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IELTS Task 2 causes and solutions essay: Throwing away broken items

A Task 2 causes and solutions question. Answer both parts: explain the causes (or effects), then suggest solutions that match them. A solution with no cause behind it reads as a list.

2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, all band 6.5. Updated on 22 September 2026.

The question

In many parts of the world, people throw away broken items instead of repairing them, while others believe these items should be repaired and reused. What are the reasons for this trend? What solutions can you suggest?

Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom

Across these 2 essays the average band is 6.5: Task Response 7.0, Coherence and Cohesion 6.0, Lexical Resource 7.0, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 6.5. Coherence and Cohesion was the weakest criterion.

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: 6.5

    Essay #2

    Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0

    People are throwing away broken items instead of repairing them, in many parts of the world, while other argue that these items should be repaired and recycled. While…

    Task 2, 322 words, 22 September 2026

  • Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5

    Essay #1

    Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0

    In today's modern culture, many people prefer to throw away broken goods rather than fix them, although a significant number still value repair and reuse. While there are…

    Task 2, 406 words, 20 September 2026

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