IELTS Task 2 discussion essay: Individuals and the environment
A Task 2 discussion question. Explain both views fairly, then give your own opinion. The question asks for all three, so an essay on one side only answers part of it.
5 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 5.5 to 7.0. Updated on 12 June 2026.
The question
Some people say that what people do to protect the environment cannot make a difference. Others say that individuals can help to protect the environment.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #5
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
The debate over environmental protection has become broadly controvercial with some saying that individual approach does not make sense, while others arguing that it is…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5
Essay #4
Task response 6.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
People have different views about whether people within the country should contribute to the protection of environment. While their contribution may seem very little, I…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #3
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In today’s highly polluted world, a lot of people concern that there is no way of addressing environmental problems by the human involvemen alone, while others argue that…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #2
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
There is a debate about whether individuals can make a difference by protecting the environment or not. While latter view seems valid on the face of it, I agree with the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Essay #1
Task response 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
Some individuals contend that personal attempts to protect the environment will not have an impact.Conversely,others believe that their efforts can help to protect the…
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