Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Concern for the environment is growing and more and more people are choosing to recycle. But some people suggest that recycling is not enough. They believe we need to consume less.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Enviromental concerns are raising day by day. The large proportion of people believe that recycling is good option, while other suggest that recycling is insufficient. They further added we should consume less. I strongly believe that everyone should choose recycling due to the fact that it will reduce the global pollution burden and create a healthy enoviroment for human beings to live.

Nowadays, enviromental pollution is becoming a major concern for people and government. Recycling is good initiative but we will be successful in our goal when everyone will start putting efforts. Additionally, plastic usage is significantly increasing and becoming uncontrollable so government should ban the plastic and provide awareness camps in which proper disposal techniques should be taught to people to mitigate the risk of climate hazards. For example, recycling will be achieveable when proper stations are available in every cities. People will start throwing plastic at one specific spot which will be easy to collect and send for processiong otherwise it will result in deadly consequences.

On the other hand, some individual says that by consuming less they can protect the enviroment. Growing population demands more food and create more waste. I do not agree with this point of view because i think as far as food is available people dont care about its consumption. For example, If company is generating millions of plastic water bottles than definately if i will not buy it someone else will.

In conclusion, despite food is basic necessity everyone should learn proper disposal technique and should contribute in recycling. If enviroment will be clean we can prevent many diseases and pollution as well.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You present a clear preference for recycling, stating that it can reduce pollution and support a healthier environment, and you include relevant examples such as collection stations and plastic bottles. However, the discussion of the two views is uneven. The recycling paragraph mainly proposes government action, rather than explaining why recycling is effective, while the case for consuming less is only briefly described through population growth and waste. Your example about someone else buying a bottle does not fully explain why reducing consumption is ineffective. Develop both positions more directly and make your own reasoning consistent—for instance, acknowledge how reducing demand can limit production while explaining why recycling is also necessary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion. Transitions such as “On the other hand” and “In conclusion” help signal these stages. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow. In the recycling paragraph, the discussion moves from public effort to plastic bans, awareness camps, and collection stations without clearly linking each point to the central argument. The contrast paragraph also shifts quickly from population growth to food and then bottled water. Use clearer topic sentences and explain how each example supports the point before moving on. Some linking phrases are also used mechanically, so prioritise logical connections over adding more transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycling,” “plastic usage,” “disposal techniques,” and “climate hazards,” which makes the subject clear. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “mitigate the risk.” However, the range is limited in places, and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, including “pollution burden,” “proper stations,” and “send for processiong.” Spelling errors such as “Enviromental,” “enoviroment,” and “definately” are noticeable and reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of environmental terms and check spelling carefully. Choosing natural combinations such as “reduce pollution,” “recycling facilities,” and “send for processing” would make your ideas clearer and more fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, using clauses with “while,” “because,” and “when.” This gives the response some structural variety, but complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “The large proportion of people believe” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “when everyone will start putting efforts” uses an unsuitable verb form after “when.” Other examples include “Growing population demands more food and create more waste” and “If company is generating … than … if i will not buy it,” where agreement, articles, and conditional structure need attention. Practise accurate sentence patterns, especially conditionals and clauses of time, and proofread for agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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