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Four Weeks Annual Leave to Improve Job Performance

Some people think employers should give their staff at least four weeks' holiday per year to improve their job performance. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Essay ideas: Four Weeks Annual Leave to Improve Job Performance

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

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Reasons to disagree

5 ideas

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Response 01

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Essay · 250 words · 1 paragraph · 10 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band6.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response presents a clear, qualified position and organises it with a balanced argument structure and a relevant conclusion. Its main limitation is the somewhat general development of ideas, which relies on common reasoning and lacks deeper elaboration or more precise support.

TR

Task Response

The response addresses the task with a relevant qualified position and covers both supporting and opposing views, but the main ideas are underdeveloped and supported with general rather than extended reasoning or examples.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The essay is coherently organised with clear paragraphing and cohesive devices such as 'first of all' and 'on the other hand', though the progression remains somewhat mechanical and ideas are connected at a fairly simple level.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate for the topic with some natural collocations like 'recharge', 'work rhythm' and 'run the business smoothly', but the range is sometimes limited and word choices are occasionally general.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A good range of grammatical structures is used, including conditionals and complex sentences, with generally accurate control. The main opportunities concern precision and argument development rather than demonstrable grammatical errors.

7.0

What to work on next

Develop each main idea further with more specific, detailed explanations or realistic examples rather than general statements.

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