IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 287

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Some people say that what individuals do to protect cannot make difference, others say that individuals can protect environment. Discuss both view and give your own opinion.

In the recent years, protecting ecosystem is a topic of concern. Some individuals opine that humans cannot save the surroundings others are against it. However, I believe that people can protect the environment with some measures like limit to use natural resources, and by creating awarness. In the upcoming paragraphs, I will discuss both phenomenon.

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Some people prefer to live in a house, while others feel that there are more advantages to living In an apartment. Are there more advantages than disadvantages of living in a house compared with living in an apartment. Give reason for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Some individuals prefer to live in a house rather than an apartment, while others think that living in an apartment has more pros. In my opinion, living in a house has more advantages than living in an apartment because people can live whatever they want in houses,they can make new relationships and also houses have more opportunities.

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It is important for all towns and cities to have large public spaces such as parks and squares, Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

As urban areas are full with apartments and buildings, it is important to have parks and squares in such places to let people breath and I agree to this statement fully.

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Some people believe that children should be banned from using their phones during the school day. Others believe that children should be allowed to use their phones. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Some people would argue that students should not use their mobiles in schools, others would say that students' mobiles should not banned at school. While using mobile will help children to call their families and take photos for lessons, i believe that using phones during the school day has a bad effect on student outcomes, because they will not focus on their studies.

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In some countries university students live at home with their family while they study, whereas in other countries students attend university in another city. Do you think the benefits of living away from home during university outweigh the disadvantages?

In some nations university students choose to live at home with their family throughout their education, on the other hand, in some come countries many students prefer to go to different cities for university. Although there are a few negatives associated with preferring to study in another cities, I feel that the possible benefits would be far more considerable.

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In some countries an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

In some countries, numerous individuals are suffering health concerns because of consuming too much fast food. Hence, governments should impose a higher tax on this kind of food. I completely agree that this is the best way to tackle the issue of obesity and many health problems. What is more, people do not care themselves, therefore governments should solve this problem by increasing the tax on fast food.

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In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centres or malls to do thier shopping. Is this a positive or a negative development?

Shopping is an essential part of our life. Large Shopping malls have been opened at a wide range that resulted in closure of some local shops. This action resulted in attracting a vast number of people towards the malls. In my opinion I think this is the positive improvemnt for all the customers.

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The percentage of overweight children in the western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss the causes and effect of this disturbing trend.

Being over weight or obese means being above a healthy body weight. Over the last decade western society has seen a significant hike in the number of overweight children. This is majorly due to reasons such as unhealthy diet, minimal exercise and food adulteration.

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Some people feel that children should be able to choose the subjects they are interested in while others feel they should study the basic require subjects. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

There will always be two different opinions in academic field whether children should be able to select the subjects they are interested in, on the other hand it said that children should study the basic require subjects. It is true that learning something you really enjoy sometimes will give a better result compared to when it something we don’t really take interest in and just doing it because of responsibility. But it not always guarantee.

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Some people think that we learn best through in-person interaction with a teacher in a classroom. Others believe that online learning is more effective. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It is believed that, learning would become better through physical interactions with a tutor in a school environment. But others think e-learning are more effective. This essay will discuss both the views where mode of learning would give a better quality of learning to the students.

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Studying the English language in an English speaking ountry is the best but not the only way to learn the language. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

When we are thinking of the best way to learn a new language, most people will agree that hands on experience will be a great boost of your skill enhancement. This statement is somewhat agreeable to some degree, remembering there should be a lot of things to be considered as what experiences should be called as "hands-on" experience.

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Some people feel that children should be able to choose the subjects they are interested in while others feel they should study the basic require subjects. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

The phenonmenon of spoon-fed education or cramming education has aroused wide concern around the globe. Whether children have the right to choose what to learn or not has heat the headline. Te advocates believe that learning should be based on children's interest. Otherwise, education would be stressing and meaningless to children. However, those who stand on an entirely different ground proclaim that it is essential for children to learn different kinds of subjects to ensure that they have basic knowledge in every aspect to fit in the society.

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Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. Other people prefer to prepare and eat food at home. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Few people are keen to eat outside whereas, some people loved to cook at their home. In this essay, I will describe why this is the case and why I preferred to eat home cooked meals.

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In many parts of world there is continuos coverage of sport on television. Some people believe this discourages the young from taking part in any sport themselves. Discuss the view and give your own opinion.

When we turn on the television, there will be news or some live streams of different kinds of sports around the world. As the technology nowadays are improved, it is easy for many medias to show the sports on the television through different methods. For example, live streams are being one of the most common method to show the competition of sports on the television all around the world. Moreover, sport seems to be some hot news or topic to be discussed nowdays as well. Just like the olympics recently, people are excited about it. They will gather around to watch the games together, discussing and cheering for their country. As to raise the ammount of viewers, television channels will tend to podcast the sports event. Every television channels got the copyright of performing the live streams of the game in Hong Kong.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of leaving your country to live or study abroad? Try to do this under exam conditions — try to avoid looking at any notes you've made while studying this section. Remember, in the exam you'd have about 40 minutes to complete this task.

Nowadays, many students want to study abroad or live outside from their original country. It is such a good thing, especially if the country can not support or provide the needs for its citizens. Actually, there is nothing wrong if people want to get a better life and search experience in another country. But, obviously, there are some benefits and drawbacks of this.

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Some people think that parents should teach their children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this Discuss both views and give your own opinion

A learning curve is essential for growth. Few people argue that parents should teach their children how to become a better part of community. Whereas, other believe that it is the responsibility of the schools. According to me, both parties should play their part in the development of young generation towards the betterment of our community. In the forthcoming paragraphs, I will explain about this issue.

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It can be difficult for small local shops to compete with large supermarkets and with on-line shops. How does this affect local communities? What could be done to improve this situation?

In the current world of globalisation, many local small-scale businesses have been forced to shut down simply because they could not keep up with the multinational companies as well as those operated virtually. If this continues to happen, it would have a drastic impact on the local communities. This essay discusses the detrimental effects of this phenomenon on the local community and generates a number of strategies we can adopt to solve such a problem.

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Young people have been gradually far away from reading stories since they have access to a huge range of stories online in the form of video games or movies.To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?

We live in an age when many of us are less self-conscious about consuming new information.With the proliferation of digital media, in recent years,adolescents prefer to play different games or watch movies instead of reading stories traditionally. While it is undeniable that the accessibility of online stories transformed the way younger generations receive narratives,I believe that reading tales via book still useful and should not be forgotten.

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Some companies sponsor sports and sports stars as a way to advertise themselves. Some people think it is good, while others think there are disadvantages. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

It is argued that a number of businesses use well-known stars and sponsor sports to popularize in their advertisements. However, some individuals believe it is a good way to advertise, while others argue that it brings the drawbacks. According to these statements,this essay would cast light on it through these passages.

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Some people think that newspapers are the best way to get news. However others believe that other media are better source of news. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some individuals are of the view that other media are better root for news. However some individuals believe that the best way of getting news are through the newspaper. The essay will discuss both views and gives the writer's opinion.

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