Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-08

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)

Nowadays, Problem for the environment is increasing and people are choosing to recycle more. As we know the our Situation for environment pollution. The people also think that recycling is not enough, They believe we need to consume less.

The big pollution on environment is pollution of plastics , It is one of the dangerous problem to recover easyily. People widely use a plastic material things for helping for own. but they don't know to a plastic didn't recover and trash simply. They consume in soil and create a pollution on environment

We can observe a problem and we try to pollution are getting low. For this, we Can apply a some ways like Recycling a plastic or paper bags. We can Reuse the garbage instead of been it. For example we can Collect a paper bag, cups, Plastics and we can apply 4R That we know as Reuse, Recycle and Recover so This way also we try to consume less Pollution. it helps amount of wastage trash to

On other hand some people suggest that recycling improve and use for new ideas is not enough and we need to consume less plastics. for this view it is also valid idea to reduce pollution. if it is possible without using plastic our need be satisfied so we try to consume less product that can effect on environment. For example there is one tea cup so we daily use that cup instead of using it Daily.

My opinion is that both Point of view is best to reduce for pollution of any apologies. using recycle we can create new idea and new thing and use of one 1 of comparing daily new

In conclution Recycling is the process that to implement on all over environment and less consuming a plastics and other thing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views by discussing recycling and the need to consume less, and you give a personal position that both approaches can help. Examples such as reusing a tea cup and recycling paper or plastic are relevant. However, the discussion is only partial: the benefits of recycling and the reasons consumption should fall are stated briefly, with little explanation of how either approach reduces environmental harm. Your opinion, “both Point of view is best,” is present but not clearly justified or developed. The response also contains unclear claims, such as saying plastic is “dangerous problem to recover.” To strengthen the response, explain each view with a clear cause-and-effect link and support your final position with a specific reason or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has separate paragraphs for the environmental problem, recycling, reduced consumption, and your conclusion, so there is some basic organisation. You also use signposts such as “For example,” “On other hand,” and “In conclution.” However, there is no clear progression within several paragraphs: ideas are repeated or left unfinished, and the recycling paragraph ends with “it helps amount of wastage trash to.” Connections between sentences are often difficult to follow, while capitalisation and punctuation make the flow less clear. Use one main idea per paragraph, arrange supporting explanation after each claim, and connect ideas with accurate, simple transitions. Make sure every sentence is complete and that the conclusion directly summarises the two views and your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “recycle,” “pollution,” “plastics,” “reuse,” and “consume less,” which helps identify the subject. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, while inaccurate word choice and collocation sometimes make meaning difficult to understand. Examples include “pollution of plastics,” “recover easyily,” “consume in soil,” and “reduce for pollution.” Spelling and word forms such as “conclution” and “wastage trash” also reduce clarity. Build a small set of accurate environmental collocations and use them consistently—for example, “plastic waste,” “break down in the soil,” and “reduce pollution.” Check spelling and choose words that express the intended relationship precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both short statements and longer sentences, including clauses beginning with “For example” and “if it is possible,” but the range is limited and complex attempts are often faulty. Frequent problems with sentence boundaries, articles, agreement, and verb forms make some ideas hard to follow. For instance, “The people also think that recycling is not enough, They believe…” joins two sentences incorrectly, while “both Point of view is best” has an agreement problem. Other examples include “we try to pollution are getting low” and “our need be satisfied,” where the grammatical structure is unclear. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with one clear subordinate clause. Check articles, subject–verb agreement, and punctuation before submitting.

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