Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-12

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 5.5)

Some individual claim that the waste from home which is recycled in not enough and also say that government is the only way to increase the waste recycled by making it a legal requirement. While i agree with this statement that government should keep eye on this topic more and set up a law or rules for it.

A major reason why am i support this view that government have to apply a law to rise the percentage of recycled of waste is value of recycled to nature. This is because many people do not take this matter as a crucial and they throw the waste everywere such as a land or specafic area. As a result , these waste are left to recycled and create many environmental issues such as air pollution and chronic disease. For example, In the recent time, in bangladesh, there are many place are occupied with the waste due to leak of people concern and those waste are creating numerous difficulties to neighboors.

In my opinion, if the government takes any steps or creates any rules for this issue, it would be the great solution to increase the rate of recycled. people always afraid of any legal rules or regulation and obey the laws as thinink of the punisments such as charging for rules breaking. As a result, everyone would be concern about the recycled of waste. For example, japan where people are highly concern about waste recycled, is cleanest country in the world

in conclution, government should focus more on the this topic as it

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a relevant position, agreeing that government rules can increase recycling, and give reasons linked to environmental harm and people’s response to penalties. The Bangladesh example also attempts to show the consequences of poor waste management. However, the response addresses the question only partially: it does not clearly consider how far laws are needed or whether other measures, such as education or better collection services, could also help. Several points remain under-developed, and the conclusion ends unfinished (“government should focus more on the this topic as it”), so your final view is not fully restated. Develop each reason with a clear explanation and a specific example, and make your position on whether laws are essential or simply helpful explicit throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph. Ideas are generally grouped by topic, and phrases such as “As a result” and “For example” show an attempt to connect reasons and evidence. However, progression is limited: the two body paragraphs repeat the idea that rules will make people recycle, rather than developing distinct aspects of the argument. Some links are unclear, including “these waste are left to recycled,” and the final paragraph stops before completing its point. Plan a clear sequence—state a reason, explain its effect, then support it—and use pronouns and linking phrases only where their references are clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycled,” “environmental issues,” “air pollution,” “legal rules” and “regulation.” This gives the reader a general understanding of your argument. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling errors make parts difficult to interpret, such as “the percentage of recycled of waste,” “people concern,” “leak of people concern” and “neighboors.” Repetition of “waste,” “recycled” and “rules” also limits flexibility. Build a small set of accurate topic phrases, such as “recycling rates,” “household waste,” “public awareness” and “enforce recycling regulations,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a conditional structure in “if the government takes any steps … it would be the great solution” and a cause-and-effect sentence beginning “As a result.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation. Examples include “Some individual claim,” “government have to apply,” and “people always afraid,” where the subject and verb patterns are not controlled. The opening sentence is also difficult to follow because several ideas are joined without clear grammatical structure. Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences first, then add subordinate clauses; proofread for complete sentences, articles and consistent capitalisation.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.