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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries and contributes a great deal to economies around the world. However, the damage tourism can cause to local cultures and the environment is often ignored. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Tourism can be good and harmful to the nation which accepts it. On one hand, tourism has a great number of benefits for the service industry. In fact, a country with few natural resources like Japan, is relying on tourism to large extent. On the other hand, tourism often provokes complex cultural conflicts and serious environmental issues.

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Our personalities are predetermined as a result of our genes before we are born and there is nothing that can be done to change our character traits. To what extent do you agree?

I don't believe that the character of a person is predetermined by the gene. Rather the environment does.this essay will discuss extensively on this.

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Some people think that all university students should study whatever they like. Others believe that they should only be allowed to study subject that will be useful in the future, such as those related to science and technology.

While there are some people who think that university students should study subjects that will be helpful in the future such as science and technology, others say that young people should be free to choose whatever they like. I strongly agree with second statement, and I believe a balanced country needs variety of fields.

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Some people believe that a great difference in age between people and children is more beneficial. Do you think the advantages of a greater difference in age between them outweigh the disadvantages?

Most individuals advocate that a large void between the age of adults and children is advantageous. However, I believe that a greater age difference betwen the kids and elders have way more drawbacks than its positive aspects. I will explain how it affects relations and how it is good for children's learning.

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Nowadays, technology is increasingly being used to monitor what people are saying and doing. In many cases, the people being monitored are unaware that this is happening. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

In our modern society, the number of monitoring has widspreaded eventhough people usurally do not notice it. Some people agree with this siutaion, still others feel annoying it. From my point of view, the advangate of this development outweight the disadvantages.

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Some people would say that parents should pay their children for small home duties (cleaning, washing dishes). Other would disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Money is important and necessary for everybody. Some communities believe that offspring should be paid by their parents for doing domestic chores. In this essay, I will consider both sides of the argument and then give my opinion on the matter.

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Some scientist think that there are intelligent life forms on other planets and message should be sent to contact them. Other scientist think it is a bad idea and would be dangerous. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

The quest for knowledge and powers by the researcher bring in many ideas and assumption, many researcher are of the opinion that there are intelligent life forms in other part of the world and a letter must be sent to get in touch with them. Few analyst are against the opinion and thought it will be disastrous. This essay will talk about both opinion.

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Some people think that the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prisoner sentence. Others think that there are better alternative ways to reduce crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion your opinion

Some people think that giving a longer prison sentence is the best way to reduce crimes while others believe that there are other alternative ways to do it. This essay will discuss both views but I disagree with the statement.

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Many parents today do not spend much time with their children. Why is this? Does this affect parents or children?

Nowadays, a vast majority of parents are busy with works and could not spend a great deal of time with their offspring. In this essay, I would mention some of the reasons behind this, and I would argue that this phenomenon can have huge impacts on kids.

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Most of the world's problems are caused by overpoplulation. Do you agree or disagree?

Overpopulation has been a huge problem for humanity for many decades now and of lot problems are caused by it. Through this essay, I don't agree with the statement that most problems are caused by overpopulation.

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We are surrounded by all kinds of advertising, which significantly influence our lives. Do the positive effects of advertising outweigh its negative effects?

Nowadays, we are living in the world prevalent with various advertisements, which significantly influence our lives. People of all ages are affected by advertising. However, I think that the negative effects of advertising outweigh its positive effects.

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Some people think that the government should spend more money on public services rather than wasting money on the arts. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

Some people think that we should spend more money on facilities instead of teachers. In contrast, other people say spend more money on teachers is better. This issue has been discussed frequently in modern generation. From my point of view, these two cost are both important for education. However, if I can only afford one of these. I would choose to spend on teachers. Besides, some reasons and details will be explained in the following paragraphs.

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Every year more and more students choose to study online rather than attend classes on campus. what do you think are the causes of this? what solutions can you suggest?

Studying online is becoming increasingly popular among students. Each year a lot of students prefer to attend classes online instead of campus-based. This essay will discuss the main reasons for this and also what adaptations are required to overcome this issue.

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Nowadays, technology is increasingly being used to monitor what people are saying and doing. In many cases, the people being monitored are unaware that this is happening. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

In the present world, it is strongly believed that the technology is massively used for the surveillance purposes of humans. In due course, people are not aware of the fact that they are monitored. However, I believe that the advantages of checking people outweigh the disadvantages due to potential threat of unrest and terrorism around the globe. It is therefore, inevitable to monitor the activities of people, closely.

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These days is it much easier for many people to travel to different countries for tourism than in the past. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the diadvantages ?

It’s more common nowadays to travel to different countries for tourism as in the past. This is due to our well developed airplanes and fast runnig high-tech trains. This Essay will examine if the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages. In my view, the positives outweigh the negatives and this essay will support my opinion with examples.

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Some people think that newspapers are the best way to get news. However, others believe that they can get news better through another media. Discuss bot views and give your opinion?

In this modern developed society, news plays a very crucial role. Some pupils believe that newspapers are salient to read the news while other argue with this phenomenon that, they prefer social media. In this essay, I agree with the second statement and will see both sides of view.

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more and more people buy a wide range of household goods such as television, microwave oven and rice cooker. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays there is an increase of domestics being bought, such as television, microwave oven and rice cooker caused by higher demand of people. Though it has several neagetive impacts, I hold the believe that it can create positive fields in the long run.

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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

The problem-solving is a quality of the human being, and he has benefited from it throughout the history. whether to surrender to the unfavourable conditions, or to fight against them has been a matter of controversy. personally speaking, solving problems is a core value of mankind, which needs to be retained.

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The best way to solve the traffic congestion in the city is to provide free public transport 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, heavy traffic jam has become a challenging problem in many cities. Some argue that the government should provide free public transport to tackle this problem. In my opinion, free public transport is a great idea, but it is not a viable way to ease traffic congestion.

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Some people prefer to directly help or support people in need in the local community. However, others choose to give money to the national or international organizations. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

The act of rendering alms known as charity to people depends on an individual's personality. While some people choose to render help directly to the community , a few others options to do theirs through national or international organizations. In this, essay both views will be analysed and my opinion will be stated.

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