Some people consider public libraries to be unnecessary due to the availability of the Internet. Others, however, believe that libraries play an important role in society. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Sample Response
Nowadays, not many people visit public librariesfrequent public libraries anymore as every bit of information required by human beings is available on the Internet. While some deem that public libraries have become obsolete, others are of the opinion that they still playit still plays a pivotal role in society. In this essay, I will discussconfer both views and provide an opinion.
Public libraries are open to everyone, be it to a member of the publicsome civilian who has a sudden urge to relaxput his foot up and get immersed in a book, or to students who are struggling with athe thesis. They also provide many kinds of booksbooks of many varieties, ranging from historical books to modern fictionfictions. While I am in consummate accord with public opinion that public libraries are more troublesome in terms of information finding as it is irrefutable that it is still the most reliable way as there's a legit source for every bit of information that is come across.
On the flip side, when you have an Internet connectionthe connection to the Internet, everything is at your fingertips. People can obtain every bit of information without stepping outside their homesstepping a foot outside their house. Everything on the Internet is if not gratis, affordable and easily acquired. Whilst it is beyond doubt that the Internet has facilitated learning and information finding, it also hasdoes not come without a number of drawbacks. One of which is apparent, it is that not every bit of information from the Internet is accurate. This is evident as everyone is free to publish informationput up information.
In a nutshell, it is inarguable that the Internet as a means of getting information and learning has made humanhuman's life a lot easier. However, the Internetinternet is not reliable and while public libraries may serve as a more time-consuming waya more convoluted way of findingfetching information, they are still the most trustworthyit is still the most trustworthy and therefore, the existence of public libraries isare essential in society.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response addresses both perspectives and reaches a clear opinion, with useful contrast between online convenience and the reliability of libraries. Its main weakness is uneven clarity: several ideas are asserted briefly, and one key sentence about libraries is difficult to follow because of tangled structure and imprecise wording. The priority is to develop each view with one clearly explained reason and use more natural, controlled language.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
Both views are addressed and a clear opinion emerges, though the support for libraries is uneven and partly unclear.
Explain one distinct social benefit of libraries fully and relate it directly to why they remain necessary.
Coherence and Cohesion
Paragraphing and overall progression are clear, but some internal connections are awkward or obscured by overloaded sentences.
Give each paragraph a focused controlling idea and replace abrupt or formulaic transitions with explicit logical links.
Lexical Resource
The response shows a reasonably broad vocabulary, but frequent unnatural or imprecise choices reduce clarity and formality.
Prefer accurate academic wording over conspicuous choices such as informal or contextually unsuitable synonyms.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Simple and complex forms are attempted, but recurring agreement, article, clause, and sentence-structure errors sometimes hinder understanding.
Control complex sentences by separating independent claims and checking subject-verb agreement and clause completion.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Some people consider public libraries to be unnecessary due to the availability of the Internet. Others, however, believe that libraries play an important role in society. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
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