Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-12

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 5.0)

TASK-2

A certain part of Society believes that wastages from domestic uses are not recycled enough and there should be Some legal boundation or implementations in order to increase the recycling.

In order to preserve our Environment recycling is very important. In past few decades Government has taken necessary actions for recycling but more actions could be taken there should be campaigns or gouverment should be promoting recycling through social platforms where people can get aware how important it is to recycle ever everything in this era how already pollution is affecting.

Moreover, Implimentation of Reusing paper or cloth bags, Should be strictly or pushing people to care Recyle

all the cans / plastic bottles instead of

throwing them in garbage and in

return of that ther should be

a reward that can push people

to recycle more rewards can be in

terms of few cents or dollar or can be

In my opinion, there should be special

classes in School as well which

teaches Studen how can they recyle

what are the benefits So they will

have dense knowledge about it and

can follow in their homes.

In Conclusion, I would add up

government measures are important

to push the recycling however

society play a vited role as well

they should be aware about ther

social responsibility towards our

Environment.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt regarding whether laws are needed to increase domestic recycling, presenting a clear opinion in favour of government measures combined with education and incentives. However, the ideas are relatively brief and underdeveloped. Furthermore, the response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement, coming in at 221 words instead of the required 250 words. This under-length impacts the overall development and depth of the argument, pulling the task achievement score down into the lower bands. While the writer mentions campaigns, rewards, and school classes, these points lack sufficient elaboration and specific examples to reach a higher level of task response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into several paragraphs, showing an attempt at a logical structure with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the paragraphing and transitions are occasionally choppy and unconventional. For instance, the transition 'Moreover, Implimentation of Reusing paper...' is awkward and mechanically weak. Referencing and cohesive devices are inconsistently used, and the formatting of sentences sometimes breaks down into fragmented phrases, particularly near the end of the second body paragraph. Overall progression is somewhat disjointed, and cohesion requires significant improvement to achieve a higher band score.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with noticeable errors in word choice and form, such as 'wastages' instead of 'waste', 'boundation' instead of 'bound' or 'legislation', and 'gouverment'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary items like 'preserve our Environment' and 'social responsibility', but these are undermined by frequent spelling and lexical inaccuracies. While the meaning is generally communicated, the lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for the task, which corresponds to a Band 5 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty or fragmented. There are numerous punctuation and capitalization errors, such as mid-sentence capitalization ('Society', 'Some', 'Environment', 'Government', 'Studen') and run-on structures that lack appropriate punctuation. Grammatical inaccuracies are frequent throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues and awkward phrasing like 'how already pollution is affecting'. While the reader can generally grasp the writer's intent, the high density of errors and lack of control over complex sentence forms place this at a Band 5.

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