Many people prefer to watch foreign films rather than locally produced films. Why could this be? Should governments give more financial support to local film industries?
Sample Response
The film industry has grown dramaticallyFilm industry flourished dramatically over the last few years. Technological advancements have made a major contribution tomade a big contribution in the success of this industry. Countries such as India and the USAIndia, USA etc. are highly dependent on this industry. Their governments are providing financial supportfinancially supporting to achieve better and long lasting result. They are in the process of encouragingsticking people to watch their own locally produced movies. There are several reasons for this shift in film-viewing preferencesreasons of shift in term of watching movies. Nowadays, people are smarter; they do not want to waste their time and money on an ordinary filmtheir time and money for an ordinary movie. They want a high-quality filmquality movie, which has big cast, good camera work, full of emotions and suspense. In addition to this, they want something new and unique. This is why they are turning to foreign filmspursuing towards foreign films. Lack of funds is one of the main reasonsone of the vital reason for struggling to compete with other film industriesin competing other movie industries. People are reluctant to work in local films because they are paid very littlehave been paid very less. These people try to pursue their careersfind their career in other countries because of higher pay and greater recognitionbecause of high income and appreciation. Governments should support their local film industriesGovernment should support their local film industry to equip them with the latest technologyin order to equip with latest technology such as cameras, software and trainingtrainings. The good work of celebrities should be acknowledge and awarded by the government, this will encourage good people to join and serve for this industry. In, I would to say that with mutual support of government and people, will definitely help local film industry to grow immensely. This will later prove fruitful for our economyturn as fruitful tree for our economy.
Why this response received Band 5.5
The response answers both questions and offers a recognisable explanation for the appeal of foreign films alongside practical reasons for government support. However, development is uneven, paragraphing is absent, and frequent grammatical and collocational errors reduce precision and fluency. The highest-priority improvement is to organise the two answers into separate developed paragraphs and edit each sentence for complete, accurate grammatical structure.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
Both questions are addressed with a clear supportive view, though several ideas are only briefly or unclearly developed.
Explain the cause-and-effect link between local funding constraints, film quality, and audience preferences with a specific example.
Coherence and Cohesion
The argument follows a generally understandable sequence, but the lack of paragraphing and awkward linking weaken progression.
Separate the reasons for foreign-film preference from the case for government funding and give each paragraph a clear topic sentence.
Lexical Resource
There is enough vocabulary to discuss the topic, but frequent collocational and word-form errors make expression unnatural.
Replace inaccurate combinations such as pursue towards and paid very less with natural, context-appropriate phrasing.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of structures is attempted, but frequent errors in articles, agreement, verb forms, and sentence boundaries reduce control.
Proofread for complete clause structure and subject-verb agreement, especially in the final sentences.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Many people prefer to watch foreign films rather than locally produced films. Why could this be? Should governments give more financial support to local film industries?
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