Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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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 4.0)

Concern for the environment is growing and more and more people are choosing to recycle. But some people suggest that recycling is not enought. They believe we need to consume.

My opinion is good environment play a very impotant role in our life. We cant throw rubish on the road and in the river. Factores throw all there wast into the river, So government take action againt to these factores,and instal a recycling plant in factores.

Some people thinks about recycling is very good invention, but some hate.We cant use plastic bags, because its not environmental friendly. Some people recycle plastic botal for production of cutlures and cloths.people prafer electeic cars they belive we need to consume no fuel, and save air polution.

In our daily life some car washer cant have recycling plant ,so we prafer to add a recycling plant.

But some people suggest that is not enought, so they believe no more use that produce polution like platice bags and plastic botals. They believe that puting a plants in our socity, because plants and trees gave us freesh oxygen. Plants and trees are environmental friendly. Some people had very strict rols about environment, they cant produce polution and puting plant in our garden, and recycle all think as soon as posibal.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You mention both recycling and reducing consumption, and your opinion appears to favour practical environmental action. Examples such as recycling plastic bottles and using electric cars are relevant, but the discussion is brief and the position is not clearly explained or consistently developed. The opening repeats much of the task wording, and the response does not fully explain why recycling may be insufficient or compare the two approaches. The response is 191 words, so it is 59 words below the required minimum; 23 copied words from the prompt were not counted. This limits the space available to address both views and support your opinion. To improve, state your position directly and develop each view with a reason and a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.0

The response has some paragraph breaks and a basic sequence: it introduces environmental action, discusses recycling, and then turns to reducing pollution and planting trees. However, the progression between ideas is often difficult to follow. For example, the move from car washers to adding a recycling plant is not explained, and the final paragraph combines reduced plastic use, planting, strict rules, and recycling without showing how these points connect. Linking words such as “but” and “so” are used, but they do not always make the relationship between ideas clear. Organise the essay into a clear introduction, one paragraph for each view, and a conclusion, using explicit links and references to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycling plant,” “plastic bags,” “electric cars,” “air pollution,” and “oxygen,” so the reader can identify the environmental subject. There are also attempts to use more specific terms, such as “consume” and “environmental friendly.” However, the vocabulary is repetitive and several spelling errors or inaccurate word choices make parts of the response harder to understand, for example “rubish,” “factores,” “cutlures,” and “polution.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “consume no fuel” and “strict rols about environment.” Build a reliable set of topic words and check spelling and collocations; for instance, say “reduce fuel consumption” and “environmental regulations.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You mainly use simple sentences and make some attempts to join ideas with “because,” “so,” and “but.” This gives the response a basic range, and the central topic is usually understandable. However, errors in sentence structure and basic grammar occur throughout. For example, “My opinion is good environment play” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “Some people thinks” has incorrect subject–verb agreement. In “plants and trees gave us,” the verb form does not fit the general statement, and “we cant throw” needs an apostrophe in “can’t.” Work on forming complete sentences, matching verbs to subjects, and using articles and punctuation consistently. Practising accurate simple sentences before adding longer clauses will improve clarity.

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