With the rise in popularity of the internet, newspapers will soon become a thing of the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Sample Response
In the contemporary world, an business competitionethical and business competition between the digital and print media is quite visible. The future of print media in the digital era is a debatable issue. Though some people hold the opinion that the popularity of printed newspapersnewspaper will continueexist in the futureforthcoming days, my view is thatmy two cents is printed newspapersthis print news portal will soon disappear to make way for the digital news sourcesdigital way of getting news. One obvious reason for my viewpoint is that online portals and e-newspapers are gaining widespreadvast acceptance because of their advanced featuresby its sophisticated features such as clarity, video sharing, social sharing and instant opinion sharing tools. FurthermoreOver and above, the public preferspublic goes by online news portals tothan print versions in order to get instant and breaking news. The vast popularity of online editions of the newspapers is the best exampleepitome. When an Internet user can browse virtually any newspaper in the world for free, why should he spend money on reading only a particular newspaper which does not have the latest breaking newslast hour breaking news? Some would argue that there is a different appeal to holding a printed newspaper than reading on the computer screen. That’s true, but they should compare the old way of sending letters to the latest email technology. The number of emails people send on averageon an average is millions of times higheris million times higher than the traditional postal mailmails and in a similar fashion, reading a newspaper willwould become a tradition of the past while online news portals would dominate the world. To draw the conclusion, the newspaper will soon become a thing of the pastget its place in history. We can expect many new trends in future not only in the case of the newspaper but also in other printprinted media and that is obvious with the widespread acceptance of technology and its popularity among the young generation.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response maintains a clear position and develops it with relevant reasons, a counterpoint, and a useful comparison between postal mail and email. Its main limitation is presentation as one continuous paragraph, compounded by frequent unnatural collocations and recurring grammatical inaccuracies. The highest priority is to divide the argument into purposeful paragraphs and revise phrasing so that ambitious vocabulary communicates ideas precisely and naturally.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The position is clear throughout and is developed through relevant reasons, a counterargument, and an illustrative comparison.
Strengthen the argument by qualifying broad predictions and supporting them with a more concrete real-world example.
Coherence and Cohesion
The ideas follow a logical sequence, but the absence of paragraph breaks obscures the essay’s internal stages and weakens readability.
Separate the introduction, supporting arguments, counterpoint, and conclusion into purposeful paragraphs.
Lexical Resource
The response attempts a wide range of vocabulary, but frequent awkward collocations and imprecise choices limit naturalness.
Choose familiar, accurate combinations instead of forced expressions such as ethical and business competition or the best epitome.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex structures are attempted and meaning remains clear, although agreement, article, pronoun, and comparison errors recur.
Edit each complex sentence for agreement and reference, especially where singular nouns are followed by plural pronouns or verbs.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
With the rise in popularity of the internet, newspapers will soon become a thing of the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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