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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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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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Nowadays many people complain that they have difficulties getting sleep. What problems can lack of sleep cause?

In recent years, a lot of people are struggling with getting sleep until late night. There are various reasons why they have difficulity in having sleep, but the main reason for this problem is closely associated with using cellphone before they go to bed. Nowadays, there are many functions for using mobile phone. For example, one of the most poplular functions, internet provide people to watch movie, to enjoy short video clips on Youtube channels and play the mini games. Therefore a lot of users enjoy the entertaning contents mentioned above, this makes them to interrupt their good sleep because phones have negative effects on human's body rythmn. Some people argue that using cellphones brings the excitedment and joy. However, I think that some drawbacks of spending the time with phones outweigh the their benefits. As I mentioned above, while using phone before students go to bed, the harmful energy from the phone changes their body rythmn and sleep's pattern. In addition, unstable...

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Working big company is better than working small company? Give your opinion.

I strongly believe that going to a large company has many benefits in the respect of wage, wealthfare and better work system. Some people think that the advantages of going a small company outweigh the drawbacks of working there because of fast-faced decision making and efficient work system. However, I completely disagree with this idea. First of all, working a small company gives us less money because it create a small amount of profits rather than big company's revenue. Money is very important factor for us to sustain a better quality of life. To achieve this, working a big company is more likely to bring high wages to us. Secondly, a big company has more facilities in the office such as gym, cafeteria and healing zone. People can enjoy high quality welfare systems as well as big wages. Thirdly, the datas of big company help employees to deal with the tough situations. They lead staffs to make better decisons whenever people need good solutions. In my case, there are a l ot of s...

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More and more work is being carried out by machines in all areas of our lives. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development? Discuss with appropriate examples.

These days many works are carried out by machines in all parts of our lives. The advantages of this phenomenon are completing task on time, and saving time and energy. The disadvantages of working with the help of machines are all types of works cannot be done by them, and it causes unemployment problem.

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More and more people and organizations are using digital technology for contact with other people. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using digital technology for communication?

The influence of digital technology on communication among individuals and organizations is exponentially increasing year by year. While certain people argue that there are various positive outcomes, others argue that the negative potential of it cannot be simply ignored. In this essay, I'l be discussing both advantages and disadvantages and will state my overall opinion.

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Nowadays, many parents put pressure on their children so that they excel in schools as well as in other extracurricular activities. Why do parents do this? Is this a positive or a negative development for the children?

Many parents force their children to perform optimally in extracurricular activities along with outstanding academic performance. There are several reasons contributing to this demand, and while it can offer certain benefits, putting extra pressure on young souls can exasperate them.

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Some people believe that professionals, such as doctors and engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their training. Others believe they should be free to work in another country if they wish. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion

In the contemporary epoch, from some individuals' standpoints, doctors, engineers, and other people who have special professions must work in their own countries. In contrast, other people think that the obligation is not useful, so people have the right to work wherever they want. Both of these views have positive and negative aspects,in my opinion, the benefits of this trend outweighs the drawbacks of it.

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The rise of convenience food has helped people keep up with the speed of the modern life style. What are the advantages of this trend? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Food is essential for the life of human being.In this modern era,Food is easily available with a small effort that has enabled people to adapt themselves in this speedy life. I absolutely concur with this statement.This essay will elucidate the pros and cons of this in forthcoming paragraphs.

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Some say that because many people are living much longer, the age at which people retire from work should be raised considerably. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The age of retirement is different all around the world. Many people live much longer than before in the last decades. On the one hand, raising the age of working is perfect to work more to earn money and feel useful in humans. On the other hand, human bodies need to break after many years of hard work, and it is a physical situation to stay at home and just enjoy the rest of their life. This essay will be written about this subject then I will give my opinion.

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More and more people are moving away from an agricultural background to relocate to cities to look for work. What will be the consequences of this? What solutions can you offer?

It is apparent that nowadays most of people are considering to move from rural area to urban area to make a living. This occurrence effects on increase crime rates and traffic congestion in city. To address these problems, the government should provide opportunities to grow small business and increase public transport vehicle. This essay will explore the reasons and mention possible solutions.

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Some people think that it is a good thing for senior management positions to have much higher salaries than other workers in a company. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.

Some individuals might assume that it is only appropriate for upper-upshigher-ups in the company to receive much higher wages compared to the other employees. I am inclined to agree with this notion,; however, I can also see why others might disagree.

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Some people think that detailed criminal description on newspapers and TV programs has bad consequence, so this kind of information should be restricted on media. To what extent do you agree?

Many people believe that sharing too much details of a crime to the public on newspaper and TV might lead to negative outcomes, therefore, this kind of information should be restricted.

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Many people argue than in order to improve educational quality, high school students should encouraged to question and offer criticisms on their teachers. Other think this will lead to a loss of respect and discipline in clasroom. discuss both views and give your own opinon.

Some people suggest that the improvement in education quality can be achieved by criticizing teachers (as a student). Meanwhile others said that offering criticism might lead to lack of respect and discipline in the class. I believe that criticism will open the opportunity to fix the area where the teachers are lacking of to enhance the learning quality.

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Many people think that the government should spend more money on providing faster and cheaper means of public transport. Some others think that there are other important factors to take into consideration like (petrol, cost and environment). Discuss both views and give your opinion?

A former US president once said something effect that the government is for the people, by the people, and to the people, i.e., the government, per se, is a fundamental body for democratic countries composed of people elected by the people to govern a country and pursue nation’s profit. Nowadays, there are some people claim that it should spend more money for transportation.

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21.Some people think leaving their home country provides more opportunities for working or studying, while others think staying in their own country is a better choice. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Write an essay with no less than 250 words.

There are different views about the benefits of migrations to abroad. Even though staying in homeland does not lead people to face the adaptation issues, I would argue that, individuals relocating to different domains broaden their understanding of the world.

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