Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)

Many people think claim not enough o f the waste from homes is recycled. They say that only way to inrease recyling is for governments to make it a legal requirement . i think laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste.

On the on hand claim that not enough waste from homes is recycled is the most important .The fast of governments to make it a legal requirement because waste any products recycled the fast of people helts is good . and anything products cost chive many people effot nature go natueral everything is changes . some nowday day many people recycled of home waste such as bottl, any plastic produt is recycled for nowdays.

On the on hand it is a god decition for governments most valuable for waste homes recycled . fast reson of recycled the waste people help to any thing coast all people effost , recycled the waste and develop to new products and change recycle . Thank for Governments recycled requirement waste for homes. help to nature because most people like to the natural recycled for waste and change to natural.

In my oinion claim that noty enough of the waste homes is recycled say that to incrase recycling is for governments to make it a legal requiremts is good .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You state a position—that laws are needed—and refer to household recycling and possible benefits for nature and making new products. However, the response only minimally develops the answer: it does not explain clearly how legal requirements would increase recycling, nor consider whether laws are necessary or whether other approaches could work. Several points, such as “people help to any thing” and “change to natural,” are too unclear to count as developed support. The response also contains only 181 words, below the required 250; 39 words copied from the task prompt were excluded from that count. To strengthen your answer, explain your position with a specific example and develop at least two relevant reasons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response into an opening, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and phrases such as “On the one hand” and “In my opinion” signal the intended structure. However, the paragraphs do not build a clear line of reasoning: both body paragraphs repeat that governments should require recycling, while the conclusion largely repeats the opening. Connections between ideas are often difficult to follow, and some sentences appear as fragments or loosely joined points. For example, “The fast of governments to make it a legal requirement because…” does not establish a clear relationship between the ideas that follow. Use one main point per paragraph, explain it in sequence, and link each example directly to that point.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

Your response uses some relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycled,” “waste,” “legal requirement,” “products” and “nature,” so the general subject is identifiable. However, the range is basic and highly repetitive, especially the repeated use of “recycled” and “waste.” Frequent spelling errors, including “inrease,” “recyling” and “opinion,” and unclear or unsuitable combinations such as “people effort nature go natural” make several ideas difficult to understand. Aim to learn accurate topic phrases and use them in clear contexts—for example, describe household sorting, recycling facilities, or penalties for non-compliance. Greater precision and fewer repetitions would make your meaning easier to follow.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

You attempt simple statements and some longer sentence forms, and the opening gives a recognisable opinion. However, sentence structures are very limited and errors frequently make the relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “The fast of governments to make it a legal requirement because waste any products recycled” lacks a complete, well-formed clause, while “On the on hand claim that…” has an incomplete opening structure. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, as in “a god decition for governments most valuable.” Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then join related ideas with because, so, or although. Check that every sentence has a clear subject and main verb.

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