The advantage of the spread of English as a global language will continue to outweigh its disadvantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Sample Response
Presently, English is called a universal language as half of the world population is using it. It is the gateway to the world, the ability to speak in English is considered oneconsidered as one of the hallmarks of a cultured person. It is undeniable thatIt is undeniable to say that, global language has resulted in both positive and negative effects which must be addressed accordingly.
To begin with, there are many benefits of adoptingextending a universal language. Through a global languageThrough global language, a particular country can strengthen its business relationships and stimulate economic growthdevelop its business relations and increase its economic growth. Professionally, in today's globalised world, those who are fluent in English have a competitive advantage over other candidates.
From the social perspective, the English language allows people to enter a wider cultural world, which helps in developing healthy relations among people from different culturesrelations among them. This critical ability builds a foundationis building a foundation for good business and social relations. The widespread use of the English language is narrowing the communication gap between peoplegap between communication and people all over the world have accepted English as a language for communicationlanguage to use for communications. Books, historical accounts and research papersThe books, history and research papers written in this language are very numerousreally great in number and the spread of this language has made it possible to allow people around the world to access the same technical knowledge and resourceslet people around the world learn the same technology and resources. However, one can not deny the drawbacks of a global languagedrawbacks which are derived from global language. Adopting a universal languageAdopting universal language leads to the westernisation of culturesis leading to westernisation of culture. Nowadays, people speak a global languagepeople speak global language instead of their own language. As a result, they are forgetting their indigenous dialects and culture and their children are following the same. For example, Bangladesh is well-known for its culture and traditions all over the world, but presentlybut, presently, many people have forgotten their culture and language. In conclusion, I would argue that benefits created by the English language far outweigh the its disadvantagesdisadvantages of it and in the future, English will be spoken by far more peoplein future English would be spoken by far many people and would decrease the language barrier nations have.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response's strongest aspect is its relevant range of benefits, linking global English to trade, employment, cross-cultural communication and access to knowledge, before recognising the risk to local languages and cultures. The main limitation is that several claims are broad or repetitive and the opinion appears clearly only at the end, while paragraphing becomes uneven. Prioritise an explicit position in the introduction and a direct comparison explaining why the stated benefits outweigh cultural loss.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The response addresses advantages, a cultural disadvantage and the extent of agreement, but the position is delayed and several supporting claims remain general.
State the extent of agreement in the introduction and explicitly weigh communication and economic benefits against the risk of language and cultural loss.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ideas follow an understandable benefits-to-drawbacks sequence, but the short second paragraph and overloaded final paragraph create uneven progression and weak separation of functions.
Use distinct paragraphs for economic benefits, social and knowledge benefits, cultural disadvantages, and the final judgement.
Lexical Resource
There is a sufficient range of vocabulary for language, business and culture, though imprecise collocations and missing articles recur.
Prefer phrases such as 'the spread of a global language', 'reduce communication barriers', 'a large body of research' and 'preserve indigenous languages'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of sentence structures communicates the argument, but comma splices, article errors, agreement problems and awkward clause combinations occur regularly.
Separate run-on sentences, especially the introduction and the communication paragraph, and check articles before singular countable nouns.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
The advantage of the spread of English as a global language will continue to outweigh its disadvantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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