Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

It is stated that some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. However, in my opinion and I believe people reduced spent time for planting and take care of animals and at the same time pollution and carbon emissions are causes to the environmental degradation.

Nowadays environmental degradatins are becoming a serious issue around the world. It will be negatively effects for the future generation. Beacuse, climate changings and biodiversity may be destroyed in the future. Meanwhile, the main factors that contribute to environmental problems such as, loss the species of plants, varity of plants, population growth, pollution and overconsumption of the natural resources. These days, people busy with their works or studies. While, they haven't spend time for the planting or take care of the animals. At the same time, some people doing hunting, poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking. This leads to special varity of animals reduce in the world. On the other hand, people are beacoming forest cuting for varity of purposses. Such as wood, paper making, urbanisation and firewood collection. That may effect for the loss of particular species of plants. In addition, people use so many plastic per day and didn't recyling. Although, as a urbanization road traffics are increase. So, it may helps increase of the water, noice and air pollution.

To protect environment people and government should take care of the plants and animals. At the same time, they should reduce the plastic usage and reduce the water, air and noice pollutions as well. Governemnt should allocate legistaltion to the illegal forest cutting and animal hunting people. In additon, they should provide recyline facilities and public transportaions for the local residents. Those things lead to reduce environmental problems.

In conclusion, main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. At the same time people behaviours are affect to the environmental problems.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the topic and give a position in the opening, and the conclusion reiterates that species loss is a major problem. You also include relevant causes, such as hunting, forest clearance, plastic use and traffic pollution. However, the task asks you to discuss both views, and the response does not clearly explain why other environmental problems might be more important than species loss. The opening mentions pollution and carbon emissions, but these are not developed as a contrasting view; the body mostly lists causes and effects. Your own opinion is also difficult to distinguish from the general points. Develop each side separately, explain its significance, and support your position with a specific example. The response meets the stated length requirement; 46 words copied from the task prompt were not counted.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has an introduction, a substantial body paragraph, a paragraph of proposed actions and a conclusion, so the reader can recognise its broad structure. Some sequencing is also understandable: you move from threats to wildlife and forests to pollution, then suggest responses. However, the body combines several different points without clear development, and the two views in the question are not organised into distinct lines of discussion. Connectors such as “Meanwhile,” “On the other hand,” and “In addition” are sometimes used mechanically or do not signal a clear contrast. Some sentence fragments, including “Such as wood, paper making…” and “Because, climate changings…,” interrupt the flow. Use focused paragraphs, with one main idea developed in each, and make references and transitions more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant environmental vocabulary, including “biodiversity,” “carbon emissions,” “poaching,” “illegal wildlife trafficking,” and “overconsumption of the natural resources.” This gives you a basic range for discussing the topic, and the intended meaning is generally recoverable. However, errors in spelling, word form and collocation are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause: examples include “environmental degradatins,” “varity,” “recyling,” and “forest cuting.” Some phrases are also imprecise, such as “special varity of animals reduce” and “people are becoming forest cutting.” Aim to learn accurate topic-specific collocations and check spelling carefully. For instance, use “the number of species is declining” and “deforestation” rather than constructing these phrases word by word.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, using forms such as “Although” and “At the same time” to connect ideas. However, the range is limited, and complex attempts are often faulty; errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction occur frequently enough to make some passages difficult to follow. For example, “It will be negatively effects” has an incorrect verb pattern, while “people busy with their works” lacks a verb and has an unsuitable plural form. “They haven't spend time” also uses the wrong verb form, and “people behaviours are affect” has problems with both agreement and verb structure. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses. Proofread each sentence for a clear subject, a correctly formed verb and complete punctuation.

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