IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 1702

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Is the mental strength important for success in sports or is it more important to have strong and fit people in sports. Discuss both views and give an opinion.

Athletics is an event which requires that participants must be healthy, not only in their minds but in their bodies as well. Whether or not intellectual capacity should take precedence over psychomotor skill has been of much debate. This essay would argue for a balance between both, as a necessary requirement for any sportsman to achieve success.

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In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

In the past, people generally referred to news or any information though printed leaflefts or books. Nowadays, online services are a boom and many nations are opting for electronic-based products. One of the major changes are the conversion of paper related products to a complete online industry in which many individuals believe that printed articles or magazines would be overtaken by the information available online. In my opinion, I completely agree with the statement, however it might not always be free. In this essay, we shall discuss the aforementioned topic further.

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School nowadays prohibit the use of mobile phones. Is this positive or negative development?

Nowadays schools have restricted the use of mobile phones among students. This restriction has brought a debate among people, whether this will bring benefits or harm among students? In my point of view, such restriction will improve the learning and will make students physically and socially active thus bringing a clear benefit to them.

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Art is considered an essential part of all cultures throughout the world. However, these days fewer and fewer people appreciate art and turn their focus to science, technology and business. Why do you think that is? What could be done to encourage more people to take interest in the arts?

Art is a crucial part of cultural heritage. Therefore, across the globe art forms an important element of cultures. However, nowadays, not many people are interested in arts. Actually, the majority of people lean towards subjects like science, technology and business. The main reason behind this is the money earned after learning these subjects as they offer better job prospects. However, this situation can be tackled if authorities take a few measures in association with the general public.

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All high school students should be encouraged to take part in community service programmes. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

People hold different views about whether or not students should participate in community service programmes. Though taking part in such activities has been criticized, I still agree that students' involvement in serving their community can be a good idea.

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Some people believe that nowadays we have to many choices to what extent to you agree or disagree with this statement ?

Nowadays, there are people who believe, one has a bunch of choices. Is it so, let us first understand what is meant by choices? Choices could be classified in different categories, categories are education, sports, entertainment, etc.

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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 parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviour to children?

Indeed it is dominant for children to understand the right and wrong habits at an early age. So, in order to learn the distinction between the two, punishing them is necessary. Therefore, this essay shall highlight the pros and cons of punishment and types of punishment to be given to them.

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Many people work long hours, leaving very little time for leisure activities. Does this situation have more advantages or more disadvantages?

There is no doubt that after a long working hours it is important to have a free time to recharge both mind and body. However, these days leisure time has been minimised by working population to focus more on their work , but in my opinion,this development has many repercussions.

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Governments should be responsible for funding and controlling scientific research rather than private organisations. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Scientific research is considered to be confidential part of the country. In order to maintain the security and safety in the country it should be mandatory that government must take care of its funding instead of private of sectors. Only the government must have control on the research area. I will give you the example in the following paragraph to elaborate the reasons of being limited to the government sector only.

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Nowadays celebrities are more famous for their glamour and wealth than for their achievements, and this sets a bad example for young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays people are more respected for the things they have than for who they really are and in my point of view this is a bad example for young people. Nobody is born thinking that material goods are better than values, that is taught. A child loves his parents for whom they represent in his life, and not for the material goods they have.Children will be raised seeing this example and nobody will blame adults for at times unconsciously transferring these values in the future because they will be reaping what they are planting today.

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Some people think that people should choose their job based on income in order to provide security for their family. Do you think money is an important factor when choosing a job? What other factors should be considered?

There are many factors which plays an important role in making the decision to take up a job. However, Money is kept on the top of the list when a person is selecting a job. In my openion, salary should not be given the highest priority when it come to making a decision of choosing a job.

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Some people think that it would be better for large companies and industry to move to regional areas outside large urban centers. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

In last few decades, Industries and corporations are growing at an exponential rate. Some believe these establishments should move to reginal areas outside major cities. Although establishing them outside the urban areas make people travel to cities for some essentials and add overhead to governments budget for public transport network to these areas, They result in reduced population congestion and improve the regional economy. In my opinion, The merits of these entities moving the reginal areas offset the drawbacks.

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Some people hold the view that a good teacher is more important for education success while others think the student's attitude is more important to succeed in education. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

Wether successful academic attainment is more dependent on having sound teachers or on the student's attitude, is the subject of much debate. While some say educational success hinges primarily on the teacher, others say the learner's character is more important. This essay will consider both sides of the divide and then show that having good instructors contributes more towards a good education than the student's attitude.

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Many people are now opting to provide technology companies with their personal data in exchange for access to software. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

It is argued that a number of people create an account on various software to use it, for that they give their personal information to the respective company. This essay will argue that the disadvantage of sharing personal details, is that hacker may hack our financial account and use it in a wrong way, major advantage of delivering our data to the company that they will use it as security purpose, which is far outweigh than any drawback.

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in many countries, the government likes to spend more money on the arts. Some people agree with it. However, others think government should spend more on health and education . Discuss both view and give your opinion

Government spend money on various amenities and facilities for the people of their country.However, there is always an ongoing debate on how government should spend their money. Some people believe that money should spend money on arts and others believe to spend money on health facilities and on betterment of education system.

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Violence in media promotes violence in society. To what extend do you agree?

It seems that whenever one turns on the television, tunes into the news, or logs into the newest video game, there is a high likelyhood of being confronted with scenes of graphic violence. The extent to which brutal acts depicted in media promote these actions in reality is a frequent topic of debate. I am of the opinion that violent movies, news events, and videogames normalise and glorify brutality, which in turn may translate to real crimes against real people.

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Recently, abortion increases rapidly and becomes a controversial topic. Some people suppose that abortion should be legal while others are against it. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion

In the recent years, the rate of abortion is gradually increasing. However, some people argue that, some action should be taken against it, where as, other have an opinion that, it should be made legal. In my opinion, an intermediate way should be created.

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Some people think that watching sport is a waste of leisure time. Do you agree or disagree?

It is very quite common that most of the people watch sports in their free time. However, some people believe that it is waste of our time. In my opinion , I completely agree that watching games in free time is waste of time. This essay will discuss why watching sports in free time is not necessary.

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Some people believe that eventually all jobs will be done done by artificially intelligent robots..What is your opinion?

The advancement in the technology makes the people believe that sooner all the jobs would be replaced by the robots. In my opinion there is no doubt that artificial intelligence has replace the workforce but it cannot be completely replaced by the robots. I will elaborate my opinion in the below paragraphs.

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As countries develop, more and more people buy and use their own cars. Do the advantages of this trend for individuals outweigh the disadvantages for the environment?

People in developing countries tend to purchase their own cars. Its an advantage to have your own car, there are many factors that support this. Cars are not the problem of the environment. It's the pollution emitted that is destructive.

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