Planning for the Future vs Living in the Present

Some people believe that planning for the future is a waste of time because they think that focusing on the present is more important. To what do you extent agree or disagree?

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Essay ideas: Planning for the Future vs Living in the Present

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

6 ideas

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Response 01
Estimated band6.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The strongest aspect is the writer's clear position and willingness to support it with reasoning and examples, including a literary illustration. The main limitation is frequent grammatical and phrasing inaccuracy, with awkward constructions and comma errors that repeatedly distract from otherwise coherent arguments.

TR

Task Response

The response presents a clear, consistent position addressing the question, with relevant main ideas and examples, though some arguments are underdeveloped or drifting, such as the procrastination point.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas are arranged in clear paragraphs with logical progression and a range of cohesive devices, but some linking is mechanical or misused and internal cohesion within sentences is occasionally strained.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

The writer shows adequate range including idiomatic expressions and less common vocabulary, but there are noticeable word-choice errors and awkward phrasing that sometimes obscure meaning.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of simple and complex structures is attempted, but frequent errors in sentence boundaries, subject-verb agreement, articles, and punctuation reduce accuracy and occasionally impede clarity.

5.5

What to work on next

Focus on producing accurate basic sentence structures and punctuation so that the clear ideas are expressed without distracting language errors.

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