I nte r nati o nal e n g LI s h lan g uag e testi n g syste m

needed to motivate students. The American scientific theory of education plays 

a good example here. This widely supported theory argues that young learners are 

most motivated when they share an emotional relationship with their instructor. As 

most would agree expecting children to form emotional ties to machinery is unreal-

istic, the argument that technology will replace the teacher in the classroom can be 

debunked.

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IELTS Academic Task 2: How to write at a band 9 level

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Now read the essay again and note the way the sentences and paragraphs use link-

ing words to tie themselves together and build the overarching argument of the 

essay. Cohesion at the sentence level is highlighted in red. Cohesion at the essay level 

is underlined.

The use of technology is increasing rapidly in the modern world. Growing technologi-