Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-13

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)

Nowadays, Some people argue that the main environmental issue is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others declame that there are more important environmental problems.

On the one hand, first group have some point of view because the lost w some kind of species can effect the environmental balance that treat our planet. Furthermore, the random hunt of these species can lead to their extinction espacially durring the time of reproduction. For example, Hunters kill the gazzelle in the forest in different countries consistanly, without thinking the consequences and the harm that they do to the environment.

On the other hand, the people who believe that there are other vital issues. The pollution is one of these main of reasons. The society shows a small environment awarness when it comes to their benifit. For instance, Factories produce chemical products and degrade the air quality when they are doing their work. They even throw this chemical materials in the nature which can poison the water. That is a catastrophic for armospher and for our wellbeing.

Personnally, I agree with these two arguments, First clam have a good point of view and the animals have a souls as we all have just like us, we so not have the right to be part of their harm. what it comes to the other statment i alson cannot desagree, because community does not know that our planet is in danger.

In the end, the environment is what we left we should do everything good and act together to prevent our planet from a disaster and eccept all the arguments.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You discuss both views and give a personal position, so the response is relevant to the task. The examples of hunting gazelles and factories polluting air and water help illustrate the two sides. However, the discussion remains limited and some points are unclear or insufficiently explained. For example, the claim that species loss “can effect the environmental balance” is not developed to show how this affects people or ecosystems. Your opinion is also difficult to interpret: “I agree with these two arguments” does not clearly establish which environmental problem you consider more important. State your view directly and support it with a specific explanation or example for each side.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, a paragraph giving your opinion, and a conclusion. Linking phrases such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “For example” help signal the direction of the discussion. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and some links feel mechanical or do not connect complete ideas. The opinion paragraph shifts between animal rights and public awareness without showing how these points relate to your overall position. The conclusion repeats a general call to protect the planet rather than summarising your argument. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each example explicitly to the point it supports.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant environmental vocabulary, including “extinction,” “environmental balance,” “air quality,” and “poison the water,” which makes the topic understandable. However, the range is limited, and noticeable spelling and word-choice errors sometimes make the reader work to understand your meaning. Examples include “declame,” “awarness,” “benifit,” and “eccept”; “random hunt” and “chemical materials” are also imprecise expressions. Aim to learn accurate topic collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise phrases such as “unregulated hunting,” “raise environmental awareness,” and “chemical waste” would help you express your ideas more naturally and clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a sentence beginning “Furthermore” and one explaining that factories “degrade the air quality.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and punctuation can make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “the people who believe that there are other vital issues” is a fragment, while “That is a catastrophic for armospher” lacks a clear grammatical structure. In “the lost w some kind of species can effect,” the sentence pattern is also incomplete. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries before submitting.

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