Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people claim that not enough of the waste from homes is recycled. They say that the only way to increase recycling is for governments to make it a legal requirement.

To what extent do you think laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste?

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

Student answer (Band 4.0)

IN THIS TECNOLOGICAL ERA PEOPLE ARE MORE RELACTANT TO THINK ABOUTH RECYCLING BUT IN DEVELOPED COUNTIES INCREASE IN POPULATATION THAT GOVERNMENTSHOUD TAKE LEGALE ACTION TO INCREASE WASTE RECYCLE REQUIREMENT.

I HOLD MY OPINION, GOVERNMENTS SHOULD MAKE SOME MASSIVE DECISION ON RECYCLE THEIR WASTE.THEY NEED TO DEVELOP SOME LEGALE LAWAS WITH THE COLLABORTAION OF PEOPLE ON THEIR WASE MANAGMENT COMMUNITY AS WLL AS DEVELOPE MORE WASTE MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIES WITH NEW TEE

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

You take a position that governments should act, stating that they “should make some massive decision” and introduce legal requirements. This is relevant to the question, but the response addresses the issue only minimally: it does not explain how laws would increase recycling, consider whether laws are necessary or sufficient, or give a supporting example. The reference to population growth is not connected clearly to the argument. The response is also 180 words below the required minimum, leaving too little space to develop the position and reasons. To improve, explain a specific measure, such as household sorting rules or fines, and show why it would work; then discuss whether education or better collection services should accompany legislation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response has a basic progression from a general statement about recycling to your opinion and a proposed government response. This gives the reader a broad sense of your position. However, the ideas are compressed into two blocks written largely in capital letters, and the relationship between population growth, legal action, public collaboration, and waste-management industries is difficult to follow. There are no clear supporting stages or examples, and links between points are mostly absent. Develop separate paragraphs for your position, reasons, and an example, using clear connections such as “One reason for this is…” and “For example…”. This would make the argument easier to follow rather than presenting several proposals together.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “recycling,” “legal action,” “waste management,” and “industries,” so the subject is identifiable. However, spelling errors and inaccurate or unnatural combinations frequently make the wording difficult to understand, as in “relactant,” “populatation,” “waste recycle requirement,” and “wase managment community.” “Massive decision” is also not a natural way to describe a government policy. Aim for accurate, conventional phrases and check spelling carefully. For example, use “reluctant to recycle,” “a growing population,” “mandatory recycling rules,” and “waste-management services.” A wider range is not the priority yet; clarity and correct use of basic topic vocabulary should come first.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There is an attempt to express a position and make recommendations, including “governments should make…” and “They need to develop…”. However, sentence structures are very limited, and the opening sentence is difficult to parse because its clauses are not connected clearly. There are also problems with sentence boundaries and grammatical forms, for example, “INCREASE IN POPULATATION THAT GOVERNMENTSHOUD TAKE” does not form a complete, well-structured clause. The final sentence strings together several proposals without clear grammatical relationships. Practise writing complete simple sentences first, then combine ideas with accurate clauses using “because,” “so,” or “while.” Use standard capitalization and punctuation to make sentence boundaries clear.

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