t is becoming more and more difficult to escape the influence of the media on our lives.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in a media rich society.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Nowadays society is very characterized by the influence of the media in almost every moment of our everyday lives. Living in a linked world, presents in fact both pros and cons.
First of all, the negative sides can be summed up in the way the media affect our lifestyle, influencing not only the way we act, but also the way we think. One of the most negative consequences of this trend is that we are getting more and more selfish, often preferring to spend time living on our own instead of living among people. For example, we tend to live as consumers rather than member of a community, often ...
- Machine translation (MT) is slower and less accurate than human translation and there is no immediate or predictable likelihood of machines taking over this role from humans. Do you agree or disagree?(Write at least 250 words) 42
- The chart below shows the GDP growth per year for three countries between 2007 and 2010.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. 70
- The graph below shows the demand for electricity in England during typical days in winter and summer. The pie chart shows how electricity is used in an average English home.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make co 80
- You celebrated your birthday with some friends last week in a restaurant. It was a great success and you and your friends enjoyed the evening very much.Write a letter to the restaurant to thank them. Mention the food, service and the atmosphere. Also sugg 92
- Some people think women should be allowed to join the army the navy and the air force just like men To what extent do you agree or disagree 79
flaws:
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 54 80
Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 7.0 out of 9
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 11 15
No. of Words: 277 350
No. of Characters: 1231 1500
No. of Different Words: 157 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.08 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.444 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.491 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 80 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 54 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 34 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 22 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 25.182 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 8.31 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.727 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.387 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.628 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.21 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 5