The twenty-first century has already brought great changes to the world. What other developments to you expect to happen over this century.
Sample Response
To list all likely developments for the current century demands a bold, futuristic outlookdemands bold futuristic outlook. Based on the fact that technology has advancedtechnology had leapt at an unprecedented paceunprecedented steps over the last hundred years, I anticipate it will continue to benefit mankind in diverse areas, particularlyamong which I would like to discuss space exploration and the dotcom economy.
Every time when a country forays into the outer space such as landing on planet Mars, or simply blasting-off an orbiter will attract media attention. Recently, a Chinese space capsule carrying three astronauts delivered science lessons forconducted science lessons to the next generation across the country while on a missionwhile on mission. These lessons might be more memorable and could ignite passion in millions of the youth into space research as future career. Projects such as Virgin GalacticProjects for instance, Virgin Galactic have been under development for yearshas been launched for years, mass emigration to a second Earthearth might be a dream out of reach but a tour to experience the excitement of space travelnight sky excitement could well be realized as it will no longer bewill be no longer a privilege.
With the advent of the internet boom, businesses around the world witnessed the virtual economy grew and supplanting their counterparts existing only in the real world. The prolific shops thriving online need not be listedare needless to name but the fields with even greater potential arethe fields could break the grounds even further are in the health and education. AdvancesAdvancement in software design will make computer-assisted medical servicescomputer–stipulated doctors accessible at unexpected momentsat the unexpected moment; the same innovationsinnovator could also enable highly dynamic scientific experiments to be conductedmake highly dynamic scientific experiments done in cyberspace to catch the eyes of deaf children sitting at home.
To conclude, as human incremental knowledge expands, along with progress in spaceflight technology, trips to the universe could be enjoyable and much more common; the online society however, will bring us more rewards to benefit our lives.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response has a clear two-part focus and uses relevant examples to explore plausible developments in space travel and online services. Its main limitation is that several ideas remain speculative or loosely explained, while frequent awkward constructions reduce precision and sometimes strain readability. The highest priority is to develop each prediction through a clearer cause-and-effect chain using more controlled sentence structures and natural collocations.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The response addresses the question through two relevant predicted developments, but some supporting ideas are speculative, unclear, or only partly developed.
Explain each prediction with a precise cause, likely outcome, and clearly relevant example rather than moving quickly between loosely connected possibilities.
Coherence and Cohesion
The four-paragraph structure and overall progression are clear, although several long sentences contain weak internal connections and punctuation.
Break overloaded sentences into controlled units and use linking expressions only where the logical relationship is explicit.
Lexical Resource
The response shows a useful range of topic vocabulary, but frequent unnatural word combinations and imprecise choices weaken clarity.
Prioritise accurate collocations such as technological progress, space tourism, and online healthcare over ambitious but awkward phrasing.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A range of complex forms is attempted, but recurring errors with articles, verb forms, clause structure, and sentence boundaries reduce control.
Use shorter complex sentences and systematically check subject-verb agreement, articles, and complete clause structure before finalising the response.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
The twenty-first century has already brought great changes to the world. What other developments to you expect to happen over this century.
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