IELTS Task 2 opinion essay: Raising the cost of fuel
A Task 2 opinion question. Give your own view and keep it clear in every paragraph: agreeing in part is fine, as long as you say how far and why.
9 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 6.5 to 9.0. Updated on 24 February 2026.
The question
Some people think that one of the best ways to solve environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel for cars and other vehicles.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #9
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
Some individuals claim that one of the major ways to minimize environmental troubles is increasing a price of fuel for all vehicles. I firmly disagree with this point, as…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #8
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
It’s said by some people that making fuel more expensive can be one the most effective solutions to environmental issues. Even though I mostly agree that it can…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #7
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Finding robust solutions to environmental problems has long been a topic of debate, with some individuals believing that it is increasing the cost fuel for automobiles…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #6
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Nowadays, enviromental issues have become an integral concern in our lives, and some people belive that increasing the cost of fuel for cars and other vehicles is the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #5
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
People have different views as to what the optimal ways are to tackle the environmental problems. While some people believe that increasing the cost of gasoline is the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Essay #4
Task response 7.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In recent years, individuals argue that the best decision to solve the global environmental issues can be done only by increasing the price of fuel. I believe it is a…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #3
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In recent years, the debate over the most effective strategies to address environmental issues has intensified. One proposed solution is to increase the cost of fuel for…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #2
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
There are some views that the most effective approach to tackle problems which is related to nature is to raise the price of fuel for cars and other transportations.…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 9.0
Essay #1
Task response 9.0, coherence 9.0, vocabulary 9.0, grammar 9.0
There is a view that the most effective way to deal with ecological issues is by increasing the prices of fuel for cars and other types of transportation. I fully…
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