Nowadays TV has become an essential part of life. Medium to spread news & awareness and for some, it acts like a companion. What is your opinion about this?
Sample Response
The invention of televisionTelevision many decades agoaround two decades back opened new possibilitiesopened wide frontiers for broadcasting visual informationtransmission of visual communication and awareness. Since then research and development in this field has never pausedthe research and development on this have never paused, and today we have 3D and curved televisions available as well. In fact, it will be hard to find any householddomestic family that does not watch TVwithout watching TV as a part of their daily life. It has helped in making the world a smaller place to live in by making all sorts of shows, latest news updatesupdate and information in manyall areas via a wide range of channels.
Television provides a wide range ofto channels to choose from on tourism, travel, foodfoods, lifestyle, news, general knowledge, movies, music, reality showsshow and many more. In fact, the information is so useful that many people plan their holiday based on a show on tourism, they try to cook new items by following the recipe shown, become aware of all sorts of happenings in the world and notleast to mention the excitement around sports eventscraze about the sports event.
For many peopleFor many, TV is almost indispensable as they believe it to be a friend which is always there when needed. Nowadays, TV is available with video games, quizzes, and other interactive functions. It can be a good way to spend time watchingwith it, which is often necessary when they are alonewhen alone.
Television has influenced our lives so much that people who watch daily soaps often havepeople watching daily soaps especially have a lasting impression from the showhangover of the show throughout the day. ButBut, it is our duty to limit anything to excessin too excess. The benefits which TV has brought into our daily lives cannot be denied.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response presents a clear, logically ordered account of television's value as an information source and companion, supported by a relevant range of everyday examples. Its main weakness is that the opinion remains somewhat implicit while several passages become descriptive or list-like, so the highest priority is to state the position directly and explain how each example supports an evaluation of television's benefits and limits.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The essay gives a generally positive opinion about television and addresses its roles in spreading information and providing companionship. The position is understandable, but it is not stated as directly as it could be and some points are descriptive rather than evaluative.
State your opinion clearly in the introduction, then evaluate both benefits and limits of TV rather than only listing uses.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response has clear paragraphs and a logical movement from information to companionship to a balanced final note. Some examples are listed heavily, and the conclusion is brief.
End each body paragraph with a sentence explaining why the listed examples support your opinion.
Lexical Resource
There is a reasonable range of vocabulary related to television, channels, awareness, and interactive functions. A few collocations are unnatural or imprecise.
Use standard collocations such as "source of information", "range of channels", and "excessive use".
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Most grammar is accurate enough for clear communication, but there are errors with prepositions, articles, and sentence construction. Some sentences are too list-like.
Review prepositions after nouns such as "range of" and avoid compressed lists that create grammar problems.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Nowadays TV has become an essential part of life. Medium to spread news & awareness and for some, it acts like a companion. What is your opinion about this?
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