Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-03

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 4.5)

In this contemporary era,as environment is growing most Individual are choose a path to recycle. Although as other peoples trust that we need to consume less. Both parts of the general group has a valid point.

To begin with, if people frequently throw garbage in where they live as it may causes many effects and they face many problems as a consequence of this. government should have to take legal actions against the people who are doing this frequently as well as as we eat any packed foods. Company should provide information about recyling on back of it.. So it is easy to people will recycle products and also it is also good for their health. Moreover it may cause many health issues. For instance one of the main problems is can and bottles if we dont recylce them or destroy them that anyone can not use this so it saves many lifes because many local shops use that useable bottle and fill water in it and sell them in the rural areas.

Moving towards, many people in villages are dont know about recycling becuase they has a habbit to live in dirty places. so village areas has a high rate of health problems as compare to rural areas. it depends on areas. Although government should provide them education and also teach them about where to throw their unuse belongings or garbage. Moreover few people also has a point we should consume less. There is no need to consume less.Teach Individual only how to recycle things. It is more easy and addorable as compare to eat or drink less.

In conclusion, more individual has to show up for recycling as compared to consume less.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response addresses the prompt minimally, attempting to discuss both recycling and consuming less, though the development remains very limited. While the writer presents a position that recycling is preferable to consuming less ('There is no need to consume less. Teach Individual only how to recycle things'), the ideas are largely under-developed and lack sufficient explanation or support. For instance, the argument regarding the reuse of cans and bottles by local shops is introduced but not fully connected to the main debate in a clear, cohesive manner. The response touches upon the main parts of the task, but the arguments are repetitive and drift into general statements about village hygiene rather than focusing strictly on the core prompt of consumption versus recycling.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The organization of the text lacks a clear overall progression, making it difficult for the reader to follow the flow of arguments. Although the writer attempts to use transition phrases such as 'To begin with' and 'Moving towards', these cohesive devices are used inaccurately and do not establish logical relationships between ideas. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal structure of the paragraphs is disjointed, with abrupt shifts from recycling packaging to village health issues and back to consumption. Referencing is frequently unclear, such as the pronoun use in 'that anyone can not use this so it saves many lifes', which obscures the logical connections between sentences and ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, showing a limited range that is only minimally adequate for the task. The writer relies heavily on simple words and makes noticeable errors in word choice, form, and spelling that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. Examples of lexical and mechanical slips include 'Individual' instead of individuals, 'recyling' and 'recylce', 'habbit' for habit, 'unuse' for unused, and 'addorable' instead of affordable or appropriate. These errors restrict the precision of the response and prevent the demonstration of a more varied or flexible lexicon, keeping the lexical standard constrained.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent attempts at complex forms that are heavily flawed. Errors are frequent throughout the text, involving verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, articles, and prepositions within grammatical patterns. Examples of recurrent errors include 'as environment is growing most Individual are choose a path', 'if people frequently throw garbage in where they live as it may causes', 'people in villages are dont know', and 'because they has a habbit'. These persistent inaccuracies frequently strain the reader and obscure the intended meaning, reflecting basic control over simple sentence patterns.

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