IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5. Page 269

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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There is an increasing trend around the world of married couples deciding not to have children. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for couples who decide to do this.

An increasing number of married couples around the world choosing to remain childless. The main benefits of not having a child for couples are that they can focus on their careers and have more time for themselves. The main drawbacks are that they could not fit into their peers’ group and have no one to look after them when they get old.

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Many people in poor countries die from diseases that are curable because they cannot afford the medication required. Do you believe that drug companies should make their products available at reduced prices in these countries? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

In developing or poor countries, mostly people die from curable diseases because they cannot afford the required medication. I believe that drug companies should make their medicine at lower prices for such countries to save human lives as it is on the top of any business or monetary benefits.

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Nowadays, many people prefer to rent a house rather than buying their house. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages

During earlier days, it was quite common among people to buy a house on their own. However, this trend has now been reduced and many people prefers to live in a rented house rather than buying one. We shall discuss the benefits and drawbacks of this phenomenon in this essay.

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Some people think that the most important thing about being rich is it gives a person the opportunity to help other people. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is inevitable that the aims spending money depend one the person while some people argue that the most essential thing about being a wealthy person is to provide opportunity to give other people a hand. From my standpoint, I firmly believe that being rich means to help other people.

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In writing task describe the data in the two figures below that relate to banks in the UK. Figure A shows the total number of branches that the four biggest banks had open in 2014, while Figure B shows the number of branches that each of those banks closed in 2013. Write two or three paragraphs describing the information included in the two figures.

The bar graphs illustrate the data on the opening and closing branches of the four biggest banks in the UK. Firstly, Figure A shows the total number of offices that were opened in 2014. Secondly, Figure B, on the contrary, demonstrates how many of them had been closed in 2013. So, relying on histograms, we can understand, that some banks had been more successful in both years, at that time when the second one had been nearly ruined.

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Write an email to the financial organisation in 150- 200 words to grant you money. In your email, express: give your qualifications and work experience give details about the course • explain how this course will help you

Dear Manager, I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Lisa, an attentive 2nd year student of St Mary College.

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People living in the 21st century have a better quality of life than the previous centuries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In this today’s technologically advanced world, a school of thought holds that it is the lives of humans living in the 21st century that are worth living than ones in earlier centuries. I firmly believe that while the quality of life has increased as time passes, there are several problems which affect people’s living standards in this modern world.

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At an early age, children should be taught how to be aware true or false in a particular situation. To help them understand this difference, punishment is an essential consequence. Although many people suppose that it is not necessary,

At an early age, children should be taught how to be aware true or false in a particular situation. To help them understand this difference, punishment is an essential consequence. Although many people suppose that it is not necessary, I agree with this perspective.

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It is often said “ when is Rome, do as Romans do”, do you think people should adapt and accept the culture of the country they are visit? Do you think it is possible to learn a culture without learning the language?

In my opinion, while visiting a foreign country, it is important to learn and understand their cultural norms and traditions as it will be considered as a respectful act towards the country's culture, also understanding of a native language plays an important role in learning about their traditions and customs.

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Fresh water has always been a limited resources in some part of the world today, however, growing world wide demand had made this a global problem. What are the causes of the increase demand and what measures can government and individuals take to respond to this problem.

Water covers 70% of our planet.It is easy to think that it will always be plentiful.However the fresh, the stuff we drink , bathe in ,and irrigate our farm fields with ,is incredibly rare in fact, only 3% is fresh water from the world's water.and two-thirds is tucked away in frozen glaciers. To my mind,the polluted water and incorrect use also play a basic role in its limitation.the government can promote a powerful filtration system and spread awareness .

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 1957 𝘢𝘯𝘥 2007.

The given diagram provides an outline of the method to produce milk.

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Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society. To what extent do you agree?

Social networking sites, for instance, Facebook, are thought by some to have had a detrimental effect on people individually and on societies as well. I mainly prefer that it has a beneficial impact on people but to some extent, there are some drawbacks for societies.I will discuss this in detail in my essay below.

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Some parents are worried about the increasing level of violence in tv, video games and other type of entertainment for children's leisure. How does this effect children? How do you think problem can be tackles?

having international sport tournaments is considered to be beneficial for the country, while others believe it’s rather negative occasion. in this essay, i will provide pros and cons of the phenomenon as well as state personal opinion on the topic.

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When we meet someone for the first time, we generally decide very quickly what kind of person we think they are and if we like them or not. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

It is a human tendency to abruptly judge the personality of an individual on the initial encounter with them. In this essay I will be discussing the benefits as well as the drawback of this human nature.

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The international community must act immediately to ensure all nations reduce consumpation of fossil fuel (gas and oil). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

About a decade ago industrial development increased rapidly, To compete in this race every country promoted the industrialist to build new industries in the country and play a constructive role in improving the economy.

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Some people think that the most important thing about being rich is it gives a person the opportunity to help other people. Do you agree or disagree?

It is undoubtly the case that people with privilage, in this case they who are rich have the chance to help those who are in need. I strongly agree with the idea that it gives an opportunity for rich people to help others with their wealth.

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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 situations. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

There is ongoing discourse on whether accepting situation is best or not even if the situation can’t find genuine satisfaction. Some people might believe that accepting a bad situation is necessary; however, I firmly believe that it is crucial to improve such situation if individuals have compraint.

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Some people think that money spent on protecting wild animals would be better than spending on improving the lives of the human population. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The human population increasing day by day across the world. It is the duty of all the states to provide basic necessities to the masses. So it would be a better idea for the governments to spend a large amount of their income on providing all the essential facilities to their citizens. On the other hand, some people think the preservation of wild animals is more important than human needs.

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Nowadays, managers and team leaders in many organizations and companies are much younger compared to the past. What are the reasons for it? Is it positive or negative development?

In mordern lifem, more and more young people take high postions in companies and organiszation than few years ago. This essay belives that work efficience with lower cost manaegement as well as better technology adaption are main fators leading to this trend. This human resource developments clearly have both pros and cons for indivuduals and society.

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Young people are often influenced in their behaviours and situations by others in the same age. This is called peer pressure. Do the disadvantages of this issue outweigh advanages of it.

There is an opinion saying that youngesters are most effected by their peers in their thoughts and actions. From my perspective, Although there are a number of benefits involved in this approach, the drawbacks accruing to young people are by no means negligible.

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