Imported Food in Supermarkets: Positive or Negative Development

In many countries nowadays, consumers can go to a supermarket and buy food produced all over the world.

Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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Essay ideas: Imported Food in Supermarkets: Positive or Negative Development

WhyThis is aPositive or negative essay — it asks why a trend is happening and whether it is good or bad.

SoWe split the ideas intoPositive(why it is good)andNegative(why it is bad).

Positive

5 ideas

Negative

3 ideas

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Essay · 276 words · 5 paragraphs · 12 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The strongest aspect is the clear, consistent position supported by three well-organized and relevant arguments with an example. The main limitation is that development of the ideas remains somewhat general, with supporting points explained at a fairly predictable level rather than extended in depth.

TR

Task Response

The response fully addresses the question with a clear and consistent position, covering choice, economic, and cultural benefits with relevant, if somewhat general, development and examples.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas are logically organized into clear paragraphs with effective cohesive devices and a smooth, well-managed progression from introduction to conclusion.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is sufficiently flexible and precise, using appropriate topic-related terms such as 'internationally sourced,' 'culinary experiences,' and 'economic ties,' with only minimal inaccuracies.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A range of complex sentence structures, including subordination and relative clauses, is used with good control and only occasional minor errors that do not impede communication.

7.0

What to work on next

Deepen one or two arguments with more specific evidence or analysis rather than adding further broadly stated points.

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