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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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Today foods travel thousands of miles from the farm to the consumers. Why is this? Is it a positive or negative trend?

food is extremely important not only to live but also to be healthy. The type of foodstuff varies according to culture, geographical area, climate and beliefs. Some family love to eat hot and spicy cooking and others would not. A few decades ago, the public mainly consumes locally grown poultry, grains, fruits and vegetables. However, nowadays, the public consumes imported different varieties of meals.

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Some people believe that teaching children at home is best for a child's development while others think that it is important for children to go to school. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In recent years, a debate about possible educational methods has emerged. In particular, some people argue that home schooling is better than going to school for child’s development. In this essay, a brief explanation and an opinion regarding the matter will be given.

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Some jobs are based at a single work place where the hours are the same each day, while other jobs involve frequent travel and irregular working hours. Discuss the advantages of both types of job and give your own opinion about which one is best.

Typically there're two types of work. One needs people to stay in the office in a fixed time range, another one involves frequent business travel with flexible time. This essay will break down the pros and cons of these two types of jobs and offer up some of my own thoughts on this topic.

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Many people have jobs that involve working shifts (i.e. working at night). What are some of the problems that shift workers might face? What can be done to solve them?

These days, people work very hard to meet their expenses. Sometimes, they have to do night duties because some companies offer night jobs. As a result, workers face issues mainly health problems which lead them to live a poor quality of life. However, these can be solved by limiting work hours and by shuffling their duties with day shift employers.

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Bullying is a big problem in many schools. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

Bullying, in the long run, is still a huge issue in many educational institutions. There might be some real causes behind it and possible resolutions.

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Modern educational institutions do not offer all the ingredients that are needed for success. To what extent do you agree with the above statement? Give reasons for your answer.

In the modern world, there are a variety of criteria that evaluate success, and people tend to expect that modern educational institutions provide with a well-organized curriculum which is quite helpful to succeed. Although some people including students and their parents complain that current educational facilities do not give enough opportunities to develop plenty of abilities for success, I am of an opinion that most educational institutions play an important role in improving students' skills by offering all the ingredients which are necessary for success.

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Many people think that personal happiness is directly related to economic success. Others argue that happiness depends on other factors. Discuss both sides and give your opinion

The financial state of you for many people believed could tells how much happy you are. Due to the fact that most of nation believed that there is storng connection between psychogical well being and financial state.While other disagree and outline other factors.In this essay I will examine both side and provide my opinion at the end.

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Newspapers are less important nowadays because we have up-to-date access to the news on the internet. Do you agree or disagree?

Newspaper has become a traditional way to be updated with the news. I believe that the internet has made it easy for people to have access to the news. That's due to the fact that it saves a lot of time.

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Some believe that having an enjoyable job is more important than to earn a lot of money while some believe that good salary will ensure a better life . Discuss both views .

It is argued that having an enjoyable job is more important than to earn a lot of money while others disagree and believes that good salary will ensure a better life. This essay completely agrees with the concept that an enjoyable job is more important than to earn a lot of money because one who loves to do his job will do better than the person who do not loves his job.

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ILife has become much more stressful compared to our parent’s generation. As a result, stress-related illnesses are increasing around the world. Why is stress such widespread in the modern world and what do you think can be done to overcome the problems caused by stress? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays life has become more hectic and stressful as a result of the technological revolution. Many people believe that this increased speed of life and pressure that we feel caused illnesses that were not widespread in the past. This essay aims at describing the reasons why the modern population suffers from stress as well as ways to overcome problems caused by stress.

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impact of universal basic income on economy in Latvia

Context: The possibility of implementing a Universal Basic Income in Latvia in response to increasing automation threatening unemployment and social inequality is studied. This hypothesis will be investigated by analyzing existing studies on Universal Basic Income, developing models for its implementation, and determining its costs and possible ways of financing it. The objective is to find out whether the implementation of Universal Basic Income could contribute to Latvia's economic growth.

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To meet the growing need for food to support an increasing population, a country should make use of edible insects as a food source. However, some people believe that insects are not only unhealthy but harvesting them will also negatively affect nature. What are the benefits and drawbacks of eating insects? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

As the number of people in our planet continuous to incline, the demands for food goes on the same pattern as well. Some individual give the opinion of including insects as one source of food but others find it not only unhealthy but as will as has a negative impact in the environment.

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In theie 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?

In today's generation, advertising had played a big role in stating their products and these days businesses also emphasised their product in a new ways.

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You don’t need a teacher to learn English. All you need are a dictionary and a grammar book. Do you agree with this? If not give reasons. If you agree give reasons.

In modern world is crucial to be able to speak English, but, is it possible to learn it on your own? In my opinion, nowadays there are loads of resources to help through your study, such as videos and courses, that made becoming almost as good as a native speaker only using books easy. I believe that with a good amount of goodwill everyone is able to learn English from scratch not needing a tutor.

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It is thought that children should spend more time on activieties they have talent for ,instead of attending painting and drawing classes in school.To what expent do you agree?

It is believed that children without artistic talent should concentrate on doing activities, they have talent and ability for rather than participating in painting and drawing lessons in school.While not all children are talented in art, in my opinion, learning how to draw and paint can benefit all children's mental abilities and also help with concentration problems.

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A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

To begin with, today's generations seem to care more about the superficial things than ever before. As a result, people started feeling lack of empathy towards other human beings. It seems to me that the real values have been lost. Even though money is important, to what point does it influence general social interactions?

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Due to globalization, people all over the world are now able to buy the same products. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

These days, more and more people in the world can purchase the same products. Is this change good or bad for our society? It is obvious that this development has positive consequences: firstly, having access to the same commodities enables people to feel secure and secondly, companies may improve the quality of products.

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Nowadays, more and more people choose to do their shopping onlineinstead of going to physical stores. Why is this so? What are the disadvantages of this trend?

Nowadays, with advancd in technology everywhere.Many people perfer online shopping over paying from shop physicaly.However, there are both pros and cons of this a new trend.In this essay, I will outline the reasons and the drawback of online shopping.

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In some countries, there is an increase in a number of parents choosing home education for their children. Do the advantage of home education outweigh disadvantages?

It is true that younger education has been important throughout history. When looked at from a broad historical perspective folks preferred school education instead of home-based one. However, nowadays, some parents would like to educate their children at home. In this essay, I will outline how home-based education is quite difficult.

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International tourism has become a huge industry the world. Do the problems of international tourism outweigh its advantage?

There is no denying the fact that the main purpose of the global exploration is debatable. While it is a commonly held belief that interntational travel may benefit the industry worldwide. In this essay, I will examine both views and give my own opinion.

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