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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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Many museums charge for admission while others are free. Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museums outweigh the disadvantages?

Various museum charge entry fees, whereas some offers free of cost visits. It is imperative to scrutinize the positive and negative aspects of this payment. This essay will delve into the depth and will present relevant reasons why drawbacks of the admission fees exceeds the benefits.

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Some people think children should learn to paint and draw at school. Others believe it is just a waste of time. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

There are people who think that doing art at school such as painting and drawing is a waste of time. This is a debatable topic as other people do believe that art must be added to school subjects. I think it will be an advantage if schools take painting and drawing seriously as other subjects in schools.

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Global tourism has certainly boomed and become a phenomenon after a long period of stagnation. Many individuals think that foreign tourism has negative impacts on their nationality. This essay will present the reasons why the local people tend to have unwelcoming attitudes and some possible solutions can be given to handle this propensity.

Global tourism has certainly boomed and become a phenomenon after a long period of stagnation. Many individuals think that foreign tourism has negative impacts on their nationality. This essay will present the reasons why the local people tend to have unwelcoming attitudes and some possible solutions can be given to handle this propensity.

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In their advertising, businesses nowadays usually emphasise that their products are new in some way. Why is this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

Recently, when businesses advertise their products, they try to show it as a new good in some way. In this essay, I will discuss the reason for this effort. In addition, why I consider it as a negative developing.

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Some people say that what children watch on television influences their behavior, while others say the amount of time spend watching television influences their behavior. Discuss both views and give your opinion

Although many people state that what shows on the TV’s programs have impact on children’s treatment, others believe that long hours that they spend watching TV affects their conducts. In my point of view, I consider that the long time that spend sitting to watch TV is more effective on their behavior.

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Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reason why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

One of the widely discussed issues nowadays is that the major factor of learning a language is to travel or to work. However, others totally disagree with the statement by saying that there are more crucial reasons to learn new language. In this essay, both above-mentioned views will be discussed, concluding with my own opinion.

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A government’s role is only to provide defence capability and urban infrastructure (roads, water supplies, etc.). All other services (education, health, social security) should be provided by private groups or individuals in the community. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays one of the important government’s role is to protect their inhabitants and to defend their rights. In addition, their job is to defence their roads, water supplies, transportation, energy and other urban infrastructure. However, education, health, social security and other services are the face of country.

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Experts say if the old people spend time and get along with others and exercise every day, they will be healthier and happier. However, many elderly are suffering from loneliness and lack of fitness. Discuss the causes and solutions?

Many people believe that spending time to get along with others and exercise every day is a good thing for old people’s health and mind, otherwise, they will be lonely and unhealthy. There are a number of reasons behind this point of view and several solutions should be proposed to change these problems.

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In many countries,people are now living longer than ever before,some people say an aging population creates problems for governments, other people think there are benefits if sociaty has more elderly people. To what extent do the advantages of having an ageing population outweigh the disadvantages?

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of elderly people around the world compared to the past. The people are separated into two groups:some believe that the aging population is a burden in the community, whereas others think there are advantages to the growing elderly population. This essay will argue that the downsides of a large, aging population outweigh the benefits.

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Around the world, rural people are moving to cities and urban areas, so populations in the countryside are decreasing. Is this a positive or negative development?

In recent years increasing number of the rural residents have decided to leave their living places and farms to join the people in big cities. This decision has brought a especial concern regarding a prompt decline in the population of the rural areas. From my personal point of view, this issue has more negative impacts than positive results, both for the villages and the cities.

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in order to succeed, people require certain personality traits. what are these traits? what else is needed to succeed?

There are a couple of fundamental characteristics which lead people to finding success in life which can be noted as responsibilty along with determination. However, success also requires a fair share of luck combined with some social networking.

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People eat more processed food than they did in the past. Why is this? What are the effects of this?

People consume a high intake of prepared food more than they did before. This happens because of the easy availability of these kinds of foods and this might result in acute health problems.

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Influence of human beings on the world's ecosystem is leading to the extinction of species and loss of bio-diversity. What are the primary causes of loss of bio-diversity? What are the effects of this?

Despite knowing about biodiversity’s importance for a long time, human activity has been causing massive extinctions of different species. This essay will examine the main causes of loss of biodiversity and provide feasible effects of this problem.

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Wealthy countries should accept more refugees and provide them with basic assistance such as food and housing. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is argued that countries with high income have to allow a larger number of refugees to cross their borders. I completely agree with this statement because it is morally correct and beneficial for their economies in a long-term.

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Robots and artificial intelligence are being developed to replace humans in the workplace. Why is this happening? Do you think this will have a positive or negative impact on soiety?

Nowadays, humans are being replaced in the workplace by robots and artificial intelligence. This status is happening because of the development of technology. In my opinion, this will have a negative impact on society.

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Robots and artificial intelligence are being developed to replace humans in the workplace. Why is this happening?

In the modern workplace, the workforce is being replaced by intelligent machines. This essay's author believes that this is a positive development due to bringing new jobs,and physical health.

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some university students want to learn about other subjects in addition to their main subjects.others believe it is more importantto give all their time and attention to studying for a qualification

There have been vast advances in most aspects of people's lives especially in the education field. Some university students believe that learning a different subject besides their main university major is essential. On the contrary, there are another group who claim that the main aim of going to university is studying for related qualification. I strongly support the view of the first group.

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The most important aim of science should be to improve people's live. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement ?

Tere have been vast advances in the field of science which can affect most aspects of human life. Many believe that the ultimate goal of science must be to help make people lives better. Therefore, in this essay I am going to explain my opinion regarding this topic.

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Online education and training is becoming increasingly popular in the business world. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

The popularity of remote learning and training through internet is globally become more wider in the field of business. I strongly believe that its merits exceeds the demerits.

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Some people think that news media nowadays have influenced people's lives in negative ways. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There is no denying that people are divided in their opinion regarding that news media currently have affected social’s lives in pessimistic ways. However, I personally disagree with the given statement since this news media could provide further positive results. Nevertheless, this essay will discuss both aspects from the statement mentioned above in the following paragraphs.

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