Many businesses find it very difficult to assign enough time and resources to research and development. What could a government do to encourage more company spending in this area?
Sample Response
I strongly agree with the statement that research and development cannot flourishresearch and progress cannot be flourished just by the individual efforts of private sector companies without enough support and cooperation fromof governments. Almost all reputable companiesthe reputed companies allocate a budgetfix some budget for product research and developmentresearch and development of their products but personal or corporatecompany's interests put aside the common and noble cause of research because of limited resourcesdue to short of resources. Governments need to play their partGovernments need their part to play to promote the culture of research by working alongside companiesgoing side by side with companies for the common cause of development. There are many measures that governments can takelots of measures which government can do. But I share with you here, some options in my mind.
For example, some government organisations can be established to create an environment of trust and security among people and companies to monitor and regulate the process of research such as Federal development authority, Ministry of health sciences etc.
Moreover, fundingfunding resources should be provided to companies, researchers and even university studentsstudents of universities who are working on valuable areas of researchvaluable research areas for the noble cause of humanity. A committee can be establishedmade to review the projects submitted and advance them to the selection processpass them on to the selection procedure. The selected candidates should be awarded funds or scholarships for their projects to complete within the fixed periodfixed period of time. I quote you here my own example, as I work as a research scientistbeing working as research scientist in a cancer hospital. One of my projects is still only on paperstill in the papers due to the limited supply of funds.
To sum up my talk, I would like to say that governments, especially of undeveloped countries have to take some measures to support and promote the culture of research in private sector companies and community. Otherwise, we will lose the cream of our young minds and their life-changing abilities by spoiling their ideas and frustrating their minds.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response recognises the need for government support and proposes regulatory bodies, project review, grants, and scholarships, supported by a relevant personal funding example. Its main limitation is alignment with the task: direct public funding is discussed more than incentives for companies to spend their own resources. Prioritise concrete mechanisms such as tax credits, matched funding, and public-private research partnerships.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
Relevant government actions are proposed, but the discussion only partly explains how they would increase company spending specifically.
Develop two direct business incentives, such as research tax relief and grants conditional on matching private investment, and explain their effects.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response has a recognisable introduction, measures, example, and conclusion, though paragraph balance is uneven and the opening is unnecessarily broad.
Begin with a direct answer, then give each incentive its own balanced paragraph containing mechanism, result, and example.
Lexical Resource
There is adequate vocabulary for research, funding, regulation, and development, but frequent awkward collocations reduce precision.
Use natural phrases such as 'research cannot flourish', 'allocate an R&D budget', 'lack resources', 'fund promising projects', and 'developing countries'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex structures are attempted, but frequent errors in passive forms, articles, agreement, prepositions, and sentence construction reduce control.
Write shorter sentences and correct forms such as 'governments have a role', 'a committee could review proposals', and 'I work as a research scientist'.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Many businesses find it very difficult to assign enough time and resources to research and development. What could a government do to encourage more company spending in this area?
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