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Task 2 · Opinion
Original length
198 words
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12 seconds
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Task 2 · Opinion·Technology & society·40 min target

“Some people say that technology has made our lives easier, while others argue it has created more problems than it has solved. Discuss both views and give your opinion.”

Highlights:Task AchievementCoherence & CohesionLexical ResourceGrammatical Range & Accuracy

Nowadays, is very important in . think that , but technology bring a lot of problem. In this essay I will discuss .

On one side, technology is good because we can do with phone and computer. For exemple, we can talk with our family who live in other country, and we can buy food from internet . Also, student can study online when the school is close, this is very for everyone.

On other side, bad effect too. Many young person spend too much times on social media and they don't talk with . Also some people lost they job because machine do the work now. This is a big problem for the society because this peoples can't find new job easy.

In my opinion, I think technology is more good than bad because we can't live without it now. But the use of technology for protect the children and the worker.

In conclusion, technology have good side and bad side, but we must to use it in correct way.

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Task 2 · Opinion
Overall Band
5.0
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“Ideas are there — grammar and length are holding you back.”
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Task Achievement5.0
Coherence & Cohesion5.0
Lexical Resource4.5
Grammar4.5