Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-08-30

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 4.0)

The environment is growing and more and more people are choosing to recycle but some people suggest that recycling is not enough becouse we are improving with many things like resoursess , technology , indrustry , etc and their is a big problem in this improving is lot of polution and the durtyness in revers the indrustry through the wast in revers under the land it's harm's the farming and the environment the peopls are try to recycling the wast like plastic etc but most of the wast is not recycling they needs thousend of year to destroy the wast . And the indrsutry used the cemicals in food and presurvatives in pacased food it harms the peoples but we are forget the danger those comes with the growing and the main now lots of peoples are have cancer desies from pollution and the teeanager have heart attack is very common because they eat un healthy food street foods and oily food the street wonder do not change the oil daily they use old oil for sum profit they are playing with the life of peoples for some money the people are only thinks about money they forget every things they needs money only they do any thing for money they kill some on from money they take money and give licence for make industry they do not check it use full for use full or dangerous for peoples that's enough for this . This my opinion on growing environment.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to address the prompt effectively. While it mentions recycling and consumption, it does not discuss both views in a balanced or structured manner. Instead, the essay drifts into a disconnected rant about industrial pollution, food safety, and corruption. The prompt asks for a discussion on whether recycling is sufficient compared to reducing consumption, but the student provides no clear position or logical development of these arguments. The ideas are largely irrelevant to the specific task instructions, and the lack of a coherent structure makes it difficult to identify a clear argument. Consequently, the response does not meet the requirements for a higher band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The essay lacks paragraphing, appearing as a single, dense block of text. There is no logical progression of ideas; the transition from recycling to industrial pollution and then to street food safety is abrupt and confusing. Cohesive devices are almost entirely absent, and where they are used, they are ineffective. The lack of sentence boundaries and the repetitive use of 'and' to connect unrelated clauses make the text difficult to follow. The overall structure is disorganized, failing to guide the reader through the argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary is very limited and frequently inaccurate. There are numerous spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'resoursess' (resources), 'indrustry' (industry), 'polution' (pollution), 'durtyness' (dirtiness), 'revers' (rivers), 'wast' (waste), 'cemicals' (chemicals), and 'presurvatives' (preservatives). These errors, combined with the misuse of words like 'destroy' instead of 'decompose' or 'break down', significantly hinder communication. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to express complex ideas, and the persistent spelling mistakes make the text difficult to read.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical control is very weak. The text consists of long, run-on sentences lacking proper punctuation, which makes the meaning unclear. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'the peopls are try', 'most of the wast is not recycling'), article usage, and sentence structure. Complex sentence structures are attempted but are consistently faulty, leading to confusion. The lack of basic punctuation, such as periods to separate thoughts, is a major issue that prevents the reader from understanding the intended message clearly.

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