IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 17

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Some people say that manufacturers and supermarkets should take the responsibility of reducing the amount of packaging of goods. Others argue that customers should take responsibility and avoid buying goods with a lot of packaging. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It has been observed that, a lot of plastic is used in packing goods. Although some people believe that manufacturing companies and supermarkets needs to take the accountability of decreasing the overall packaging of material. Whereas, others believe that consumers must incline towards purchasing products with less packaging. In my opinion. I firmly agree with the statement, wherein, the costumers should decline goods with packaging. Customers must project their interest in buy eco friendly products and demonstrate the awareness of health importance through their reviews.

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

Nowadays, raising an offspring is a daunting task. It is often believed that punishing a child fosters good habits in children, making them capable to distinguish between good and bad and thus, this practice should commence right from childhood. In my view, there are several ways such as positive reinforcement, which both parents and the instructors should offer to a child inculcating good values and attitude. The traditional forms of punishment should be replaced by appreciation.

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The government should allocate for funding to teaching sciences rather than subjects in order for a country to develop and progress? To what extent do you agree?

In today's competetive world, there is a growing argument that government should allocate money to teach sciences instead of other traditional subjects.Some people believe science and technology plays a crucial role into evolvement and progress of a country.However , I personally contend that, no doubt the demand of science education is increasing, but other core subject are also equally important for a civic society.

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As mass communication and transport continue to grow, societies are becoming more and more alike, leading to a phenomenon known as globalization. Some people fear that globalization will inevitably lead to the total loss of cultural identity. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Due to rapid growth in transport and instant communication, world is increasingly moving towards globalization, resulting in amalgamation of cultures across the world. Due to this, local culture and influences are being diluted slowly. I strongly agree with this perspective as I believe more and more similarities across societies impact the diversity negatively.

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Many manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar, which causes many health problems. Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar. Do you agree or disagree?

"Many manufactured food and drinks include high levels of sugar, which causes many health problems." This definition is absolutely true and I agree with it. But I remain skeptical about the increase in the price of sugary products as the solution. In this essay, I would like to point out the importance of reducing sugar consumption.

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Many things that use to be done in the home by hand are now being done by the machines. Does this development bring more advantage or disadvantage

In the prevailing era, the number of home chores are done by the machines instead of doing work by hand. I believe that this phenomenon has more cons than pros.

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In many countries today, if people want to find work, they have to move away from their friends and their families. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.

In recent years, public have tended to find work abroad due to the decreasing job opportunities in their country. Moving for work often gives the crowd access to better employment prospects, higher salaries, and the ability to support their families from afar. While there are disadvantages to this development, I believe that the advantages outweigh them.

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Many people today find they have insufficient time to spend with their families, bacause of pressures of work.What problems does this create for individuals and their families?what solutions can you propose ?which would be the most effective solution, in your view?

Due to workload, individuals have no time for their own family. It is seen that over the period of time, people becoming materialistic. In this essay, I will explore what are the main reasons for this issue and secondly, I will explain some potential remedies to address it along with my prespective.

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Some people prefer to work for a large company. Others prefer to work for a small company. Which would you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.

In this modern era there are many small and large companies established. People prefer to work in small or big company based on their interest and experience. I would prefer to work in a large scale establishment because of globalization, in this essay I will explain the reason of my choice.

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Some people believe that women should be able to join their country’s army and police forces, but others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In the current world, gender equality is one of the most sensitive concerns in a society, whether women should have right to perform task or work like men. Women serving for army and police is also a critical argument, whether they should have rights to serve those jobs or not. Some people agree, but a lot of them seem to reject it. This essay will discuss both views and give my own opinion. On one hand, a lot of people encourage the government to promote gender equality. They aimed to support freedom of expression and interest for women to choose their jobs. Meanwhile, a lot of people stated that women can also perform high ability task if they are trained well enough. In fact, they do not have to always be on the battlefield but rather work as back office for military or police organizations would also be possible. Being employed as an army or police could be an alternative career for women, which they also have right to earn benefits and welfare from being part of the government ...

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Some people believe that parents should teach their children how to be good members of society. Others, however, think that school is the best place to learn this.

Children's behavior is one of the basics that parents should dedicate their work to it. Many people believe that good behavior can be learned from parenting others believe that school is the best place to learn this skill. Both aims to create a good person to serve the society. This essay focuses on a discussion of both views.

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Some people believe that technology has made life more complicated. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In recent times technology has been growing rapidly, and most people think life has become hard with advanced technology. I strongly agree because modern technology has been difficult to particular age group. Moreover, many applications are complicated to use them.

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In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centers or malls to do their shopping. Is this a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

In recent years the growth of large shopping malls as been increasing which has led to the closure of small vendors. While this offers some advantages and significant drawbacks too. This essay will discuss both the pros and cons of the given statement, But I would say it is a positive trend.

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Some people think having a university degree is the best way to secure a good job. However, others believe skills and experience are more important. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

Many people are discussing whether it is more important to have a university degree or to have skills and experience to secure a good job. In this essay, I am going to argue both sides and give my personal opinion.

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For centuries important parts of education have remained such as reading , writing and math. With the advent of computer , some people think that computer skill made as afourth skill to be added to the list. To what extent do you agree?

For centuries , education has been focusing on the core subjects such as mathematics, reading and writing.However, with the advancement of technology there is a growing argument whether computer education should be added to this traditional listor not .I believe that, as technology is becoming a important part of the humans , leading to computer literacy becomes neccesary as other core subjects .

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In many countries, there is a growing gap between the technical skills of younger people and those over the age of 50. What problem does this cause, and what solutions could minimize the problem?

Growth is a crucial part of every field and is one of the important key factors of success. It is evident that progress in technology has lead to a difference in understanding of operations among younger and senior employees. In this essay, I will shed light on the reasons and possible solutions of the issue.

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Some people think adverts control what we purchase ,while others think they are useful sources of information on products. Discuss both sides and give your opinion

In present times, when social media and entertainment platforms have a lot of influence on our everyday lives, adverts can be manipulative as to what we purchase. Some may also think that these are useful sources of information on products. In this essay, we will discuss both views followed by my take on the topic.

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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?

Taking a risk in life is one of the common and crucial human behaviours that people have to go through both professionally and personally. I certainly agree that taking a risk is beneficial as it may lead to higher rewards and personal development.

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Some experts suppose that when a country is already rich, any additional increase in economic wealth does not make its citizens happier. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is said that if most of the people in the country are wealthy, any increase in economy does not make the nationals happier. However, I am totally against the statement.

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In some countries, more and more people are hiring a personal fitness trainer, rather than playing sports or doing exercise classes. What are the reason for this? Is this a positive or a negative development?

There is no denying the fact that personal trainers are becoming widely hired in some countries. Some may argue that people tend to prefer having a special workout classes than going to the gym, which I believe is a positive development in personal and social levels. This essay will discuss the causes behind this trend and provide relevant examples.

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