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IELTS Essay: These days many kids spend a lot of their time playing computer games instead...

Prompt

These days many kids spend a lot of their time playing computer games instead of doing sports. What is the cause of this? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

#sedentary behavior#video games#physical activity#childhood obesity#screen time#health outcomes

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 blames games for inactivity; Band 9 contextualizes that games fill a vacuum created by reduced outdoor spaces, parental restrictions, and lack of appealing local sports options, requiring systemic solutions not just game restrictions

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Key concepts in this essay

sedentary lifestyle risks
digital native behavior
infrastructure and opportunity for outdoor play
parental supervision and safety concerns
motivation and intrinsic rewards

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Treating video games as the root cause rather than a symptom of broader lifestyle changes (urban design, parental anxiety, school cuts to PE)
Ignoring that sports infrastructure, weather, and social factors may matter more than game appeal
Missing the complexity: correlation between gaming and inactivity ≠ causation

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