IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 43

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Many manufactured food and drink products contain hogh 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.

Most of the tin-packed products have high sugar contents, which is affecting the health of the people, so increasing the price of such foods and drinks may limit their use. I strongly disagree with this statement , because, increasing cost will not affect the public, they will still buy such products. Secondly, other local companies may start producing alternative drinks. I will explain my opinion with examples.

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It’s 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? What sort of punishments should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behavior to children?

It is essential to teach children to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong from their childhood.While ,some people believe that the only way to solve this complex matter is using a punishment system, in my opinion it isn't the best solution and might have a negative impact on children and other systems like learning by education would be more beneficial.

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The proportion of income adults and children spent on 4 common items in the UK in 1998

The share of income allocated by adults and children in the UK towards four typical expenditures in 1998.

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In many countries today insufficient respect is shown to older people. What do you think may be the reasons for this? What problems might this cause in society?

It has been shown around the globe in recent time that seniors do not receive enough respect from younger people. The impacts from economy changes and technology development play a significant role that affects youngsters' mindset, and lacking of generosity and humbleness to older people can be a concerned issue in a society.

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Some believe that secondary school children should study international news like other subjects in school, while others believe that this is a waste of time. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Nowaday, various sectors in the whole world have been developed in positive ways so quickly in years, specifically in technology. These bring an assumption that as a human, we have to expand our sight to see what happened in world today. Some people believe that it must be begin at a very young age, particularly for secondary school childern. On the opposite, those believe that it just unnecessary thing and waste of times However, in my oppinion, childern must be prepared to face the real world by having a strong mental, critical thinking, open mind and wise perspective about the real world, which they can learn from international news.

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There is a lot of pressure on young people today to succeed academically. As a result, some people believe that non-academic subjects, such as physical education and cookery, should be removed from the school syllabus so that children can concentrate on academic work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In the modern epoch, young people are under too much stress to become successful academically. Some individuals believe that non- academic courses such as physical education and cookery should be removed from school curriculum, hence students can focus on academic work. However some people refute with this. This essay will argue some possible reasons behind this in the impending paragraphs.

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Sometimes spouses have to live far away from each other. Maintaining a long distance relationship is sometimes difficult and straining. What do you think are the main reasons for long distance relationships? What can be done to help couples feel closer in such situations?

Nowadays, Numerous couples live in the long-distance relationships. Which can also be seen as a reason, there are more separations, fights and divorces. However, what are some causes that couples decide to live far away from each other? And are there some ways they can still feel closer and connected? I will try to discuss this in the upcoming paragraphs.

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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 a negative development?

It is the fact that rural people, in many countries, migrate to cities, whereas the population of the village drops down. I absolutely believe that this is a negative development as it leads to unemployment in the village.

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Around the world, many adults are working from home, and more children are beginning to study from home because technology has become cheaper and more accessible. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, the advancement of technology has changed the way people work and get education. They were able to work or learn from home using online applications, which offer more affordable and easy acces. However, I believe that there is a huge drawback in this because people tend to get more distractions and more health problems

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Friendships that take place online are as not meaningful as those where people meet each other face to face. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Through out the years friendships became evolve by using the social media platform, where people can communicate online. Which is for some, is not that worthwhile than spending time face to face in real life.

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Sometimes spouses have to live far away from each other. Maintaining a long distance relationship is sometimes difficult and straining. What do you think are the main reasons for long distance relationships? What can be done to help couples feel closer in such situations?

Nowadays , couples live separately from each other due to some issues. Long distance relationships are very difficult to maintain. Some of the reasons are such as , career , job opportunities and financial issues.

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Governments and big companies should work together to reverse environmental damage, rather than expecting individuals to take responsibility. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Governments and huge companies ought to cooperate at work to reduce environmental detrimental better than expecting people to take responsibility. From my opinion, this essay agree with the first statement due to the probability that the governments and companies can change the environment easily, the nations and establishments have high effect on residents' awareness.

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Nowadays many people complain that they have dificulties getting enough sleep. What problems can lack of sleep cause? What can be done about lack of sleep?

In recent times many people are complaining bout the difficulties to sleep. There are two major causes that make people suffer from the lack of sleeping which are drinking more coffee and Hrinking about the future. This essay will outline the main reasons and provide a logic solution.

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Write about the following topic: The best way to measure someone's success is to look at how much money that person has. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Many peole think that having a lot of money means someone is successful.However,i dont agree with this ideea.Now days exist many people with money but they are not of success,at this moment every person has posibility to make money very easy but how easily you make them, how easily you lose them.For me ,a person of success is person who achieve his dreams and goals with his power without money.

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Extreme sports such as sky diving and skiing are very dangerous and should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?

Many people have hobbies for extreme sports. They enjoy a lot of extreme sports, for example, skydiving and skiing. In my opinion, it should not be banned.

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Some people advocate the death penalty for those who committed violent crimes. Others say that capital punishment is unacceptable in contemporary society.Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the death penalty and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The death penalty is a highly debated topic with arguments for and against it. Supporters think it deters violent crimes and provides justice for victims’ families. Critics argue that it is inhumane, ineffective, and that mistakes in convictions are irreversible. Considering both sides, I believe the risks make the death penalty unacceptable in today’s society.

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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Health services are a basic necessity. However, private companies have made them quite costly for ordinary individuals. Do the advantages of private health care outweigh its disadvantages? Write at least 250 words.

Since healthcare is considered a basic need, some people opt to attend their medical needs in a private health companies which require too much funds. I believe that it provides more positive result than its drawbacks.

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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.

Nowadays, studying in different regions is quite popular among the students in some countries, while the others prefer to stay and live at home with their family. I strongly agree that the advantage of living away from home during university outweigh the disadvantages.

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Nowadays people use bicycles less as a form of transport. Why is this the case? What can we do to encourage people to use bicycles more?

In recent years, as techonologies in transportation keep developing, many more people are intend to buy a car or a renewable energy car instead of a bicycle. This trend can be a annoucement to the governments that affected by various factors, the carbon emmisions will continue to increase if they do not take any steps to try to solve that.

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Today, children play very cruel games. This should be the reason for the increase in violence and crime in most of the world's major cities. What do you think about this?

It is true that nowadays, children spent most of their time on playing violent video games. Because of that, violent and crime rate increases at a pace rate in some large cities of the world. I think, cruel games are responsible to some extent but there are other factors who are more responsible of occurring that situation. Therefore, there is need to take effective measures to reduce the effects of that problem.

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