Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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 my opinion we need to first check the waste, like what type of waste is it and clean our home and society and our country from all waste, and work on it and make sure to check on it weather it is good for recycle or not like we have to check that if we know then its our duty to recycle them or whatever and work on it. Firstly thing is that if we collect the waste we need to take that waste in the side of the bin or put that that waste in large bin where the waste company took that waste and take that waste with them and do recycle, if we don't know how to recycle if we know how to recycle that waste then we need to work on it, then it will be best of our society and for our country. And in the other way about government it has the duty of government to collect the waste from door to door and collect the waste and take that waste to the place where it has been recycled and do work on it because they have machines and they know how to recycle and work on it, they will save time and it will help them, so governance need to take step on it and make sure to give some training to the people to check the waste and train people about recycling, so it will make the society and make the environment clean and green

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You refer to household waste, recycling, and the roles of both residents and government, so the response is connected to the topic. However, it does not clearly answer the central question: whether laws are needed, or how far you support making recycling legally compulsory. The statement that “governance need to take step” suggests government action, but you do not explain whether this should involve laws, penalties, or voluntary support. Most ideas focus on collecting waste and providing training, and they are repeated rather than explained with reasons or a relevant example. To strengthen the response, state your position directly and develop two distinct reasons, such as whether legal requirements change behaviour and what practical support households also need.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic sequence of ideas: first, people should identify and sort waste; then, the government should collect it and provide training. Words such as “Firstly” and “in the other way” attempt to guide the reader. However, the response is presented as one long paragraph, and the progression is difficult to follow because several ideas are joined into extended sentences with repeated “and,” “then,” and “because.” References such as “that waste” recur without adding clarity, while the relationship between recycling, collection, and legal requirements is not clearly signposted. Use separate paragraphs for your position, residents’ responsibilities, and government action, and make each paragraph develop one main point with clear linking phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to identify the general topic, using relevant terms such as “waste,” “recycle,” “government,” “training,” and “environment.” However, the same basic words are repeated very frequently, especially “waste,” “work on it,” and “collect,” which limits precision and makes some points hard to distinguish. Some expressions are also unnatural or unclear, such as “take that waste in the side of the bin” and “the best of our society.” Build a more varied set of topic-specific phrases and choose verbs that describe the process accurately, such as sorting, separating, processing, and disposing of rubbish. More precise wording would help communicate your ideas without changing their meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to connect ideas using clauses with “if,” “because,” and “where,” showing some effort to go beyond short, simple sentences. However, these longer sentences are often difficult to control, and errors frequently affect clarity. For example, “if we know how to recycle that waste then we need to work on it” has an unclear clause relationship, while “they have machines and they know how to recycle” shifts between ideas without clear sentence boundaries. There are also problems with agreement and verb forms in “governance need to take step” and “the waste company took that waste.” Practise writing shorter, complete sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time; check subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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