Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-12

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)

In this sustainable Era, their is numerious changes by the industry and using was high amount of platic bag's and more items that was highly impact on nature as well as some time high density plastic was not digreding into to ground so people are try to burnout and cause for high carbon production and other pollutant into our atmospere another side large number of people are taking the way to recycle that waste and helping to no harm to Earth while many people argue that recycling is not enough to mantain this matter so they thing about how to consume in less amount.Here im exploring my idea and my personal opinion into upcoming paragraph.

Firstly, environmental is damaged by the some pollutants that was generated into the chemical industry some time transportation also being the reason for this situation.their is also some ruels and regulation was constructed by the state wise pollution controal board and also it was follow by the all the companies without braking any kind of regulation and no taking step against the government body.

Government are now taking some clean up drive's and many types of seminar for awarness into the local public and also it was positive affect on future and upcoming situation while only recycling is not a actual way for reducing this but we need to cosume less,for instance people can use fabric bags and avoid plastic bags while they are go for shopping also some product was very demanding into the population so people are also reduce the use of this types of product's and also they can use comparetively another product and help to grow our nature and also it was reduce the pollutant from climate.

Overall,pollution was increased in rapidly but also we can reduce the platics and some time avoid our personal vehical to trasport one place to another place and use public transportation so its was also can reduce the carbon emission so at the

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views by mentioning recycling and arguing that people should consume less, and your own preference is suggested through examples such as using fabric bags and public transport. However, the discussion is only partial: the benefits of recycling are mentioned briefly, without explaining how recycling reduces waste or why it may be insufficient. Your position is not stated clearly until the later paragraphs, and the opening promise to explore your opinion is not followed by a direct thesis. Several points, including government rules and clean-up drives, are not clearly connected to the comparison in the question. Develop each view with a reason and a specific example, then state your opinion explicitly and maintain it throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some paragraphing, and the response moves from an introduction to points about pollution, consumption and a concluding summary. Linking expressions such as “Firstly,” “for instance” and “Overall” help signal parts of the response. However, progression is difficult to follow because several different ideas are crowded into long sentences, and the second paragraph about regulations does not clearly lead into the discussion of recycling versus consuming less. Connections between claims are sometimes unclear, while repeated use of “also” and “and” makes the writing feel list-like. Organise the essay into distinct paragraphs for the recycling view, the reduced-consumption view and your opinion, and use clear topic sentences and references to connect each example to its main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “pollutants,” “carbon emission,” “recycle,” “public transportation” and “environmental,” so the reader can identify the general subject. There are also attempts to use more formal expressions such as “regulation” and “consumption.” However, the range is limited and many spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to understand, for example “platic,” “digreding,” “atmospere” and “mantain.” Some combinations are unnatural or unclear, such as “burnout” waste and “reduce the pollutant from climate.” Choose accurate topic vocabulary and check spelling; prefer precise phrases such as “decompose in soil” and “reduce air pollution.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to combine ideas using subordinate clauses and examples, including “while many people argue that recycling is not enough” and “while they are go for shopping.” This shows an effort to write beyond short, simple sentences. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence boundaries make the meaning harder to follow. For example, “Government are now taking” needs a singular subject-verb form, while “people are try to burnout” has an incorrect verb construction. Several sentences run on without clear punctuation, especially in the introduction and final paragraph. Practise building shorter, controlled sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time and check each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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