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Newspapers vs Other Media for Learning News

Some people think that newspapers are the best way to learn about news. However, others believe that they can learn news more effectively through other media.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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Essay ideas: Newspapers vs Other Media for Learning News

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 · 347 words · 4 paragraphs · 15 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response fully addresses the discussion task, develops both perspectives with relevant explanation and examples, and states a clear personal opinion in the conclusion. The strongest aspect is the well-controlled, idiomatic vocabulary, while the main limitation is that the writer's own position appears only at the end rather than being threaded through the argument.

TR

Task Response

The response covers both views with developed, relevant supporting points and a clear personal opinion, though the position is only revealed in the conclusion rather than shaping the earlier discussion.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically across clear paragraphs with varied cohesive devices, although some linking expressions such as repeated uses of besides are slightly mechanical.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is varied and includes effective expressions such as proliferation and keep their fingers on the pulse, but awkward wording such as on papers and friendliness to readers sometimes reduces precision.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A range of complex structures is generally controlled, but a sentence fragment, a missing article and an inconsistent pronoun reference reduce accuracy in places.

7.0

What to work on next

Signal your own opinion earlier in the introduction so the position guides the whole discussion rather than appearing only in the conclusion.

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