Photographers Following Famous People Everywhere

Nowadays famous people are photographed by professional photographers everywhere they go. Some people say this is a good thing because the public are interested in their lives. Other people think that photographers are wrong to follow famous people.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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Essay ideas: Photographers Following Famous People Everywhere

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

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Second view

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response addresses the discussion task thoroughly, presenting both views with a clear personal opinion and well-organized paragraphs. Its strongest aspect is the coherent, well-signposted structure and consistent range of vocabulary, while the main limitation is that supporting ideas rely on fairly general reasoning and examples rather than deeper, more specific development.

TR

Task Response

The response addresses all parts of the task, presents a clear position throughout, and extends main ideas with relevant support, though development remains somewhat general.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically across clearly organized paragraphs with a range of cohesive devices used naturally, despite occasionally formulaic linking.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is sufficiently flexible and precise, with natural collocations such as 'undue stress' and 'cross a line', though some phrases are mildly conventional.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A variety of complex structures is used with good control, and errors are minor and non-impeding, such as slightly awkward phrasing in 'take a much higher precedence'.

7.0

What to work on next

Strengthen argument development by adding more specific, concrete examples and deeper analysis of why each point matters.

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