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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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In many countries, the population of older people is steadily in creasing. Dose this trend have positive or negative effects on society

The technology change and increasing personal wealth have coutributed to improment of life expectation, and many counties have seen their poplulation ageing at an unprecendented pace. The problems of this demographic change far outweigh its positive impact.

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In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case ? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation ?

The residents' opinon of owning their own home is much more crucial than renting one is becoming more widespread in many parts of the world these days. This essay will examine the factors as well as positive sides of this issue.

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In some countries, buying a car rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

Nowadays, buying a car is much more important than renting one in some countries. This essay will examine the causes as well as evaluating this situation.

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Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or diagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

There is an argument about the idea of getting rid of congestion and pollution by making the price of petrol expensive. Nevertheless, I extremely disagree with this statement because it will harm most people; however, there might be another way to address this issue.

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Many people believe that bicycle is a healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transport. However it is no longer the main form of transport. What are the reasons? What could be done to encourage the use of bicycles among the wider population? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Bicycle has been seen as an economical and clean transportation since it came out. On the surface, it’s a lifestyle change, but on the deep level, it reflects and demonstrates many deep factors in society. To promote wider application among the nation, there are some reasons about it and adjustments in the forthcoming paragraph.

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Nowadays a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or negative development ?

A large of number physically disturbed people are aiming to comeround using different medications and treatments instead of consulting traditional specialist doctors. I think It's not a positive way of treatment. There is a high risk to be sick more after following these non-scientific methods.

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

It is a common belief that people should be more conservative in their lives. I firmly believe that we should try new things as much as we can,and both views are revealed in my next two paragraphs.

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In some countries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in. What are the reasons for this? How can people research this? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The idea of uncovering the background and history of their house are becoming an interest and a trend for a growing number of people in several countries, especially for a used building that they have just moved to. In this essay, I will try to explain both the tangible and intangible aspects of this emerging trend.

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Some people think that mobile phones should be banned in public places like libraries, shops and on public transport. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

In recent days, mobile phones are being used by many individuals anywhere and anytime. While most people think that these devices should not use in local areas, I agree with those who think that those should, in addition these tools are more important for two main reasons.

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The movements of people from the villages to the cities for work has caused a lots of problems in both places. What are the serious problems associated with this? What measures can be taken to solve these problems?

The movement from villages to the cities has become an upward trend in recent days. Unevitably, this uncontrolled and fast moving trend has resulted in various trouble for both places. This essay will explain these problems along with suitable measures.

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Some peole believe that culture will be ruined if it is used to earn tourism revenue, but others consider that tourism is the only way of protecting culture. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

Some says that the profit gain from tourism will cause culture dried out while some others believe it is the only way to keep the culture. This essay argues that although visitors may causes some impact to culture, their spending during journey in fact could helping the culture keep alive and sustain.

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“Public libraries should only provide books and should not waste their limited resources on expensive high-tech media such as software, videos or DVDs. Do you agree or disagree?”

The question whether books should remain the main focus of public libraries has long been a subject of debate. Public spaces have little resources available and some may argue that it is not fair to waste them on high-tech media. Although it is correct to limit a library own expenses, libriarians should reinvent their spaces in order to keep them popular. 61

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People living in large cities today face many problems in their everyday life. What are these problems? Should governments encourage people to move to smaller regional towns?

In modern life, Most of people transfer to live in large cities to earn for living and also cope with several negative issues in their daily life. This essay will discuss two major problems , traffic jams and pollution, which I believe the government should encourage people to move to regional areas.

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People aim to achieve balance between work and other activities of their lives, but few are able to dothis. What are the problems in trying to achieve this goal and how these problems can be overcome? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Many individuals strive to give equal time to life and work, but it’s a difficult and challenging task. From my perspective, the difficulty of it arises due to the time cost of modern work. Nevertheless, there are many measures can help persons to deal with this problem.

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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.

It is believed by some people that professionals like doctors or engineers should be bound to work in the place or country where he had completed his study on training. On the contrary, Other people want them to be free agents. At the outset, I agree with the first group but I must confess that the second opinion is much better and logical.

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When choosing a job, the salary is the most important consideration. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

When it comes to choosing a career, many people put the salary at the first place to consider. The salary may be a crucial concern when finding a job, however, there are several other things that are also essential.

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In some countries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the building they live in. What are the reasons for this? How can people research this?

Some of the potential/possible reasons why a higher number of people seem most invested in the knowledge about their own residences could be because individuals are now more interested in finding out about their roots, be it in terms of ancestry, races, and places of origin. By understanding the history of their own home, people may get to learn some new perspectives they have never really paid any attention to before. Another plausible explanation of this trend is due to the fact that people may see some connection between their physical dwellings and their emotional stages, that is, their physical locations could have certain influence over how they feel.

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All over the world, the rich are becoming richer and the poor are becoming poorer. What problems does this cause? How can we overcome the problems of poverty?

In this day and age there is a growing concern evolving around economic inequality between the indigent and the rich. From a personal perspective, the root of this issue is the income disparity, which will result in deteriorating impacts on the country’s stability. In order to resolve this phenomenon, it is advisable for the government to impose higher taxes on the high-income groups.

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Some people think schools should rewards students who have the best academic results, while others think it's more important to reward student who achieve other types of success (such as sports, music and good behaviour). Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Schools should be an environment where every student feels included. Not every student in school is academically gifted or receive straight A's. some of them are better at socializing, sports, art, and using their right brain. The way schools reward their students in both aspects can tell us so much on how inclusive they are.

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free toys given by food companies should be banned . To what extent do you agree or disagree

Undoubtedly ,fast- food organisations earn a hefty amount of wealth by advertising the freebies with their meals ,and the food is consumed by children with joy after gaining toys however, the drastic effects caused by consumption of ready to eat food are shunned by buyers. I am completely in favour of the aforementioned statement. As per my standpoint, this practice should be disallowed with immediate effect.

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