Nowadays food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live?
Sample Response
Food is one of the fundamental human needsneeds of the people. People are slowly becoming more passionate aboutincreasing passion towards foodthe taste of the food and some people are becoming obsessed with foodbecoming crazy about the food. These people always seek different flavoursrequire different tastes and develop new and convenient methodsinvent new and easy methods to prepare food. These new inventions have changed people’s lifestylesalways change the lifestyle and let us discuss how it made the difference in our life.
Old is gold always. Certain people do not want to miss the raw taste and use the new machinery like mixers or grinders. They want to prepare in the traditional wayin old style without machinery and preserve the full flavourgrasp the complete taste of food. For example, my grandfatherStill, my grandfather never uses machinery and enjoys the raw taste.
There is always another side of the coin. Nowadays, people are becoming busy and don't have much time to spend cookingtime to spend much for cooking food. So they started inventing new methods which made cooking easy. People invented new types of machinery like gas stoves, induction stoves, cookers, mixers and so on. All these inventions changed people's lifestyle. These appliances save people timeIt saved people's time and people started spending that time on other activitiesinvesting time in other activities. And these new inventions also make food tastier and more variedproduced good taste and different varieties and caused a dramatic change in lifestyle. I always use all possible machinery to prepare tasty food for my family. In restaurants especiallyAnd especially in restaurants, chefs use the latest technology to prepare tasty food and this has changed the lifestyle too. Nowadays people can get food with the calorie content they wantwith whatever calories they want in their daily lives.their daily life
In conclusion, I prefer to prepare tasty food in easy methods using the latest appliancesusing latest machinery.
Why this response received Band 5.5
The response maintains a recognizable position and organizes its main ideas into distinct paragraphs, with the clearest support coming from the discussion of time-saving appliances. However, the argument is repetitive and only partly developed, while awkward word choices and frequent grammatical errors weaken precision. The priority is to explain two focused benefits with specific cause-and-effect support and then state a direct answer to the question in the conclusion.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The response answers the question with a generally positive view, but its reasons are repetitive and only partly explained.
Develop two distinct ways easier preparation improves life and support each with a clear explanation or example.
Coherence and Cohesion
Paragraphing provides a visible structure, though progression is weakened by mechanical transitions, repetition, and an overextended third paragraph.
Give each body paragraph one controlling idea and connect its supporting sentences through clear cause-and-effect progression.
Lexical Resource
The vocabulary covers the topic, but repetition and awkward collocations such as phrases about taste, time, and machinery limit precision.
Use more precise combinations such as save preparation time, broaden food choices, and improve convenience while avoiding repeated general words.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of sentence forms is attempted, but frequent errors with articles, agreement, prepositions, and sentence construction reduce accuracy.
Prioritize accurate complete sentences by checking subject-verb agreement, articles, and prepositions in every sentence.
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Nowadays food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live?
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