IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Some people believe that non academic subjects should be removed from the syllabus so that children can concentrate only on academics. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Academic performance has been discussed widely recently. Many people encourage omitting the non-academic courses from the school curriculum as they believe students should focus only on academics. I totally disagree with this statement. In this essay, I will explain why I think that extracurricular activities are essential for students' academic performance.

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Some people do same type of work for long time, while others change the type of work frequently. Discuss both views and give your opinion

In recent years, there has been a growing trend among employees to change work type after a few years in order to gain different experiences and skills. However, other group of people spend their whole life doing the same work as they might not have any other knowledge and skills to get hired for different role. This essay will elaborate on both views and will explain why I believe that it is individual's choice whether to change their roles over time or stick to one position.

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In many cities the construction of new houses and office buildings is not controlled. This leads to people building in whatever style they want without thinking about design. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

In recent years, there has been a growing trend of building new houses and work buildings in modern structures due to the freedom given by the government in order to construct infrastructures. This developed trend has many benefits as it allows individuals to build their dream infrastructures without any restrictions. However, despite these benefits, there are a few drawbacks as well which can not be negotiated such as the negative effect on the environment and destroying historical sites.

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The rate of cybercrime is increased day by day in the world. what are the reasons and what can be done to tackle this issue?

In today's world, with the development of the modern technology, the number of crimes committed in networks has increased. In this essay, i will describe what causes this problem and then give some solutions.

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A larger amount of advertisements nowadays are now targeted at children. Many people say this has negative effects on children and should there be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Advertisement is a way to promote products through social media, newspaper or by showing ads on Television. I totally agree with this, because there are some reasons behind it which i will mention in the next paragraphs.

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Some people say History is one the most important school subjects. Other people think that, in today’s world, subjects like Science and Technology are more important than History. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

There is no denying the fact that people divide into two categories when it comes to the most important school subject discussion. While it is a commonly held belief that history is the most important subject, there is also an argument that science and technology are much more important. This essay will analyze this topic from both points of view and express my opinion.

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Some people think that nowadays children have too much freedom. Do you agree or disagree?

In contemporary society, there is a considerable debate over whether children have excessive freedom. In my opinion, while possessing freedom for children do have merits in future development, the parents and educational institutions should be held responsibility to set boundaries preventing further harms to children.

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In certain countries, the number of people who use bicycles as the main means of transport is reducing even though it is beneficial both physically and environmentally. What can be the reasons for this change in preference? How can people be encouraged to use bicycles? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays, there are many alternatives transport for people to choose rather than bicycles. For example, bus, metro, or private car. Individuals may prefer to use those vehicles, even though riding a bike can promote physical and environmental problems. Therefore, in this essay, I will discuss on the possible reasons why people are denied to use bicycles and how can we encourage them to start riding bikes again.

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Some people think that competition at work, at school and in daily life is a good thing. Others believe that we should try to cooperate more, rather than competing against each other.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.BBB

The prevalence of a competitive environment in education and career sectors causes debate among society.Some of them think competition encourages productivity and innovation positively while others emphasize it leads to less a cooperation and teamwork.This essay will provide both perspectives before presenting my own view.

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Some people think that competition at work, at school and in daily life is a good thing. Others believe that we should try to cooperate more, rather than competing against each other.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

The prevalence of competitive environment at education and career sectors cause debate among society.Some of them think competition encourages a productivity and an innovation positively while others emphasizes it leads to less a cooperation and team-work.This essay will provide both perspectives before presenting my own view.

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Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together. To what extent do you agree of disagree with this opinion?

There is an idea that argues music is universal thing, which makes people together regardless of age and nationality. This essay completely agree with that opinion and there will be given the cultural and historical examples about the power of the music to unite society.

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You should spend about 40 mins. Many people think that mobile phones should be banned in public places such as libraries, shops and public transport. Do you agree or disagree?

It is believed by most individuals that smartphones should be prohibited in public areas. While this idea will reduce distractions while reading, shopping and travelling, however, I do not endorse this thought. In my opinion, we can restrict the use of such a gadget but cannot avoid it completely. This is because we are addicted to its use and sometimes it assists in navigation and price matching the products online.

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Some people think that you can only learn about the cultures of different place by traveling to there. other people think that you can learn just as much about these places from reading books and watching travel documentaries about them. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

In this modern era, it is important to know about the cultures of different regions which can be done either by travelling or by reading books and watching documentaries. The knowledge about different cultures makes our migration easy and we can help our friends or families when they visit other places. I think we can learn about the cultures of different countries through reading books, the internet and by watching travelling documentaries. which will help to save our time and money. I will discuss both of these ideas along with my own point of view in the following paragraphs.

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Nowadays, more and more younger people need to compete with older people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause? What would you suggest as a solution?

In the modern world, competition among youngsters and elderly people has become a growing concern . Moreover, adults have to face challenges in getting a job due to the elderly candidates as they have more experience and skills. Although there are a few problems, I personally believe that these issues can be tackled through effective situations.

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some people believe that professionals, such as doctors anf engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their traning. others believe thy should be free to in another country if they wish.

There is no denying the fact that people’s careers have an essential role in their life. While it is a commonly held belief that some jobs, like physicians and engineers, are obligated to work in the place where they receive their training, there is also an argument that there is no need to force them, as they should be free of choices. I will discuss both points of view and express my opinion.

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In the future all cars, buses, and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vechile will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?

Technologies have grown so fast in current years. It can access through all kinds of daily life products, including vehicles. Having driverless transportation can definitely promotes comfortability to travelers. Therefore, I believed that having vehicles without the driver will definitely give many benefits to the users and also outweigh its disadvantages.

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Teachers should teach students to judge right and wrong or should they onle teach academics. Disscuss both sides.

There is a debate over which way of teacheaching should tutors follow, with some saying kowing how to evaluate is important for sdutent's closest future and someb arguing there should be onle academic programm. In my opinion, academics must know how to determine what is right and wrong as it comes up with problems in various situations.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of democracy Writing task2

Nowadays, democracy is becoming a widespread way of controlling the country. While there are some benefits to this, I believe we should not ignore the drawbacks.

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Some people say that you can learn more about another country by watching television programmes and films about it then actually visiting it. How true is this statement? is there anything you can learn about another country by visiting it that you cannot learn by watching programmes and films about it? give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own experience,

Having knowledge about another country is something amazing for some people, especially if we can visit the country by ourselves. However, in the digital era, people can learn about another country not only by reading some books but also watching on TV or surfing on the internet. While people argue about better we visit the the other country for knowing it specifically, on the other hand I strongly believe that watching on some programmes in TV or watching movies can also have benefit for people to know better about the other country.

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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐈-𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝?

Most of the people in todays world are more interested in clicking selfies at the famous spots rather than actually knowing about the place or appreciating it. I believe this is a negative development and this essay will discuss its reasons.

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