Advantages and Disadvantages of Cycling as Main Transport

Many people believe that using a bicycle as your main form of transport has a lot of advantages whereas others think that it has many disadvantages. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Essay ideas: Advantages and Disadvantages of Cycling as Main Transport

WhyThis is aDiscussion essay — it asks you to discuss two opposing views and give your own.

SoWe split the ideas intoFirst view(supports the first view)andSecond view(supports the second view).

First view

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Second view

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Essay · 234 words · 4 paragraphs · 10 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response addresses both perspectives clearly and states a definite personal opinion with logical development and relevant supporting detail. Its strongest aspect is the well-organised, balanced argument structure, while the main limitation is that it falls sixteen words short of the required length and relies on somewhat generic, conventional ideas rather than deeper analysis.

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Task Response

Both views are discussed and a clear opinion is presented with relevant, though somewhat general, support; the response is 16 words below the 250-word minimum, which limits full task achievement.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The essay is logically organised with clear paragraphing, cohesive devices used naturally, and smooth progression between ideas across all stages.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is sufficiently flexible and precise, with good use of topic-related items such as emissions, infrastructure, and cost-effective, alongside only rare minor inaccuracy.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of sentence structures is used with generally good control, including complex forms and appropriate subordination, with only occasional minor errors.

7.0

What to work on next

Extend the essay beyond 250 words by developing each main idea with more specific examples and deeper explanation, particularly strengthening the opinion paragraph.

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