Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-19

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)

Nowdays, many resident believe that , large amount of household not waste from homes is recycled. However , i partially agree with this statment because laws can encourages people to recycle but eduactional and better recycled information are also nesscesary and my viewpoint will be discussed ensuing paragraph .

To commence with , most of the people think that laws are needed to make people recycle more their waste , primarily , strictr ecyclng laws can reduce pollution because their encourages people to seperates and recycle household waste insteasd of throwing everything way . For example , if household are require to need more plastic and other waste maerials to seperate and fell into the recycling bin . This can happen recycle always easily improve . Secondly , making recycling not only the compulsory solution , people aslo need to getting right information and taking a right step about the environment . To explicate , lot of people could proprer use and follow enviroment intrustion , there areas should be always clean and safe.

Moving further ahead , another important legal requirement to government , Firstly , strict laws can encourage resident to more recycle waste . If individuals know that they may have to pay a fine for not seperating recyle waste , the more follow all the rules . For instance , if a person get the garbage into the roadside ,they pay a lot of amount to government because they do not follow the legal instrucation . Secondly , recycle are not only the one way toh encourages resident , proper guidance and awareness and knowledge are also important . To explicate,

several younger individuals know that proper the legal rules about the invironment and the follow te rules and regulation and aware the lot of resident to follow the government rules .

In conclusion , in my perspective , laws can play important role in increasing household recyle and eduaction and awareness also important for people .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student addresses the prompt by presenting a partial agreement stance, discussing both the necessity of laws and the importance of education and awareness. A position is discernible throughout the response, and relevant ideas are introduced, such as fines for littering and the need for guidance. However, the development of these ideas is limited and frequently hindered by confusing phrasing and repetition. For instance, the argument regarding legal requirements is somewhat muddled by expressions like 'household not waste from homes is recycled'. While the prompt's core debate is engaged with, the lack of fully elaborated examples and the somewhat repetitive structure prevent the response from achieving a higher band. Overall, the task is addressed, corresponding to a Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is organised into paragraphs, with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, showing some overall attempt at structure. However, there is a lack of clear progression throughout the essay. Transitional phrases like 'To commence with' and 'Moving further ahead' are used, but the internal logical flow within paragraphs is frequently disrupted by fragmented sentences and repetitive points. For example, the second body paragraph largely reiterates the arguments about laws and education made in the first body paragraph. Additionally, referencing and cohesive devices are often awkward or inaccurate, leading to mechanical and disjointed transitions between sentences. This aligns with the Band 5 descriptor for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with noticeable errors in word choice and spelling throughout the essay. Examples include 'Nowdays', 'resident', 'statment', 'eduaction', 'nesscesary', 'strictr', 'ecyclng', 'seperates', 'insteasd', 'way', 'require', 'maerials', 'fell', 'invironment', 'intrustion', and 'recyle'. While the student attempts some less common topical vocabulary like 'legal requirement', 'pollution', and 'awareness', inaccurate word forms and spelling mistakes ('proprer', 'invironment') cause significant difficulty for the reader and obscure meaning in places. These limitations place the lexical resource firmly at a Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on the presence of some minimally adequate range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The student demonstrates a limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and attempts at complex forms that are frequently faulty or ungrammatical. There are numerous severe grammatical errors throughout the text, such as 'many resident believe that , large amount of household not waste from homes is recycled', 'laws can encourages', 'household are require to need', and 'if a person get the garbage into the roadside ,they pay a lot of amount'. Punctuation is also problematic, characterised by pervasive spacing errors around commas. These frequent errors cause considerable difficulty for the reader and distort meaning, reflecting the descriptors for Band 4.0.

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