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Vehicle-Free Days in City Centres

Some cities have vehicle-free days when private cars, trucks, and motorcycles are banned from the city centre. People are encouraged to use public transportation such as buses, taxis, and metro on vehicle-free days. Do the advantages of having vehicle-free days outweigh the disadvantages?

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WhyThis is anAdvantages and disadvantages essay — it asks you to weigh the benefits and drawbacks of something.

SoWe split the ideas intoAdvantages(benefits)andDisadvantages(drawbacks).

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response maintains a clear position that the benefits of vehicle-free days outweigh their costs, with relevant discussion of delivery difficulties, pollution, congestion and travel habits. Topic-related vocabulary and varied sentence structures support a generally clear argument. Development is uneven, however: the lasting effect on travel habits needs explanation, and the two final paragraphs repeat the verdict without clearly justifying why the practical costs are minor.

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Task Response

The response directly answers the outweigh question with a clear position, covers both sides, and develops each main idea with relevant explanation and a concrete courier example, though the development occasionally remains generic.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Paragraphing is logical with clear progression from drawbacks to benefits to conclusion, and cohesive devices are used effectively, though some linking is mechanical and formulaic.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

There is a good range of topic-specific vocabulary used naturally, including collocations like mitigating environmental pollution and logistical challenges, with only minor occasional inappropriacy.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Relative clauses, modal verbs and participial constructions show a varied grammatical range with generally good control. The “By limiting” opening attaches loosely to “there is”, and the final relative clause about a bicycle has an unclear reference.

7.0

What to work on next

Combine the two closing paragraphs into one conclusion. In the body, explain how trying alternative transport could change later travel habits, then show why that benefit outweighs the commuting and delivery difficulties.

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