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Daily TV Viewing for Children

Some people think watching TV everyday is bad for children. Others think it is good for developing children as they grow up. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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Essay ideas: Daily TV Viewing for Children

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

4 ideas

Second view

5 ideas

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Response 01

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Essay · 303 words · 4 paragraphs · 13 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response discusses educational benefits and risks and maintains a clear opinion favouring television with parental guidance. Paragraphing and complex language generally support the argument. However, it focuses on programme selection without directly examining daily viewing, and the crime example draws a causal conclusion from a reported viewing habit. Some awkward collocations also reduce precision.

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Task Response

The response discusses both views and maintains a clear qualified opinion. However, daily viewing is not directly examined, and the crime example assumes a causal link that its stated evidence does not establish.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas are logically organised with effective paragraphing and a range of cohesive devices used naturally, with only occasional mechanical linking.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is sufficiently flexible and precise, with good use of topic-related terms such as 'unsuitable', 'detrimental impact' and 'constructive', despite some less idiomatic combinations.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A variety of complex structures is used with generally good control. The missing determiner or plural in “learn violent attitude” is a minor grammatical error; “broadcasted” is an accepted past form and should not be counted as a grammatical error.

7.0

What to work on next

Explain how daily viewing affects children and what limits you support. In the crime example, distinguish a viewing habit from evidence of causation; then refine awkward phrases such as “learn violent attitude”.

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