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Cities · 287 words
Opinion / agree or disagree
Distinguish affordability from a policy's ability to reduce traffic, and explain a qualified disagreement.
Band 7 study goal · Argument development
Read answer and notesTechnology · 299 words
Problems / causes and solutions
Explain two causes and connect each to a practical response without blaming every family or treating all screen use alike.
Band 7 study goal · Cause–solution links
Read answer and notesBusiness · 298 words
Problems / causes and solutions
Keep the focus on community consequences and propose measures that respond to them without dismissing online shopping's convenience.
Band 7 study goal · Cause–solution links
Read answer and notesTravel · 296 words
Causes and evaluation
Separate the explanation of cultural change from an evaluation that recognises both economic support and loss of local meaning.
Band 7 study goal · Causes and evaluation
Read answer and notesAgeing population · 305 words
Discuss both views
Represent both service priorities fairly, distinguish age from individual need and explain a funding preference without dismissing social participation.
Band 7 study goal · Balanced discussion
Read answer and notesCrime and society · 311 words
Problems / causes and solutions
Explain obstacles to obtaining work, then connect public-service and employer responses to those obstacles without promising a universal result.
Band 7 study goal · Cause–solution links
Read answer and notesMedia · 332 words
Discuss both views
Explain the case for advertising revenue fairly, then judge whether keeping lessons free justifies commercial messages within children’s learning websites.
Band 7 study goal · Balanced discussion
Read answer and notesLine chart · 207 words
Charts and data
Compare the observed increases and predicted change in ranking while preserving the forecast status of the later figures.
Band 7 study goal · Data comparisons
Read answer and notesCities · 306 words
Problems / causes and solutions
Connect health and daily-life problems to enforceable construction, traffic and street-design measures.
Band 7 study goal · Cause–solution links
Read answer and notesHealth · 333 words
Advantages / disadvantages
Weigh travel and access benefits against practical limits, keeping clinical suitability with qualified professionals.
Band 7 study goal · Argument development
Read answer and notesCommunities · 325 words
Discuss both views
Give both views fair treatment and argue that wider services can support rather than displace reading and information access.
Band 7 study goal · Argument development
Read answer and notesHealth · 322 words
Problems / causes and solutions
Explain practical and psychological barriers before proposing beginner-friendly, predictable local activities.
Band 7 study goal · Cause–solution links
Read answer and notesEducation · 317 words
Causes and evaluation
Explain why the change is considered, then judge it positively while accounting for transport and family consequences.
Band 7 study goal · Causes and evaluation
Read answer and notesStacked charts · 235 words
Charts and data
Compare percentage shares across two years without claiming that the charts show total electricity output.
Band 7 study goal · Data comparisons
Read answer and notesCities · 318 words
Discuss both views
Discuss both land-use priorities before supporting denser housing and protected, useful parks.
Band 7 study goal · Balanced discussion
Read answer and notesWork · 316 words
Causes and evaluation
Explain demographic and financial causes, then weigh experience against health and occupational differences.
Band 7 study goal · Causes and evaluation
Read answer and notesEnvironment · 298 words
Problems / causes and solutions
Explain why edible food is discarded and connect household and retailer actions to those causes.
Band 7 study goal · Cause–solution links
Read answer and notesEducation · 291 words
Discuss both views
Give both assessment methods fair treatment before supporting a transparent combination of them.
Band 7 study goal · Balanced discussion
Read answer and notesWork · 303 words
Advantages / disadvantages
Weigh a full free day and reduced commuting against fatigue, care schedules and service coverage.
Band 7 study goal · Argument development
Read answer and notesCommunities · 306 words
Causes and evaluation
Explain why city-based workers relocate, then judge town-level effects through housing, services and participation.
Band 7 study goal · Causes and evaluation
Read answer and notesBar chart · 164 words
Charts and data
Group six enrolment totals into useful comparisons without inventing a trend or treating registrations as distinct people.
Band 7 study goal · Data comparisons
Read answer and notesProposed maps · 188 words
Maps and plans
Compare locations, replacement and continuity while keeping the proposed development distinct from a completed project.
Band 7 study goal · Map comparisons
Read answer and notesBar chart · 214 words
Charts and data
Group three modest reductions against one large increase while keeping the unit and fictional data clear.
Band 7 study goal · Data comparisons
Read answer and notesPie charts · 207 words
Charts and data
Select the largest categories and changes while distinguishing percentage shares from unknown amounts of money.
Band 7 study goal · Data comparisons
Read answer and notesMultiple charts · 248 words
Charts and data
Link a passenger-volume chart with a fare table while keeping units separate and avoiding an unsupported causal claim.
Band 7 study goal · Data comparisons
Read answer and notesTable · 200 words
Charts and data
Group a table by its main changes, distinguish percentages from percentage points and avoid inventing commuter totals.
Band 7 study goal · Data comparisons
Read answer and notesMaps · 188 words
Maps and plans
Compare two plans by location, explaining new uses of space alongside the features that stay unchanged.
Band 7 study goal · Map comparisons
Read answer and notesWork · 270 words
Advantages / disadvantages
Develop a qualified position by comparing everyday benefits with a specific, manageable drawback.
Band 7 study goal · Argument development
Read answer and notesEducation · 276 words
Discuss both views
Give both views a fair explanation while keeping your own opinion consistent.
Band 7 study goal · Argument development
Read answer and notesHealth · 276 words
Discuss both views
Compare two policy approaches without making unsupported promises about their effects.
Band 7 study goal · Argument development
Read answer and notesLine chart · 194 words
Charts and data
Describe the supplied chart with an overview, meaningful comparisons and accurate units.
Band 7 study goal · Data comparisons
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