Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-07

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)

Nowadays,the concern and the environment is the growing to the more and more people suggest the recycling is not to the enough.

First of all, the people environment is growing to the recycle.and the people do not recycle to the suggest to the recycle enough. The people believe and we need to the consume less.and the some people believe to the recycling and and the some people do not believe in the recycling.

Second of all, the more people choosing to the environment is growing and to the recycle.and the some people do not choosing to the environment. and some people believe to the recycling and some people do not believe to the recycling. but more people suggest that recycling to the no enough money.but some people is wasted a money in the recycling to the enough.

Third of all,They many people do not choosing to the environment to the recycle.But some people has a extra money in the world and the but some people do not have a money and the some poor people has choosing to the environment.More than more poor people choosing to the recycle.there have a no enough money in the people. The poor people recycling to the things and the some people buying to the new things

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to address the task requirements effectively. While it mentions recycling and consuming less, the ideas are repetitive and lack development. The prompt asks for a discussion of both views and a personal opinion, but the essay is fragmented and fails to present a coherent argument. Furthermore, the response is significantly under the 250-word minimum, which severely limits the ability to explore the topic. The content is largely circular, repeating phrases like 'people believe to the recycling' without providing logical reasons or relevant examples as requested by the instructions.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The essay lacks logical progression. Although there are attempts at paragraphing using 'First of all' and 'Second of all', these markers do not introduce coherent ideas. The sentences are disjointed, and the relationship between ideas is often unclear due to the repetitive nature of the writing. There is a lack of cohesive devices, and the referencing is frequently confusing, making it difficult for the reader to follow the intended argument. The structure is mechanical and fails to create a unified text.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary is extremely limited and repetitive. The student relies on a very small set of words, such as 'people', 'recycling', 'environment', and 'money', which are used incorrectly in many contexts (e.g., 'recycling to the no enough money'). There is no evidence of a range of vocabulary appropriate for an academic task, and the frequent misuse of words often impedes communication. The lack of variety and the persistent errors in word choice make the writing difficult to read.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammar is highly inaccurate throughout the response. There are frequent errors in sentence structure, article usage, and prepositional phrases (e.g., 'the concern and the environment is the growing'). The text consists almost entirely of simple, poorly constructed sentences with pervasive errors that distort the meaning. There is no evidence of complex sentence structures, and the basic grammar is consistently flawed, which causes significant difficulty for the reader. The frequency of errors is high, and they occur in almost every sentence.

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