IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 518

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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: Some people think that it’s a good to socialise with work colleagues during evenings and weekends. Other people think it’s important to keep working life completely separate from social life. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

While some people are comfortable to socialize with their colleagues from work outside office hours, some others believe that it is not necessary and choose to keep their professional and social lives separated. Although it is based on one's preference, I personally believe that both views come with their own advantages which will be discussed in this essay.

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In some countries, many more people are choosing to live alone nowadays than in the past. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

It is true that there is an increasing tendency in people having a single life compared with the past. Personally, I believe that living alone can be both positive and negative.

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When a new town is planned, it is more important to develop public parks and sports facilities than shopping centers for people to spend their free time in. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Public parks and sport facilities are more prominent to be developed in the new city area than shopping centres. I believe that by providing larger public parks and more sport facilities will offer more positive impacts to the inhabitants than build many shopping centres.

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Some people believe that to give opportunuties to the new generation, companies should encourage high level employees who are older than 55 to retire. Do you agree or disagree?

Admittedly, the unemployment scenario is getting worse day by day, especially in developing and underdeveloped nations. Societies believe that to get rid of it, one of the possible ways is that employees working at higher levels in the companies should resign from their jobs, so that newcomers can get a chance to get jobs. However, I agree with this statement upto a certain extent. I'll discuss my both opinions on this question in the upcoming paragraphs.

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Our personalities are predetermined as a result of our genes before we are born and there is nothing that can be done to change our character traits. To what extent do you agree?

It is believed that our character traits have been decided since before we were born as a result of the genes and as human beings, we can do nothing about it. However, I strongly disagree with this statement because I am sure that society’s personality is reluctant to the situation and every individual can change.

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Many large supermarkets are being built today while the number of small shops is decreasing. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

These days an increasing number of supermarkets have been built, whereas local shops are becoming less popular to establish. This mainly happens due to a broad range of international and local products that are combined in one place as well as the accessibility that big shops provide . Even though supermarkets are convenient, I truly believe that shutting down small stores has more disadvantages than benefits, and this essay will explain why.

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The US film industry has too much influence on the film industry around the world. Governments have a duty to invest money in their own film industries to protect and develop their cultures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Undoubtedly,in the modern world, the US cinematography has been influencing the whole film industry year by year and sometimes not in a positive way. There is a huge amount of evidence about creating the US films without precise context about many historical events.Many believe that funds have to be invested in the local film studios for saving cultural diversity and homogenisation.

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Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

In the contemporary epoch, a colossal number of plants and animal are on the verge of extinction. There are multiple reasons that contribite to the loss of wild species and cause disturbance in the ecosystem cycle due to overconsumption of natural resources. Many people opine that it is the primary concern when it comes to environmental issues. However, my firm conviction is that there are more vital problems such as floods and global warming.

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Details of politicians’ private lives should not be published in newspapers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is argued that newspapers ought not to publish the details of private lives of politicians. This essay strongly disagrees with this view because politicians build a public image through such news and they could be held accountable for any wrongdoings.

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Some people think that family is the most powerful influence of a child's development while others thing other factors such as friends, television and music have better influence. Discuss both of views and give your opinion?

Regarding the most significant influence on offspring’ development, some hold that family shares the largest proportion, whereas others believe other things like TV, friendship or music will take the role better. This essay intends to analyse both of views and explain why I am in favour of the former idea.

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Today’s schools should teach their students how to survive financially in the world today. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Teaching students about financial literacy is crucial for their future success and well-being. In today's world where financial decisions are being increasingly complex, it is essential to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to navigate the intricacies of personal finance. I strongly believe that schools will help gain three substantial skills including budgeting and monetary management, investment management and tax and insurance issue. In the forthcoming sections, I shall elaborate on my views.

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Some people prefer to buy local commodities, while others think that world wide products have a better quality. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Consuming local products has become a discussion these days, some believe people should buy domestic commodities while others think that an international products is the better choice. I will discuss both views and share my own opinion related to this topic.

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Society is based on rules and laws. It could not function if individuals were free to do whatever they wanted. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Different communities are guided by certain customs and traditions. It is often believed that the community may lose its functionality if people show less interest in leading their lives in line with social principles. In my opinion, the idea that individuals could do anything based on their personal preferences could hamper social functioning is valid

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It is often said that retirement is the happiest time of a person’s life. How far do you agree with this view?

In many countries the population is aging considerably. This presents the older people with challenges as well as opportunities. It seems to me that retirement, in fact is not the most contented period of life. And I will explain why in this essay.

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In some countries, even though the rates of serious crimes are decreasing, people feel less safe than ever before. What do you think are the causes of this problem and what measures could be taken to solve it?

It is a reality that people feel less safe as compared to the past in several countries although the number of people who turned to crime is getting much smaller. I believe that the main keys to this problem are our memories, which cannot be eradicated and a lack of experts who should be responsible for viral information on social media platforms. With regard to the solutions, it is possible to take many actions such as increasing the number of knowledgeable people and removing all sensitive information from the public.

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Promotions to higher level should be from with in a company and not from new hire from outside , do you agree or disagree?

In the companies, promotions are usually given to those who work in the company as a permanent employee rather than to those who are temporarily employed. This is because they deserve to be promoted to enhance their company's performance. I would strongly agree with the point. In the following lines, I will elaborate on why I agree with the statement.

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Some people think that mothers should spend most of their time rasing their family , and therefore the government should support them financially. do you agree or dsagree?

A substantial number of individuals say that mothers have to care about their family by passing an approximate time, and because of that the government should pay their expenses to support them. To be honest,I do not completely agree with this idea, so as a woman I will explain in some views in this essay .

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In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying.

The existence of non-digital media in the future is highly contentious. This issue is arising from the fact that the advancement of technology provides free access to digital media. Nevertheless, the majority of high-quality digital media are restricted. I disagree that the non-digital media will vanish in the future for several reasons.

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some people believe that government should take the responsiblity of aged people while others believe that its individual responsibility.

There are some arguments that society believes that the government should take care of the elderly and some opponent thinks that it is a personal responsibility. The following essay will discuss both sides of view and present my point of view.

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Some believe that people today have no interest in maintaining the traditional culture of their country or region. Others believe that it is still important to people that we preserve a traditional way of life. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Across the globe, cultures bring different flavors of depicturing the world. Some traditional venues point out the family union as society and part of the region, but unfortunately there are backward thinking traditions that instead of remark about the goods of humanity, they cannot be longer accepted inasmuch as they threaten morality and even hurt animals. Hence, in this paper I will state an unbiased perspective about remaining traditional culture, without losing focus on the drawbacks of keeping it.

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