Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-13

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 5.0)

In this modern world, growing demand of palnt bags hass been increaseing in recent years. It is believed that plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic packaging are not good for environment.Tere are some reason behind this issue, which will be discussed in the upcoming parahraphs.

On the one hand, plastic bags are non recyleable which put deterimental effect on environment.To elaborate it, people use plastic bags in their daily routine and after using these bags people throw this bags in the river or other side. Afterwords, plastic bags relerse harmfull gases in the environment and also create problems for marine life. For instance, a article was published in the BBC new showed that, a lot of plants and species are in the danger of extiction after easting plastic bags in the river. Therefore, plastic bags are very harmful for the environment.

Turning towards the solutions, people should have to use papper bags instead of plastice bags. In this way, other people also influence to use paper bags after viewing the usage of paper bags. Apart from this, the govenment shoud organised a camps,which expalined the hazardous effect of plastic bags to the public. Also, the government should promote advertisement which encourage public to use the paper bags. As a result, peopel can encourage through advertisement or free camps,where they gain abundant of information about the bag impact of plastic bags.

In conclusion, although, people use palstic things in their daily rountine bacause they are they not aware about its bad consequenses, when the government organised camps for aware to public definately these problem will be solve into large exatend.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses both questions: it identifies harm to the environment and proposes actions by individuals and government. The explanation that discarded bags enter rivers and affect marine life is relevant, and the suggestions to use paper bags and run public-awareness campaigns are appropriate. However, the damage is explained narrowly, mainly through one example, while other effects of bottles and packaging are not discussed. The solutions are also asserted rather than developed: for example, the essay does not explain how campaigns would change behaviour or what practical measures governments could introduce. The position is understandable, but the conclusion is unclear and overstates that awareness alone will solve the problem. Develop each main point with a clear explanation and a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The essay has a recognisable overall structure, with an introduction, a paragraph about environmental damage, a solutions paragraph and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “On the one hand,” “Turning towards the solutions,” and “In conclusion” help signal these stages. However, some linking is mechanical, and the opening promises “some reason” without clearly previewing the response. Within paragraphs, ideas sometimes run together, as in the sentence about bags being thrown into rivers and then releasing gases. References such as “this problem” and “these problem” are not always clear, and the conclusion repeats earlier points rather than bringing them together. Use clearer links between cause and effect, and organise each paragraph around one developed central idea.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some task-related vocabulary, including “marine life,” “hazardous effect,” “environment,” and “public,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are inaccurate or repeatedly misspelled, which sometimes makes the reader work to understand the intended meaning. Examples include “non recyleable,” “rel erse harmfull gases,” “plants and species,” and “bag impact.” Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “organised a camps” and “abundant of information.” Aim to use a smaller set of accurate, natural expressions rather than attempting uncertain wording. Proofread spelling carefully and learn common collocations related to pollution, waste and public policy.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts to use complex sentences, including clauses beginning “which” and “after,” and the response is usually understandable. However, the range is limited, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “growing demand … has been increaseing” has an incorrect verb form, while “people throw this bags” has a demonstrative and plural-agreement problem. “The government should organised a camps” also combines an incorrect verb form with a singular/plural mismatch. Several sentences lack spaces after full stops or commas, and the final sentence is difficult to follow because its clauses are not controlled. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check each sentence’s subject and verb.

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