In many countries, very few young people read newspapers or follow the news on TV. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest?
Sample Response
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of newspapers and television channelsnumbers of newspaper and television channel over the last few years. Despite thesethis increasing numbers, a large proportion of the population, consisting of young people, seemswhich consist of youngsters seems uninterested in following the newsseem uninteresting to pursue news on print and electronic media. Inconvenient schedulesTimings, a traditional and boring waytraditional and boring way of presenting information and new interests among young are few factors that impede the young people's attentionyoungster attention towards reading or watching the news. However, there is a dire need to adoptadapt new technologies to cater to young people's interestscater youngster interest. For instance, the online version of the news, easy accessibility and encouragement from guardians can help a lot in this regard. Firstly, newspapers usually arrivenewspaper always comes in the morning, which is the busiest time of youngsters, as they are travelling to school or collegeapproaching schools and colleges at that time. Secondly, nowadays the mass media are fullmass media is full of boring and traditional news, having nothing new for the youngster that can attract their attention. Thirdly, heavy study workloadsstudy loads and pressure of completing assignments, projects and research work are the main hindrances to following news on media. Apart from that, youngsters spend more time on social networking sites and that’s why they have less interest in traditional newspapers or news channels. However, media could appeal to many young peopleappeal numerous youngsters by providing them online news and video streaming by the use of technology that will be more convenient and easily accessible for them. Additionally, interaction through forums, chats and comments also playsinteraction by the forum, chats and comments also play a pivotal role in engaging the target audiencepulling target audience. Moreover, youngsters should have access to newspapers on bus stops, stations and waiting areaswaiting for areas of institutions. To sum up, I would like to say that new and innovative ways of information dissemination with the use of technological advancements would definitely influence youngsters. Accessibility of resources and guidance from the parents could also be fruitful.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response addresses both causes and solutions with a good range of relevant ideas, including time pressures, social media, online delivery, and easier access. However, the ideas are presented in one dense block and frequent agreement, article, and collocation errors make the argument less polished; prioritise clear cause-solution paragraphing and accurate noun phrases.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
Both parts are answered with several relevant causes and feasible solutions, though explanation is sometimes brief or generalized.
Link each major cause to a corresponding solution and explain how it would change young people's behaviour.
Coherence and Cohesion
Sequencing words show an intended structure, but the single paragraph and list-like development weaken progression.
Use one paragraph for causes and another for solutions, with clear internal grouping.
Lexical Resource
There is sufficient range for the topic, but inaccurate word forms and collocations recur frequently.
Use natural phrases such as 'young people's attention', 'engage young audiences' and 'news consumption'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Meaning is generally clear, but agreement, articles, plurals and relative clauses are often inaccurate.
Check the head noun of each long subject before choosing the verb and possessive form.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
In many countries, very few young people read newspapers or follow the news on TV. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest?
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