IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 371

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Cooking food is a waste of time in today’s hectic life. Fast food restaurants are helpful in modern living and it is less stressful. Do you agree or disagree?

Some might say that cooking your own food is time-consuming and fast food is the best option for this problem because of its efficiency and practicality. I would disagree with that statement and I will explain it further in the following paragraphs.

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A lot of people believe that the amount of violence shown on TV and in the cinema affects the actions of our young people and therefore increases the amount of violence in our society today. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? What can be done to reduce violence in our society today?

Violence on television and in computer games has been a matter of different opinions, some people think that it influencespeople's behaviour with a damaging effect on the population. Others disagree with such a statement, they believe that these factors do not have a significant consequence on society. In my opinion, everything shown on television and in computer games have some level of influence on some individuals, but not in society, the people´s behaviou does not depend on what those influences could bring to a person, instead it depends on all the things that surround people’s education, such as family, schools, friends, and so on.

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Nowadays many people want to buy famous brands of cloth, cars and other items. what are the reasons for this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

A vast majority of people in this contemporary time are obsessed with well known brands of outfits, vehicles, etc. In my opinion, this problem brings many drawbacks to our society and the reasons as well as my support viewpoints of this matter will be outlined in the following paragraphs before reaching a conclusion.

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In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantage and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.

Before continuing studies in the college, some countries suggest young generation to work or travel for a year. It can affect several benefits for young people such as having a lot of experiences and financial independents, but it can not be denied that it also can lead negative effects such as insecurities and stuck with the comfort zone in work life. Both views will be elaborated below.

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More and more people use private cars instead of taking public transport. What are the reasons for this trend? How can the government encourage people to take public transport?

In the modernization era, it is widely known that citizens prefer using private vehicle to public transportation. The comfortable sense, the flexibility and the cheaper price are the reasons of this trend but, because of the huge negative effects of this tendency, the government should try to encourage societies to utilize busses, taxis by improving more facilities and enhancing people’s awareness, all of which will be elaborated below.

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You are living in a city in a foreign country, and a friend from your home country is soon coming to visit you for several days. Write an email to your friend, •asking him or her to bring some things from home which you need •saying why you need them •making arrangements to meet

How are you? It’s been a while, hasn’t it? The last time must have been Sarah’s wedding.

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Topic 18: Some people say that television is useful for education, while others say that it is only useful for entertainment. Discuss both views and gives your own opinion.

Whether the implementation of TV will brings benefit to the education or not is emerged as a controversial topic of interest . The writer of this essay claims that even though this may lead to the TV addiction of youngsters , it is more likely to provide valuable lessons as well as entertaining them .

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Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation. Why might this be the case? What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?

It is universally acknowledged that the type of work has a significant effect on diverse spheres of individuality. The dilemma of opting between being own boss and working under the boss ends the inclination towards self-employment which will be argued the reasons for this tendency and the drawbacks of it.

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Government investment in the arts, such as music and theatre, is a waste of money. Governments must invest this money in public services instead. Do you agree or disagree?

Throughout the history, the portion of state’s budget has invested in arts sector all over the world. However, the allocation of budgets into arts or public services is a matter of debate. Some experts mention that there is need to invest more in the cultural sites in cities, while others believe it is wasting money and anticipate public facilities are more crucial instead of music or theatre. I am actually in favour of the prior argument for two main reasons.

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Some people believe that car-free days are effective ways to reduce air pollution. However, others argue that there are other ways that are more effective. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

In recent years, there is an ongoing debate about whether the fact that car-free days are effective methods to decrease air contamination or there are other more efficient ways. While the former is valid to some extent, I consider myself an advocate of the latter.

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Some people say that tourism has many negative effects on the countries that people travel to. How true is this statement? What can tourists do to reduce the harmful effects of tourism on local cultures and environments? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience

Some people think that Hardwork hands in achieving financial success working hard does not contribute to financial success discussible both views and give your opinion

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Many drinks and ready meals contain a lot of sugar, salt and other non healthy ingredients. Do you think governments should try and control this development? Give reasons for your answer.

Food additives, including excessive amounts of salt and sugar, are meant to make the food more attractive and tastier, yet it becomes unhealthy. Its frequent consumption causes different chronic diseases including metabolic disorders, pancreatitis, blood pressure problems, and food allergies. As the government is partly responsible for the health of the nation, it may take control over the food producers on the ingredients they use in food. By fining those companies which use monosodium glutamate (E621), and other dangerous food additives in high concentrations, the government may force the others to follow a healthier approach to food preparation.

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Some people think that government should increase tax on unhealthy food to encourage people to start eating healthy. Do you agree or disagree.

Food quality was, is, and should be one of the strategic goals of the government. There are several ways to improve it and taxation increase is the easiest way to control an unhealthy food consumption. This is because if fast food price increases one day, the number of consumers will definitely decrease and people will start eating things that are more nutritious. It is the basic supply and demand economic law, which states "the more product costs, the less people consume it". According to an interview with McDonalds top management, 50% of costs consist of taxes, so it's increase will undoubtedly decrease sales figures.

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Some people think the best way to stay fit is joining a gym/health club while others think doing everyday activities such as walking and climbing stairs is sufficient. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

A healthy lifestyle has become a huge trend in the Western world in the 21 century, so people try use all available resources, starting with classical walks or professional gyms. Both ways help to achieve an untimate goal "stay fit", and each way has its own advantages.

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Some people believe that students should be taught International news as a subject at schools. Others feel that this would be a waste of valuable school time. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In recent time, worldwide news have mainly come from media channels mostly. Introducing global news as a subject in educational faculty will bring valuable knowledge to students. However, having to learn news at school will lead to boredom for the students. I strongly believe news should be treated as an addittional class.

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Some people believe that professionals, such as doctors and engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their training. Others believe they should be free to work in another country if they wish. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It is sometimes argued that professionals like engineers and doctors should obligated to be employee in the state, where they studied. Nonetheless, there are those who consider that they should be free to work in another country where they want. In my opinion, workers, such as engineers and doctors have a right to work everywhere, not only in the country which they acquired knowledge. Firstly, this essay will discuss a requirement for several types of professionals to work in the country, where they trained and, secondly, an independent choice of workers where they work.

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Many scientists believe that now we can study the behavior of a three-year-old child to see whether they will grow up to be criminals. To what extent do you think crime is determined by human nature? Is it possible to stop children from growing up to be criminals?

Some reserches illustrate that the possibility of commiting crimes are related to individuals' nature which can be seen from a young age. From my perspective, although genes may have some influence on people' behaviours, I do not consider it is the dominate factor and several solutions can be imposed to prevent crimes.

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More and more people are working from home rather than at the workplaces. Some people say this will bring benefits to the workers and their families, but others think it will bring stress to the home. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays because of growing technology working from home has become more common among workers. However, some individuals think this development is really helpful for employees and their families. While others think they bring work stress into their home. I am going to interpret both of these views and in the, end I am going to give my own opinions on the examples that I am going to discuss.

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The health benefits of physical exercise are well known. Despite this, many people do not exercise regularly. What are the reasons for this? What could be done to encourage them to exercise regularly?

Even though the majority of people are aware of the positive impact the physical exercise has, still a lot of people choose to be ignorant. This essay will discuss the potential causes and how the situation can be improved.

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universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. Do you agree or disagree?

It is believed that academic institutions should balance the number of male and female colleagues equally in each major. The writer of this essay argues that it is not beneficial for students for both sexes due to different vocation and equal assessment.

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