Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-10

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 5.0)

Nowadays, the waste is the most thing population and the government are suffered from. The best stuff to reduce this touble is recycling which government have to launch a law to controle this in any way.

The waste trigger to many diseases for this population, and creating a law about this problem can diminish that. Espicially people are more related in laws so they will do whatever the law said. primarly because of that can benefit themselves then environment for instance decline throwing bottles wether glass or plastique could prevent wildfire in hotweave, and they can afford many from doing this type of activity so it returns with postivity to them and they can live in clear and clean areas which allows them to diminish their stress.

When it comes to government to share a law like that, they can reduce the pollution in the state. This kind of solution raise the degree of awareness between individuals which they start taking care abkut their wasting and the surrounding where they live. So it's really essential to release a law to eleminate this phenomenon gradually.

Eventually, people should controle their waste starting from their indoors to their to outdoors trying to curb this lroblem and government should initiate with anything can help to overcome this problem.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You take a clear general position that laws are needed, and you give relevant reasons, including reducing pollution and encouraging people to manage waste. The example about discarded bottles and wildfire also attempts to show a practical benefit. However, the response addresses the question only partially: it does not explain how laws would work, such as through fines, collection rules, or recycling facilities, and it does not consider whether laws alone are sufficient. Several claims, including that people will follow laws because they benefit themselves, are asserted rather than explained. The response is also 35 words below the required minimum, leaving limited space to develop your reasoning. Add a fuller explanation and a specific example to support your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

Your response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. The ideas generally remain focused on recycling laws, and phrases such as “When it comes to government” signal a shift to another point. However, progression between ideas is not always clear. The first body paragraph moves from disease to legal compliance, then to wildfire and stress without explaining the links between them. Connectors such as “So” and “Eventually” are used, but they do not consistently show the precise relationship between claims. Some references are also unclear, for example “this kind of solution” and “this phenomenon.” Organise each paragraph around one main reason, then explain and illustrate it before moving to the next point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “recycling,” “pollution,” “awareness,” and “curb,” and you try to express cause and effect. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the message difficult to follow. Examples include “the waste is the most thing,” “touble,” “controle,” “wether,” and “lroblem.” Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “share a law” and “taking care abkut their wasting.” These issues sometimes make the reader pause to infer your meaning. Build a bank of accurate topic phrases, such as “introduce legislation,” “household waste,” and “separate recyclable materials,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both short statements and attempts at longer sentences, including a sentence beginning “Especially people are more related in laws,” followed by a reason and an example. However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences hard to understand. For example, “the government are suffered from” has an incorrect verb construction, while “the waste trigger to many diseases” has problems with agreement and sentence structure. In “This kind of solution raise,” the subject and verb do not agree. The final sentence also contains an incomplete construction: “government should initiate with anything can help.” Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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