Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

People always argue that not enough of the waste from homes is recycled. Often they say that the only way to increase recycling is for governments to make it legal requirement.

From my perspective , there are some particular ways to increase recycling except those . Recycling can be anything from house hold waste. There are some wastes as plastic bag, water bottle , waste food can be recycle by the civilians. Plastic bottle can be recycled as flower varse additionally several other kinds of home decor. Nowdays, people are making many types of tempting food recipies from left over food as fried rice.

The main control is in governmen't hand . Firstly, government should give a proper respect to the trush collectores who collects special of wastage by moving door to door to get a small amount of money. They can barely get enough amount of money to run his family. If government assures a handsome amount of money for collecting trush which can be recycled ,more people will be concern about it and they will start to it by theirselves. There would be another benefit and it is people would show proper respect to the trush collectores.Therefore government should arrange many projects about recycling and build recycle factories.

To be honest to say recyclying is actually depended on both the government and the citizens of the cities . Only one hand can not make any idea or projects successfull .

In conclution , people should to coo-operate with the government. There are some private companies or organizations are trying to coo-operate with the government about this theme.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You give a general position that recycling depends on both government and citizens, and you offer relevant examples such as reusing plastic bottles and leftover food. However, the question asks specifically how far laws are needed, and your response does not clearly explain whether you support making recycling legally compulsory. Much of the discussion instead proposes paying waste collectors and building recycling factories, without showing how these measures relate to laws or comparing legal requirements with other approaches. The conclusion repeats the need for cooperation but does not resolve the question. The response is also 244 words, six words below the 250-word minimum; the 25 words copied from the task prompt are not counted. Develop a direct position and support it with focused reasons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

Your response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. Sequencing words such as “Firstly” and “In conclusion” help signal stages, and the examples are generally grouped by topic. However, the overall progression is difficult to follow because the central question about legal requirements is not carried through the paragraphs. Connections between ideas are sometimes unclear—for example, the move from paying waste collectors to people showing them respect, and then to building factories. Some linking phrases are awkward or repetitive, including “There would be another benefit and it is” and “To be honest to say.” Make each paragraph develop one clear point, and use transitions that show the precise relationship between claims and examples.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “recycled,” “waste,” “government,” “collectors” and “factories,” and examples such as “left over food” help communicate your meaning. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the reader pause: “proper respect,” “a handsome amount of money,” and “start to it by theirselves” do not express the intended ideas naturally. Spelling errors such as “recyclying,” “conclution,” “recipies” and “varse” are also noticeable. Aim for accurate, natural phrases rather than more elaborate wording, and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary for laws and incentives would also help you address the task directly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including a conditional structure in “If government assures a handsome amount of money …, more people will be concern about it.” However, control is uneven, and errors in articles, agreement, verb forms and sentence construction occur throughout. Examples include “make it legal requirement” (missing article), “wastes … can be recycle” (incorrect verb form), “collectores who collects” (agreement), and “people should to coo-operate” (incorrect verb pattern). Some sentences are also difficult to parse, such as “There are some private companies or organizations are trying to coo-operate.” Practise building accurate clauses first, then combine them using conditionals and relative clauses; check subject–verb agreement and verb patterns during proofreading.

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