IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5. Page 158

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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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. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The location where professionals should work is a disputable issue, with some people believe that they should work in their training country, the others think they can work in their desired place. In my opinion, professionals have their rights to decide their working spots.

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In many countries today, both men and women need to work full time. Therefore, some people think men and women should share household task equally (e.g. cleaning and looking after children). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is a contentious issue whether to share household responsibilities equally among both partners or not. Nowadays, it is common that mom and dad work; therefore, I concur we should adjust cleaning and caring for kids according to availability. I strongly opt for not making it equal since it will certainly overwhelmed one of the sides.

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In some cultures, children are often told they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

In recent times, children are often told everything is possible and they can achieve their goals if they try hard enough. Many believe that it is crucial to give this message to children in order to make them try their best to achieve their goals. However, there are benefits and drawbacks to do this. This argument has several strong elements that deserve attention.

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Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some people think that children should be encouraged to compete while others believe that children should learn to cooperate. The reason behind this belief is children become more useful adults when they learn to cooperate. I personally believe that it is more important for children to learn coopration than competition.

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Some people believe that advertisements aimed at children should be banned. Others argue that advertisements have a positive impact on children. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Advertisements have been an influential part of the human life cycle, especially in the last few years. However, these works of marketing often raise a debate on whether they should target children in their campaigns or not. The article below will explore the positives and negatives of having minors as the target audience for advertisement campaigns.

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Many individuals abuse their power or influence to get their family members jobs that they might not be well-suited for. What are the problems created by this evil and suggest some solutions.

Other people practice abuse of authority by wrongfully securing their own family members a position even if the relative is not qualified for the job post. In this essay I will discuss the problems and possible solutions on the nepotism tactics.

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Reading books keeps a person's mind active, whereas watching films and television is passive and does not require a person to use their imagination. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Some people believe that the habit of reading books activates a person's mind, which is not possible by watching television or films, and a person does not utilize his imagination power here. I personally agree with this viewpoint because reading helps to utilize a person's imagination power, whereas watching television and films do not initiate imaginative thinking and feelings.

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It is important for people to take risks, both in their professional lives and their personal lives. Do you think the advantages of taking risks outweigh the disadvantages ?

I agree that taking risks both in professional lives and personal lives is advantageous. It is advantageous to take risk in both professional and personal life because it is always present in financial opportunities, live changing decisions, and personal discovery.

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Nowadays, many people find it difficult to balance their work and personal lives. What are the reasons for this? What can employers do to help employees achieve a better work-life balance?

Recently, many people argue that they find it difficult to find a balance between their career and personal matters. This mainly because the cutting-edged technology removes the barrier between working and personal time and vice versa. Employers need to have regulation about working time limit to prevent the employees being exploitated.

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In many cities an increasing number of people do not know their neighbours and there is a lack of sense of community. What are the causes of this problem? How can it be solved?

The number of people who fail to acknowledge their neighbours is increasing each day in many cities. Moreover, many of them do not have sense of community. This essay explains the possible causes of this issue and the solution to solve this alarming problem.

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It was common in the past for people to retire at 60. Now more and more people are choosing to continue working past the official retirement age, with some countries even increasing the official age of retirement. Do you agree or disagree with this change? Why?

It has become frequent among individuals to continue working for longer years in many parts of the world without the restriction of a retirement age. While some people support this development, I tend to disagree with this because of the increasing youth unemployment rate and the inefficient output by elderly people ageing beyond 60.

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It was common in the past for people to retire at 60. Now more and more people are choosing to continue working past the official retirement age, with some countries even increasing the official age of retirement. Do you agree or disagree with this change? Why?

It has become frequent among individuals to continue working for longer years in many parts of the world without the restriction of retirement age. While some people support this development, I tend to disagree with this because of increasing youth unemployment ratio and the inefficient output by elderly people aging beyond 60.

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It was common in the past for people to retire at 60. Now more and more people are choosing to continue working past the official retirement age, with some countries even increasing the official age of retirement. Do you agree or disagree with this change? Why?

These days, the number of citizens who choose to keep working even after their retirement age has been increasing. Along with this trend, some nations raise the official retirement age. I strongly support this governmental decision for several reasons.

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Popular events like the football World Cup and other international sporting occasions are essential in easing international tensions and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe way. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Some say that global sporting events are important in order to relax the international tensions and express patriotism in a healthy way. I completely disagree with this notion because this can put players' health and lives at a huge risk and wars might happen irrespective of this.

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Traveling abroad is becoming obtainable than before, and doors of a lot of countries are open for tourism. International tourism is not perfect, it has both many advantages and many disadvantages too.

Traveling abroad is becoming obtainable than before, and doors of a lot of countries are open for tourism. International tourism is not perfect, it has both many advantages and many disadvantages too.

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Some universty students want to learn about other subjects in addition to their main subjects. Others believe it is more important to give all their time attention to studying for a qualification. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

There is an contentious whether to engage fully in one profession or to diversify interests. I concur that everyone should constantly develop in many skills since it prevents to burn our and works well for our brain. In this essay, I will further elaborate on why I am strongly into this idea.

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In today's competitive world, many families need both parents to go out to work. While some say the children in these families benefit from the additional income, others feel they lack support because of their parents' absence. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

In this day and age, both parents have to go to for earning additional income due to the rise of competition. People hold different views about whether this trend brings children better quality of life or causes the shortage of parents' support. Both views have valid points, and it is crucial to examine their merits and drawbacks before forming an opinion.

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Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones. Why is this the case? Do you think this is a positive or a negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Children spend hours every day on their smartphones. Since smartphones are involved in enjoyable applications and games. To illustrate Snapchat, Instagram and Pubg. These are harmful for the children. Therefore they shouldn't much spend time on smartphones. Seeing that smartphones cause physical problems and some mental problems. After that smartphones have many advantages and disadvantages.

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some people believe that eventually all jobs will be done by artificially intelligent robots. While others think not all jobs can be done by robots. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some argue that artificially intelligent robots will replace human workforces in all areas; however, others assert that these technological appliances cannot replace human workforces thoroughly. Although the impact of technology on the modern workplace is undeniable, I believe not all human skills would be met by robots.

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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 ?

It is argued that advertisement is the major cause behind the huge sale of popular consumer goods and does not mirror the real things that a society needs. I strongly agree with this notion because of the attractive and urgency trap created for products.

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