IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 146

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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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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It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. Punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What sort of punishment should parent and teacher be allowed to use to teach good behavior to children?

In our contemporary era, There is a debate on the way that we can raise our children with. However, It is pivotal to teach our adolescents how to discriminate betweem right and wrong in the begining of their lifes. A diverse range of individuals are assume that punishment is essintal to assist them to know the disperation. I totaly agree with this argument. In this essay, I will elaborate on my view.

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It is important for eveyone, including young people, to save money for their future. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Savings is an art, not everyone can follow a strict discipline to save money throughout their lives, those who learn this art can ensure a safe future for themselves and their family. In the recent era, there has been an ongoing debate, whether is it necessary for everyone, including the younger generation to control their expenses and maximise their savings for their future. I agree that savings is an important factor to ensure a reliable and stress free future. This essay will argue on why people from all age groups needs to plan their budget to save up for their future.

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

Today we live in a world where artificial intelligence is becoming highly developed, leading to invent the autonomous driving. In this context, it is often argued that driverless vehicles have counterproductive effects on society. From my perspective, this viewpoint is not entirly convincing since the advantages of the technology outweigh the drawbacks of it.

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Human activity has damaged the environment all around the world. Some people think that humans cannot stop damaging the planet, whereas others believe that we can alter our behavior and prevent future damage. Discuss both sides and give your opinion

Over the last few decades, it has been a global problem that the natural world has been detrimented by people. It is a subject matter whether it is impossible to stop this phenomenon or people are able to change themselves and stave off potential risks. Although there are some inevitable risks in the near years, such as global warming, from my standpoint, we still have a chance to alter the situation by political restrictions and enhancement of people's awareness.

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It is a good idea for people to continue working in their old age if it is possible for them to do so. Do you agree or disagree?

It is widely believed that elder people should join working if they would like to. While many people disagree with this argument, I think that it is a good idea for them.

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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 qualification. Discuss both these views

Some students have different points of view regarding the subjects they want to study. Some people believe in learning several subjects in addition to their main subjects, while others believe it is more important to master a particular subject to excel in their qualifications.

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It is important for people to take risks, both in their professional lives and their personal lives. Do you think the advantages of taking risks outweigh the disadvantages?

People have different types of views on their life. Some of them believe that taking risks is an important part of success in private and professional life. Another one think that risks create more pressure and disadvantages for them.

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As the number of cars increases, more money has to be spent on road systems. Some people think the government should pay for this. Others, however, think that drivers should cover the costs. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Undoubtedly, significant change has been noticed in the number of cars. It is a widely held belief that government shuold allocate more money for the road systems. But there is a strong counter argument amongest sections of people that drivers are reponsible to pay because they use the roads for their convenience. However, I am of the opinion that this is a matter to be debated under the light of several factors before any conclusion can be drawn.

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Digital technologies (for example, computers and smartphones) have improved the quality of communication between people. Use reasons and examples to explain your answer.

In this modern day and age, technological devices such as computers and smartphones have significantly improved for various uses that have positive impacts. People can now communicate with people without any limitations with gadgets. In my opinion, I agree with this statement because we can have better connectivity with other people and get global exposure with issues around the world.

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Some people believe that one of the best ways to solve environmental problem is to increase the cost of fuel for cars and other vehicles. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

While it is widely suggested the most effective solution to tackle with environmental issue is to rise the costs of fuels used for various vehicles, others argue that implementing of alternative energy resource is much better to prevent any lethal carbon emission. The reason why I support with the latter statement about the beneficial of other energy resources will further discussed in this essay.

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Some people think that it is beneficial for children to play games online, while others think that it can be harmful for children. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Playing online is a way that is significantly popular among children. While certain crowds claim that playing games online has many advantages, I agree with those who believe that the disadvantages of this approach are overshadow the advantages.

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It has been claimed that workers over 50 are not responsive to rapidly changing ideas in the modern workplace and that for this reason younger workers are to be preferred.

These days, there has been a distpute of youngers workers are preferred than older workers above 50. Many individuals claim that the idea generated by older groups is too classic compared to new generation, however, I strongly argue that workers over 50 retain a diversity of skills to apply from their experiences.

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In many countries, people are now living longer than ever before. Some people say an ageing population creates problems for governments. Other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people. To what extent do the advantages of having an ageing population outweigh the disadvantages?

In many countries, the elderly population is unpresedentely increasing, this trand brings challenges and opportunites for the government. Although the elderly people can promote diversity in workplace, they place enomeous stress for healthcare system, which, in my opinion, is far outweigh any possible advantages.

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Some say that now we can see films on our phones and tablets there is no need to go to the cinema other says to be fully enjoyed films need to be seen in a cinema. What is your opinion?

In this technological era, some individuals are in favour or watching movies using electronic devices at their homes while other opine that they should go to theatres. However, both have their own merits and demerits but I believe that cinema houses are better. In the upcoming pragraphs, I will elaborate further.

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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.

Competition is an act that can been seen in many settings like in schools, workplaces and daily activities. Some people claim that competition is a positive aspect while others argue that the drawbacks of competition are more than the benefits. In my opinion, competing against each other is essential and useful if done in a healthy way.

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Some people say arts such as music and painting cannot directly improve the quality of people's life, so the government should not put money on art such as music and painting, instead, they should spend more money on construction of public services. Do you agree or disagree?

Some individuals believe that state should pay for the public life works rather than raising the funds to the educational arts subjects because these are not contributor in their future growth. I strongly disagree the statement since such creative sectors provide learners more platforms to show their hidden talents and also give them financial freedom.

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Some people think that it would be better for large companies and industries to move to suburban areas from large urban centres. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Some individuals believe that it would be beneficial for the large scale industries and companies to shift at suburban areas from urban sites. In my opinion the advantages of this shift in location of companies surpasses the disadvantages. This essay explains my viewpoint further in detail.

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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Rich countries often give money to poorer countries, but it does not solve poverty. Therefore, developed countries should give other types of help to the poor countries rather than financial aid. To what extent do you agree or disagree? You should write at least 250 words.

Nowadays, the question of changing financial support to another type of help to poorer countries from wealthy ones become a field for debates, because today's measures are not helping for solving poverty. I, personally, can strongly agree with the idea of replacing existing ways to more effective strategies in terms of providing sustanable economics of third world countries and limited recources.

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