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Videos vs Written Records on How People Live

Video records are a better way to learn about the way other people in the world live rather than written documents.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Essay ideas: Videos vs Written Records on How People Live

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

3 ideas

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Response 01

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Essay · 320 words · 4 paragraphs · 11 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response favours video and develops relevant advantages through visual observation and communication cues, while acknowledging that footage can be selective. The main limitation is that this concession is not fully weighed against the advantages to establish how far video is better than writing. The conclusion retains the preference but leaves the comparison implicit rather than clearly restating the extent of agreement.

TR

Task Response

The response addresses the question directly with a clear position, develops two main advantages with explanation and examples, and acknowledges a counterpoint, though the conclusion expresses the stance slightly imprecisely.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically with clear referencing and useful transitions. The third paragraph moves from communication benefits to bias and source selection; separating that concession would give each argumentative function a clearer focus.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is sufficiently flexible and precise for the topic, including phrases like immersive, nuanced perspective, and nonverbal communication, with no errors that impede meaning.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A range of complex structures is used with good control, including relative clauses, a concessive opening and coordinated clauses, with only minor awkwardness that does not impede meaning.

7.0

What to work on next

Strengthen the conclusion by explicitly weighing the acknowledged limitations of video against its advantages so the final position on the extent of agreement is unmistakable.

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