In the past, people used to get information from books

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In the past, people used to get information from books. These days, more and more people get it from the internet. Give reasons for your opinion and include any relevant examples.
Answer 1
Although books were the primary source of information in the past, with the advent of modern technologies, people's preferences have changed dramatically, and nowadays, online resources are in more demand than paper books...

Current technologies allow individuals to browse relevant information in any part of our world without access to paper books...

As a vivid example of how digital devices substitute books and save students time and money, we can see in all modern Western universities where students use more laptops and smartphones for studying subjects rather than paper books...

Furthermore, many books contain outdated or unnecessary information, which used to be helpful for the past generation but, unfortunately, absolutely irrelevant today...

In conclusion, it is hard to assume less importance for written materials. Still, at the same time, it is necessary to go with the flow as online information is more reliable, time-efficient, and cost-efficient...
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Link Words: 24 (including link phrase: 3)
Sentences: Number: 13; Average Length: 150 characters; Words/Sentence: 23
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IELTS Essay Format:
-You should avoid using common words repeatedly, and show your grammatical range and accuracy as possible. The essay has and(11), books(10), information(8), resources(6), online(5), this(5), for(5); 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:
-The logic and reasoning look good, but some sentences seem wordy.
Coherence and Cohesion:
-The response is organized into paragraphs, but the focus of each is not always clear.
Lexical Resources:
-The lexical resource is limited, it's a big shortage in the task, try to enhance IELTS vocabulary.
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Answer 2
Although it was a habit that people relied on trusted books to acquire new knowledge, nowadays, it has become more common to browse the Internet to find any information...

The main reason why people have used different online websites when they need information rather than books is that the Internet is more accessible...

Another reason which will support my opinion is that browsing the Internet is much faster than reading books to find specific information...

In conclusion, in the passing years, people have replaced reading printed papers with using the Internet...
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