Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-22

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 4.0)

The today envirment is growing more and more people are select to be eco tourists travelling in responsible enviromentally friendly ways. The eco tourism industry is a importane role of the enviroment.

First of the eco turism industry is a show from the different pleaces in country. The different peoples are visit these pleaces. The people told the histery of the these pleases. Today people visit the history pleaces jest like a tomb of the janghar is sturated in Lohure.

Second of the tourist is a importance profession in all over theworld. The different tourist the represant of our country. The different tourist visit the different country. The different is respect for the tourists. The most tourists is famous for over the world.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 3.5

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 250 words, containing only 123 words. Consequently, the task can only be addressed partially. The writer attempts to discuss whether eco-tourism is a positive trend, mentioning cultural heritage and tourism as a profession, but the ideas remain extremely underdeveloped and disjointed. There is no clear position maintained throughout, and the response lacks relevant examples from the writer's own knowledge that connect logically to the prompt. Due to the severe length deficiency and limited content development, the performance falls below the Band 4 descriptor level for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The essay lacks a clear overall progression. While the writer attempts to structure the response using transition phrases such as 'First of' and 'Second of', the internal logic within sentences and paragraphs is very weak. Paragraphing is attempted, but the paragraphs consist of isolated, disjointed sentences that do not cohere into a unified argument. Referencing and cohesive devices are inadequate and frequently misused, making it difficult for the reader to follow a train of thought. This level of organisation aligns with the Band 4 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is extremely basic and repetitive, with severe spelling and word-choice errors that frequently strain the reader. Examples include 'envirment' for environment, 'select' for choosing, 'importane' for important, 'pleaces' for places, and 'johur' or 'janghar' for Jahangir. The writer attempts some less common terms like 'eco-tourism', but these are overshadowed by pervasive basic errors and a very limited lexical range. The control of word formation and spelling is poor, placing the response firmly at Band 4.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting almost entirely of simple sentence structures that are frequently inaccurate. There are constant errors in basic grammar, subject-verb agreement, and sentence construction, such as 'The today envirment is growing more and more people are select' and 'The tourist is a importance profession in all over theworld.' Punctuation and article usage are also highly problematic throughout the text. These frequent errors distort meaning and impede communication, which aligns with the Band 4 descriptors.

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