Some movies are serious, designed to make the audience think. Other movies are designed primarily to amuse and entertain. Which type of movie do you prefer?
Sample Response
Different people like different types of movies. Some people like to watch a movie that makes them think. They prefer movies with a murder investigation or some kind of intricate plot. Other people prefer movies that make them laugh. Personally, I like more comedies, but sometimes my husband insists on watching a fantastic or a scary movie just to diversify our repertory.
Comedies make one laugh. People can just relax, buy a bottle of soda and some popcorn and enjoy those moments. It is a means of eliminating stress and tension. Usually, we go to the movie theatre once a month because in this case we always find new comedies to watch. I like those moments when it is dark and one can just enjoy the actions from a large screen.
I do not want to say that I do not like movies that make me think. Sometimes I really like the plot or performance. For example, "Traffic", a movie about drugs and young people, is very touching and topical. From my point of view, every family should watch this movie together and discuss the important aspects of it. One more example of this kind of movies is "Mister G". It is about a little boy who needed a surgery to live. His heart did not work properly, so a boy needed another one to survive. Basically, the movie is about a family that faces many difficulties and obstacles, trying to save their only child. I think that humankind needs such movies. First of all, they help people enjoy their life and be grateful. Second of all, they help people realise that they are a big family.
In summary, I think that every movie must teach us to be kind, strong and grateful.
IELTS Writing Correction
- 1. Use prefer correctly Original: I like more comedies Suggested revision: I prefer comedies Why it matters: The intended comparison requires "prefer" rather than the incorrect order "like more".
- 2. Use genre nouns Original: a fantastic or a scary movie Suggested revision: a fantasy or horror movie Why it matters: "Fantastic" and "scary" do not name the film genres as precisely as "fantasy" and "horror".
- 3. Fix collocation Original: diversify our repertory Suggested revision: vary our viewing choices Why it matters: "Repertory" is normally associated with performed works and is unnatural for a couple's film choices.
- 4. Clarify reference Original: enjoy those moments Suggested revision: enjoy the experience Why it matters: "The experience" refers more clearly to relaxing with refreshments while watching a comedy.
- 5. Clarify the subject Original: It is a means Suggested revision: Watching comedies is a way Why it matters: Naming the activity removes the vague pronoun reference and improves cohesion.
- 6. Fix logical connector Original: because in this case Suggested revision: because this way Why it matters: "In this case" does not clearly express the intended link between frequency and finding new films.
- 7. Fix noun and preposition Original: the actions from a large screen Suggested revision: the action on a large screen Why it matters: Film content is uncountable "action" and appears "on" rather than "from" a screen.
- 8. Fix number agreement Original: movies Suggested revision: movie Why it matters: The singular determiner and noun phrase must be followed by singular "movie".
- 9. Remove article Original: needed a surgery Suggested revision: needed surgery Why it matters: "Surgery" is uncountable when referring generally to a medical operation in this construction.
- 10. Avoid redundancy Original: difficulties and obstacles Suggested revision: difficulties Why it matters: The two nouns repeat nearly the same meaning without adding precision.
- 11. Use plural noun Original: life Suggested revision: lives Why it matters: The plural subject "people" requires the distributive plural noun "lives".
- 12. Remove vague wording Original: some kind of intricate plot Suggested revision: an intricate plot Why it matters: The hedge "some kind of" weakens an otherwise precise description.
Suggested Rewrites
- I like more comedies I prefer comedies
- a fantastic or a scary movie a fantasy or horror movie
- diversify our repertory vary our viewing choices
- enjoy those moments enjoy the experience
- It is a means Watching comedies is a way
- because in this case because this way
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response gives clear personal reasons for enjoying comedies and uses detailed film examples to show the value of serious movies. However, the much longer discussion favouring serious films and the conclusion that every movie should teach a lesson blur the stated preference for comedy; the highest-priority improvement is to maintain one explicit preference and make every paragraph, example, and concluding statement support that choice.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The response initially prefers comedies and gives relevant reasons, but extensive praise of serious films and the final generalisation make that preference inconsistent.
Choose one film type clearly, compare it briefly with the alternative, and conclude by reaffirming the same preference.
Coherence and Cohesion
Paragraphing and overall sequencing are clear, but the disproportionate serious-film section weakens the progression toward the stated preference.
Allocate most development to the preferred type and use the alternative only as a focused contrast.
Lexical Resource
The essay uses an adequate range of vocabulary for films, emotions, and social themes, though several collocations and forms are awkward.
Use natural phrases such as prefer comedies, broaden our viewing choices, watch on a large screen, and undergo surgery.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of simple and complex sentences communicates meaning clearly, although article, pronoun, agreement, and noun-form errors recur.
Check articles and singular-plural agreement carefully, especially in phrases referring to films, examples, and people.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Some movies are serious, designed to make the audience think. Other movies are designed primarily to amuse and entertain. Which type of movie do you prefer?
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