IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 328

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Your English-speaking friend who lives in your town has asked for your advice about learning a new sport. Write an email to your friend. In your email: * recommend a new sport that would be suitable for your friend to learn * explain how your friend could learn this sport * suggest that you both learn this sport together

I hope this email finds you well. I am writing regarding the sport I recommend you to learn.

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When we meet someone for the first time, we generally decide very quickly what kind of person we think they are and if we like them or not. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

It is often true that we tend to judge a person the very first time we meet them. In my view, this is a negative approach as it is hard to decide about someone in the first seconds of our interaction with them.

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Some people think that advertising may have positive economic effects. Others think it has negative social effects because advertising makes individuals less satisfied with what they are and have. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

It is argued that advertising have some positive economic effect to our society on the other hand, there are many folks who are not agree with advertisement. There I will discuss both views and I will say my opinion.

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Unemployment remains the biggest challenge to school leavers in most countries. How far do you agree with this assessment?

It is an undeniable fact that unemployment remains one of the global challenges faced by today’s generation. Owing to the economic crisis, in many countries, people are suffering from joblessness. I completely agree with this, which I would like to explain further in the upcoming paragraphs.

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Many countries offer a free health care system to their citizens rather than relying on private health care. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a free system, and give your opinion. Write at least 250 words.

A large number of nations offer their people a free health care instead of charging them with money as in private health care. There are both advantages and disadvantages to having a free health care compared to the paid system.

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

The issue of student's living place while tertiary education has sparked a heated debate among many. It is widely argued that some students prefer to live with their families, while others consider to move to another place. I am firmly of the belief that the key element of independence is separating from place where you originally from and, as for me, we need to do it as soon as possible.

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In the past, people stored knowledge in books. Nowadays, people store knowledge on the Internet. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

In today's modern society, most information and knowledge are easily found on the internet. It is truly much more convenient compared to paper-based sources. However, the overall impact has been tremendously negative.

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Parents of obese children should be punished for making them fat. Do you agree or disagree

In modern world a discussion of necessity for parents of overweighted kids to be legally restricted become a problem. This essay agrees with the previous statement because of the fact that obese children's weight leads to poor health condition and bullying at the school.

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Discuss the disadvantages of eating fast food on health. Why do people eat fast food? What can be done to discourage it?

Fast foods are becoming main food for many people in all generations - the child, the young, and even the elderly. Therefore, number of patients visiting a hospital due to a unhealthy diet is increasing every year. This essay will evaluate reasons why people keep looking for fast foods, and methods to overcome this situation.

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he costs of international travel are decreasing and tourism is growing. What are the advantages and disadvantages of increasing tourism activity in different countries?

It is noticeable, in the last few years , that tourism increased all over the world due to many factors such as low costs of internation travelling. Growing Tourism activity in many countries has a lot of positives and negatives. In this essay I will discuss some of cons and pros of tourism flourishing around us.

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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 denying that the trend of banning sports involving violence from TV and international competition has become more widespread in recent years.this essay will discuss whether banning sports that involve violence from TV or not.

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Many manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar , which causes many health problems.Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar. Do you agree or disagree?

Some manufactured foods and drinks contain high levels of sugar, which can influence people and lead to several health problems.Some people argue that the cost of sugary should be increased in order to lead people to consume less sugar routine.I completely disagree because that is not the best solution to decrease the consumer of sugar.I will discuss in this essay some answers to this topic.

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Write about the following topic. Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things that we really do not need. Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives. Which viewpoint do you agree with? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

In this contemporary world, any new product can be know through different kinds of advertisements.some people say that it motivates us to purchase things we do not necessary and others says that it gives information about new product in the market . I partly agree with the statement and discuss both the views.

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With an increasing number of people eating fast food,which if eating too regularly can cause health issues,some people think that the only solution is to ban it completely. To what extent do you agree?

In this contemporary world, junk foods are playing a pivotal role. It says that the proliferation of fast food in daily life can cause health-related problems whereas, some people believe that the only remedy is to forbid it.

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In many countries, people are spending more hours at their workplace. Why is that? Is that a negative and positive development?

In numerous nations, it is true that overtime working is becoming increasingly prevalent. This essay will first outline the underlying reasons for this tren before showing that this is overall a negative trend.

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Scientists believe that in order to protect the environment, people must use less energy in their daily lives. However, most people have not changed the way they live. Why do you think many people have not taken individual action? What could be done to encourage them to take action?

Nowadays, it is apparent that the world is significantly on the track of the environmental issues. Some people may believe that it is not their responsiblities in taking any actions. However, in order to protect the environment, many scientists think that individuals must decrease the energy usage in their everyday lives, that is the way in helping to lessen the negative impact.

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University students should pay the full cost of their studies because university education benefits individuals rather than the society as a whole. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

College students suggested to bill the education cost fully since that can affect their personally rather than bring back to citizens. In my opinion, I decidedly disagree for that statement and I will describe my reasons.

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Write an essay discussing the pros and cons of smartphones

Smartphones makes a profound impact in everyone's life but also carry demerits with it . I will explain the advantages and disadvantages in the following paragraph.

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Some people think our first impression of someone is important, while others think we should not judge another person so quickly and should take our time to know them better. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

People are judging someone's behaviour at first sight is hot topic nowadays. Some pupils believe that first impression is the last impression but others reckon that we should take time to describe someone traits until we better known to them. This essay will discuss both view and according to my perspective we need some time to judge someone.

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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.

Some people prefer to study in their own country university and living with their parents. Hence, In other states students desire to pick their field and study it in another city or even abroad far away from their house.

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