IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 219

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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People today spend too much time on personal enjoyment—doing things they like to do—rather than doing things they should do. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer

According to statistics, by expanding the use of social networks, people become more lazy. I agree that nowadays people are more focused on doing what they want rather than doing what they really should do. In this essay, I will discuss this theme with two reasons and give some examples.

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Excessive sugar consumption causes many diseases. Some people think that it is the government responsibility to limit people’s sugar consumption while others think that it is the individual’s responsibility to limit the amount of sugar they eat. Discuss both views

Too much consume sugar can lead to many diseases. Some people argue that the government should take responsibility to limit people's sugar consumption. On the other hand, some people think it is more like to individual responsibility. I think it is both, between the government and the individual can work together to decrease the numbers of diseases that was caused by sugar consumptions.

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It is becoming increasingly popular to have a year off between finishing school and going to university. What are the advantages and disadvanatges to this?

Having a year is beginning to more popular among young people however it can lead to negative effects as well as positive and this essay is going to examine both the advantages and disadvantages of graduating.

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In many countries around the world, rural people are moving to cities, so the population in the countryside is decreasing. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

These days, a lot of people who live in countrysides are moving to cities and population in the cities keeps increasing. This phenomenon was revealed as a serious societal problem in the news for a long time and I also think this is negative for the nation's development.

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Nowadays, many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation. Do the advantages of being self-employed outweigh the disadvantages?

There are trends of increase number of peoples being self-employed instead of being employee in company. while being self-employed are benefits on work-life balance, others concern the financial stability compared with employment by enterprise. From my point of view, there are more drawbacks to being self-employed than being employed by companies.

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Although the prices of fuels have greatly increased over the last decade or two, it is argued that further increases in fuel prices are the only way to reduce world consumption of fuel and lessen pressure on the world’s fuel resources. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Nowadays, the costs of fuels have rapidly increased over the span of ten or twenty years. Hence, it is debated whether the next rises in fuel prices are the sole option to solve a problem of overconsumption of fuel. As far as I’m concerned, i believe that issues with international fuel resources can be easily tackled by other measures, such as alternative energies and eco-friendly behavior.

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In some countries, children under 16 years old are not allowed to leave school by law and get full-time work . Is this a good or bad thing ? Discuss your opinion.

Owing to the issue which kids under 16 years are prohibited from leaving school by law and getting full-time work in some nations, leading to some communities think that it has inequality perspectives. I arguably assume that it is a pivotal policy by governments to reduce substantial problems in the future, which I commence my argument on in the following paragraphs.

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Differences between countries become less evident each year. Nowadays, all over the world people share the same fashions, advertising, brands, eating habits and TV channels. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

In the present day, people around the world majorly share the same preference in various aspects, such as fashions, brands, eating and buying habits, also TV channels. This newly habit has already made lessen differences between countries each year. Therefore, I believe that this phenomena will gained more disadvantages rather than its advantages, which will be discussed in the following essay.

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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?

There are so many debates on what is the better way to teach or educate children, specifically to educate them the difference between right and wrong. More specific, there is an argument that is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age.

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Many students choose to take a gap year before starting university, to travel or gain work experience. Do you think this is a good idea ora waste of time?

A trend of gap year become more and more popular because many students take it before starting to go to college, travelling, or gaining work experiences. Some people might wonder is it a good idea or just waste of time. Personally, I think it is not wasting of time at all. Otherwise, students can take benefits from it, such as know about her or himself more deeply.

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in many countries, people are now living longer than ever before. some people say an ageing population creates problemds for governments. other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people. to what extend do the advantages of having an ageing population outweigh the disadvantages.

Life expectancy of human beings is improving in many nations around the world when compared to many years ago. Some individuals are of the opinion that having larger proportions of elderly people will cause more issues to the government. However, this essay will discuss the advantages of having more ageing population in society.

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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 believe that competing in different daily activities such as work and school is a good sign, while others think people should show more cooperation rather than competition. This essay will show that although competition extracts the best performance from individuals, cooperation increases their Productivity.

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Some people feel that learning a foreign language is an essentiael component of a child's education. Others feel that leaning a foreign language is often a waste of time that can be better spent on learning about technology and other more vocational subjects. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

In the competitive era, it has became difficult for everyone to decide on particular topic of getting education for their growth. Some aruge that juvenilles should learn about foreign language citing the reason that it is highy important part of their studies,while others assert that instead of wasting time on learning foreign tongue , they should work hard on other technical and more professional curriculum. Nevertheless, I subscribe to second viewpoint that technological and other courses for job purposes should be worked on by them.

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the most important aim of science should be to improve people`s lives

One of the major purposes of science is to improve people`s lives. In this essay, I will discuss both views and my opinion at the end.

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the most imprtant aim of science should be to improve people lives

One of the major purposes of science is to improve people lives. In this essay, I will discuss both views and my opinion at the end.

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Prevention is better than cure. Out of a country’s health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventive measure. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In the contemporary society, where the health is always compromised to enhance the way of living statndard, the topic of the govenment should make higher expendutures regarding spreading knowlege of well-being and guiding people about different preventable techniques rather than on providing treatment to effected patients has sparked a degree of controversary among the public. I am strongly stick with the given statement that educating the community about health and protective measures is utmost important for the world.

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Some people believe that nowadays we have too many choices. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

These days, it is perceived by other people that we now have many options. In my opinion, I am in total agreement to this statement.

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International travel has become cheaper these days, more and more nations are opening their doors, and more tourists are traveling abroad. Do the advantages of tourism growth outweigh the disadvantages?

Tourism industry is growing at fast pace thesedays due to the fact that travellers can easily travel foreign countries with lower budget. Although this trend has numerous benefits to offer, some drawbacks can not be neglected which are greater than merits avilable.

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Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish. Why do you think this is the case? What can governments do to help the amount of rubbish produced?

It is true that increased consumerism has led to higher waste production as people buy and discard items more frequently. There are a variety of reasons for this, but steps can definitely be taken tackle the problem.

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SMore and more transitional companies are setting up their business operations in economically developing nations. In this essay, I will discuss about some benefits and drawbacks of the inhabitants who live in those countries.

In the era of growing the economical conditions for every enterpreneur, opening their branches for the operations of making their products that require general labour, in the countries that are in the developing phase, has became a good option to grow economically. Although this trend brings numerous wonderful merits to these companies, it has demerits too that i will discuss in comming paragaraphs.

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