Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-18
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 4.0)
Some people say that not enough of the waste from the home is recycled .The say that the only way to recycling is for government to make its legal requirement.
The people who claim that the waste from these home is not recycled . These peoples are not pure citizen. Because they donot try to clean envirnoment. They donot happy for the clean country . These people are not right to stay on the country.The government should take the legal action among these peoples.Because these peoples are not try to clean the envirnoment.The government want to pass the rule for these peoples.That they donot try to mistake again.The mind of these peoples are not correct. The peoples are not right to stay on the country. These peoples are try to clean the country.Beacaue a development country are the first rule they try to clean the envirnoment.And we are the muslim our holy prophet said the the clean envirnoment is half believe.Therefore we try to claen the country.And the country do the development. Our government are the correct.Because the clean country is the development country.Therefore we try to clean the envirnoment.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement, containing only 190 words compared to the required 250 words, which significantly impacts Task Achievement. Furthermore, the content struggles to address the prompt in a balanced, academic manner. Instead of exploring the extent to which laws are needed for recycling, the writer makes extreme assertions, such as stating that people who do not recycle are 'not pure citizen' and 'not right to stay on the country.' While the writer touches on government rules, the ideas lack proper development, relying heavily on repetitive statements rather than reasoned arguments. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed, leading to a band score of 4.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text lacks clear logical organization and progression throughout. The response is written as a single, dense block of text with virtually no appropriate paragraphing. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, resulting in disjointed and repetitive sentences. For instance, transitional phrases are rare, and referencing is faulty, such as repeating 'these peoples' constantly without clear logical links. Although some basic chronological or thematic connections are attempted, the overall arrangement is incoherent and difficult for the reader to follow, corresponding to a band score of 4.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, frequently resorting to words like 'people', 'country', 'clean', and 'environment'. There are numerous word choice and spelling errors, such as 'envirnoment' instead of environment, 'donot' instead of do not, and 'development country' instead of developing country. These errors and the limited range of vocabulary strain the reader and reflect a restricted lexical repertoire. While basic meanings are conveyed, the vocabulary remains inadequate for an academic task, meriting a band score of 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mostly of simple and frequently faulty sentence structures. There are persistent, major errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('the waste from the home is recycled', 'the country do the development'), incorrect article usage, and frequent punctuation errors. Complex structures are poorly attempted and almost always inaccurate. Because errors are very frequent and frequently obscure the intended meaning, this performance aligns with a band score of 4.0.
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