Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-27

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 4.5)

Describe the statement some people claim that not enough of the waste from homes is recycled. And they say that only ways to increase recycling is the governments to make it legal requirement.

Overall, the homes recycling is very important for everyone because the recycling the waste products than the recycling and devloped new prodects so recycling is very importanmt.

First of all, Some people not recycling for your products and the results the faces the different problems for example people buy the water bottle and the use the and waste the bottle but you can recycled the bottle than the bottle helped for produces new products and than the bottle not for waste and the results are goods.

Secondly, the people buy the shirts and after some times this shirts not important for you and you are so boring the shirt for you but you can recycle the shirts and changes for new product, For example the shirts recycle and shirt change for new bag, cloths, shoes etc. And than your shirts not waste and than helpred for new produects.

The recycling is very important because they helped for clean enviorments and your produect not waste and the helped for produces new products. And the government to malke legal requirements because they helped for clean roads and the products are not wasre and helped for recycling.

On my experience the recycling is very important. The few months ago buy for a shirt and the shirt mostly use and than the shirt is boring for me and than the idea on my mind the recycling the shirt and the old shose and for this clouor and my is so beautifull and i am so happy.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify recycling as important and give examples involving bottles and clothing, so the response is related to the topic. However, the central question is whether laws are needed, and your position is only briefly stated in “the government to make legal requirements.” You do not explain how a legal requirement would work, why it would increase household recycling, or whether education and convenient facilities could also help. The examples mainly describe reusing items rather than supporting an argument about legislation, and the personal example is difficult to understand. The task is therefore addressed only minimally. To strengthen the response, state clearly how far you support laws and develop two reasons with specific explanations or examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response has separate paragraphs and uses basic signposts such as “First of all,” “Secondly,” and “On my experience,” which gives the reader some indication of sequence. However, the ideas are not arranged into a clear argument: the opening repeats the prompt, the body paragraphs repeat that recycling prevents waste, and the conclusion does not bring together a developed position on laws. Connections within sentences are often unclear, especially in the bottle and shirt examples, where repeated “and than” makes the relationships between actions and results difficult to follow. Organise the essay around a clear progression—for example, your position, reasons for legal rules, supporting examples, and a conclusion—and use pronouns and linking phrases to show how each point supports that position.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use a small set of relevant topic words, including “recycled,” “waste,” “products,” and “government,” and the reader can generally recognise that the essay concerns household recycling. However, vocabulary is basic and highly repetitive, particularly “important,” “products,” and “helped,” so ideas are not expressed precisely. Several word choices or forms also make meaning difficult to follow, such as “the results the faces the different problems” and “the shirt is boring for me.” Spelling errors—including “devloped,” “enviorments,” and “produects”—further reduce clarity. Build a wider set of accurate topic expressions, such as “separate household waste,” “recycling facilities,” and “reduce landfill,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example when describing how a bottle might be recycled into another product, and you use some simple sentence patterns to communicate basic points. However, sentence structures are very limited overall, and frequent errors in agreement, articles, verb forms, and sentence construction sometimes obscure meaning. Examples include “only ways … is,” “the government to make,” and “the people buy the shirts”; the final personal example also shifts between past and present forms without a clear pattern. Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, including unnecessary capitals after commas or at the start of body sentences. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add clauses with “because” or “which” while checking tense and agreement.

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