Do you think that modern technology, such as the internet and computers will ever replace the book or the written word as the main source of information?
Sample Response
“Books are the best teachers”. This line still still holds true in the current eraholds the truth in current era but with some changes in the way we access the books. With the advancement of technology, the internet and computersinternet and computers have become the main source of information and have raised an important questionhave put in front a very important question. The question is whether computers and the internet will completely replace books as sources of information.Whether computer and the internet will totally replace books as the form of information?
From my point of view, they have already replaced booksit already has replaced books thanks to the advantages it offers overbenefits it poses over the traditional handwritten textshand written text. Computers in the form of tabletstablet and phones are more portable and carry loads of information which on paper would require a large volume of paperrequires humungous size. Data on computers also gets updated with the help of internet which in the case of books can be done only by purchasing new ones. Live instances of this can be found around easily. To illustrate, in schools more emphasis is now being placedmore emphasis now being put on teaching via computer and internet which is more interactive for students and also does not require them to carry heavy books and notes. Also devices such as the Kindle, an e-book reader, helpdevices like kindle which is an e-book reader helps people to read for long hours without straining eyes and to carry unlimited number of books at the same timeat the same point of time which in the case of traditional textbooks would require considerable effortrequired behemoth effort. Again, all the renowned publishers all around the world now release digital editions of their booksthe soft copy of their books, magazines and other publications that show the dominance of e-version of print media. The day is not far when people will carry a technological devicecarry technological device instead of carrying a large number of books with them.
To conclude, technology has already replaced traditional books and there is nothing wrong in this as technology is an ever-changing force that is meantan ever changing concept which meant to help us.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The essay presents a clear position and supports it with relevant points about portability, updating information, education, e-readers, and digital publishing. Development is somewhat one-sided and assertions about complete replacement are not tested against the continuing value of print, while frequent article, agreement, and sentence-structure errors reduce control. Add a considered counterargument and edit each complex sentence for grammatical completeness.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
A clear answer is sustained with several relevant examples, but the absolute claim is insufficiently qualified.
Acknowledge why printed books may persist, then explain why digital sources will nevertheless dominate.
Coherence and Cohesion
The central argument is easy to follow, but one very long body paragraph and some mechanical linking weaken progression.
Divide the body into portability/access and education/publishing, with a focused topic sentence for each.
Lexical Resource
There is adequate range, but informal exaggeration and inaccurate collocations are frequent.
Replace words such as humungous and behemoth with precise academic descriptions.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Meaning is usually clear, but articles, agreement, fragments, and complex-clause control show frequent errors.
Check every subject-verb pair and add missing articles and auxiliary verbs.
Write this task while it is fresh
Try the same task now. It helps you remember the feedback and write better next time.
IELTS Writing Task 2
Do you think that modern technology, such as the internet and computers will ever replace the book or the written word as the main source of information?
Your response
Write the task yourself, then compare your choices with the annotated response.