Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-05

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)

Its undenible that laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste. Law is very important to make the country better and punish the people who break the laws so people avoid to make to do such inapproiate behavior.

Laws required for:

To understand the responisiblity , to follow all the rules given by the government realted to the recycling, Citizen must be use the garbage bin as seperate for plastic products , dry waste and wet waste seperately , so municiplies van can segregrate it accordingly .

With the dry waste, raw feed can be produced from them for plants etc.

The plastic waste can be recycled and just not only with plastic many other things which can be reused for recycling .

People who don't follow the laws can be punish with stricted punishment or heavy fines so people think before breaking the rules.

However, Country like Japan, Germany, UAE, Newzealand and South Korea etc are so strict with their rules and laws. In some try to unfollow or avid the rule can be punish with hard fined and punishment . They survillance the offence which the help of police or public cctv's. Country like UAE are so digital , whenver someone try to unfollow the laws digitally fines are be set on phones.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 250 words, which significantly impacts the development of ideas. While you state a clear position, the arguments are underdeveloped and lack the necessary depth for an academic essay. The structure is fragmented, particularly the use of bullet points, which is not appropriate for IELTS Task 2. You touch upon the need for laws and provide examples of countries with strict regulations, but the explanation of how these laws specifically increase recycling rates is superficial. To improve, you must expand your arguments with more detailed reasoning and ensure the essay is written in full paragraphs rather than list formats.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay lacks a clear logical progression. The use of bullet points disrupts the flow of the argument and prevents the development of a cohesive essay structure. There is a lack of effective cohesive devices; transitions between sentences are often abrupt or missing. For example, the jump from the need for laws to specific examples of countries is sudden. Paragraphing is not used effectively, as the response is broken into short, disjointed sections rather than a standard introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. You need to use linking words like 'furthermore', 'consequently', or 'in contrast' to connect your ideas more fluidly.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and repetitive. There are several spelling errors, such as 'undenible', 'responisiblity', 'realted', 'municiplies', and 'survillance'. Word choice is often imprecise, such as 'unfollow' instead of 'disobey' or 'ignore', and 'raw feed' instead of 'compost' or 'organic fertilizer'. While you attempt to use some topic-specific vocabulary like 'segregate' and 'cctv', the overall range is insufficient to express complex ideas clearly. You should focus on learning collocations and ensuring that you use words in their correct grammatical form to improve precision and clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede communication. There are issues with subject-verb agreement ('Citizen must be use'), article usage, and sentence structure. Many sentences are fragmented or lack proper punctuation. For instance, 'In some try to unfollow or avid the rule can be punish with hard fined and punishment' is grammatically incoherent. You rely mostly on simple sentence structures and struggle with complex forms. To improve, focus on mastering basic sentence construction, ensuring correct verb tenses, and proofreading for common errors like missing articles and incorrect pluralization.

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