Television's Impact on Cultural Development

Television has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies. To what extent would you say that television has positively or negatively affected the cultural development of your society?

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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

4 ideas

Negative

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Response 01
Estimated band5.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response addresses both positive and negative effects of television and offers a clear, balanced position with a conclusion. Its main limitations are garbled, frequently inaccurate sentences that obscure meaning at times and underdeveloped supporting ideas that remain generalized rather than fully explained.

TR

Task Response

The response addresses the question with a clear both-sides position and relevant main ideas, but the ideas are only partially developed and some sentences are so unclear that support is hard to follow.

5.5
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The essay uses an overall paragraph structure and basic linkers, but progression within paragraphs is often disrupted by incoherent or incomplete sentences that impede the flow of ideas.

5.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary shows some attempt at topic-related range such as cultural development and customs, but usage is frequently imprecise or unnatural, as in spreads its legs and become like alien masses.

5.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of simple and complex forms is attempted, yet errors in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence construction are frequent and sometimes obscure the intended meaning.

5.0

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Focus on writing complete, grammatically accurate sentences and developing each main idea with concrete explanation or examples before adding new points.

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