Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-25

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 5.0)

Human evolution have various changes from history, population use things according to thier need and what convience for them , they do not think about palent where they live ,what impact are done by thier own made products . plastic products one of them . which are highly dangroures for environment, In this essay i am doing deep analsyis why plastic bags , plastic bottles, pacaking made from plastic not good for environment ,Moreover , what step Nation can take to reduce it and what other alternative can Use by a person who live on planet earth.

To begin with,

plastic is non recycling thing , as we all know its also take million of year to dispose .Some of people only use plastic bottles and bags as well packaging at once , reason behind this bottles can not you multiple time because its dangerous , as its cause so many diseces if we you it again and again , at the end these kind of products made of plastic are have to garbage which is not a solution then this product take part in environment polution , which is extremely harmful.

Better part of story ,

I am starting with an example, little town of India in remote area fully plastic free , people do not use any kind of product which is harmful for thier living space.

they use ownmade cotton bags instead of plastic bags and they have different star in bottle , a cooked soil bottle , this kind of product also good for planet and human health.

In my opinion,

Goververnment and indivisual should have to follow environment freindly things path , completely have to avoid plastic as small town of india did for better future

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses all parts of the prompt by identifying the environmental damage caused by plastic and suggesting solutions involving governments and individuals. A position is presented, and relevant ideas are included, such as the mention of an Indian town adopting plastic-free alternatives like cotton bags and cooked soil bottles. However, the ideas are relatively under-developed and lack extended explanation or depth, placing the response securely in the Band 5 to 6 range. While the prompt is addressed, the arguments remain somewhat simplistic and general, lacking the thorough elaboration typical of higher band levels.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text attempts to organise ideas into logical sections with introductory phrases like 'To begin with,' and 'In my opinion,'. However, paragraphing is unconventional, featuring excessive line breaks and unusual spacing that disrupt the visual and logical flow of the essay. Cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or inaccurate, and referencing is occasionally unclear (e.g., 'this product take part in environment polution'). Although there is a recognizable overall structure, the faulty cohesive ties and irregular paragraphing restrict the score to Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is basic and limited in range. The student makes frequent spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'thier' instead of their, 'convience' for convenience, 'palent' for planet, 'dangroures' for dangerous, 'pacaking' for packaging, 'analsyis' for analysis, 'diseces' for diseases, 'polution' for pollution, and 'Goververnment' and 'indivisual' for government and individual. While meaning can generally be discerned despite these errors, the high frequency of spelling mistakes and the restricted lexical repertoire prevent the response from achieving a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response, featuring a very limited range of structures and frequent intrusive errors. Sentences often lack proper punctuation and conjunctions, resulting in run-on sentences or comma splices, such as in the opening sentence ('Human evolution have various changes from history, population use things according to thier need...'). Subject-verb agreement errors ('human evolution have', 'bottles can not you multiple time') and tense inconsistencies are pervasive. Complex sentence structures are rare and frequently faulty. These frequent errors cause considerable difficulty for the reader.

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