Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-14
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)
It can be observed that enviromental problem is major issue in the world. Some people think that they protect the environment by recycle things, while others say that recycling alone is not enough and individual should reduce their consumption. Therefore, I find the given notion logically sound. I will discuss both side of the statement. I will highlight these pionts in the subsequent paragraphs, which will lead to a logical conclusion.
To commence with, recycling is an important way to protect the environment. To elabrate it, some things such as pappers, glass, metal and plastic can be reuse instead of being thrown thing on land. For example, recycle papers is good way to save the trees.
On the others hand, Only recycling is not way to solve the environmental problems. Some rich people buy unnecessary things, which are main reason to increase the wastage. For instance, some individuals have luxury hebits like buy more clothes, electronic devices and anothers things which are not necessary and they throw after sometimes. Those things are the reason to pullute the environment. A survey was conducted by The Globle Organisation in 2024 and revealed that in this modern era 70% environmental problems increased by the lavish habits.
To conclude the discussion, it can be said despite the fact that recycling is a good way to proect the invironment but only recycling is not enough. I strongly believe that people should reduce to buy unnecessary things. Moreover, government should increase
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both the view that recycling is important and the view that we need to consume less, while also providing a clear personal opinion. The ideas are generally relevant, but the development is somewhat limited and repetitive. Furthermore, the length requirement has not been met, as the essay contains 245 words, falling short of the 250-word minimum. This minor under-length penalty combined with the slightly under-developed supporting arguments places this criterion at Band 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay has a basic structure with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the progression is hindered by repetitive meta-language in the introduction such as 'I will discuss both side of the statement. I will highlight these pionts in the subsequent paragraphs'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the final sentence is incomplete. Cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or inaccurate, such as 'To elabrate it' and 'On the others hand'. Overall, the organization shows some progression, but the mechanical nature and errors align this with Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and basic, with frequent spelling and word-choice errors that occasionally strain the reader's understanding. Examples of errors include 'enviromental', 'recycle' instead of 'recycling', 'pappers', 'reuse' instead of 'reused', 'hebites', 'anothers', 'pullute', and 'The Globle Organisation'. While there is an attempt to use less common vocabulary like 'consumption' and 'unnecessary', the high frequency of lexical and spelling inaccuracies keeps the score at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay displays a mix of simple and attempted complex sentence forms, but control is weak. There are numerous grammatical errors throughout the text, such as 'Some people think that they protect the environment by recycle things', 'individual should reduce', and 'people should reduce to buy unnecessary things'. Punctuation and sentence construction errors are frequent, and the essay ends abruptly with an incomplete sentence ('Moreover, government should increase'). These persistent errors prevent the text from achieving a Band 6.0, resulting in a score of 5.0.
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