Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-30

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 5.5)

In the argue, Some people strongly believe the main reason of environmental issue's in this time in the world is decreasing of forests and species of animals. But some people believe there are many other environmental problems play very importent role in this issue. So, I first describe both openions and then, I say my answer.

On the one hand, It's true trees and animals play very importent role in live of humans. It is very esential for living. People give many pros to use it such as plants are one of the biggest way of producing oxygen. But people cut it and use to make furniture and other items that they use in their lives.And animals also give many benefits. For instance people who grew bafflows and cows they give him milk. In the past, people travle with the help of horses,camels and dunkeys.

On the other hand, people who believe on other point of view, such as Poloution is a bighest fault to make the environment unsafe, those are right. Heave trafic, high loud, and waste of factories make the environment pouleated. It's better example is that, the waste that are through in to the rivers. It is very harmful for these habits those are live in under water. Futhermore, heavy trafic jams and loud spekers give negative impect on lives espetially for patience.

Overall, because of these reasons, I do not only believe on first statement. I strongly believe both are play negative impect on environment. So, I agree on both points.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both views and give a clear overall position: you argue that species loss and other environmental problems both have negative effects. The examples about trees producing oxygen, livestock providing milk, and pollution entering rivers are relevant to the topic. However, the discussion is only partially developed. The first view focuses mainly on the usefulness of plants and animals to people, rather than explaining how their loss damages ecosystems; the second view lists pollution, traffic and noise but does not compare their scale or consequences with species loss. Develop each view with a clearer explanation and a specific example, then make your own judgement more precise than simply agreeing with both sides.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall arrangement: an introduction, separate paragraphs beginning “On the one hand” and “On the other hand,” and a concluding paragraph. These signposts help readers follow the two perspectives. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and some links feel mechanical. For example, the first body paragraph moves from oxygen to furniture and then to milk and transport without explaining how these examples support the central issue of species loss. References such as “these habits” and “those are right” are also not always clear. Group related points, explain the connection between each example and your argument, and use pronouns only when their reference is unmistakable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “oxygen,” “factories,” “rivers,” and “under water,” so the reader can identify the environmental themes. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or spellings make parts difficult to understand, such as “environmental issue's,” “bighest fault,” “pouleated,” and “negative impect.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “give many pros” and “believe on.” Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. Learning topic vocabulary such as “biodiversity,” “habitat destruction,” and “industrial waste” would help you express the ideas more precisely, but use new terms only when you are confident about their meaning and grammatical form.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a contrast between the two views and examples introduced with “such as” and “For instance.” However, the range is limited, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “there are many other environmental problems play” needs a relative clause or a different structure, while “they give him milk” has unclear agreement and reference. Several sentences also run together, as in “their lives.And animals.” Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a supporting clause, and check subject–verb agreement, articles and sentence boundaries during revision.

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