IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 145

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Some countries achieve international sports by building specialised facilities to train top athletes, instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think this is positive or negative development? Discuss both views and give your opinion. You should write at least 250 words.

In some regions, international sport is achieved by providing top athletes with high-level training centers, instead of equipping public spaces with an affordable inventory. I, personally, think that this practice has a negative impact in terms of restriction potential athletes, who are not wealthy enough for expensive trainings. For others, it is believed that such policy could be a positive development.

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Some people think that money is one of the most essential factors in promoting happiness. Can people be happy without much money? What other factors contribute to happiness?

Money is an essential factor in our life today. Moreover, some people believe that money is a crucial thing to promote happiness. However, I believe that money is not a mandatory factor and I will explain more aspects contributing to happiness in this essay.

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Public libraries should provide books and not waste their limited resources on expensive high-tech media sich as software, videos or DVDs. Do you agree or disagree?

The debate over whether local libraries should provide books or invest in expensive hi-tech devices, such as computers, software or videos. While some argue that libraries should focus on books, others believe that digital libraries more demand at this time. I believe that the balanced way more beneficial, which integrates books and technology media, is the best way at the current time.

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Some people believe that the academic success of students depends on good teachers at schools. Others think that it depends on the attitude and determination of the students. Discuss both these views and give your opinion

Success is a key element in many settings including academic schools to achieve higher levels. Some people relate that academic success to qualified educators, while others assert that success depends on students efforts. I support the view that without the motivation of students, success will hardly be accomplished.

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Crimes and other kinds of information on TV and newspaper have bad consequences. This kind of information should be restricted to be shown in the media. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement.

Some people opine that unlawful activities and various other type of content should not be printed in newspapers and shown on TV by media because this might have negative impact on people. I, completely agree with this and shall be discussing my viewpoint in upcoming paragraphs.

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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.

People have different opinion about whether promote competing in daily life is better than encourage co-operating, no matter in working, studying, or daily life. In my opinion, even though people need motivation to do things better, I believe co-operating is better for our lives.

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many governments think that economic progress is their most important goals.Some people,however, think that other types of progress are equally important for a country. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

Economic progress is thought to be the most important goal for many domestic organs.Whereas, some other groups declare that other kind of approaches have equal importance for a country. I totally agree with the former idea.

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Nowadays young people spend too much of their free time in shopping malls. Some people fear that this may have negative effects on young people and the society they live in. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some believe that most of teenager's spare time are spent on shopping, which afficts both young people and the community they live in. I partly agree with this statement because this cause some problems to their finance and also the environment and there are other adventageous activities for them

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Nowadays，a lot of people enjoy watching sports on TV. Do you think the advantages of watching sports on TV outweigh the disadvantages?

Although, advertising sports products is thought by some to be fair for sports players, other people think that sports should be leisure activities. In my opinion, I believe that athletes can advertise sports products as they have a strong influence to the audience.

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Crimes and other kinds of information on TV and newspaper have bad consequences. This kind of information should be restricted to be shown in the media. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement.

Some information about crimes and others have negative results and therefore should be shown to a limited extent. I firmly agree with the restriction of some knowledge or news in the media that is about bad actions such as crimes.

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Many offenders commit more crimes after serving their first punishment. Why is this happening, and what measures can be taken to tackle this problem?

Most of the offenders commit more crimes after their first period of being arrested.This eassy will explain the causes of this situation and show some ways how to take measures to address it.

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Some people think that the main factor influencing a child’s development these days are things such as TV, friends and music. Others believe that the family still remains more important. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, in child development, there are few notions. Some of them is based on the importance of external factors like TV and friends; However, others believe that family has a crucial role in children growth. I heartfully believe that family has a highlighted role in kids world, and the reasons for both views will be discussed below.

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Some students choose to work or travel after leaving school and before going to university. Many people, however, say that working experience is more useful in adult life than travel. Do you agree or disagree with this statement？

These days, pupils who graduate from college have various plans from time which they have it until university , so a group of their design working, while other ones choose to travel to other areas or countries; however, some people believe it is important that they working instead of travelling owing to the fact that they obtain a lot of experience that helps them in adult life. In my opinion, working is a good thing and is the best thing for people who have money problems, but others can improve their knowledge about the world by travelling.

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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. While many people go to university for academic study, more people should be encouraged to do vocational training because there is a lack of qualified workers such as electricians and plumbers. Do you agree or disagree? You should write at least 250 words.

People have different views as to whether individuals should be required to do vocational traninng due to a lack of employees like electricians and plumbers. In my opinion, despite there are several advantages of doing vocational education, I firmly believe that pursuing academeic study brings about many more benefits.

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University education should be free for everyone, regardless of income. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people believe that everyone should have free access to tertiary education, irrespective of their income. I strongly disagree with this opinion. This essay will firstly discuss without payment for higher education can create burdens for government finance and second, it might lower students’ motivation.

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In their 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?

These days, in business there is an emphasis when showcasing products by terming them, 'brand new'. This is because people love new things. I think it is a positive strategy benefiting the company advertising and also a negative development for customers.

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Some people believe that educational success depends on good teachers. Others think that it’s depends on the attitude of the students. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Some state that success in education rely on good teachers while others argue that it varies on the attitude of the students. Even though good teachers can be helpful in educating students because most teenagers need observation and educators also have advanced skills in teaching, I believe, success in education is achieved by students themselves as they need to work on memorizing what they have learned.

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Some people think that the main goal of schools should be making children into responsible citizens and good workers, rather than benefitting them as individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

These days, there has been a debate about whether schools should focus to produce productive employees and inividuals or positively influencing students. Many people claim that education sector must intend students to teach academic subjects to prepare for the future. However, I strongly disagree that the schools have to benefit the students for following occupation.

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Group or team activities can teach more important skills for life than those activities which are done alone. Do you agree or disagree?

Humans can acquire various skills and abilities through their environment whether by themselves or in their communities besides other individuals. While some argue that obtaining vital skills for life is a solitary action, I agree with those who feel team-working offers more.

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The most important aim of science should be to improve people's lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience.

In general, it is argued that science advansments should be to realise better lives for human beings. While some people maintain that it leads to a critical problem all over the world, I mostly agree with this idea, as aiming to improve quality of life would solve several social issues and realise fulfilling lives

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