In Some countries, many more people are choosing to live alone nowadays than in the past. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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Sample Response

1

Modern people adapt skills very frequently and nowadays living as nuclear is more preferable in developed cities, like metropolitan cities. Development is positive or negative is a question that needs to be deliberated.

2

People choose to live alone becauseas nowadays, nobody likes the involvement of other peoplepersons in their personal mattersmatter. They like to be independent to make decisions likewise not possible if living in a joint family. In additionAddition, there will be fewer demands on everyone's scheduleless burden on everybody’s timetable. Furthermore, spending on food and electricity may be lowerexpenses of food and electricity will be impacted. People face depression due to loneliness. Work-related stress will be greaterThe stress of work will be more as the person has to handle all chores by themselves. For parents, living aloneLiving alone for parents is a very tedious job without the help of their familywithout the help of family. They will have to manage their jobs as well as take care of their children, due to which more parents leaveleft their children at a crèche.at the crotch.

3

In my view, living in a family is better than living alone. Children can learn more moral values and etiquette from their parents and grandparents. They feel less lonely and hence will not face depression. Nowadays, the cost of living is higher than in the pasthigher than in past, so they can share their bills with others and spend more where neededspend more on where they need. People will be able to help each other with all household choresin doing all household chores. For employed parents, living with family is more advantageous as they don't have to leavedon’t have to left their children at a crèche whilein the crotch while they were away. Their children will be taken care of by their other family members.

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To conclude, the number of single-person householdsfamilies is increasing these days and this has some positive aspects despite many negative consequences.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 5.5

The response gives a recognisable negative view of living alone and offers several relevant points about loneliness, costs, childcare, and household support. However, the argument is uneven because advantages and disadvantages are mixed together, some examples do not clearly concern single-person households, and inaccurate wording sometimes obscures meaning. The priority is to organise a consistent position around two well-explained consequences that directly answer the question.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

5.5
Scoring rule

A position is evident and several relevant consequences are identified, but development is uneven and some claims are confused or only briefly explained.

Next step

Select two directly relevant negative effects and explain each with a clear reason and realistic example.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

5.5
Scoring rule

The response uses paragraphs and basic linking devices, although ideas within the body paragraphs are sometimes mixed and progression becomes list-like.

Next step

Give each body paragraph one controlling idea and arrange its sentences as claim, explanation, and example.

LR

Lexical Resource

5.0
Scoring rule

The vocabulary covers the topic, but frequent inaccurate expressions and word choices sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow.

Next step

Use precise topic language such as single-person households, childcare, shared expenses, and social isolation.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

5.0
Scoring rule

Simple meanings are usually recoverable, but frequent errors in sentence structure, verb forms, articles, and agreement limit grammatical control.

Next step

Practise building accurate simple and compound sentences before attempting longer clauses with several ideas.

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In Some countries, many more people are choosing to live alone nowadays than in the past. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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