Do you think that modern technology, such as the internet and computers will ever replace the book or the written word as the main source of information?
Sample Response
The popularity of modern gadgets is increasing day by day all over the world. In my opinion, e-books and news websites will replace printed books and newspapersnewspaper.
Firstly, many publishing companies began to sell e-books instead of printed ones. Moreover, especially young people prefer reading e-books instead of reading printed books. They think it is easier and more entertaining compared to reading printed books. Furthermore, many people believe that news on the website is more reliable and updated more quicklyspeedy updating than newspaper because news can change in a minute but newspaper cannot update the newscould not update news every second.
Secondly, technology is improving amazingly. Therefore, modern digital devicesmodern gizmos are being updated almost every day. Many technology enthusiaststechnophiles are keeping up with this improvement. Hence, companies are forced to change their productsobliged to change their goods. For example, Radical was the most popular newspaper in Turkey, but the publishing company had to switch their marketing strategies. As a result, it decided not to publish the newspaper on paper-basedpaper based last year and started publishingembarked on publishing news on the website which requires readers to paywhich is required to pay money in order to read the news.
The technological advancement in internet and communication technology is offering so much convenienceconvenient that people are changing their habitsswitching their habit to adopt the technology. There are very few young people who would buy a hard copy of a paper or magazine and go through all the hassletake all the hassle of going to the store and then purchase it. They are taking advantageadvantages of technology and getting these things from their laptopslaptop, smartphones and other handheld digital deviceshandheld devices. The popularity of e-booksbook is increasing and more and more people are reading e-books than ever.
In conclusion, as many people now spendas it is known, people spend most of their time on the internet. For this reason, they would like to read books, newspapers, and even play cardsnewspapers even play cards onlineon it. Thus, they demand e-books instead of printed ones. In my view, in the future, printed books will be bought much less oftenrarely bought and found mainly in librariesonly found in the libraries.
Why this response received Band 7.0
The essay maintains a clear position that digital sources will largely displace print and supports it with relevant examples, while its overall progression is easy to follow. The main limitation is repetitive development, particularly where later paragraphs revisit the same e-book and newspaper contrast, and some awkward language reduces precision. Prioritise giving each body paragraph a distinct reason and linking its evidence directly to the central claim.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The essay gives a clear view that digital sources will largely replace printed books and newspapers, and it supports this with relevant reasons and examples. Development is sometimes repetitive, especially around e-books and newspapers, so the argument is solid but not consistently deep.
Develop fewer main ideas in more detail, and make each body paragraph add a clearly new reason rather than repeating the same digital-versus-print point.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response has a logical introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion, with clear progression from publishing to technology and habits. Cohesive devices are frequent, but some are mechanical and paragraph three partly repeats earlier points.
Use topic sentences that show a new stage in the argument, then connect examples back to the main claim more explicitly.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is topic-relevant, with terms such as e-books, publishing companies, and handheld devices. Some word choices are awkward or inaccurate, which reduces precision.
Replace broad or unnatural phrases with exact collocations such as "digital devices", "updated quickly", and "printed newspapers".
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
There is a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, and meaning is usually clear. Errors with articles, singular/plural nouns, and word forms occur regularly.
Proofread noun forms and adjective/noun combinations, especially when contrasting singular and plural items such as books, newspapers, and websites.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Do you think that modern technology, such as the internet and computers will ever replace the book or the written word as the main source of information?
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