Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-09

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)

environment is a vital part of human health. a good environment is take you to a good and healthy life and the bad environmrnt is takes you to a unhealthy lifestyle. allthough how we take a good environment that is beneficial for both human and animals life. it gives an enoromous impact to our life. some people think that it is happened because of the loss of particular species of plants and animals but the other hand rest of the population said that it is happened because of other environmental problems.

To begin with environmental problems that people think about the loss of particular species of plants and animals. That is an important thing that if there are many plants aand some particular species are not instinct then the environment is be better but plants are plays a v ital role on a better environment. moreover if we did not cut the trees very fast then it will not happened like this. we cut the trees for our papers and many more things and to build our homes from trees.

There are some people think that there are more important environmental problems like vehickes and cut of trees and build societies and roads. Furthermore, there are so many vehicles nowadays. in additions to this there are many many factories that are not environmental friendly. so it is a big problems for environmental problems.

In my oppinion the more important environmental problems are the main source of environmental problems. because of the modern generation and not environmental friendly things like more and more vehicles and factories pollution like smoke and chemicals water that is linked to clean water and it harms to clean water. some countries used there factories in different areas where more and more trees so the pollution is consumed there so the cities and overall world is secured from pollutions.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address both views by discussing species loss and other problems such as vehicles, factories, and tree cutting, and you state a preference in “In my opinion.” However, the response only partially fulfils the task because the discussion is brief and the ideas are not clearly explained or supported with specific examples. The first view is mainly linked to trees, rather than explaining how the loss of particular plant or animal species affects ecosystems. Your opinion also shifts toward saying that other problems are more important, but the final point about factories being placed among trees and pollution being “consumed there” is unclear. Develop each view with a clear cause-and-effect explanation and a relevant example. (18 words copied from the task prompt were not counted.)

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, a paragraph about species and trees, one about other environmental problems, and a concluding opinion. This gives the reader some sense of the discussion’s direction. However, progression within paragraphs is often unclear, and several ideas are joined without showing how they relate. For example, the first body paragraph moves from species loss to cutting trees for paper and homes without explaining the connection. Linking phrases such as “To begin with,” “Furthermore,” and “In my opinion” are present, but some are repetitive or do not make the logic clearer. Use topic sentences that directly answer the question, then organise each paragraph around one explained point and use clear references between sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant environmental vocabulary, including “particular species,” “factories,” “pollution,” “chemicals,” and “clean water,” so the topic is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, especially “environmental problems,” “many,” and “good environment.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as “instinct” for “extinct,” “vehickes,” “enoromous,” and “environmental friendly.” Some combinations are unclear or unnatural, including “chemicals water” and “pollution is consumed there,” which make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Build a more precise set of topic phrases and check spelling and collocations; for example, describe pollution as contaminating water or damaging habitats.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “if” and “because,” but control is inconsistent. Frequent errors in verb forms and sentence structure can make meaning difficult to follow: “a good environment is take you” and “the environment is be better” are not correctly formed, while “if we did not cut the trees very fast then it will not happened” mixes conditional forms. Agreement and articles are also problematic, as in “plants are plays” and “a unhealthy lifestyle.” Several sentences run together or lack clear punctuation, particularly in the final paragraph. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then build complex sentences with consistent tense and a clear main clause. Proofread for subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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