Band 7 Example

Question: What do people often do with electronic devices?

Idea 1

Communication and Connectivity
Model Answer
These days, if you see what someone is doing on their laptop or phone, most of the time, they are using social media. They might be posting, commenting, or just scrolling. Social media has become a major source of entertainment for everyone, no matter their age. People are often watching videos of various things.
Nowadays, if you look over someone’s shoulder to see what they are doing with their laptop or phone, 9 times out of 10, they will be on social media. Either they are posting or commenting or scrolling. It has become our main source of entertainment and it doesn’t matter if someone is old or young, they will be watching videos of something or other.
Grammar Analysis
Conditional adverbial clause: "if you look over someone’s shoulder". By using a conditional adverbial clause, a scenario for observation is set, introducing a description of social media usage. Present participle as an adverbial clause of manner: "posting or commenting or scrolling". Using the present participle as an adverbial clause of manner lists common activities when using social media, increasing the amount of information and liveliness in the sentence. Infinitive: "to see what they are doing". Using an infinitive expresses the purpose of peeking, making the sentence more complete and clear.
Vocabulary
  • look over someone’s shoulder
  • posting
  • scrolling
  • main source
  • it doesn’t matter
  • something or other

Idea 2

Entertainment and Leisure
Model Answer
I think it's mainly gaming. Gaming has grown a lot, especially mobile gaming, which is now very popular. Mobile devices have improved a lot, so they can handle games with good graphics. This has caused a lot of games to be available on handheld devices. Laptops have also become almost as powerful as desktops.
I think mostly gaming. Gaming has become bigger and bigger and now that mobile gaming is so big, it’s everywhere you look. Devices like mobiles have progressed so much that they can now handle games that have good graphics and this has led to an explosion of games on handheld devices. The same goes for laptops too as they are now nearly as powerful as desktops.
Grammar Analysis
Present perfect tense: "has become" and "have progressed" are used in the present perfect tense to indicate the continuous growth of the gaming industry and advancements in mobile devices from the past to the present. Comparative degree: "nearly as powerful as desktops" uses the comparative degree to compare the performance of laptops and desktops, emphasizing the significant improvement in laptop performance.
Vocabulary
  • progressed
  • handle games
  • graphics
  • explosion
  • handheld devices
  • The same goes for