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Band 7+: Why do people like to read news on the internet instead of on tv

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Some people prefer to read news on the internet instead of on television as the internet offers a wide variety of news articles from different sources. Meanwhile, television might have limited channels that only cover a restricted range of news. One of the advantages of reading online is that we can access the latest news and also the topics we are interested in or want to know about. I believe that the internet offers much more flexibility, and apart from that, the news articles are available in a wide variety of languages, which can be convenient for some people.
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Some people prefer to read news on the internet instead of television as internet offers wide variety of news articles and they do from different resources. Meanwhile, television might have some limited channels and that would only cover limited news. Meanwhile, one of the advantages of reading internet is that we can get access to the latest news and also the news we are interested in or wanted to know about. I believe that internet offers much more flexibility and apart from that the news articles are available in wide variety of languages which can be convenient for some people.

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Overall Band Score

7.5
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Vocabulary Complexity:
C2 - Complex
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Vocabulary Repetition:
news: 5
that: 4
internet: 3
people: 2
television: 2
offers: 2
variety: 2
articles: 2
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Pronunciation

7
Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

8
The answer is well-organized and coherent, providing relevant reasons for the preference of online news. Consider expanding on the variety of formats and interactive features available online, such as multimedia content, comments sections, and social media integration, to further enrich your response.

Fluency & Coherence

8
The answer is well-structured and coherent. There is a very slight repetition in using "Meanwhile" twice in quick succession. Consider varying sentence starters for improved fluency.

Lexical Resource

8
The vocabulary is sophisticated and accurate. Words like "variety," "resources," and "flexibility" are used appropriately. Minor improvements could be made by using more precise synonyms to avoid repetition, such as replacing 'limited' with 'restricted' or 'narrow'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

7
Grammar is mostly accurate, with only minor issues. The phrase "they do from different resources" is slightly awkward and could be improved to "from different sources." The sentence structure is generally good, but some sentences could be more concise and impactful.

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