Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-13

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic packaging are bad for the environment.

What damage does plastic do to the environment?

What can be done by governments and individuals to solve this problem?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Some plstic things which people use on daily basis like plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic packagings are adversely affect to the environment. It creates several dameges also; however, a few proactive suggestions can help to adress the issue. Both the effects as well as measures would be discussed in the ensuing paragraphs with valid reasons and appropriate examples.

The main damage that caused by plastic is that it creates air polution and water polution. plastic is non-biodegradable, so it is extremly hard to get rid of. To reduce it people burn it as result, it relies harmful gases in the air like Co2 or carban monoxide which demage environment and create air pollution;moreover, many manufacturing industries dumping plustic wastage in a rivers or lcks. consequently it creates air pollution. Additionally, plastic also demage

to soil fertility. Plastic takes thousand of years to breake down while bury it in a land. Crops can not grown at that portion of land. For instance, according to the data of WHO 70% of total pollution on the earth is caused by plustic. as such manner plastic is most harmful creature of humans.

In order to this situation some steps can be taken by governments as well as an individuals. Goverment should impose high fines on cumpanys who produce plastic products also provide support and sub-sidi's to the businesses which manufacture natural alternatives of plastic things like clothing bags, pyper puckagings etc. Goverment should introduces strict rules and fines on people who throw plustic wastage on the road and street. Govermenet should spread awarness in regards of environment conservation. An individual should understand thier moral responsibility and follow the governmenet rules in regards of plustic wastages and usage. Use differenct trash cans for differenet kind of wastages. Citizen should adopt alternatives of plastic things. for examples, use clothing bags, steel bottles or papar packaging instead of plastic ones.

To conclude, plastic things which people use on daily basis can create a lot of dumages to the environment like air, water and land pollution. Still it can be overcome by emposing high fines, enforcing strict rules, spreading awarness and by adopting nutral alternatives of plastics.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response addresses all parts of the prompt, identifying environmental damage and suggesting solutions for both governments and individuals. The ideas are relevant and generally well-developed, though some points, such as the claim that plastic is the 'most harmful creature,' are slightly hyperbolic and lack precision. The structure is clear, and the position is maintained throughout. To reach a higher band, ensure that the supporting evidence is more accurate (e.g., the WHO statistic cited is not clearly linked to a specific, verifiable source) and avoid over-generalizations that weaken the logical flow of the argument.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, with a clear introduction, body paragraphs for problems and solutions, and a conclusion. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'moreover,' 'consequently,' and 'in order to,' though some are used mechanically or with minor errors (e.g., 'In order to this situation'). Referencing is generally clear, though the transition between ideas within paragraphs could be smoother. The paragraphing is appropriate, and the progression of ideas is easy to follow, despite some minor issues with sentence-level connectivity.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing the student to express ideas clearly. However, there are frequent spelling errors (e.g., 'plstic,' 'dameges,' 'polution,' 'cumpanys,' 'sub-sidi's,' 'pyper puckagings') which occasionally distract the reader. While the student attempts to use topic-specific vocabulary like 'non-biodegradable' and 'environment conservation,' the range is somewhat limited. To improve, the student should focus on accurate spelling and expanding their repertoire of collocations to avoid repetitive phrasing and minor word-choice inaccuracies.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'plastic things... are adversely affect'), article usage, and sentence construction (e.g., 'The main damage that caused by plastic is...'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing spaces after commas and semicolons. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to lower the score. Increasing the variety of complex structures while ensuring accuracy in basic grammar would significantly improve the score.

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