IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 217

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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In many countries nowadays, consumers can go to a supermarket and buy food produced all over the world. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, there has been an increase in the number of supermarkets that provide food of other countries, which enables people to try the food produced all over the world. Some people think that this is a bad development because the food might no longer be fresh. However, I believe that it is positive because it can promote cultural interaction as well as it is convenient.

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Fewer and fewer people choose to ride bicycles when going outside. What do you think are the cause? What can be done to encourage people to cycle?

In generation ago, riding bicycles was considered an extremely healthy and popular activity, and in some countries this is still true. However, in many parts of the world, there has been a sharp drop in the number of young people who choose to ride bikes. I believe that the growth in the size of cities and the deterioration of the urban cycling environment are the main reasons for this. The government should take steps to change this situation.

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People's live are now surrounded by advertisement. This affects what people consider important and has a negative impact on people's lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Incurrent generation advertisement has surrounded us in our everyday life. Many people believe it as a significant improvement in an individual’s lifestyle. While others argue that it has a negative impact over people lives. I partly agree with both statements. And to explain this further, this essay will discuss both perspective and try to explain using suitable examples to provide a better explanation for both perspectives.

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Some people say that advertising is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other people think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Advertising has become a marketing tool that is commonly used in today’s world. While some people perceive it as a very useful tool to encourage someone to buy things, others believe that it is not work again because people not attention to it anymore. I believe advertising still works for nudging people to buy things and will discuss the various aspects of this topic In this essay.

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The first car appeared on British roads in 1888. By the year 2000 there may be as many as 29 million vehicles on British roads. Alternative forms of transport should be encouraged and international laws introduced to control car ownership and use. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is considered that internatinal government should support other types of transort and insert new laws that would control car ownership and use. I fuuly agree with this statement and think that new ways of transportation should be encouraged and car ownership must be restricted at certain degree.

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Some people think that children should have the freedom to make mistakes, whle others believe that adults should prevent them from making mistakes. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

It is debated that some people argue that youngsters need to create an error in order to grow. However, some individuals opposed to such an idea. I believe that the younger generations should allow to make some faults to enhance skills and gain experiences.

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I In some cultures, children are told they can achieve anything if they work hard. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

In a lot of cultures, children are told they can achieve anything if they work hard. This might be true but some people may disagree, including me. I think that this statement leans more to the negative side than the positive. This essay will show both the advantages and disadvantages to this statement.

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In the age of digital communication and social media, face-to-face interactions are becoming less common. Some people think that this is decreasing people’s ability to communicate well in person. Do you agree or disagree with this view?

In this era, Digital communication and social media are becoming more and more common, making face-to-face interactions less common.According to some people, this is decreasing people's ability to communicate well in person and I agree with this idea.

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Some people think that the teenager years are the happiest times of most people's lives. Others think that adult life brings more happiness, in spide of greater responsibilities. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It is undoubtedly true that teenage years are great source of happiness. Certain individuals opine that younger ages are more enjoyable period for most of the people, while others feel that professional life brings more happiness though having enough responsibility. However, both of the perspectives will be narrated in the following paragraphs, and I will be supporting the former view.

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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

Some individuals compete in different aspects of their life such as occupation, education, and normal life while others prefer to collaborate with people. Both prospective require careful examination, which we will discuss here.

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The threat of nuclear weapons maintains world peace. Nuclear power provides cheap and Clean energy. The benefits of nuclear energy far outweigh the disadvantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In this globalization era, cheap and clean energy was a hot topic all over the world, due to climate change issues. Multiple alternative sources of energy were discovered by scientists, such as solar panels, wind turbine, and nuclear. Besides a weapon, nuclear is considered one of the most feasible solutions recently, since it provides a large amount of clean electricity at an affordable price. However, the dangerous risks behind nuclear power plants were already a great contention so far. In this essay, I will elaborate advantages and downsides of the nuclear power plants and describe my point of view on the matter.

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In the future all cars, buses and truck will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages

With the advancement of new technology, some people believe that in the future buses, cars and truck will handle without drivers with the only people inside are the travellers. Here is question arise whether the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

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More and more people are forgetting the meanings behind occasions, such as national celebrations. What do you think are the causes of it? What solutions do you suggest?

Nowadays, many individuals fail to remember the sense of celebration of traditional festivals, although it is important for them to appreciate the heritage and culture of their nations. There are several causes contributing to this matter, as well as the potential solutions to address this issue.

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Some people think that sports involving violence such as boxing and martial arts should be banned from TV as well as from international sports competition. what is your opinion?

There is no doubts, that a lot of tipes of fight tournaments are broadcasted worldwide. I agree with the possition that this content should be banned from TV and, moreover, excluded from international sports competitions.

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Some people think that with combined effort on the part of the government and society crime can be completely eradicated, while others argue that this is completely hypothetical, and that crime has always been present in societies even in an ancient time. Discuss these two views. Which one do you agree with?

It is debated among the people that both of authority and community engagements can help eliminate illegal act. However, some nations opposed to such an idea, and think that violation has been existed during our ancestors time. Although it is hard to get rid of all crimes in the world, I believe that at least it helps to mitigate the misdemenour and victimization in the societies.

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These days, more and more people are going to other countries for significant periods of time, either to find a job or to study. There are clearly many benefits to doing this, but people who live abroad can also face some difficulties. Discuss the advantages and disadvatages of working and living in a foreign country.

Nowadays people are migrating abroad either for study or work. There are many advantages like job opportunities and higher education. However, it also comes with drawbacks such as expensive education and high competition to get jobs. This essay will explain these points below

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Some people say that the best way to reduce traffic and pollution is the government to increase tax of petrol (gasoline). Do you think there are more benefits or more drawbacks?

in today’s world, overexploitation of resources like gasolines is a major threat to our survival. Some people believe that the best that we could to save ourselves from pollution and eliminate traffic is to surge the levels of the taxes on the cost of petrol and diesel. I would be discussing both pros and cons of this strategy in the following paragraphs.

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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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Punishment for children is often a very good or very bad way to discipline them, depending on the punishment. I agree very much on punishments, but the methods must be improved.

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Social media platforms are gaining in popularity in recent years. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages [346]

Digital technology has been developing at a staggering pace, given the example of social media. Such platform are increasingly popular of late, but not many people, even experts, are totally sure of what they can bring about or their setbacks. From my perspective, these platforms may be either advantegeous or adverse, and that rests on how people use them.

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Many things can influence the academic achievement and emotional growth of a student. In this regard, peers have more of an impact than teachers do. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Undoubtedly, emotional growth and school performance of students inspire from various factors. However, friends put more impact as compared to instructors. This essay will discuss my opinions in regards of above-mentioned statement in the upcoming paragraphs.

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