Students today can access information online so libraries are not necessary. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Sample Response
Today, there is considerable concernconcerns are high about how the digital age will affectchange libraries. Some argue that libraries will soon sinklibraries soon will sink into oblivion becauseas nowadays, information inof any field is readily available on the Internet. To the best of my knowledge, this idea should be rejected as one can see several reasons whyquite a few facts why libraries are relevant in the modern worldin modern days.
Generally speaking, students today are learning in conditions that are not conducive to their education. At home, they are subjected to all kinds of noiseattacked with all kinds of noise coming from next door. It is not uncommon forIt is not a rare occasion when a party is organised, or a karaoke session is held. In school, vehicle horns, the sound of motorbike engines, or from construction sites continue to wreak havoc on students’ concentration. In such situations, libraries are like oases in a desertno less than oases in the desert for studentsfor the students. They are places where it is consistently quiet wheneverinvariably quiet anytime they visit, where they can do their workwhere they have their work done effectively.
Some hold the belief that libraries are no longer necessary in this day and age when knowledge and information is freely availablefreely up for grabs for students. From my perspective, this view is flawed. What this argument fails to take into account is the fact that a significant amount of information on the internet nowadays has never been verified, and therefore, it is biasedprejudiced, inaccurate, or even misleading. Such information can potentially warp students’ perceptions ofstudents’ perception on many life issues, which can cause devastating effects on both their professional careers and private lives later in lifelater down the road. Books, on the other hand, are reviewed and editedalways censored before being published. Hence, it is much better for students to gain wisdom from books than from materials circulating on the Internetcirculating the Internet.
To conclude, the importance of libraries should not be downplayed despite technological advancesmany advancements made in the technological era.
Why this response received Band 7.5
The response is strongest in its clear rejection of the claim and its well-organised development of two distinct reasons libraries remain valuable. Its main limitation is uneven language control: ambitious vocabulary and complex structures sometimes produce awkward collocations, agreement errors, or a malformed list. The highest-priority improvement is to retain the strong argument while revising imprecise expressions and checking sentence grammar more carefully.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The position is clear throughout, and the quiet-study and information-reliability arguments are relevant, distinct, and well developed.
Temper absolute claims such as all books being vetted before publication to make the support more defensible.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response has a clear paragraph structure, logical progression, and effective cohesive links between claims and explanations.
Use slightly more direct transitions in place of formulaic framing so the argument feels even more natural and economical.
Lexical Resource
The essay demonstrates broad vocabulary and effective imagery, though some ambitious word choices and collocations are imprecise.
Revise combinations such as “information of any field,” “attacked with noise,” and “prejudiced” information for idiomatic precision.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of complex sentences is evident, but several agreement, word-order, and construction errors reduce consistent accuracy.
Check complex clauses and coordinated lists carefully, especially “libraries soon will,” “knowledge and information is,” and the sentence listing school noise sources.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Students today can access information online so libraries are not necessary. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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