Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-20

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)

Recycle is good method.Some individual opinion that not enough wastes of homes is recycled. It also make the legal requirement increase recycling is for government. I believe this statement which will be elaborated in the upcoming paragraphs.

To commence with, there are several reasons firstly,people save thier money if laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste. To be more precise, if waste of homes is recylce people spend less money to purchase new things they spent this money on other works. They also learn the value of old things when they use it again. It also saves the time and reduce the unemployement beacuse recycle companies need more people to work. They understand the value of things and money. For instance, in big companies when recycle method is start then there is need of more workers so they give the jobs to unemploy person.

Moreover, in homes there are more furniture. To explain it, when the furniture is broken then peole just throw it and not use. If government make the laws which recycling is legal so people just use it again. It also reduce the defrostation,save the tress to cut down because there is a lot of need trees when make any kind of furniture. It is also benefit for the earth beacuse saves the nature and make clean earth beacuse people have no option to take new one so they just repair it and use it again so they are not throw which make the earth is clean.

In conclusion, when the recycle method is used legal requirement so people give to opportunity to reduce the unemployement. They also saves their money.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You give a relevant position by supporting recycling and discussing possible benefits, including saving money, creating jobs, and reducing tree-felling. These examples show an attempt to explain why recycling matters. However, the task asks specifically to what extent laws are needed, and your response does not clearly state whether laws are essential, partly necessary, or insufficient on their own. Much of the discussion describes benefits of recycling rather than explaining how legal requirements would increase it; the furniture example is the closest link. The conclusion repeats benefits but does not resolve the question. Make your position explicit and develop reasons for and/or against making recycling compulsory, with a clear explanation of how enforcement would work.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

Your response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs signalled by “To commence with” and “Moreover,” and a conclusion. The paragraphs also group related points, such as household furniture and environmental effects. However, progression within the paragraphs is often difficult to follow because several ideas are joined without clear relationships. For example, the first body paragraph moves from saving money to valuing old items, saving time, and reducing unemployment without explaining the links. Some connectors, including “To be more precise” and “For instance,” introduce explanations that do not clearly support the preceding point. Build each paragraph around one main reason, then explain and illustrate it in a logical sequence; use referencing and linking phrases only where their relationship is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “recycle,” “legal requirement,” “furniture,” “unemployment,” and “deforestation,” so the reader can identify the subject and several intended benefits. However, the range is limited and key words are repeated, particularly “people,” “use,” and “recycle.” Several word choices or combinations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “recycle method,” “reduce the defrostation,” and “make clean earth,” which sometimes make the intended meaning harder to understand. Spelling errors such as “thier,” “recylce,” and “beacuse” also affect accuracy. Expand your vocabulary for policy and environmental impacts, and check spelling and natural word combinations—for example, use “recycling scheme” and “reduce deforestation.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including conditional forms such as “if the furniture is broken” and clauses beginning with “when” and “because.” This shows an effort to connect ideas, but the longer structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to interpret. Examples include “It also make the legal requirement increase recycling,” “if waste of homes is recylce,” and “when the recycle method is used legal requirement.” There are also recurring problems with subject–verb agreement, articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries, as in “They also saves their money.” Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time; check that each sentence has a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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