IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 113

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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In some countries, students live with their family while studying at a university. In other countries, students attend university in another city. Do you think the advantages of living away from family home while attending university outweigh the disadvantages?

There is a discussion that living in another city while studying at a university brings positive or negative impacts on students. In this essay, I will discuss both views on the advantages and disadvantages of this topic, and give my point of view.

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The widespread of the Internet gives people more freedom to work and study at home instead of traveling to office and school. Do the advantages outweigh disadvantages?

Nowadays due to advancements in internet individuals can perform their office and school duties more feasibly while being at home rather than commuting to the workplace and educational institutions.I believe it has more benefits such as it saves time of travelling as well as it gives more opportunity to perform duties in a more comfortable environment surronded by family members, but this situation also poses some issues, as it leads to lack of professional growth and also working and studying from home can also distract people from their goals.

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Nowadays, more and more people are moving to cities in order to live. What are the advantages and disadvantages of urban life?

People relocating to cities has become increasingly common. Diverse job opportunities and better living standards can be main reasons for that; however, living in urban areas also brings about some issues related to high living expenses and different types of pollution.

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Some university students want to learn about other subjects in addition to their main subjects. Others believe it is more important to give all their time and attention to studying for a qualication. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

There are university students who are willing to acquire a wide range of academic knowledge, which are different from their main subjects On the contrary, others contend that concentrating students' time on their main subject is crucial. Although it is admittedly important to focus on their primary subject to streamline their skills, I firmly believe that comprehending other subjects would diversify students' skills and personalities.

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Some people believe that the teenage years are the happiest times of most people's lives. Others think that adult life brings more happiness, in-spite of greater responsibilities. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

it is often argued, that few people consider that the most joyful age of a person's life is teenage while other people believe that individuals become happier in their adult age regardless of their responsibilities, as far as, I m concerned i strongly agree with the statement that adulthood is the happiest age.In this essay, I will discuss both points of view with supportive examples.

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The pictures show information about average income and spending on food and clothes by an average family in a city in the UK.

The pie charts and table illustrate the total payment received and spent on food and clothes by the citizens of the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2013.

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In most countries the number of people owning their own private cars is on the rise Is this positive or negative development?

In recent years, the use of personal cars has been increasing. The private car is playing a big role in our life. It has both positive and negative aspects. Owned cars have become the symbol of comfort and independence in the modern society. They used them going work, for traveling and for carrying their family in daily life. Along with these, it includes some drawbacks as well.

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Nowadays people get married and have kids in their thirties rather than when they are younger.Do you agree or disagree that this trend will benefit society?

Nowadays people get married and have kids in their thirties rather than when they are younger. Do you agree or disagree that this trend will benefit society?

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Nowadays many young people are going to other countries for their future. What are the reasons for it? How it will be in 30 years?

In the present, many youth are willing to go to other countries to search for their luck, such as career or education. One of possible reasons why this trend can be happen because their original country can not provide what the youth's needs, such as job fields. I predict that 30 years later, this thing will significantly increase. I will elaborate it below.

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Many countries have compulsory military service for young men after they leave school. It would be a good idea for all countries to adopt this system for men, and possibly for women too. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Many people think that only men must practice military service; whereas, others argue that women must be given this opportunity. This shift is primarily due to issues that women in this society encounters such as facing harassments. Another reasons why people underscore the training significant to women is to opt military as a career.

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Schools should not force children to learn a foreign language, because some students don't have a natural ability for languages. Do you agree or disagree with this statement.

Nowadays, school curriculum is gradually changing to meet the needs of globalisation. Introduction of foreign languages in syllabus is one of them. However, many people consider this as a positive development and a few individuals are it's opponents. I my viewpoint it is a good decesion and we all should support it. The reasons to back my stance are elaborated in the following paragraphs.

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Psychologists have known for many years that color can affect how people feel. For this reason, attention to be given to color schemes when decorating work places such as offices and hospitals.

The issue of whether people should focus on the tone of location or not is creating a passionate debate; many people support the state of the impact of color schemes on emotions. The writer of this essay strongly believes that there are valid agruments for both sides, but tend to agree with the statement.

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There have been many technological developments in the 20th century, for example in transport, telecommunications and health. What technological development do you think has been the most important? How has it changed people's lives? Have all the changes been positive?

In this modern age the increase of some technological aspects improved different but rilevant areas such as healt, telecommunications and trasport. Technologies can simplifie some issues about these three fields and I think the spread of technologies let to make care more quickly and efficience, so I want to talk about some features in medicine that developed thank to technologies and also future prospectives for this sector.

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Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory jobs or shortage of money. Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

These days, people's lifestyles are so varied from the past also, people have different beliefs about positions. For instance, a group of the population think when we have bad situations like ethier bad occupations or less money, it is important that we acknowledge them while other ones believe that we should change our positions to the best things. I subscribe to the second idea owing to the fact that when we try and have an aim we can make alternatives in our lives.

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

Nowadays, many people hold the view that the best way to connect people from various cultures and ages is music. And I completely agree with this statement, whereas in this essay, I will explore some of the advantages of listening to music.

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Multinational companies are becoming increasingly common in developing countries. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

In recent times, we can observe a significant increase in the number of multinational companies in developing countries. Whether this is a positive development or not remains to be a contentious topic, this essay discusses both the advantages and disadvantages of this trend.

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The working week should be shorter and workers should have a longer weekend. Do you agree or disagree?

Workers need to have more days on weekend, meaning that this will make the weekdays shorter. I agree with this opinion, because having more holidays on weekend make the workers fresher and more productive. Besides that, some workers can learn a new skill to help them in their jobs.

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Some people prefer to do most of their shopping online. This has both positive and negative effects for individuals, businesses and society. Are there more advantages or more disadvantages of online shopping? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

Online shopping has become a trend among the people because in their busy time, it is convenient and time saving. However, it brings some prons and cons for shoppers and buyers eventhough to the environment too. It has more negative effects than positive which will be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs with an appropriate examples in brief.

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Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicine and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

There is no doubt, that the number of people who consume products and servicies of alternative medicine has grown. The phenomenon has several reasons, which will be described in this essay.

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Does Internet need to be controlled by the government?

There are many argues believe that the Internet does not require to be controlled by the government. I think the government should control the Internet because too many hackers command mobile phones and other devices. Moreover, there are people post illegal videos.

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