The growth of online shopping will one day lead to all shops in towns and cities closing. Do you agree or disagree?

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It is true that online shopping is gaining popularity,

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disagree that it will cause all the brick and mortar store to close down in the future. I think that the experience of purchasing something directly from a traditional shop is still more enjoyable. As compared to online shopping, I am able to touch and feel the item I am about to buy directly in the shop that I visit.

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, it is hard to know whether a pair of

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fit my feet perfectly just by browsing the images of the

shoe

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, the colour of the

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that is

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shown

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the internet is usually inaccurate as compared to the actual product. I have been disappointed several times when I received the

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that I bought online just to find out that the blue colour was darker from what I had seen in the website. Other than that, buying from shops in the shopping centre is

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faster and safer.

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the process of ordering online is faster, but usually it takes several days for the item to get delivered.

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some risk associated

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the delivery service, as it might get delayed or even the item might get damaged during the transportation process. In

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of safety, purchasing something from a seller that I do not see can be risky.

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, some online sellers might be sending me fake goods, and they might misuse the credit card and personal information that I provided during the transaction. In conclusion, even though e-commerce is increasing in number, I do not think that it will cause the traditional shops to cease operating.

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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

Summary
Restatement of thesis
Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

In conclusion
To conclude
To summarize
Finally
In a nutshell
In general

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Introduction & conclusion present

Supported main points

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 6.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Clear & comprehensive ideas

Relevant & specific examples

Appropriate word count

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279 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

e-commerce
brick-and-mortar
physical stores
online retailers
retail apocalypse
digital economy
consumer behavior
sustainability
commercial landscape
high-street
consumer trends
augmented reality
showrooms
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The growth of online shopping will one day lead to all shops in towns and cities closing. Do you agree or disagree?

Include an introduction and conclusion

In the past, knowledge is contained in books. Nowadays, knowledge is uploaded to the internet. Do the adventages of this outweigh the disadventages.

In many professional sports, there is an increase in the number of athletes using banned substances to improve their performance. What are the causes of the phenomenon and what are some of the possible solutions?

Longer life spans and improvements in the health of older people suggest that people over the age of sixty-five can continue to live full and active lives. In what ways can society benefit from the contribution that older people can make?