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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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In some countries university students live at home with their family while they study, whereas in other countries students attend university in another city. Do you think the benefits of living away from home during university outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays, some nations see their university students living with their family during their studies, while, in other nations, students leave their home and they transfer to another city to complete their bachelor or master programme. There are numerous benefits and drawbacks related to this topic.

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An increasing number of people are buying what they need online. What are the advantages and disadvantages for both individuals and companies to shopping on line.

Nowadays, large number of people are relying on online market for shopping purposes. Online market places reduce the cost of maintaining physical stores and staff for the companies, and at the same time, they eliminates the effort of going to the store for the buyer. Conversely, buying product online levies an overhead of return system on the seller and the consumer also has trust issues regarding the quality of the product. In this essay, merits and demerits of this particular habit will be discussed.

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These days, there are many different news platforms. What are the functions of news? Is all news in these platforms true?

In today’s world, with the abundance of various news outlets, understanding the functions of news becomes essential. News serves diverse roles in society, such as providing information and raising awareness ,However, the reliability of the information they provide In these news can sometimes be questioned

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Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

There is an opinion that people of different traditions and age group can be brought together using music. In my opinion music can play a significant role in creating bonds and bringing people closer because everyone enjoys a good composition. Apart from this it is not required to have any kind of knowledge of particular language or culture to cherish any music.

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topic as countries develop, more and more people buy and use their own cars. Do the advantages of this trend for individuals outweigh the disadvantages for the environment?

In the present world, more and more people own vehicles. It seems like having your own car or motorcycle is a better choice than commute by public transportations. However, in my opinion, not owning a car actually has more advantages and exceeds owning a car, and the reasons will be elaborate in the following paragraphs by comparing the differences between owning a personal vehicle and reling on public transportation, and also bringing up the environmental aspects in this topic.

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In some countries university students live at home with their family while they study, whereas in other countries students attend university in another city. Do you think the benefits of living away from home during university outweigh the disadvantages?

It is evident that university students in some countries still choose to live together with their parents, while others prefer to live separately by attending university in another city. Although they can plausibly experience loneliness, that condition can subliminally drive them to shape useful attitudes and improve their concentration. Thus, I think the positive outcomes outweigh the negative ones.

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Some believe that children should be taught from a young age how to handle money. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, numerous countries adopt capitalism, so people need much money if they want to live healthy and rich. Some argue that they should start to learn how to utilize money from their childhood, and I completely agree with it following reasons that I will mention in this essay.

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Some people think the newly built houses should be the same as the old houses in local areas. Others argue that local authorities should allow people to build houses in their own style. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

The developing economy in recent years have had a great impact in developed and developing countries which made them more wealthy.However, a lot of money does not mean a lot of happiness, researchers had proven that population in developed nations do not seem as happy as those in developing nations.Several reasons will be discussed in the essay below, followed by lessons.

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Some people think that the popularity of the cinemas around the world has declined. Do you agree or disagree?

There is a widely held perception that less people go to cinema, nowadays. Without any shadow of doubt I agree with this statement. There are two principal reasons for this.

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In cities many people are living alone. What are the reasons for it? It is a positive or negative trend?

Numerous people are living a solitary life in the metropolitan areas. There are a plethora of reasons behind this trend. From my perspective, it is a negative development and it has mulitfarious implications which will be examined further in this essay.

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Some people believe that allowing children to make their own choices on everyday matters (such as food, clothes and entertainment) is likely to result in a society of individuals who only think about their own wishes. Other people believe that it is important for children to make decisions about matters that affect them. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, the debate about children's responsibility has controversial opinions. Some individuals think that kids who do not experience any restrictions about everyday matters can grow into egoistic and selfish people in society. Others believe that making decisions about such things is crucial for a younger generation. This essay will discuss both opposite ideas and give my concluding view.

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Many people believe that the priority of the government should be to ensure growing economy. While others believe that the government should focus its effort on uplifting the less fortunate? discuss both views

Whilst individuals claim that a continuous ecnomic growth should be the number one priority for any country, others contend the notion that more resources should be diverted to alleviate the living coditions of economically less advantageous residents. It is my contention that both economical advancement and development of lower tiers of society members should be equally treated by governments, one feeding the other.

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Some people think that sport teaches children how to compete, while others believe that children learn teamwork. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Sport is accompanied by cheerfulness, enjoyment, and also effectiveness on diverse aspects of personal life. Being competitive and cooperative are two features which are discussed as more affected ethic. The following essay will represent my orientation toward achieving competitive spirt in sport.

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Some parents allow their children to travel around the globe during school. What are the advantages and disadvantages of it?

Children are allowed to travel to various tourist places during their school time. Parents believe that this has a plethora of benefits. There are many upsides and a few downsides of this trend which will be examined further in this essay.

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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?

It is believed that individuals are encouraged to take every opportunities in their lives, whether in the professional or personal field. I assume that there are more pros than the drawbacks of taking risks, because they bring some chances for improvements than sticking for the comfort zone, without any enhancements.

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There is a lot of pressure on young people today to succeed academically. As a result, some people believe that non-academic subjects, such as physical education and cookery, should be removed from the school syllabus so that children can concentrate on academic work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In today's society, there is a huge stress on adolescents to succeed in their careers only in the academic field. That is why some people think that the removal of non-academic subjects from the curriculum is necessary as students can focus only on academic studies. Personally, I strongly disagree with this opinion.

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With the development of social media, more and more young people are being allowed unsupervised access to the internet in order to meet and chat with friends which can lead to potentially dangerous situations. What solutions can you suggest to deal with this problem?

Nowadays, the rapid evolution of the Internet has affected almost all people, especially children and teenagers, which has led for them to easier way of using social media. This phenomenon may cause unexpected and disadvantageous situations, as young people are not controlled during conversations on specialized websites with their friends. In this essay I will propose some solutions on how to prevent unsafe incidents.

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Some people believe that it is good to share as much information as possible in scientific research, business and the academic world. Others believe that some information is too important or too valuable to be shared freely. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, in an era of numerous breakthroughs in all areas of science, some individuals would like to have these achievements in free access. However, others disagree with this and estimate new information from the scientific world such a value, which should not be spread with no charge. This essay will discuss both opposite ideas and give my concluding view.

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It is more important for schoolchildren to learn about local history than world history. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

History is an essential subject in every school curriculum and there has been an controversial debate about the importance of teaching local history instead of world history to schoolchildren. From my perspective, I strongly agree that local history should be put much more emphasis on.

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The increase in mobile phone use in recent years has transformed the way we live, communicate and do business. Mobile phones can also be the cause of social or medical problems. What forms do these problems take? Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of mobile phones?

The growth of mobile phone utilization in the last decades has altered the manner of our lives, communication, and even business. Using mobile phones are widely considered the reason for significant number of social and health problems; however, I affirm that the beneficial role of the mobile phones cannot be ignored even if they have caused some downsides.

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