Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-11

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 6.5)

A portion of the public argues that waste materials from homes are not recycled much. They believe that making recycling a compulsory legal act is only way to promote it. I disagree with this viewpoint. I argue that it is a little too extreme. Not all materials can be recycled by people. In my perspective, instead of putting a legal obligation, people should donate recycable items to different facilities that can recycle those items into useful products. This will also prevent excess burden on people by the state.

There are some materials in our homes that are difficult to recycle on an individual level, but they can be recycled on a large scale in industries. For instance, in out homes, many of our clothes are damaged either due to cuts or stains. Sometimes they can be recycled, but other times they become unfitting to be worn in public. Instead of discarding these clothing items, they can be send to a textile recyling facility, directly or indirectly via courier. This is because such factories and inductries have the technology and resources to turn even small pieces of clothes into a decent and beautiful dresses and gowns. In USA, Europe, and China, there are many facilities that turn rough and damaged pieces of clothing into carpets, rugs, dresses, and even curtains.

Futhermore, there are many factories that recycle plastic items. Plastics objects are typically hard to recycle. Therefore, many people just throw them into trash without thinking much. But many reports indicate that plastics is the main cause of environmental pollution and is degrading our ecosystem at a rapid rate. Therefore, instead of involving the state to make specific laws of recycle such items, people should send these items to a plastic recycling facility. That factory will turn those pieces of plastic into resuable products such as pens, clipboards, and handbags.

In addition to this, I believe that the government can play a crucial role in establishing more industries like these, and foster the act of recycling among its citizens. This will help not only in preserving the environment, but will also lessen extra burden of laws made by the authorities on the public.

Overall, I disagree on the opinion that recycling should be made a legal requirement as it can make recycling a burden for the public. Instead, I believe that government should play an active role in establishing recycling factories that could recycle such items that are difficult to reuse,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you disagree that recycling should be made legally compulsory, and you offer an alternative in which people send difficult materials to specialist facilities while government supports those facilities. The clothing and plastic examples are relevant and help address how recycling could increase. This meets the task well, but the argument is not equally developed throughout. In particular, the claim that legal requirements would create an “extra burden” is asserted rather than explained, and the response does not consider why laws might be effective or where they could complement your proposed approach. To strengthen the response, explain the likely consequences of your alternative and briefly weigh it against regulation, so the extent of your disagreement is more fully justified.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear overall progression: it states your view, develops examples about textiles and plastics, then assigns government a supporting role before concluding. Paragraphing is appropriate, and signposts such as “For instance,” “Furthermore,” and “In addition to this” make the stages easy to follow. Some connections, however, are more mechanical than analytical. The plastic paragraph repeats the idea that items should go to a facility, while the relationship between this proposal and your rejection of laws could be made more explicit. The conclusion also restates the introduction rather than drawing together the examples and explaining why they support your position. Use referencing and transitions to show how each example advances the central argument, not just to introduce another point.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the topic, including terms such as “compulsory legal act,” “textile recycling facility,” “environmental pollution,” and “preserving the environment.” These choices make the subject clear, and some less common vocabulary is attempted. However, several word-choice and collocation errors reduce precision: “unfitting to be worn in public” is awkward, “a decent and beautiful dresses” is not idiomatic, and “extra burden of laws” is unclear. Spelling slips such as “recycable,” “recyling,” “Futhermore,” and “resuable” also affect accuracy. Aim for natural topic-specific combinations and check spelling carefully; for example, describe clothes as “unsuitable for further wear” and products as “reusable.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex forms, including contrast and reason clauses such as “Instead of discarding these clothing items…” and “This is because such factories…”. Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors occur across the response. Examples include the missing article in “is only way,” the agreement error in “plastics is,” and the incorrect passive form “they can be send.” There are also problems with number and article use in “a decent and beautiful dresses,” and the final sentence ends with a comma rather than a full stop. Review articles, subject–verb agreement, passive verb forms, and singular/plural consistency. More accurate control of these patterns would make your complex sentences clearer and more reliable.

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