some disappear it can distrub the food chain,” but control is inconsistent. Frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries make several sentences difficult to understand. Examples include “Many animals and plants becoming extinct,” “These problem not effect the human,” and the run-on sentence beginning “Every species plays an important role.” Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly in the all-capital transitions and the opinion paragraph. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check singular/plural agreement and punctuation. More accurate control of these basic patterns would make your ideas easier to follow.

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