Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-14

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)

The sweltering concern of the past few decades that has been risen with the avert of modernity is the proper distribution of government function and their sheer attention to dirvert aspect, that gives sound feedback to a country, however some individuals advocate that waste from homes are not recycle completely, and governments should increase the recycling of home wastes and make it a legal requirement. this essay will analyse these statements before any conslusion could be drawn.

The utmost consideration is that a group of people claim that the recycling of domestic wastes are not enough to control pollution so governments need to speed up the recycling of wastes and make it a legal condition. The increasing in domestic was lead to many health and social problem and can cause the spread of many deseases.

The next compelling sanity is that government need to develop waste recycling plants in different cities of a country which insure that all domestic wastes properly recycled and no pollutents are remain in cities. As a result, governments will earn enough profit from the resulted product and will keep clean the environment. the chances of desease will drop and citizens will have healthy life.

To sum up, domestic rubbish can cause various deseases and also can cause of many social problem. so goverment should implement such laws the that can cause the permanent solution for this issue and government should develop waste recycling plants to confrim to recyling of all domestic waste. Moverover, it is the duty of citizens to not through garbages and other waste on road and public place and can take a part in the prosperity and progress of a county.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to address the prompt by discussing whether governments should make recycling a legal requirement, fulfilling the basic task requirements. However, the position is somewhat obscured by convoluted phrasing in the introduction, such as 'the proper distribution of government function and their sheer attention to dirvert aspect'. While the main body paragraphs touch upon relevant ideas—such as pollution control, the establishment of recycling plants, and public health benefits—these ideas are underdeveloped and lack specific examples. The conclusion reiterates the points rather than extending them. According to the Band 5 descriptors, the response addresses the task only partially with ideas that are somewhat limited and under-developed, resulting in a band score of 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay displays some overall organization with paragraphing, but there is a lack of clear progression throughout. Cohesive devices are frequently misused, mechanical, or awkward. For instance, transitional phrases like 'The utmost consideration is that' and 'The next compelling sanity is that' are unnatural and impede smooth reading. Furthermore, referencing is sometimes unclear, and the internal cohesion within paragraphs lacks seamless connection. These characteristics align closely with Band 5, where there is some organization but cohesion is inadequate or inaccurate, leading to a score of 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is limited and contains numerous errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'dirvert' instead of 'divert', 'was' instead of 'waste', 'desease' instead of 'disease', 'pollutents' instead of 'pollutants', and 'garbages'. While the writer attempts less common vocabulary, the noticeable errors and inappropriate collocations ('compelling sanity', 'sweltering concern') cause considerable difficulty for the reader and strain comprehension. This performance fits the Band 4 to Band 5 range, but given the attempt at functional vocabulary and adequate task completion language, a band score of 4.5 is most appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The text demonstrates a limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. There are persistent, major errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('waste from homes are not recycle'), tense errors ('has been risen with the avert'), and missing articles. Punctuation is also problematic, with multiple instances of lowercase sentence beginnings ('this essay', 'the chances', 'moverover'). These frequent errors can cause difficulty for the reader, placing the response firmly at Band 4.5 for grammatical range and accuracy.

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