CEPAS - Common English Proficiency Assessment Scheme

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic.

Television is dangerous because it destroys family life and any sense of community; instead of visiting people or talking with our family we just watch television.

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

The evolution of technology nowadays is very rampant. People do not even recognize changes from one to another. There are a lot of modern equipment, appliances and even simple machines are available in the market. Competitors in business industries keep doing transformation, product development and more research work. Sometimes their own products compete with each other. One of these modern equipments or appliances in the market that is very salable is the television.

Television dominates the communication and entertainment industries long time ago. Starting from the black and white TV, here comes the colored TV. In addition cable TV is now available in the market. In Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines, the most salable appliances in the market is the television. Even the ordinary vendors in the market or in the sidewalk avail one so that they can watch television while working. Businessmen and employees watch TV for news and general information. Housekeepers and housewives, together with the children entertain themselves with the variety shows and soap operas through television. Everyone in all walks of life uses television as one of their “mate” in life. There are some issues that modernization, new technology industry including television is dangerous for children & for the whole family because it destroys continuity and belongingness and sometimes it influence the young people in their principle in life.

In conclusion, television is a modern appliance that can help a lot in the life of each and everyone. It has its’ own disadvantages too. It can do good or can influence bad paradigms to the people, but I believe that the result of the use or watching TV depends on the person or family themselves. Together with the development is the consequence of having great discipline in oneself. (291 words)

This answer does not focus sufficiently on the question and lot of irrelevant material is included. It is difficult to identify the candidate’s position on the topic or to extract the main ideas. There is some organization, but the development of the answer is not wholly logical A range of linking words is used, but these are sometimes inaccurate and in some sections the candidate does not clearly signal how ideas relate to each other. There is a clear attempt to use an ambitious range of vocabulary, although it relates to only one aspect of the task. There are a lot of inappropriate choices that indicate limited control. The writer uses a mix of complex and simple sentences but makes fairly basic errors.