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    Writing Task 2

    Scored on all official IELTS criteria

    7.0Good

    Your answer

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    Pollution is a big problem in cities. Their is many reasons for this, but the most obvious one is that cleaner technology costs money some governments are unwilling to spend. When a factory is forced to cut its emissions, the town around it suffers. It affects to the economy for a time, and a few jobs are lost. In my view, however, the long-term costs of doing nothing are far greater. Governments should do something about it before the damage becomes irreversible.

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    Examiner's take

    A clear position with relevant ideas. Tighten your second body paragraph and vary your linkers to push into Band 8.

    Band Criteria

    Task Response7.0

    Position is clear and both views are addressed.

    To Band 8: Develop your second example with a specific consequence.

    Coherence & Cohesion7.0

    Logical paragraphing, but linkers repeat.

    To Band 8: Swap repeated moreover for varied cohesive devices.

    Lexical Resource6.5

    Good range with a few imprecise word choices.

    To Band 7: Replace big problem with a precise collocation.

    Grammatical Range7.0

    Mix of structures; minor article slips.

    Practice this: Articles: a, an, the

    Corrections

    It affects to the economy.It affects the economy.

    affect is transitive — no preposition needed.

    Improve
    Their is many reasons.There are many reasons.

    There are for existence; subject–verb agreement with plural.

    Improve

    Level-up your phrasing

    Same idea, expressed more like a high-band candidate — varied structures show range and fluency.

    Pollution is a big problem in cities.Urban pollution has become a pressing concern for most major cities.

    Precise collocation instead of big problem — lifts Lexical Resource.

    Governments should do something about it.What governments must do is regulate emissions at source.

    A cleft sentence adds emphasis and shows structural range.

    Band 7.5 Rewrite

    While some argue that economic growth should take priority, the long-term costs of environmental neglect ultimately outweigh short-term gains…

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    Tips

    • Open body paragraphs with a clear topic sentence.
    • Use one precise example per paragraph, not three vague ones.

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