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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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The recent popularity of online shopping will result in the end of high street shops. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

With the advent of the Internet and social media networks, online shopping becomes more popular between people. Although some feel that this trend causes the end of high street shops, I, however, believe that high street shops are still popular between people in three main areas.

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The average standard of people's health is likely to be lower in the future than it is now. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

It is believed that the average of people’s health standard will be decreasing in the future compared to today. In my opinion, I agree that people’s health standard will decrease within years due to bad air and water quality and expensive source of nutrients.

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Most manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar, which causes many health problems. Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is argued that tariff on junk food should be levied because the health risks associated with consuming this kind of product are rising. This essay agrees that a higher rate of money should be paid by people. Firstly, some companies already increased the prices of their sugar containing products; secondly, the higher the price could lower concumption.

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Today more and more tourists are visiting places where conditions are difficult, such as deser or the antarctic. What are the benefit and disadvantages for tourists who visit such places.

These days, more visitors are visiting places where the weather conditions are harsh, such as desert or the antarctic. The advantages of visiting these places are visitors experience new environments and become adaptive to them. The drawbacks are affecting the health of visitors and neglecting social and familial responsibilities of the visitors.

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The computers are widely used in education and some people think that teachers do not play an important role in the classroom. To what extent do you agree

The usage of technology such as computers is becoming normal in the world of education to the point where people argue that teachers' role is not necessary in the classroom. I strongly disagree that teachers do not play a significant role in the learning process because they act as the supervisor in the class to keep track of the students and they provide guidance.

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Some people prefer to be self-employed, whereas other like working for a companies discuss the advantage of disadvantage of both approaches, which do you think is better

Money is the primary source behind any business whether it is one's own or a person works under others. there are two contrasting beliefs as one group believes in working for oneself while the the opposition gives priority to doing a job for the company. Both merits and demarits will be discussed, followed by a a reasoned conclusion.

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Eating too much sugar is harmful to health. Some people think it is the government’s responsibility to limit people’s sugar consumption, while others think it is an individual’s responsibility to limit the amount of sugar they eat. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Consumption of sugar is too common these days,although it is harmful to health. Some people believe that the government should do something to control the usage of sugar , while others think that it is the responsibility of an individual to minimize the consumption of sweets. I believe that it should be controlled by individuals.

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Online education is becoming increasingly popular. Many university students are choosing to study online instead of face to face. Do the advantages of distance education outwiegh the disadvantages?

Some people believe that online education is getting popular day by day. Many university students are preferring teaching method over face-to-face. I personally believe that while in an online teaching method, students can attend classes whenever they like, the benefits of online classes outweigh the drawbacks because students cannot communicate with their teachers face-to-face.

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some people think that competition at work, at school, in daily life is a good thing. others believe that we should try to cooperate more, rather than competing against each other. discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Many today are of the belief that a competitive environment at work, school, and in daily life might be beneficial, while others think teamwork is more productive and fruitful. This essay believes that group activities might have more advantages, and it will elaborate on it.

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Some people think that only the government can make significant changes in society, while others think that individual can have a lot of influence. What is your opinion?

In every country on the earth, there is disagreement around the topic of positive changes in nation. With regards to this topic, few consider bureaucracy can only make positive fluctuations in the country, whereas others contend it can be done by residents. According to my contention, for appropriate changes citizens and authorities play an equal role.

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Some people beleive that in a city the best way to travel is by car , while other people argue that the better way of travelling is by bicycles . discuss both views and give your opinion .

Whether the best way of transport is a cycle or a car is the topic of debate between many people . Some people consider cars to be a better mode of transport while others deny this. Although the former opinion has its own benefits , I believe that cycle is a better option and has more advantages .

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It has been observed that in many countries notenoughstudentsarechoosingto studyscience subjects at university. What do you think are the causes of the problem? What are the effects on society

In various nations, there is a lack of pupils choosing to study science subjects at a tertiary level. In this essay, I will be discussing the contributions to this problem and how this choice made by students is affecting the society.

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Some people believe that is good to share as much information as possible and scientific research businesses and the academic world others believe that some information is too important or two valuable to be shared freely discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, reaching scientific research has been in need, especially with all the technology advancement and the new discoveries. Although many people believe it's important to get financial reward to publish it, I personally believe sharing this valuable information for free is more beneficial to community.

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Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Today, social media platforms serve as the main means of advertisements. There are many psychological reasons behind this. We have to consider the amount of time certain groups of people spend their time on social media. Due to early exposure to internet, younger generations have a tendency to waste most of their time on social media. Additionally, young people react to trends more as compared to older people, mainly because their fear of missing out.

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The working week should be shorter and workers should have a longer weekend. Do you agree or disagree? Give the reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

Many individuals nowadays hold a firm belief that shorter working hours should be given to employers to increase their free time on the weekend. In my point of view, I totally agree with this suggestion based on some reasons that will be explained in this essay.

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Essay In recent years virtual tourism including virtual reality tours,360 videos has emerged as an alternative form of travelling reshaping the way people explore destinations and connect with cultural heritage from afar .Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

It is probably true to say that in the past few years due to the Covid 19, technology field has expanded and became part of our everyday life.It was doubtless that this growing technology one day will affect the tourism, which it did- virtual tourism and virtual reality tours,360 videos became a new way to explore different cultures,artists,cities and more.

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In many countries today parents are able to choose to send their children to single- sex schools or co- educational schools. Some people think that children going to single sex schools have disadvantages later in life. To what extent do you agree?

Nowadays, parents prefer sending their kids to same-sex or mixed-sex schools. Some of them say that if children go to single-sex schools, it will be a disadvantage in later life. In my opinion, I can neither agree nor disagree with the statement for various reasons, which I am going to discuss in further paragraphs.

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In recent years virtual tourism including virtual reality tours, 360 videos has emerged as an alternative form of travelling reshaping the way people explore destinations and connect with cultural heritage from afar. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Virtual tourism has expanded as a way of experiencing travelling from a distance. This essay will provide advantages and disadvantages of virtual travel.

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Theme: some schools are very strict about their school uniforms and their appearance of their pupils, while other schools have a very relaxed dress code. What are the advantages and digital stages of children of having a school uniform?

Different schools have different rules and some of them may be stricter than other learning places. For example, school teenagers have to wear a dress code but in another educational institution where students are allowed to wear what they want.

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In many countries, childhood obesity is a growing problem. What are the reasons for this and what can individuals and governments do to tackle the problem?

It is widely known that childhood obsesity in on the rise in several nations which is quite an alarming issue that both individual and authorities worldwide concerned. I personally viewed that the change in lifestyles such as inactive activities and poor diet control could largely impact on youngster to become obese and how the parents as well as the governement do to solve this problem will be discussed further in this essay.

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