Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-04

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)

It is often argued that some people accept that not enough the waste from house is recycled yes, i agree from this view that recycling is very important for our socitey and community because, it make our socirty more better.

The goverment should be make a conistent law in a country tom recycle the wasted rubbish because, some people throw the rubbish out of thier home and they do wrong but, if goverment annouce that rubbish is being recycle so it is very positive impact and sign for our country we should not waste the rubbish we should recycle the rubbish. Because our society will remain healthy neat and clean if we will do recycle the rubbish and plastic bottles and another wasted things, for example plastic bags plastic box etc.

Secondly the goverment should keep strong this law and goverment also should keep the fine on wasting the things and throughing the rubbish outside if goverment will do it so people will not break the laws and they will take care and will not thgrough the rubbish outside so our society will remain neat clean and healthy so goverment must should make a law in our country and keep strong this law.

i firmly believe that recycling is very important for us and our society other wise we should make the welfare society in every village. Because when our welfare society keep a drum beside the every house because when people will do that at this time village and cities will remain clean and fresh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You take a position in favour of government laws, especially when you say that the government should make a law and impose fines for throwing rubbish away. You also give relevant reasons, such as keeping communities clean, and mention practical examples including plastic bottles and collection drums. However, the response addresses the question only partially: it does not explain clearly how laws would increase household recycling, and the final point about welfare societies is difficult to connect to the argument. The claim that recycling is important is repeated rather than developed with specific explanation or an example. To strengthen the response, explain what households would be legally required to do and how enforcement or support would make compliance more likely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the response moves from an opening position to reasons for laws and then to a concluding belief. The use of “Secondly” signals another point, and examples such as plastic bags and bottles help indicate the topic. However, there is no clear overall progression because the same ideas about cleanliness and government laws recur several times. Linking words such as “because” and “so” are often repeated or used to join long, loosely connected thoughts, while the final paragraph introduces welfare societies without explaining their relationship to legal requirements. Use separate paragraphs for your position, distinct supporting reasons, and conclusion, and make each paragraph develop one main idea with clear links between sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the general topic, with relevant terms such as “recycled,” “fine,” “plastic bottles,” and “society.” However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “rubbish,” “government,” and “neat and clean.” Some inaccurate or awkward choices make parts of the response harder to understand, including “keep strong this law,” “wasted rubbish,” and “make our society more better.” Spelling errors such as “socitey,” “goverment,” and “thgrough” also reduce clarity. Build a more precise set of terms for the topic and check spelling; for example, distinguish household waste from recyclable materials and describe enforcement with natural collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to connect ideas using clauses with “because,” “if,” and “when,” but these longer structures are often faulty, and the response relies heavily on repeated simple patterns. Examples include “the goverment should be make” and “if we will do recycle,” where the verb forms are not correctly constructed. Agreement and sentence structure are also problematic in “it make our society” and “when our welfare society keep a drum.” Several sentences run on, with commas or full stops not used to separate complete ideas; the opening also begins with a lower-case “i.” These frequent errors sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then use conditional clauses with correct forms, such as “If the government imposes fines, more people may recycle.”

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