IELTS Task 2 two-part essay: Tourism in developing countries
A Task 2 two-part question. Answer each question directly, and give the two parts about the same weight.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, all band 8.0. Updated on 16 October 2026.
The question
An increasing number of developing countries are expanding their tourist industry. Why do you think this is the case? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 8.0: Task Response 8.5, Coherence and Cohesion 8.0, Lexical Resource 8.0, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 8.0. Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource and Grammatical Range and Accuracy were the weakest criteria.
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Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Nowadays, an increasing number of developing countries are investing in their tourist industry. This is mainly because tourism can bring economic benefits and create more…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #1
Task response 9.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
More and more developing countries are investing in tourism,and I think this is mostly a good development although it brings some real risks. Governments have good…
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