IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5. Page 939

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5.5

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Some people think that the best way to reduce the time spent traveling to work is to replace parks and gardens close to the city center with apartment buildings for commuters, but others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

It is irrefutable that playgrounds play an essential role in the life of an individual and due to gradually increasing the intensity of communities reckon that, occupy the recreational grounds with others sort of buildings. At the same time, others and I disagree with the notion. However, both arguments need proper scrutiny before forming an opinion.

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The population of India grew dramatically. Do you agree or disagree?

The line graph presents information about the changes in global food and oil prices. The chart compares data from 2000 to 2011.

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Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion

As the technology develops, people are manufacturing products by using variety of natural resources to use in different aspects so it can cause environmental problems and these are becoming a threat to today age of life.

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Many manufactured food and drink products contain high level of sugars which causes many health problems. Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar. Do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, the majority of the food companies incorporate high content of sugar to their product. There are some people making the general assertion that the production of food and beverage products include excessive amount of sugar that can lead to the various issues that related to health and the price of sugary products should be costly to reduce the consumption of sugar. Although there are arguments on both sides, I completely agree that with the given statement and will provide further details to substantiate my arguments

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The population of India grew drastically. Do you agree or disagree?

The line graph depicts information regarding monthly temperature average of three different cities, namely Boston, Paris, and Melbourne. The chart compares data from January to December.

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The best way to solve the world’s environmental problems is to increase the fuel cost. Do you agree or disagree?

Many people believe that raising the cost of fuel will solve the problem of the environment. Although this policy can help reduce the global environment issue, there are many alternative and better solutions to this issue, from my point of view.

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Some people spend most of their lives living close to where they were born. What might be the reasons for this? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

There are many people who do not leave their hometowns, where they were born and raised up. Living lifelong in a hometown is rooted in the dependency that mankind has on the places they belong to. This phenomenon helps them to stay away from new stresses; however, it steals the chance of finding various opportunities. The following essay will look at its reason followed by its advantages and disadvantages.

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Some people think that dangerous sports should be banned, while others think people should be free to choose. Discuss both views and give your opinion

most folks are interested in playing dangerous games. some public believe that dangerous athletics should be banned and another hand choose what they wish and my opinion is the government should be banned the dangerous sport because they will cause the most deaths. In this essay, I will discuss both views and give my opinion.

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Neighbors are the people who live near us. In your opinion, what type of neighbor is the best to have?

We are always surrounded by people, maybe at work or home or outside. Neighbours are the one who lives near to us and in this case, I will prefer to have someone who is like us. In my opinion, I think this way for two reasons, which I will examine in this essay.

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Because the modern technology, it is no longer necessary for people to learn handwriting skill, but others believe that handwriting is still an important skill. Discuss both and give your opinion base on your experience.

With all the changes that is happening around us, technology has really helped us to achieve a better life. While some view that handwriting is no longer beneficial, others believed that it is still a necessary skill that one should have. In my opinion, handwriting skill is still a crucial part our lives.

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Many students have to live with roommates while going to school or university. What are some of the important qualities of a good roommate?

Every student, during some parts of their education, especially while doing professional courses, has to stay away from home and live in a hostel accommodation. During this period, they share their rooms with other students. Roommates with certain qualities become ideal and others expect to have such roommates. In my opinion, a good roommate should be kind, understanding, open-minded, and free from any bad habit that would disturb the other members of the room.

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Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is always a good thing. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It is certainly true to say that, some people spend their time and also lives doing the same things, they avoid doing some changes. However, there are those who prefer to do various differences in their lifetime. In the paragraphs below, I will strive to highlight my viewpoint.

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More and more people are suffering from health problems caused by modern lifestyle which cannot be treated with modern medicines. Some people think that a return to traditional medicine should be encouraged. To what extent do you agree?

In virtue of the modern lifestyle, majority of people are suffering from issues related to health conditions, which the modern medicines fail to treat. It is often argued that use of the medications used in traditional days should be uplifted. In my opinion, I completely agree with this point of view, as I believe that the ancient methods of treating diseases are superior to recently developed medicines.

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What can be done to solve the pollution caused by plastic bag?

Lately, plastic bags have been one of the major culprits behind pollution around the globe. This essay will explore how the large scale industrial production of the plastic bags and the ability of the plastic shoppers to not get decomposed is the root cause of the bad environmental impurity and how through proper government schemes about industrial pollution reduction and usage of decomposable shopping bags rather than plastic bags can be helpful in reducing this problem.

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Some people believe that teachers should teach children good manners while others believe that parents should take this responsibility. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Manners play an important part in the life of an individual around the globe at various stages of life.It is often argued by some that teaching good habits and manners to the children should be the duty of the teachers as the kids spend much of the time with their teachers. Meanwhile, others argue that it is the responsibility of the parents to make sure their children learn good manners the fact that kids learn most of the things from their mom and dad. I will discuss will both sides and opine that both the parents and teachers should play their part in teaching the children the right manners since it requires collaborative action from both parties.

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Employers sometimes ask people applying for jobs for personal information,such as their hobbies and interests, and whether they are married or single. Some people say that this information may be relevant and useful. Others disagree Discuss both these views and give your own opinion

One of the controversial issues of hiring that interviewers are facing is whether to ask candidates about their private beliefs or personal information besides their knowledge and accomplishments or not. Some believe it must be kept secret and asking about them is not allowed morally whereas, other interviewers who imagine personal properties can impact applicant's characteristics and their manners subsequently. In my opinion, depending on policies from different companies although personal data can be helpful and necessary but is not enough to pick up someone based on that.

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Some people who have been in prison become good citizens later. Some people think they are the best people to talk to school students about danger of committing crime. Do you agree or disagree?

Serving sentences in a prison can change a person drastically as he lives with his thoughts for a considerable amount of time and there is nothing to distract him from doing so. Some people who have served jail sentences become an acceptable part of the society later, and some believe in the idea that they are best suited to have a dialogue about the hazards of committing a crime with school students. I agree with the above statements.

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All children should learn to speak a foreign language as soon as they start school. How far do you agree with this proposal? How important is it for a child to learn a foreign language?

Few topics are more important than teaching children to speak a foreign language. Nowadays many assert that youngsters should increase their skills such as learning a foreign language as they start school. It can not be denied that learning a new language would have a vital role in children’s future. this essay will discuss a few reasons for this opinion.

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Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation. Why might this be the case? What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?

Many people these days decide to work for themselves instead of being employed by others. This essay discusses the reasons for this and also the drawbacks of this choice of career. There are two main reasons why people are choosing to become self-employed. The first is that people feel motivated to become entrepreneurs. This is because they see running their own businesses as an exciting challenge. For instance, I was bored with my regular job teaching at a school and so I started my own online IELTS teaching company in order to have a more stimulating work day. In addition, running your own business can lead to better long-term career prospects. If you work hard at your business and develop enthusiastically satisfied customers, you will be deriving all the benefits rather than passing these on to an employer. However, being your own boss is not without its drawbacks. The biggest downside is the risk of venturing out on your own. If the business is not successful you w...

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People's shopping habits depend more on the age group they belong to than other factors. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There are a number of factors that can affect people’s consumption habits such as age, financial conditions and gender difference. Therefore, from my point of view, age is simply one of them.

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