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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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Plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic packaging are bad for the environment. What damage does plastic do to the environment? What can be done by governments and individuals to solve this problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

In recent days, the environment has been damaged by using plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic packaging. There are some causes of using plastic and the way we and the government can solve this problem.

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Many believe that government surveillance and data collection badly affect individual privacy, but others think these are necessary for national security. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.[265]

With the overwhelming proliferation of mass surveillance and data gathering technology, many individuals have raised ethical questions concerning the infringement of personal privacy. Supporters, on the other hand, debate that national safety necessitates such scrutiny of citizens. In this essay, both viewpoints will be thoroughly discussed, after which my own stance will be provided and substantiated.

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You work for a clothing company. Your company has a new style of coat.Write an email to a magazine in about 150–200 words. Tell the magazine about the new style of coat. Your email should do the following things: Provide information about your company. Provide information about the new style of coat. Suggest who might buy this coat and why. Invite the staff at the magazine to write about the coat.

I am writing to provide more details about the new coat style that is available in all our stores in Canada and ask for your feedback after you try it on.

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Some people think that the teenage years are the happiest time of most people’s lives. Others think that adult life brings more happiness, inspite of greater responsibilities. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Whilst many argue that teenage years are more fun than adulthood, many think that being a grownup brings them more joy. I believe that being a teenager is the best phase of a person's life.

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In many countries nowadays,consumers can go to a supermarket and buy food produced all over the world.Do you think its a positive or negative development.

In numerous countries today, shoppers can visit a supermarket and purchase food imported from around the world. From my perspective, it’s beneficial to buy globally produced food from supermarkets, because it provides consumers with a diverse range of food options and allows them to enjoy products from different cultures and regions.

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Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now ‘on big traffic jam’ How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars?

As compared to the last 3 decades, more and more people are buying cars due to traffic jams is a big problem in many parts of the world. I completely agree with this statement and will discuss it in the upcoming paragraphs.

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More and more people use private cars instead of taking public transport. What are the reasons for this trend? How can government encourage people to take public transport?

People prefer driving their own vehicles to travelling via buses and trains. This essay explains the reasons of driving car to travel and which actions governments should carry out to lead to citizens using public transportation.

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Marriages are bigger and more expensive nowadays than in the past. Why is this the case? Is it a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, Young couples consider more preparations for their wedding ceremony, preparations that may not be important. So they have to pay more. In my view, the drawbacks are greater than the benefits. In this essay, both pros and cons will be discussed in the following paragraphs.

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In many countries nowadays, consumers can go to a supermarket and buy food produced all over the world.

In recent times, most nations’ residents are able to go to the supermarkets and purchase the dishes which are produced around the whole world. I strongly believe that this is an affirmative improvement, because customers can experience the taste of foods that they have never seen and those products provide various choices of meals for humans.

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Some people believe that young people should choose the jobs that they want, but other people think they should be more realistic and think more about their future. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

There is a debate over how individuals should choose the job with some saying they should select a job which they want and others arguing that they should be more realistic.In my opinion, while being realistic has some benefits, the job which they want still remains the most preferable as it could lead to greater happiness.

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Air transport is increasingly used to export fruit and vegetables to countries where they cannot be grown or are out of season. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

Fresh yields is increasingly being transported by air to other countries that cannot grow them on their own or are out of season. The advantages are that people can consume these all year and some countries only rely on imported food for their livelihood. However, the disadvantages are that they cause pollution and encourage harmful ways of cultivation.

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Some people think governments should care more about elderly while others think they should focus on investing in education for younger people. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

In recent years, there are tremendous countries prioritising the older services, and some countries focusing on the education system. Personally, I insist that government should encourage both generations, and support will be illustrated in the following paragraphs:

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Today more and more tourist are visiting places where conditions difficult such as sahara deseret or the antartic .what are the benefits and disadvantages for tourist who visit such places?

Nowadays, many visitors are opting for excursion in harsh and mobile places like deserets and extremely cold areas like the Antartic. This trend has many pros as well as cons and this essay will try to delve into both the aspects.

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Multinational companies are becoming increasingly common in developing countries. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

International companies are being built in poor countries more often over last decades. This phenomenon can be advantageous in some aspects such as more occupation for locals and the economic profit for their government. However, the downsides can not be underestimated and concerns have been raised for the abuse that uneducated workers are facing and the cultures' mixture.

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More and more people are becoming seriously overweight. Some people think a solution can be to increase the price of fattening foods.

More and more people becoming overweight, raising the price of fattening foods can be a solution. Although, raising the prices of fattening foods would be helpful for low-finance families, some people become addicted to fattening foods.

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In some countries of the world, cars are replacing bicycles. However, in some countries, bicycles are replacing cars. What are the reasons for these two developments? In your opinion, which one is better?

Nowadays, in some nations a number of people are shifting toward use of cars to commute, whereas, in a few countries a bigger section of the community prefer cycles. In my opinion, latter is a positive development and it must be promoted and the reasons to support my stance are elaborated in the following paragraphs.

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Nowadays environmental problems are too big to be managed by individual persons or individual countries. In other words, it is an international problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Environmental issues become more crucial in these days, thus, it needs an international intervention because it can not be solved individually. I personally agree to this statement and this essay will elaborate more.

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Some people consider prices as most important thing to think about when buying product (such as cell phone) or service (eg. medical treatment). Do you agree or disagree

In this day and age, people have different views on how they should think about expenditure. While there are some good arguments of the view that product or service prices are not the most important thing when buying. I personally disagree with this notion.

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Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. others argue that it is better to try and improve such situation. Discuss both these views and give your own.

Some people argue that if something bad happen to them, like do not match with their job or lack of money, the best thing to do is just accept it. Meanwhile, others think that they can not just stand still, they must try to fix the situation. This essay will analyze both sides and the conclusion will be made.

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As a result of tourism and the increasing number of people travelling, there is a growing demand for more flights. What problems does this have on the environment? What measures could be taken to solve the problems?

In today’s world, where environmental challenges are accelerating at a high rate, the carbon footprint left by human activities is a growing concern. One of the main contributors being air transport with long-distance flights consuming a huge amount of fuel and releasing harmful emissions. There's arguing that limiting flights, for instance tourist travel, would be more effective in reducing pollution than limiting car use.

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