Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-16

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)

There are lot of individuals those thought that recycling is the best option for our environment while, in this world has few humans who believe that recycling is not the entire solution of issues. Moreover, they think that we need to control on our expenditure.

Nowadays, majority of the people are prefer to use recycling way becaus the process of reuses is the benefical thing in which a minimum amount of money is required. However, in every country has too much factories or industries and these types of industries produce a huge quantity of products or materials that used in our daily lives. Similarly, in this era old clothes are able to recycled just because of modern technology. For instance, in Canada has some special rule like in this country has a lot of machines that use for the reprocess of plastic bottles so, from this method Canada's citizens are able to earn a handsome amount of money. On the other side, through the consume of this reuse strategy the local climate are very clean as compared to seven decade ago.

Secondly, in each society has a lage number of residents but few individuals consider that the process of recycling like use of things again and again are do not advantageous for our daily life. Whatever, as a humans the use of things can not be control because every person need some things for survival but in some cases people need to focus on less consumption like petrol. Today, citizens have to travel on public transport instead, of personal vehicle.

In my opinion, recycling is more good for locals rather, then the waste of things completely such as metal or bottles. Futhermore, if people want to consume less things then all the individuals do not able to focus on it.

In conclusion, the government of every state has some responsibilities like they have to build some industries for local people then each person are able to live a happly life or save their cash. While, it is better for our environment to preserve from bad climate.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views and state a preference for recycling, particularly in the sentence “recycling is more good for locals” than wasting materials. The examples of reprocessing plastic bottles and using public transport are relevant to environmental protection. However, the discussion only partially develops the task: the benefits and limitations of recycling are not clearly explained, and the argument for consuming less is brief and somewhat unclear. The claim that people cannot control their use of things is not supported, while the conclusion shifts to government building industries and helping people save money without connecting this clearly to the two views. Develop each side with a clear reason and a specific explanation, and keep your opinion consistent throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction, separate body paragraphs for the two views, an opinion paragraph and a conclusion, so there is some organisation. You also use signposts such as “However,” “Secondly” and “In conclusion.” However, the overall progression is difficult to follow because ideas within paragraphs are not always linked clearly. For example, the discussion moves from factories to recycled clothes, then to Canadian machines and climate without explaining how each point supports the argument. Some linking phrases, including “Whatever” and “On the other side,” are used inaccurately, and references such as “this reuse strategy” are not fully clear. Organise each paragraph around one main point and use simpler, more precise links between the claim, explanation and example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “recycling,” “reprocess,” “consumption,” “public transport” and “climate,” and you try to vary your wording with phrases such as “huge quantity.” However, the range is limited and many word-choice, collocation and spelling errors make parts of the response difficult to understand. Examples include “control on our expenditure,” “the process of reuses,” “more good” and “preserve from bad climate.” There are also spelling errors such as “becaus,” “benefical,” “lage” and “Futhermore.” Aim for accurate, natural phrases rather than forcing less familiar expressions. Learning collocations for environmental issues and checking spelling would make your meaning clearer and more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “while,” “because” and “just because,” but control is weak and errors occur frequently. Examples include “There are lot of individuals those thought,” “majority of the people are prefer,” and “in every country has too much factories,” which show problems with articles, relative clauses, verb forms and sentence structure. Agreement errors also appear in “the local climate are” and “each person are able.” These patterns sometimes make the intended meaning hard to follow. Focus first on building accurate simple sentences, then add one subordinate clause at a time. Check subject–verb agreement, articles and verb forms, and use punctuation to separate complete ideas.

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