Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. You should

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Sample Response

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No one on this earth could deny the fact that parents are the messengers of Godgod. I firmly believe that I am really blessed to have such supportivesupporting parents. They are a treasure trove of knowledgethe treasure hunt of knowledge. I personally consider them as the best teachers.

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Right from childhood, they teach us at every stage of lifein each and every phase of life. When we are kids, they train us in all kinds of activities such as crawling, walking, and talkingactivities crawling, walking and talking. During their school yearsDuring the schooling, they help us with difficult subjectseducate us on the difficult subjects. When we grow up a bit, they assist us in choosing the right path. They support our career aspirations. They teach us what is good and what is bad.

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FurthermoreIn addition to the above, parents enlighten us by teaching moral values. They tell us about their past experiencesexplain us their past experiences in life from which we can extract some dos and don’tssome of the do's and don'ts. We learnlearnt a lot from them abouton the culture and traditions of our region. They advise us in many tough situations.

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In my opinion, a teacher is not someone who merely teaches us how to read, write and to gain an academic degree. Rather, this personRather this person teaches us moralitythe morality, the value of lifevalue of life and inspires us to live a positive life. In this regardregards, parents put more emphasis and effort thanthat a teacher at schoola teacher we find in our school. In our life, we learn about life from our parents more than from anyone else.

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On the other hand, some of the students deny this fact as they may not consider the abilities of their children and force them to take subjects of their choice. They feel that parents should take into account their children’s opinionstake into account their opinions and discuss with them the pros and cons of their choice.

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To conclude, I strongly affirm that no teacher in this world can be as goodbest as our parents. We should respect their opinions and abide by their valuable suggestions.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 6.0

The response presents an unmistakable opinion and organizes its supporting points around the many roles parents play throughout life. However, much of the support is a list of assertions, and the attempted counterargument becomes logically confused. The highest-priority improvement is to develop fewer reasons with specific explanation and examples, while correcting recurring grammatical and collocational errors that reduce precision.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

6.0
Scoring rule

The position is clear and relevant reasons are given, but they are often asserted rather than fully explained or illustrated.

Next step

Select two central reasons and develop each with a clear explanation and a concrete example.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

6.0
Scoring rule

The response has a recognizable progression and appropriate paragraphing, although several sections read as lists of short points.

Next step

Use referencing and logical connectors to show how supporting sentences build one sustained idea within each paragraph.

LR

Lexical Resource

6.0
Scoring rule

The vocabulary is adequate and includes some less common expressions, but inaccurate collocations recur throughout the response.

Next step

Replace memorized or unnatural phrases with direct combinations such as supportive parents, sources of knowledge, and explain experiences to us.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

6.0
Scoring rule

A mix of simple and complex forms conveys the main meaning, despite recurring errors in comparison, agreement, prepositions, and word forms.

Next step

Proofread comparative structures and verb patterns, especially constructions involving explain, consider, and more than.

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