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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Governments should spend money on rai/ways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Nowadays, it is believed that people encouraged governments to prioritize their budgets on development of public transportation mode, like railways, compare to the construction of roads. As someone who commutes all day throughout the city, I tend to agree with this movement. Better public transportations are essential for a city to have.

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Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternatoves medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Nowadays, many people prefer to resort to alternative medicines and treatments instead of having a checkup with their usual doctor. This method could be argued as it has both positive and negative effects to people and the development of medicine.

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The unlimited use of c ars many cause problems. What are those problems? In order to reduce the problems, should we discourage people to use cars? Give areason for your answer and include any revelant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

The excessive use of vehicles may lead to negative impacts. This includes, air pollution and too much traffic. Humankind should be advised on alternative source of transport.

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What do you think about celebrities? Are celebrities good or bad for you?

As people focus more on entertaining themselves, celebrities and shows can be seen almost everywhere on TV, magazines, social media… Is idolizing famous people harmless or harmful to us? And thus, will their popularity have a bad influence on any of us. Though I personally believe not.

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The tendency of news media to focus on problems and emergencies rather than good news has a negative effect on individuals and society.

These days, journalists often update bad and negative news more than good news, which negatively affects individuals and society. I strongly agree with this phenomenon, and this essay will explain my points of view.

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Nowadays more tasks at home and work are being performed by robots. Is this a negative or positive development?

In recent years, due to the development of robots and automatic technologies, some missions at home and work are completed by robots. In my opinion, I think this is a positive development and this essay will argue from that viewpoint.

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In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

There is a heated debate surounding the advantages and drawbacks furture cars that will be driven without human supervision. Some highlight the improved efficiency that the driverless cars can offer while others argue that this would lead unpleasant to lay-offs. I, however, firmly believe that the dominance of driveless cars will improve the oervall experience of transporation.

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Some think newspapers are the best method for reading the news while others think other media is better. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion

Many people believe that the newspapers are the best way to follow news, whereas others claim that other media sources are superior. While I think using newspapers can be more comfortable for some people, I would argue that the media is better for acquiring news.

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More and more citizens relying on private vehicles as their major means of transportation. Describe some of the problem overreliances on cars can cause, and suggest at least one possible solution.

Gradually more individuals prefer their own cars as their main conveyance. There might several issues originated because of increased number of personal autos, such as air pollution. Nevertheless, scientists from whole world found easy way to solve this problem and this is increase production of electric cars.

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Employers sometimes ask people applying for jobs for personal informations such as their hobbies and interests, and whether they are married or single. some people say that this information may be relevant and useful, others disagree. discuss both views and include your opinion.

Some people argue that many companies want to know private information about individuals who are applying for their jobs. While others think that it is important to know everything about employees. This essay totally disagrees with this statement because everyone has to keep this personal information secret and doing their job.

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Money spent on space exploration is a complete waste. Governments could better spend this money on other things to benefit the nation. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Study of outer space is a cutting-edge science. However, it is very expansive and many people believe governments should invest in other areas which can improve peoples lives. From my perspective, I think the resurces allocated to explore space is justified. In this essay, I will explain why.

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Throughout history, people have dreamed of living in a perfect society, but they have not agreed on what an ideal society would be like. What do you think is the most important element of a perfect society in the modern world? How can people work towards achieving an ideal society?

People have dreamed of living in a perfect society, there are some criterias to assess the wellbeing of human in society includes freedom, democratic, human rights. This society can achieve by the collaboration of many citizens.

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Do the dangers derived from the use of chemicals in food production and preservation outweigh the advantages?

Nowadays, chemical elements are an integral part of our foods. It is argued by some that the utilized chemicals in food production and preservation may cripple. In this essay, I will consider difficulties in daily life or fatal consequences as one of the main drawbacks and longer life span of foods as one of the primary benefits.

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Food can be produced much more cheaply today because of improved fertilizers and better machinery. However, some of the methods used to do this may be dangerous to human health and may have negative effects on local communities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Fruits and vegies are being sold cheap these days, for the reason that many chemicals and good machinery are used. Even so these techniques has many dangerous outcomes to peoples health and local communities. I totally agree, these techniques to produce food are very harmful to our health.

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In many countries people are now living longer than over before. Some people say an ageing population creates problems for governments. Other people think there are benifits if society has more elderly people.

There is a tendency for elderly people to live longer than they were in the past. The essay will first demonstrate that the earlier someone learns an additional language the more likely they are to master it and that it brings added cognitive benefits, followed by an analysis of how the primary disadvantage, namely confusion with their native tongue, is not valid.

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Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

It is believed that youngsters should learn a second language at elementary school. This opinion has both advantages and disadvantages, the benefits are more significant.

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As the internet becomes more popular, newspapers are becoming a thing of the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

The advancement of technology has changed the way people reading wide information, leaving the newspapers and moving to online instead. I firmly believe that online articles and magazines become more effective and cheaper than the paper media. This essay will elucidate about the reasons and agreements of which newspapers have been changed to online.

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In many cities the use of video cameras in public places is being increased in order to reduce crime, but some people believe that these measures restrict our individual freedom. Do the advantages of video surveillance outweigh the disadvantages?

There is no doubt that the number of video cameras in public places has increased in recent years. This essay will explain drawbacks and benefits of the phenomenon and will show why I support the modern practice.

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Some university students are in favor of studying different subjects rather than focusing on one main subjects. Others believe it is more important to give all their time and attention to studying for a qualification.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion

There is a great deal of debate concerning the courses learned in higher education. Although some people are keen to studying more than one language, In my opinion it is beneficial to study a variety of subjects.

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Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

People have varying opinions about whether music can be used to make individuals from different cultures or ages unite. I completely agree that music can unify people.

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