Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-31

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)

There are few peoples who said that the main enviromental issue in this era is the distruction of special kinds of plants and animals. While, Other said that there are many particular enviromental issues.

Overall, I argue that there are many enviromental issues in present time but the distruction of particlar spieces are also a big concerned problem.

On the one hand, Now a days, People are facing serious critical problems but one of the main problem isb that loss of habitats. Many species are endangered due to global warming, deforestation and climate change. This leads to the extinction of many habitats. and disturb the natural balance of nature. Many organism helps each other for survival . For Example, bees help plants and flowers to polinate.

On the other hand, People are facing many critical problems in the form air pollution, traffic polution, noice polution, e.t.c which has serious and critical effects on human health. Due to these problems people felt stressed, tired and anxiety. Furthermore, They are bored by their life. For Example, People in big cities are depressed by their life. They are irritated by such a noice and go to peaceful areas in vocations such as mountains. However, The other main enviromental issues are financial problem of peoples. People who has sufering financial problem are facing many challanges now a days. For example, In Pakistan many people attempt sucide due to their financial problems.

In the conlusion, loss of particular habitats has many disadvantages and it is a big enviromental issues in this time. But, I believe that there are a lot of eviromental problems which should be needed a solution to save the human lives. Governments should take proper action to save endangered spieces and save human lives and other spieces from endangering.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views and state a position: species loss is serious, but other environmental problems also need attention. The discussion of endangered species includes relevant causes such as global warming and deforestation, and the bee example helps illustrate ecological interdependence. However, the second view becomes unfocused when you introduce financial problems and suicide; these are serious social issues, but they are not clearly environmental problems. The effects of pollution on health are relevant, yet the explanation and examples remain general. To strengthen the response, develop the environmental comparison more fully—for instance, explain how pollution or climate change affects people and ecosystems—and keep each supporting example directly tied to the question.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting contrasting views, and a conclusion. Phrases such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “In the conclusion” help signal the stages of the argument. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven: the second body paragraph moves from pollution and stress to financial hardship and suicide without a clear link, making the central argument difficult to follow. Some connections are also unclear, as in “This leads to the extinction of many habitats,” where the relationship between species and habitats is confused. Organise each paragraph around one main environmental idea, then use clear cause-and-effect links and references to connect the supporting details.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “endangered,” “deforestation,” “global warming,” “air pollution,” and “natural balance,” which allows you to discuss the subject. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or repeated expressions make parts of the response difficult to interpret. For example, “loss of habitats” is used where the task concerns the loss of species, while “financial problem” does not fit the environmental discussion. There are also frequent spelling errors, including “enviromental,” “polination,” and “spieces,” as well as awkward combinations such as “big concerned problem.” Build a more precise environmental vocabulary and check spelling and collocations so that your intended meaning is consistently clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a cause-and-effect structure in “Many species are endangered due to global warming, deforestation and climate change.” However, control is inconsistent, and frequent errors sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. Examples include “Other said” and “Many organism helps,” which show problems with plural forms and subject–verb agreement, and “People who has sufering financial problem,” which has faulty verb construction. Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention: “This leads to the extinction of many habitats. and disturb…” is not correctly joined, and capital letters are often used unnecessarily after commas. Practise accurate agreement, complete sentence construction, and punctuation before adding more complex structures.

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