Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-14

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 5.0)

environment is the basic foundation of life on earth.the human activities like fossil fuel burning,cutting down forests, buiding massive industries have released greenhouse gases which forms a thick blanket around theearth ,trapping heat and increasing the gobal temperature which further causes global destructionslike droughts, severe wildfires,rising temperatures,melting ice sheets and rise in sea levels which threatens life along coastal region. not only this, they destroy natural habitat of land and marinelife resulting in many aquatic plants and animals getting extinct.human survival too is threatened by disruption of food production , supply of clean water

protecting our environment requires urgent and collective action.clean water access is just like half battle won.. if it doesnt come with affordable prices, poor families have to make a choice between food, health care or clean water which would put them in loop of poverty .government and municipalities must invest inwell regulated water infrastructure since it has been observed in india, that the burden of gathering clean water falls on women and girls .this would allow them to spend ttime on other activities and productive work.

furthermore, to protect the environment, recycling is another tool to be used in our daily lives. these days, in many cities, recycled water is being used for irrigation and domestic use which saves huge amount of fresh water needed for other purposes.recycling other items such as plastic, glass paper and metals would reduce the wastage , piling up of garbages filling landfills polluting land.while using recycled bags abd papers would effectively reduce cutting of trees which is our means of oxygen.protecting environment by recycling needs to be followed rather than expecting to consume less as its practically not possible to control people on this although collective action on recycling will.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response is only minimally aligned with the question because it focuses mainly on environmental damage, clean-water access and recycling, rather than clearly discussing both views: recycling and consuming less. Recycling is explained with examples such as reusing water and materials, but the opposing view—that people should reduce consumption—is not developed; instead, the essay dismisses it as “practically not possible to control people” without explaining why or considering ways consumption could be reduced. The opening lists consequences of human activity but does not establish a clear position on the debate. To address the task more fully, compare the benefits and limits of recycling with reducing consumption, then state and support your own view with relevant examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the response moves from environmental problems to clean-water measures and then to recycling, and it uses signals such as “furthermore” and “while.” However, the progression does not consistently serve the essay question, and the clean-water paragraph interrupts the comparison of the two stated views. The final sentence attempts to give an opinion, but its reasoning is difficult to follow and it does not clearly conclude the discussion. Several ideas are crowded into long stretches with limited sentence and paragraph boundaries, while links such as “not only this” and “although” are not used clearly. Organise the essay around the two views, with one focused paragraph for each and a conclusion that directly answers the question.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The response shows an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “greenhouse gases,” “habitat,” “landfills,” “irrigation” and “infrastructure.” These terms help communicate environmental concerns and recycling examples, and some less common expressions are attempted. However, there are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, including “gobal,” “buiding,” “garbages” and “abd,” as well as awkward combinations such as “global destructions” and “means of oxygen.” These do not generally prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and naturalness. Proofread spelling carefully and choose standard collocations; for example, describe “rising global temperatures” and “the accumulation of waste in landfills.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some complex structures, including a cause-and-effect sequence beginning “which further causes” and a conditional clause about poor families having to choose between essentials. However, control is uneven, and errors in sentence boundaries, agreement, articles and verb forms sometimes make the meaning harder to follow. For example, “greenhouse gases which forms” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “if it doesnt come with affordable prices” is not clearly connected to a complete sentence. The opening also runs several clauses together without reliable punctuation, and the final sentence is structurally unclear. Use shorter, complete sentences alongside complex ones, check singular and plural agreement, and punctuate each main clause clearly.

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