Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-29

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 6.0)

Opinions differ on whether the biggest issue regarding our environment is the continuous removal of particular plants and animals through hunting and deforestation or there are other crucial environmental issues which need to be solved on priorities. I believe that there are other important environmental issues because the loss of biodiversity could be a small cause for the rise of other major environmental problems such as global warming, pollution and rise of sea level.

Flora and Fauna of an ecosystem are responsible for creating a balance and they are at risk because of several reasons. One of the major reasons is the urban development and illegal hunting. With an increase in the use of the particular plants like rubber and latex, people also have been hunting animals as their hobbies or for personal gains. As a result, a disturbed biodiversity is created where a few components in a food chain or food web don't get food or shelter.

Other major environmental issue is global warming which is way more bigger than we can imagine. Scientists predicted that if the carbon dioxide emission is stopped at this moment, it will still remain in our atmosphere for the next 50 years. Ozone depletion, melting of glaciers, rise in sea-level, severe flood, disruption of biodiversity are the effects of global warming.

I believe that people should focus on the root cause i.e. global warming. Furthermore, government bodies should take legal actions against illegal hunting and deforestation. If rise in the Earth's temperature is controlled by planting more trees, controlled emission of carbon dioxide, stopping soil erosion, then biodiversity could be restored.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both views and state a clear opinion: you acknowledge the loss of species, then argue that global warming is the more important concern. The discussion of biodiversity includes relevant causes such as urban development and illegal hunting, while the later paragraph identifies effects of global warming. However, the two sides are not developed equally: the case for species loss is brief, and the link between biodiversity loss and the other environmental problems is asserted rather than explained. The claim that biodiversity loss may be a small cause of global warming is also unclear. To strengthen the response, explain why species loss matters in its own right, then compare its scale or consequences with those of climate change and support your position with a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction presents the issue and your view, two body paragraphs discuss environmental concerns, and a final paragraph gives recommendations. This makes the main line of argument easy to follow. You also use linking expressions such as “As a result” and “Furthermore” to show relationships between ideas. At times, however, progression is less smooth: the paragraph on global warming lists several effects without explaining how they support the comparison, and the final paragraph introduces solutions before fully drawing the discussion together. Some connections, such as the relationship between biodiversity loss and global warming, are not made explicit. Develop each paragraph around one central point and use clearer transitions to show how the two views relate.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “biodiversity,” “urban development,” “carbon dioxide emission,” and “sea-level,” which helps communicate the environmental focus. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “root cause” and “disruption of biodiversity.” Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, though, including “removal of particular plants and animals,” “solved on priorities,” and “way more bigger.” “Flora and Fauna” is also unnecessarily capitalised in the middle of a sentence. These choices do not prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and naturalness. Aim for standard academic collocations—for example, “loss of species,” “addressed as a priority,” and “far more serious”—and check word forms and capitalisation when editing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including a conditional structure in “if the carbon dioxide emission is stopped at this moment, it will still remain…” and a relative clause in “which need to be solved.” Most sentences remain understandable, and grammatical errors rarely obscure your meaning. Some errors are noticeable, however: “there are other… issues… or there are” creates an awkward comparison, “way more bigger” uses an incorrect comparative form, and “if rise in the Earth's temperature is controlled” is missing an article. The sentence beginning “With an increase in the use…” is also difficult to follow because its grammatical relationships are unclear. Review articles, comparative forms, and sentence construction, and vary complex structures while keeping each clause clear.

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