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)
it is highly concerned and argued topic that environment is growing fast and more people are desired to stay eco-tourist, environmental friendly. It is expanding on industrial level.I completely agree to this statement i will give my opinion on this agreement.
In my opinion, we are living in an extremely toxic environment and we all are responsible equally and we should take an itititative on this major environmental problem.This should be an extremely positive trend if people start living in this way.
.By becoming part of this trend people contribute to the economy and society.In different countries like Canada and Aurstralia people are becoming more environmetal friendly and they are recognizing on global level.People will surely attract towards places which are more eco friendly.
Tourism attraction open many doors for the people living there because they have no source of income rather than this. They can open resturant and hotels which help them financially.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The student attempts to address the prompt regarding whether eco-tourism is a positive trend, stating an agreement, but the response is severely underdeveloped and significantly under the word count limit. The required minimum length is 250 words, whereas this response contains only 154 words. Consequently, the ideas are presented in a very sketchy manner without adequate extension or supporting examples. Although a position is stated, it lacks the necessary development expected for a higher band. Because the task length requirement is not met, this severely impacts the overall task achievement score, fitting within the Band 4 descriptor for minimal task completion.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The response shows an attempt at paragraphing, but the overall organization lacks logical progression and clear cohesion. Sentences often feel disjointed, and transitional phrases are weak or absent. For instance, phrases like 'It is expanding on industrial level.I completely agree to this statement i will give my opinion on this agreement' demonstrate mechanical and faulty transitions. Paragraph boundaries are not managed sufficiently, and referencing is sometimes unclear, such as the dangling modifier in 'they have no source of income rather than this.' While some overall relationship between ideas can be discerned, the lack of cohesive control and poor structural flow places this text firmly at Band 4.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, severely limiting the range of expression. The student uses simple phrases like 'extremely toxic environment', 'source of income', and 'eco friendly' repeatedly. There are also noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'itititative' (initiative), 'environmetal' (environmental), and 'Tourism attraction open many doors'. These lexical inadequacies and spelling errors occasionally strain the reader's understanding. While the topic is touched upon, the lack of a sufficient and precise lexical resource restricts the score to Band 4.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is very limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that are frequently faulty. Examples of grammatical errors include 'it is highly concerned and argued topic', 'we should take an itititative', and 'People will surely attract towards places'. Punctuation and capitalization errors are also present, such as missing spaces after periods and lowercase 'i'. The frequency of errors causes significant difficulty for the reader and means that error-free sentences are the exception rather than the rule, corresponding to a Band 4 level.
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