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IELTS Essay: Films and games can be viewed and played at any time on mobile devices. Do th...

Prompt

Films and games can be viewed and played at any time on mobile devices. Do the advantages of such a development outweigh the disadvantages?

#mobile devices#entertainment#accessibility#convenience#screen time#social impact

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 clearly delineates advantages from disadvantages and takes a weighted position; Band 9 explores how advantages and disadvantages interact (e.g., access enables binge-watching which creates health costs) and contextualizes by population.

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Key concepts in this essay

Convenience and access democratization
Behavioral and psychological effects of available-on-demand media
Social isolation versus global community connection
Attention and cognitive load

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Listing advantages and disadvantages separately without integration or weighing their relative significance
Overgeneralizing ('screen time is always bad') without acknowledging legitimate benefits for accessibility, education, and convenience
Failing to measure 'advantages' and 'disadvantages' on a common scale (well-being, productivity, social connection)

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