Government Spending on Public Art in Cities

Some people suggest that the government should spend money putting more works of art, like paintings and statues, into towns and cities to make them attractive places.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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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

7 ideas

Reasons to disagree

2 ideas

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Response 01

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Essay · 286 words · 4 paragraphs · 11 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response clearly opposes additional government spending on public art while acknowledging its benefits through a relevant Vietnamese example. Mostly fluent academic phrasing supports the discussion, but the argument about pressing public needs remains unexplained. Garbled wording and a pronoun mismatch interrupt meaning locally, and the conclusion expresses opposition more cautiously than the introduction.

TR

Task Response

The response addresses the question directly with a clear position, a balanced acknowledgement of the opposing view, and a relevant example, though the second main argument remains somewhat underdeveloped and the conclusion is slightly vague about the final stance.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas are organised logically across clear paragraphs with effective linking devices, but progression weakens in the third paragraph where arguments are compressed and one sentence breaks down.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

The response uses a good range of topic-appropriate vocabulary, including phrases like aesthetic appeal, vandalism, and luxury expenditure, though a few word-level slips reduce precision locally.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A variety of complex structures is used with generally good control, but errors such as the broken sentence about heritage and the pronoun mismatch in reducing its aesthetic appeal are noticeable without impeding overall communication.

7.0

What to work on next

Fully develop each supporting argument with concrete explanation and examples, and repair the garbled sentences so every point lands clearly.

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