Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts. Use specific reasons and details to support your opinion.
Sample Response
Some people think that works of fiction have no valuefiction books have no use at all. They claim that people should read about real events that took place, real people, and established facts. I completely disagreeI have to totally disagree with this statement. From my everyday experience and observation, I can stand that fiction, miracles and fairy tails are required in our life. For the reasons outlined belowFor several reasons, which I will mention below, I believe that works of fiction play an essential rolefiction books play an essential role in our life. First of all, it is difficultkind of difficult to imagine a six-year-old child reading about politics or history through factual accountswith the real facts that are not always pleasant. I think that children need miracles and Santa Claus because the real world is too complicated for them. They are too innocent and inexperienced to face harsh realitiesknow the real facts and understand what real life is aboutunderstand what is a real life about. In addition, I am sure that requiring a child to readmaking a child read only non-fiction books can cause distressresult in shock. Second of all, following this statement about refusing from reading books about fiction events we also should refuse from festivals, parades, and celebration such holidays as Halloween because most of the characters there are fictional. Moreover, comic books would disappear, along withwill disappear as well as animated films and fictional filmsfiction movies. The disadvantage of non-fiction lies in the facts that nothing happens to excite the mind and spirit. On the other handFrom the other side, fiction provides an excellent opportunity for the minda great slope for a mind to think creatively. In conclusion, I think that people need miracles. We can not be satisfied with bare facts alonethe only naked truth. Humankind must believe in something and this belief helps people push boundariesbreak limits and developmake new inventions.
Why this response received Band 5.5
The response sustains a clear disagreement and offers relevant reasons involving children's emotional needs and fiction's capacity to stimulate creativity. Its strongest point is the accessible discussion of why young readers benefit from imaginative material, but the essay is unparagraphled, several analogies move away from books, and frequent awkward language reduces precision. The priority is to develop two book-focused benefits in separate paragraphs with specific reading examples and clearer causal explanation.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The opinion is clear and supported by relevant ideas about childhood and creativity, but the festival and film discussion is only indirectly related to reading and several claims are overstated.
Focus on how a children's story and an adult novel can build imagination, empathy, or problem-solving, using a specific example for each.
Coherence and Cohesion
The sequence from children to wider cultural fiction and a conclusion is understandable, but the absence of paragraphs and mechanical signposting weaken cohesion.
Use an introduction, one paragraph on child development, one on adult creativity, and a concise conclusion that synthesises both reasons.
Lexical Resource
There is enough vocabulary to discuss fiction, reality, and imagination, but spelling errors and many inaccurate collocations reduce naturalness.
Use precise expressions such as 'fairy tales', 'I maintain that', 'rejecting fictional works', and 'stimulate creative thinking'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The response attempts varied structures, but frequent errors in articles, prepositions, word forms, agreement, and clause construction weaken control.
Check article and preposition use in noun phrases, then revise long sentences so each contains a clear subject, verb, and logical connection.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts. Use specific reasons and details to support your opinion.
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