Tall Apartment Blocks for Housing in Large Cities

The best way to provide enough homes in large cities is to build tall apartment blocks.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Essay ideas: Tall Apartment Blocks for Housing in Large Cities

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

5 ideas

Reasons to disagree

6 ideas

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Response 01

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Essay · 385 words · 4 paragraphs · 12 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band7.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response presents a clear partial-agreement position, develops it with relevant examples such as New York and Singapore, and reaches a reasoned conclusion favouring a combined strategy. Its strongest aspect is the flexible, precise language and effective paragraph organisation, while the main limitation is that some ideas, particularly the discussion of social problems, are asserted rather than fully supported, and the argument leans towards diluting the chosen position.

TR

Task Response

The position of partial agreement is clear throughout and supported with relevant examples and explanation, though some claims about social problems and combined strategies remain underdeveloped rather than fully extended.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically across well-managed paragraphs with a range of cohesive devices, although transitions occasionally feel formulaic and one body paragraph introduces new arguments late in the response.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible and precise, with natural collocations such as 'land is scarce', 'vertical expansion', and 'hyper-dense residential districts', and only rare, non-impeding lapses.

8.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of complex structures is used with generally good control and punctuation, with errors occasional and rarely affecting communication.

7.5

What to work on next

Develop the supporting ideas with more concrete evidence and keep each body paragraph tightly focused on advancing the stated partial agreement.

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