Nowadays, more and more foreign students are going to English-Speaking countries to learn the “international language – English". It is undoubtedly true that studying English in an English-speaking country is the best way, but it is not the only way to learn it. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement?
Sample Response
There is no debate that being in a real English language environment will help anyone to master the language in the fastest and most effective way and many international students prefer to go to English-speaking countries to study and learn the international language. I agree that this is a good way, yet students can learn English in other useful ways and those can be even better than the first approach. Being in an English speaking country helps students learn English in many ways. Firstly, the surroundings and environment influence our learning. We are forced to speak, read write, and slowly we start even thinking in English since we have to. Secondly, quick learning of the language can become a strong motivation because, in turn, we will get quick feedback that lets us find what we learn really benefits us in life and education. This inspires us to continue to learn more. It’s a positive reinforcement Learning builds on progressively. The initial learning serves as the basis for further learning. Thirdly, in an English-speaking country, you will be learning from the life and culture which is not present off that land. However, in this age of cross-culture communication and Internet, learning English in an English-speaking country is not the only way. The English language learning opportunities are available in many countries. Nowadays people are able to find various ways of learning the English language in their home country that are highly effective and productive. Watching English movies, television, listening to English music and browsing Internet can open up a vast plethora of English materials. For instance, one can make use of the vast storage of materials (video, sound, graphics, etc.) on the Internet to facilitate language study. Sometimes non-English speaking students may need a different approach for learning English. The principle of “different students, different teaching”, by the famous saying by Chinese guru Confucius, maintains that different teaching approaches are useful for different segments of students. The way a foreign student learns a language is quite different from those of an English native speaker. For example, a foreign student higher level; however, it is unnecessary for a native speaker. Last but not the least, on some occasions, students may find teachers in their own countries do a better job in figuring out their exact weak points and the remedies for them. A teacher of a non-English country understand the basic of a student and can combine both the native language and English to make the study plan and this might be more helpful than a native English teacher's approach of studying. In conclusion, I believe studying English in English-speaking country is a good way but in many cases, the other ways can be proven to be more efficient than being in an English speaking country.
IELTS Writing Correction
- 1. Separate list items Original: read write Suggested revision: read, write Why it matters: A comma is required between the separate verbs read and write in the list.
- 2. Correct word order Original: slowly we start even thinking Suggested revision: we gradually start thinking Why it matters: The revised adverb placement creates a natural English verb phrase.
- 3. Fix agreement and preposition Original: which is not present off that land Suggested revision: that are not available outside that country Why it matters: The replacement agrees with life and culture and corrects the faulty preposition off.
- 4. Use adjective form Original: culture Suggested revision: cultural Why it matters: Cross-cultural is the adjective needed to modify communication.
- 5. Add definite article Original: and Internet Suggested revision: and the Internet Why it matters: Internet conventionally takes the definite article in this construction.
- 6. Add introductory comma Original: Nowadays people Suggested revision: Nowadays, people Why it matters: A comma should follow the introductory adverb Nowadays.
- 7. Remove imprecise adjective Original: highly effective and productive Suggested revision: highly effective Why it matters: Productive does not add a clear distinct meaning when describing learning methods here.
- 8. Make list parallel Original: English movies, television Suggested revision: English movies and television programmes Why it matters: Adding programmes makes the first two objects of Watching grammatically parallel.
- 9. Add definite article Original: browsing Internet Suggested revision: browsing the Internet Why it matters: The definite article is required before Internet in this phrase.
- 10. Improve the collocation Original: storage Suggested revision: collection Why it matters: Collection naturally describes a large body of resources, whereas storage refers to the act or capacity of storing.
- 11. Repair awkward modifier Original: by the famous saying by Chinese guru Confucius Suggested revision: expressed in a saying attributed to Confucius Why it matters: The replacement removes the ungrammatical repeated by construction while preserving the attribution.
- 12. Fix pronoun agreement Original: those of an English native speaker Suggested revision: that of a native English speaker Why it matters: That agrees with the singular antecedent way, and native English speaker is the standard word order.
Suggested Rewrites
- read write read, write
- slowly we start even thinking we gradually start thinking
- which is not present off that land that are not available outside that country
- culture cultural
- and Internet and the Internet
- Nowadays people Nowadays, people
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response presents a clear position and supports it with several relevant reasons, particularly the discussion of immersion, online resources, and locally informed teaching. Its main limitation is uneven control of organisation and sentence construction: the extended body lacks effective paragraphing, and several awkward or incomplete sentences interrupt the argument. Prioritise grouping ideas into distinct paragraphs and revising each sentence for grammatical completeness and precision.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
A clear, consistent position is developed with relevant reasons and examples covering both immersion and viable alternatives.
Develop the comparison more selectively by explaining why particular alternatives may outperform immersion for specific learners.
Coherence and Cohesion
The ideas follow a recognisable progression, but the long undivided body and some abrupt transitions weaken overall organisation.
Separate immersion, digital learning, and local teaching into focused paragraphs with clear topic sentences and controlled transitions.
Lexical Resource
The response uses a reasonably wide vocabulary, though frequent awkward collocations and imprecise expressions reduce naturalness.
Replace inflated or unnatural phrases with precise combinations, especially when describing reinforcement, cultural exposure, and teaching methods.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of simple and complex structures communicates the main message, but recurring article, agreement, punctuation, and sentence-completion errors remain noticeable.
Check every sentence for a complete clause, then proofread articles and subject-verb agreement before adding further complexity.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Nowadays, more and more foreign students are going to English-Speaking countries to learn the “international language – English". It is undoubtedly true that studying English in an English-speaking country is the best way, but it is not the only way to learn it. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement?
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