Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-08-25

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 5.0)

People learnt their entire life from different experience. Some people think that the learnt from only by books and some thing that they get more knowledge with their traveling experiences.

So mostly people prefer to travelling with their family going to North areas .As we know that the environment is rapidly changing so people want to feel relax.

Many people prefer to going alone because the think that the feel more comfortable being alone and other hand some are prefer to going with any tour guide company because the think that the journey is too long so if will go alone the must be feel boring and they did not enjoy their tour.

Now a days many tour companies are working.They facilitate the many thinks they give them tour instruction and enhance the knowledge about the tour place.

In my opinion this is the beneficial for us.We travelling in their responsibilty. They provided the friendly environment where the person did not bore .They makes the journey to memorable.

If we going with our friends its also feel the enjoyable tour.

last time i went to go with my couple of friends in north area .It was memorable trip for me.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to address the specific prompt regarding 'eco-tourism'. Instead, it discusses general travel experiences, the benefits of tour guides, and personal anecdotes about trips to 'north areas'. The prompt asks for an evaluation of the trend of eco-tourism, but the essay does not define or discuss this concept at all. Furthermore, the response is significantly under the 250-word minimum requirement, which severely limits the development of any relevant ideas. The position is unclear because the topic itself is misunderstood. To improve, you must carefully read the prompt to identify the core subject and ensure your arguments directly relate to that specific topic.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay lacks logical progression. While there are attempts to use paragraphs, the ideas within them are disjointed and do not follow a clear argumentative structure. Cohesive devices are either missing or used incorrectly, such as the abrupt transition 'So mostly people prefer...' and the repetitive use of 'they' without clear antecedents. The connection between sentences is often weak, making the text difficult to follow. To improve, focus on using transition words (e.g., 'furthermore', 'consequently', 'in contrast') to link your ideas and ensure each paragraph focuses on a single, clear point that supports your overall argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is very basic and repetitive. There are frequent errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'facilitate the many thinks' (likely meaning 'facilitate many things') and 'the person did not bore' (incorrect usage of the verb). The range of vocabulary is insufficient to express complex ideas about environmental issues or tourism trends. Many phrases are awkward or unnatural, such as 'travelling in their responsibilty'. To improve, you should expand your vocabulary by reading academic articles on environmental topics and practicing the use of collocations rather than just individual words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains frequent grammatical errors that often impede communication. There are consistent issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'some thing that they get'), incorrect verb forms (e.g., 'prefer to going'), and missing articles or prepositions. Sentence structures are mostly simple, and attempts at more complex sentences are often marred by errors, such as 'if will go alone the must be feel boring'. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing spaces after periods. To improve, focus on mastering basic sentence construction, specifically verb tenses and the correct use of infinitives and gerunds.

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