Some people think visual images like photographs and videos can accurately tell information in a news story. Others believe they are not reliable sources.

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Question:
Some people think visual images (like photographs and videos) can accurately tell information in a news story. Others believe they are not reliable sources. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Answer Hints:
You need to discuss the views of the two sides. Currently, fake news is a hot topic, so that you may choose "not reliable sources" as your opinion.

Support - reliable source
  • Images have more information than words.
  • Images reflect the news scenario directly.
  • Difficult to make fake Images.
Object - not reliable source
  • Reporters take images from their angle and don't present the whole truth.
  • Fake images or edited images are often on the Internet.
  • Authenticated text is necessary to supply images in serious news.
Answer 1
Some people think photographs and videos can accurately tell information in a news story. However, opponents believe photographs are not trusted sources of information as there are limits to having photos in the newspapers...

Photos alone do not paint the whole scenario of the event that occurred. To exemplify, one needs to wear a mask during this Covid-19 pandemic...

Yet, it can be used as evidence for viewers to see. For instance, images do not have language boundaries...

To sum up, although photos are indispensable as they kindle the interest among the readers and facilitate easy comprehension of the news story, I feel that they can not convey the correct or complete news to readers...
Band: 7
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All Words33017853%
Top 300 Words165 (50%)55 (30%)33%
300 - 1000 Words57 (17%)45 (25%)78%
Over 1000 Words108 (32%)78 (43%)72%
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Link Words: 22 (including link phrase: 1)
Sentences: Number: 19; Average Length: 106 characters; Words/Sentence: 17
Suggestions:
IELTS Essay Format:
-You should avoid using common words repeatedly, and show your grammatical range and accuracy as possible. The essay has are(8), not(8), news(6), that(6), can(5), photographs(4), and(4); try to decrease duplicated words.
-High-ratio basic sight words may degrade your writing; suggest rephrasing some.
-Suggest using a few rare or uncommon words to demonstrate your vocabulary range and level.
Task Response:
-This is a well-organized essay, presenting ideas on both sides and developing these ideas effectively throughout the response.
Coherence and Cohesion:
-Ideas are generally arranged coherently, and there is a clear overall progression.
Lexical Resources:
-The range of vocabulary is quite broad and shows awareness of collocation.
Grammar Range and Accuracy:
-Grammatical control is variable: some complex structures are produced accurately.