In the recent years, there is a trend of ‘responsible tourism’, which pays attention to both local culture and environment. However, there are still people who think that ‘responsible tourism’ is impossible to implement in reality. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give your opinion and examples
Sample Response
All around the world, tourism is losing its appealglitter, due to the lack of responsibility amongby the government, tourists and local people. Some people consider taking responsibility in tourism by each individual is essential for athe better environment, preserving cultures and improving the economy, whereas others think, this cannot be achieved in reality. In my opinion, responsibility in tourismtourism responsibility is required for a better future for the worldfor better future of the world and this can be achieved with proper implementation.
People travel to different places but never show any attention or responsibility for improving themresponsibility towards its improvement. To make this world a better place to live in, one should take it as one’s responsibility. First of all, the government should take actiontake a step, allocating more funds to tourismreleasing more funds towards tourism and providing greater securityfor providing much security. For instance, we find filthy guest houses, restrooms and no cleaning of surrounding places. People travel to enjoy the beauty of nature, but if they find these kinds of dirty placesthis kind of dirty places, their enjoyment which lead to a bad memory. In addition,Even, local people and tourists who travel should obey the tourism guidelines and policiesguidelines and policy of tourism for a better world.
However, there are some people who think when it comes to implementing this,implementation of this; it is like a day dream which cannot become realitycome into reality. It is difficult for poor and developing countries to utilise more funds towards tourism. On the other hand, it is difficult to provide security and cleanlinessneatness at tourist spots unless every tourist shows attention as his responsibility. For instance, if there are sign boards which shows ‘please use right direction, danger at left direction’, they use only left and if there are any dustbins with ‘please use me’, they do not use them at all. Thus it is very difficult to make it into reality.
In conclusion, better tourism can be achieved only if every individual takes responsibility for tourismtakes the responsibility towards tourism. One should think about how much one is contributingthink, how much one is contributing, instead of just arguing and blaming the government. But the government should take the first step in achieving this. With this, not only it increases blissfulness of tourists but also increases economy of the country.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The essay states a clear belief that responsible tourism is achievable and identifies shared roles for governments, residents, and visitors. Its main limitation is uneven development: examples focus on cleanliness, security, and disobeyed signs without clearly explaining how local culture and the environment would be protected. Prioritise concrete measures such as waste controls, cultural guidelines, funding, and enforcement, then show why these are realistically workable.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
A clear position is maintained and implementation challenges are considered, but support only partially addresses cultural preservation and environmental responsibility.
Develop one realistic policy for protecting the environment and one for respecting local culture, supported by a credible tourism example.
Coherence and Cohesion
The four-paragraph structure moves logically from the position to possible action, obstacles, and conclusion, though some internal links are unclear.
Give each body paragraph one controlling purpose and connect every example explicitly to feasibility or responsible-tourism outcomes.
Lexical Resource
There is enough vocabulary to discuss tourism, responsibility, funding, and cleanliness, but frequent awkward or inaccurate expressions reduce precision.
Use natural phrases such as 'lost its appeal', 'allocate funds', 'maintain tourist sites', 'follow guidelines', and 'improve visitors' experience'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex ideas are attempted, but frequent errors in clauses, agreement, articles, punctuation, and sentence construction weaken control.
Revise incomplete structures and check agreement, especially sentences about dirty facilities, signboards, shared responsibility, and economic benefits.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
In the recent years, there is a trend of ‘responsible tourism’, which pays attention to both local culture and environment. However, there are still people who think that ‘responsible tourism’ is impossible to implement in reality. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give your opinion and examples
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