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Practice Writing: Write Essay ID: #31051 Televisionn
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Nowadays, television has become an essential part of life. It is a medium for disseminating news and information, and for some, it acts like a companion. What is your opinion about this?

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Nowadays, television has become an essential part of life. It is a medium for disseminating news and information, and for some, it acts like a companion. What is your opinion about this?
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Television has moved from a leisure device to a central feature of everyday life, shaping how people learn about the world. In particular, in my opinion, television remains valuable primarily as a shared medium for news and information for most people. On the whole, its role as a companion should be treated cautiously rather than unquestioningly embraced by every viewer.

Moreover, as a medium for disseminating information, television offers speed, reach, and accessibility that few alternatives can match. For instance, a regular news broadcast helps people understand public affairs and emergencies through visual explanation that improves comprehension. Furthermore, live television reporting during a natural disaster can prompt timely decisions, demonstrating the continuing social importance of this medium. Indeed, such a broadcast connects millions of people at once, which is why television still shapes shared information and public life.

However, the idea of television as a companion is more ambiguous for people who live alone. Admittedly, a television programme can reduce loneliness, yet passive viewing may replace genuine interaction and encourage dependency. Consequently, background entertainment that runs for hours risks turning companionship into distraction and weakening meaningful engagement with family.

In conclusion, television deserves its place in modern life because of its informational and civic functions, not as a substitute for relationships. Ultimately, when used deliberately, television and its programmes inform and connect people, but emotional reliance on this medium can isolate them.

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  • Fully addresses the prompt in depth, showing full command of the argument by reformulating the issue in the writer's own words and expanding important points with specificity.
  • The argument is supported convincingly with subsidiary points and relevant examples throughout the response.
How this answer meets itThe writer gives a clear opinion that television is most valuable for news, then supports it with a real example. The disaster example adds strong detail. television remains valuable primarily as a shared medium for news and informationlive television reporting during a natural disaster can prompt timely decisions
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  • Has an effective logical structure, flows smoothly, and can be followed with ease.
  • The argument is clear and cohesive and developed systematically at length; a well-developed introduction and conclusion are present, and ideas are organised cohesively into clear, logically sequenced paragraphs.
  • Uses a variety of connective devices effectively and consistently to convey relationships between ideas.
How this answer meets itThe essay flows in a clear order and each paragraph opens with a linker. The devices below tie the argument together. In particularFor instanceHoweverConsequentlyIn conclusion
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  • A variety of expressions and vocabulary are used appropriately to formulate ideas with ease and precision throughout the response.
  • No signs of limitations restricting what can be communicated.
  • Errors in language use, if present, are rare and minor, and meaning is completely clear.
How this answer meets itThe writer handles complex sentences with ease. The phrases below add a relative clause and a contrast without losing clarity. which is why television still shapes shared information and public lifeyet passive viewing may replace genuine interaction and encourage dependency
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  • Shows consistent grammatical control of complex language. Errors are rare and difficult to spot.
How this answer meets itThe grammar stays accurate across long sentences. This phrase shows a correct clause built on a real result. such a broadcast connects millions of people at once
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  • Good command of a broad lexical repertoire, idiomatic expressions and collocations.
How this answer meets itThe writer uses precise academic words and natural collocations. The terms below fit the topic well. disseminating informationpublic affairscivic functionsmeaningful engagement
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  • Correct spelling.
How this answer meets itSpelling is correct throughout, including British forms. Both words below are spelled well. programmeunquestioningly
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  • Length is within the required 200 to 300 words.
How this answer meets itThe essay is 232 words, inside the required range. It is a clear four-paragraph essay with an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
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