Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Concern for the environment is growing rapidly and more and more people are choosing to be 'eco-tourists' - travelling in responsible, environmentally-friendly ways. As a result, the eco-tourism industry is expanding.

To what extent do you think this is a positive trend?

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

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Nowadays; due to massive environmental awerness and activism; the number of people choosing to travel in a more responsible and eco-friendly way is increasing year after year causing the eco-tourism industry to expand aggressively but at what cost. at first glance this might sound like a positive trend but to what degree

First a number of corporations and firms exploit these eco-tourists by claiming that their products and services are environmentally friendly and follow certain guidlines and in-house policies such as the sourcing of their food s ingridients ; power ; their way of handeling waste ; furnature........etc and uses them as justifications to charge way more money. for exemple eco concious restaurnats ; resorts complexes ; .........etc .As a result these tourists get scammed out of their money and end up paying more for a week trip. And some of these bussinesses uses false advertising and marketing actively positioning themselves as environmentally-friendly when in reallity they either lie and dont have any policies put in place or dont bother to enforce them.

secondly people boycutting or avoiding traditional tourism and global destinations causes a lot of job loss for the people taht work in that industry and also results in a noticebale decline in countries revenues espatially those whose economies relies a great deal on tourism and now are under massive pressure to invest large sums of moeny to attract tourists back .

In conclusion while travellers being more considerate to nature and not litterling it by throwing bags of trash in forests or dropping rubish in urban streets while on a trip is not controversial but the recent popularity of eco-tourism is fueling corporate greed and distabelising countries economies as we speak.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a clear, largely negative position on the growth of eco-tourism and give two relevant concerns: misleading environmental claims by businesses and possible harm to employment and tourism-dependent economies. These points show an attempt to answer the question, but the response addresses the positive side only briefly, mainly by noting that travellers should avoid littering. The claims about job losses and national revenue are also asserted rather than explained or supported with a specific example, so the argument remains limited and under-developed. To strengthen the response, acknowledge concrete benefits, then weigh them against your concerns and explain how the effects occur. A more balanced, consistently developed evaluation would address the question more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, two body points signalled by “First” and “secondly,” and a conclusion. This makes the main line of argument identifiable. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, particularly in the first body paragraph, where examples, explanations and the claim of being “scammed” run together. The opening ends with an incomplete question-like phrase, and the conclusion introduces a point about littering that has not been developed earlier. Linking is also repetitive and mechanical, with “As a result” and “In conclusion” doing much of the work. Use clearer paragraph development, connect each example explicitly to its claim, and make the conclusion summarise the argument already established.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt topic-specific vocabulary, including “eco-tourism industry,” “false advertising,” “environmentally-friendly,” and “tourism-dependent” ideas, which helps communicate your concerns. However, spelling errors and imprecise or awkward combinations are frequent enough to distract the reader: examples include “awerness,” “guidlines,” “eco concious,” “boycutting,” and “distabelising.” Some phrases are also unclear or unnatural, such as “expand aggressively,” “a week trip,” and “countries revenues.” These issues limit the precision and control of the vocabulary, even though the intended meaning is often recoverable. Proofread spelling carefully and choose more conventional collocations; for instance, describe the industry as “growing rapidly” and refer to “a week-long trip” or “national tourism revenue.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and subordinate clauses, for example the sentence beginning “And some of these businesses…” and the explanation of how firms present themselves as environmentally friendly. However, the range is limited, and complex sentences are often difficult to control. There are frequent problems with sentence boundaries and punctuation: the opening uses semicolons where full stops or commas are needed, while several ideas are joined into long run-on sentences. Agreement and verb forms are also inconsistent, as in “businesses uses” and “economies relies.” Capitalisation at sentence beginnings is unreliable, and the final sentence is overloaded with clauses. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then add one controlled subordinate clause at a time.

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