Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-06
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)
Environment topic is controversial today. While some people believe that select nature friendly travelling . I strongly believe that, individuals needs to protect environment. This essy will explain, why i support this perspective .
To begin with, the primary reason for my opinion is, the protection of nature is our responsibility . We should do take care of environment. The nature provides us many things like, tree, coal, gas and woods . Humans are use This natural products in their life . This shows that, people taking care of nature. As a result, individuals are arrange environmentally tourisms. Environmentally-friendly travel involves without doing harm visiting in nature . For example, tracking in mountains also understand the nature.
Meanwhile, some negative argument is a few people still throwing rubbish and waste in nature such as , plastics and other human waste . It cause, increase the level of pollution in forest and environmental areas .Drastically, In many countries using woods also destroy trees . Therefore, the level of heat increased . For instance, in a previous year , decrease the level of trees compared than year 2021. In consequence, inregular rain fall and floods . It is danger for humans.
To conclude, i firmly agree that , environment is key of life . because it provide oxygen and important things. Although, few people destroy trees and throwing waste . The benefits of 'eco-tourists' people aware about nature also try to understand the environment without doing harm . forests are far more important for all lives.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response addresses the task only partially, presenting a limited position where the main thrust is somewhat unclear at the outset with phrasing like 'While some people believe that select nature friendly travelling'. Ideas are limited and under-developed throughout the essay. For instance, the writer mentions that nature provides resources like 'tree, coal, gas and woods' and that humans use these natural products, but this point lacks clear logical extension to the central question of whether eco-tourism is a positive trend. While some relevant points regarding pollution and the destruction of forests are introduced in the third paragraph, they remain underdeveloped and lack specific, well-supported examples, preventing the response from achieving a higher level of task completion.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response demonstrates some organization through basic paragraphing and simple transitional markers such as 'To begin with', 'Meanwhile', and 'To conclude', but there is no clear overall progression of ideas from start to finish. Cohesive devices are often inaccurate, repetitive, or applied mechanically, as seen in phrases like 'Drastically, In many countries using woods also destroy trees' and 'It cause, increase the level of pollution'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and transitions between sentences can feel abrupt, which disrupts the flow of the argument and stops the text from achieving a fully coherent overall arrangement.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited but minimally adequate to convey basic ideas about the environment and tourism. The writer attempts some less common terms and topic-specific vocabulary such as 'environmentally-friendly', 'pollution', and 'oxygen', but these attempts are marred by noticeable errors in word choice, word form, and spelling, such as 'essy', 'inregular', and 'nature friendly travelling'. Furthermore, awkward collocations like 'arrange environmentally tourisms' and 'previous year, decrease the level of trees' create noticeable errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader and prevent the lexical range from expanding beyond basic adequacy.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The writing exhibits a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and basic subject-verb patterns. Where the student attempts more complex sentences, the structures are frequently faulty, leading to basic errors in agreement, verb forms, and punctuation. Examples include 'individuals needs to protect', 'Humans are use This natural products', and 'It is danger for humans'. Punctuation errors, such as unnecessary spaces before commas and full stops, are also frequent. These frequent errors in grammar and punctuation can cause difficulty for the reader and reflect a restricted control over sentence forms.
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