IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 160

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Some people argue that technological inventions, such as smartphones, are making people socially less interactive. Discuss both views.

Over the past couple of decades, there has been a major leap in technological innovation. Many individuals contend that technological innovations, for example phones , reduce people's social activity. While others believe that smartphones have made people's lives much easier and made their communication easier.

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An increasing number of people are choosing cosmetic surgeries. Why do people have operations to change the way they look? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

As the medical technology development, there are more people willing to do plastic surgeries to change the way they look. Despite side effects of surgeries still exist, it still overweigh to do nothing for those people. Overall, I believe it is a positive development, there are some drawbacks are worth discussing before reaching a conclusion.

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In many countries today children begin learning a foreign language before entering primary school. What are the reasons for this? At what age should children begin to learn a foreign language?

Nowadays, many parents want their child to learn other language before starting school.It can be the result of aknowlding how important it is to learn foreign language beside mother language in today's society and how much it is essential for their children's future.Although some people believe that learning any lesson including language at early age like pre school would be beneficial, in my opinion studying foreign languages before learning how to write mother language migh have damaging effect.

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Nowadays parents put too much pressure on their children to succeed. What is the reason for doing this? Is it a negative or positive development? Give your explanation using some relevant examples from your experience.

Putting extra pressure on children to achieve success has become a vital topic of debate. While some parents encourage children in accurate measures to become successfull, others put excessive pressure on their children to achieve their goals and ambitions. Although there are various reasons such as a fauiler personal experience .I strongly believe that this trend can gradually result in harmful consequences such as a depresion feeling, which will be discussed.

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An increasing number of people are choosing cosmetic surgeries. Why do people have operations to change the way they look? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Undoubtedly, with the rapid development of globalsation, beauty fashion has become increasingly significant in our society. Many people see cosmetic surgeries are beneficial methods to change their appearance. From my perspective, I will argue operations can provide a positive development, and the reasons will be elaborated on as follows.

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Many people believe that cooking is an essential life skill and should be taught to boys and girls in schools. Others disagree and believe it is a waste of school time. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Some people think that cooking is a vital tool, therefore it has to be part of the subjects in the school system. On the other hand, other people disagre with the previous view because they think that cooking doesn’t give any useful knowledge to the youths.

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In many countries, a lot of food is wasted. Why do people waste food? How can we reduce the amount of food waste?

Wasting food is one of the biggest issues nowadays, especially for developing countries such as America and Europe. The reasons why people waste food as well as the solutions of this phenomenon will be discussed in this essay.

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In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Others believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, talking about different transportation facilities is a trend subject. Some people argue that the government should spend more money on the expanding of the railway lines, while another group believe that this money should be spent on improving public transportations. In this essay, I will look at both views and propose my own opinion.

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Some people think that it is a good thing for senior management positions to have much higher salaries than other workers in a company. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

While it is unarguable that employees in senior management positions suppose to receive larger sums than others in a company, some argue that other workers also deserve more recognition as well. Hence, I couldn't agree more with the former statement as it is a reward for greater responsibility they carried and reasons will be elaborate on in this essay.

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Some people believe that it is better to have the same job throughout their life, while others think that people should change their job after some period of time. Discuss both the views and give your opinion.

Some people believe that it is better to have the same jobs throughout their whole lives, while others believe that people should change their jobs after a certain period of time. I personally believe that while staying in same workplace offers comfort, people should change their jobs after sometime for their professional development.

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The percentage of overweight children in Western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss causes and effects of this disturbing trends. Give your solution for the causes.

Healthy lifestyle is important for our life, the foods that we consume everyday influence to our healthy. In western, precentage overweight of children has increased by almost 20% in these last ten years.

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It is not necessary to travel to other places to learn the culture of other people. We can learn just as much from books, films and the internet. Do you agree or disagree?

It is undeniable that with the advancement in technology, it become feasible to gain knowledge about any other country, while setting at your home. However, some people consider travelling as an important part of their learning. I fully agree with this notion due to the reasons explained in the following paragraphs.

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Mnay countries want to host international sports events, while others think it as problematic

It is undeniable that hosting an international sports event provides the feeling of pride to the nation, while others consider that it is more problematic than being beneficial. This essay will analyse both the viewpoints including my opinion in the following paragraphs.

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Solar energy is becoming popular in many countries of the world because of its availability without any limit. Do the advantages of solar energy outweigh its disadvantages?

Many companies and individuals in various countries opt to use geothermal energy as source of electricity, light, and power due to its convenience and accessibility. Despite the affectation it can cause in a specific land, one of the reasons that the benefits outweigh its drawbacks is its cost-effectivity.

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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 outweight the disadvantages?

In everyday life, we are facing various situations where we have to choose and act in a certain way. Many people come across opportunities and have to risk something in order to reach their goal. Although there are drawbacks in taking risk but I believe that the advantages is far greater than the disadvantages.

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The plans below show a public park when it first opened in 1920 and the same park today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps illustrate the plan of a public park and what it was like in 1920 and today.

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With the increasing demand for energy sources such as oil and gas, should people be looking for sources of oil and gas in remote and untouched places? Do the advantages of locating new source of energy outweigh the disadvantages of damaging such areas ?

It is undeniable that the upsurging demand for energy resources has led to the consideration of extracting oild and gas from remote areas. So, the number of companies looking for alternatives are increasing day-by-day. In my opinion, it has equal number of disadvantages and advantages due to the reasons explained in the following paragraphs.

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It is expected in the near future that there will be a higher proportion of old people compared to younger population in some countries. 🔸Is it a positive or negative development? Give your opinion and examples.

It is undeniable that the advancement in medicine, life expectancy has considerably increased due to which older population surpass the number of younger population in many parts of the world. In my opinion it is a positive as well as negative development and the reasons behind will be explained in the following paragraphs.

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Some countries encourage foreign companies to open a branch office in their country. Many people think that the government should focus on encouraging local businesses to expand rather than inviting foreign businesses to open branches. To what extent do you agree?

Over the last decades, number of prominent companies have luanched their branch throughout the world, while some countries appreciate these offices and eagers to develop these chain office in their nations, a large number of people believe, the government should allocate to the small local business to expand instead of bring that company into their societies. I partialy agree with this an idea, in this essay I will examine both views.

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Being a celebrity - such as famous film star or sports personality- brings problems as well as benefits. Do you think that being a celebrity brings more benefits or more problems?

being a renowned such as a popular film star or athlete can brings obstacles as well as perks. From my point of view, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages due to the high income and high position in communities.

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