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Discouraging Non-Essential Flights vs Limiting Car Use

One long-distance flight consumes fuel which a car uses in several years’ time, but they cause the same amount of pollution. So some people think that we should discourage non-essential flights, such as tourist travel, rather than limit the use of cars.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Essay ideas: Discouraging Non-Essential Flights vs Limiting Car Use

WhyThis is anOpinion essay — it asks whether you agree or disagree with a statement.

SoWe split the ideas intoReasons to agree(supports the statement)andReasons to disagree(argues against it).

Reasons to agree

4 ideas

Reasons to disagree

2 ideas

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Essay · 335 words · 4 paragraphs · 14 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response favours limiting car use while acknowledging the environmental cost of aviation. Its paragraphs follow a clear progression, and it uses varied vocabulary and complex sentences with generally good control. However, the flight-versus-driving example needs a consistent comparison basis, and the claims about atmospheric effects and technological progress need clearer support. Clarifying the qualification in 'partly disagree' and correcting awkward expressions would make the argument more precise.

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Task Response

The response addresses the policy comparison and supports a preference for limiting car use. However, it gives little attention to why non-essential flights are specifically reducible, and the emissions and technology comparisons need clearer qualification. The extent of disagreement could also be stated more precisely.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas are logically organised across well-managed paragraphs with effective use of cohesive devices, though some linking phrases are slightly mechanical or formulaic.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible and largely precise, using topic-appropriate terms like 'cumulative contribution' and 'transoceanic flight', with occasional lapses in precision such as 'gigantic amounts of emission'.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of complex structures is used with generally good control, though some sentences are awkward or contain minor errors that do not impede meaning.

7.0

What to work on next

Compare flight and car emissions on a consistent basis, explain or qualify the causal and technology claims, and specify why non-essential flights are reducible. Make the degree of disagreement explicit in both the introduction and conclusion.

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