Talking about money: IELTS Task 2 essay #5, band 5.5
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305 words. Marked by Axiom on 30 May 2025. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Task 2305 words
People increasingly talk about money. Why is this? Is it a positive or negative development?
In my opinion, it is a negative development for certain reasons.
Coherence & cohesion
RevisedIn our modern age, part of people's lives revolves around money, and they often think about becoming a millionaire.
The revision provides a more coherent and grammatically correct sentence.
For instance, if individuals cannot achieve their goals, Additionally, these days, number of goods are high-priced, so under no circumstances shuld they work hardly and apply for at least 2 jobs to obtain high levels of wage to cover basic needs, resulting in many drawbacks, including but not limited to, mental health issues and lack of attentiveness.
Coherence & cohesion
RevisedTo begin, one of the main reasons why this has become a crucial topic is the rising cost of products and basic needs.
The revision provides a more coherent and grammatically correct sentence.
Grammar & accuracy
RevisedThey often start overthinking it, and in many situations, the consequences can be severe.
The revision provides a more accurate and natural collocation.
Lexical resource
Revisedthey may experience depression, especially men who are the head of the family and are responsible for the basic needs of the household.
The revision provides a more accurate and natural collocation.
Grammar & accuracy
RevisedFor example, if they have a lot of expenses and work alone without any help from relatives, or if things don't work out, they may lose confidence in themselves.
The revision corrects the verb form and provides a more accurate and natural collocation.
There are a lot of celebrities, who shocass their luxurious lifestyle, most of them share photos and video of their expensive cars, clothes and monets where they are delight, all of which attract many peoples, particularly teenagers. For instance, they frequently scrolling their social media and see these types of successfull blogers, and desire to be like they. Hovewer, they do not have a chance to work somewhere, so they will make money in a bad way such as stealing from home expensive items and sale it, resulting in destoying life and the behaviour will be spoiled.
Coherence & cohesion
RevisedAnother factor contributing to this is social media.
The revision provides a more coherent and grammatically correct sentence.
In conclusion, because fo high prices of things and famous person a lot, people start to overthinking about money a lot, which occure bad consequences, which mentioned above.
Select a highlighted passage to see its suggested revision.
What Axiom wrote for each criterion: why the answer earned its band, and what to work on next.
Coherence & cohesion
Band 5.0/ 9
The essay is logically organized and the progression of ideas is clear. However, there are some issues with the use of cohesive devices and the overall cohesion of the essay. The essay follows a logical structure, but the use of cohesive devices is sometimes inaccurate or missing, making the connection between ideas less smooth. Additionally, the conclusion could be more effective in summarizing the main points and reiterating the author's stance.
Suggestions
- Use a variety of cohesive devices to ensure smooth transition between ideas.
- Make sure to fully develop your ideas in each paragraph and connect them back to the main topic.
Sentence revisions 3
RevisedIn our modern age, part of people's lives revolves around money, and they often think about becoming a millionaire.
The revision provides a more coherent and grammatically correct sentence.
RevisedTo begin, one of the main reasons why this has become a crucial topic is the rising cost of products and basic needs.
The revision provides a more coherent and grammatically correct sentence.
RevisedAnother factor contributing to this is social media.
The revision provides a more coherent and grammatically correct sentence.
Grammar & accuracy
Band 6.0/ 9
The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms and there are some errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. However, these errors do not generally impede communication. The essay uses a variety of sentence structures, and the majority of sentences are free of errors. However, there are a few instances of incorrect verb forms and subject-verb agreement that could be revised for clarity and accuracy.
Sentence revisions 3
RevisedIn our modern age, part of many inhabitants' lives revolves around money, and they often think about becoming millionaires.
The revision corrects the plural form and possessive form, and also provides a more accurate and natural collocation.
RevisedThey often start overthinking it, and in many situations, the consequences can be severe.
The revision provides a more accurate and natural collocation.
RevisedFor example, if they have a lot of expenses and work alone without any help from relatives, or if things don't work out, they may lose confidence in themselves.
The revision corrects the verb form and provides a more accurate and natural collocation.
Lexical resource
Band 6.0/ 9
The essay uses a sufficient range of vocabulary and there is evidence of some less common and idiomatic language. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation. The essay demonstrates a good command of a wide range of vocabulary related to the topic, with some less common and idiomatic language. However, there are a few instances of awkward or incorrect word choices that could be revised for clarity and accuracy.
Sentence revisions 3
Revisedone of the main reasons this has become a pressing issue is the escalating cost of goods and basic needs.
The revision provides a more accurate and natural collocation.
Revisedthey may experience depression, especially men who are the head of the family and are responsible for the basic needs of the household.
The revision provides a more accurate and natural collocation.
Revisedif they have a lot of expenses and are working alone without any help from relatives, or if things don't work out, they may lose confidence in themselves.
The revision provides a more accurate and natural collocation.
Task response
Band 6.0/ 9
The essay addresses the task and provides a clear position throughout the response. However, the argument could be more fully developed and supported with specific examples. The essay addresses the prompt by discussing the reasons behind the increasing focus on money in modern society and the potential negative consequences. The writer takes a clear stance, arguing that this focus is detrimental for certain reasons. However, the argument could be more fully developed, and the essay could provide more specific examples to support its points.
Suggestions
- Ensure that each paragraph contains a clear topic sentence and that all the ideas are fully developed and supported with specific examples.
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