TPO-16 - Independent Writing Task Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

What is the most enjoyable way to travel is a controversial issue. Some people are inclined to the idea that traveling in group led by tour guide is more enjoyable than traveling alone. Others have exactly the opposite point of view. I concur with the argument and firmly believe that the most enjoyable way to travel is by traveling alone

First of all, traveling alone tourists can have the chance to learn about the local culture. They have to use the public transportation or to walk, then they will meet the local residents. This way they can have conversations with them about the their tradition,for example, food, different languages and religion. In addition, they can choose where to eat and which food to try. It`s clear that in group tours people have to follow the plan, and because of this they will have less chance to discover the culture of the visited place. Therefore it is most enjoyable to travel alone without any specific plan to follow .

In addition, traveling alone gives more freedom for the visitor. Young tourist sometimes are interested in having fun, dating and spending time with the opposite sex. If they travel in a group they will not be able to go to the bars or places where they can have fun. This makes them less likely to go in group. Because group tours are usually about the historical sites which is not appealing for young people. For instance, to take a young tourist to Petra in Jordan it is not interesting for him, he will not feel happy. In contrast, if he was visiting Jordan alone , he may choose to go to Akaba resort to enjoy his time with beautiful ladies on the beach.

In conclusion, despite the fact that many people says that in organized group tours the tourists can get more information and explanation about the site they visiting, but for giving the chance for visitor to explore the culture and to have more freedom, I think that traveling in group with tour guide is not the best way to travel.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, if, may, so, then, therefore, for example, for instance, i think, in addition, in conclusion, in contrast, first of all

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 15.1003584229 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 9.8082437276 102% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 13.8261648746 72% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.0286738351 91% => OK
Pronoun: 30.0 43.0788530466 70% => OK
Preposition: 55.0 52.1666666667 105% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 8.0752688172 99% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1623.0 1977.66487455 82% => OK
No of words: 348.0 407.700716846 85% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.66379310345 4.8611393121 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.31911543099 4.48103885553 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.42121406551 2.67179642975 91% => OK
Unique words: 167.0 212.727598566 79% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.479885057471 0.524837075471 91% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 511.2 618.680645161 83% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.51630824373 99% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 9.59856630824 83% => OK
Interrogative: 1.0 0.994623655914 101% => OK
Article: 0.0 3.08781362007 0% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.51792114695 85% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.86738351254 107% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 4.94265232975 121% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 20.6003584229 83% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 20.0 20.1344086022 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 67.2852215428 48.9658058833 137% => OK
Chars per sentence: 95.4705882353 100.406767564 95% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.4705882353 20.6045352989 99% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.70588235294 5.45110844103 141% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.53405017921 88% => OK
Language errors: 7.0 5.5376344086 126% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 11.8709677419 76% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 3.85842293907 52% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.88709677419 123% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.157364121501 0.236089414692 67% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0567449494933 0.076458572812 74% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0453334696491 0.0737576698707 61% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.117971547337 0.150856017488 78% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0382480451085 0.0645574589148 59% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.8 11.7677419355 92% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 59.64 58.1214874552 103% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.10430107527 51% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 10.1575268817 97% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 9.75 10.9000537634 89% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.26 8.01818996416 91% => OK
difficult_words: 58.0 86.8835125448 67% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.002688172 80% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.0537634409 99% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 10.247311828 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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We are expecting: No. of Words: 350 while No. of Different Words: 200
Better to have 5 paragraphs with 3 arguments. And try always support/against one side but compare two sides, like this:

para 1: introduction
para 2: reason 1. address both of the views presented for reason 1
para 3: reason 2. address both of the views presented for reason 2
para 4: reason 3. address both of the views presented for reason 3
para 5: conclusion.

So how to find out those reasons. There is a formula:

reasons == advantages or

reasons == disadvantages

for example, we can always apply 'save time', 'save/make money', 'find a job', 'make friends', 'get more information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.

or we can apply 'waste time', 'waste money', 'no job', 'make bad friends', 'get bad information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.


Rates: 60.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 18.0 Out of 30
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