Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-29

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people have decided to reduce the number of times they fly every year or to stop flying altogether.

Do you think the environmental benefits of this development outweigh the disadvantages for individuals and businesses?

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

Student answer (Band 4.0)

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response attempts to address the prompt by discussing the environmental benefits of flying less, acknowledging that there are disadvantages for individuals and businesses. However, the development of ideas is severely compromised by a massive block of gibberish and random keyboard mashing in the second half of the essay. While the writer manages to state some relevant points regarding carbon dioxide emissions and alternative transport such as trains and buses in the first paragraph, the complete breakdown in task fulfillment due to non-sensical text limits the overall evaluation. At Band 4, the response touches upon the task minimally due to the inability to sustain a coherent argument throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The essay lacks proper paragraphing and organization. The text begins without capitalisation or punctuation in places, such as 'some people have decided...'. Although there are some basic cohesive structures attempted, the entire middle and concluding section of the response consists of random letters and strings of characters ('hube ewe efue 8fuwe...'), making any logical progression or cohesion impossible. Referencing is entirely lost. According to Band 4 descriptors, information and ideas are not arranged coherently, and the text fails to demonstrate logical sequencing.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The usable vocabulary is extremely basic and repetitive, featuring errors such as 'environment' written as 'environment althrough' and spelling mistakes like 'contribrutes' and 'benfits'. The writer attempts some topic-related vocabulary such as 'carbon dioxide', 'greenhouse gas emissions', and 'air pollution'. However, because the vast majority of the word count is made up of random keyboard input rather than actual English words, the lexical range is severely restricted and inadequate for the task, aligning with Band 4 descriptors where vocabulary is basic and errors strain the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is extremely weak throughout the readable portions of the text. There is a complete lack of punctuation and capitalisation at the start of the essay ('some people have decided... i belives this can bring important...'). Basic sentence structures contain errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('airplanes produces') and missing prepositions ('travel by air there will be'). The second half of the text exhibits a total breakdown of grammatical structures due to strings of random characters. This warrants a Band 4, as errors are very frequent and prevent any meaningful sentence construction.

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