IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 526

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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

The allocation of government expenditure on transportation infrastructure is a topic of considerable debate. While some argue that governments should allocate more funds to railways, considering their efficiency and convenience, I believe it is equally crucial to improve the construction of road networks.

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Some people believe that children are given too much freetime. They feel that this time should be used to do more school work. How do you think children should spend their free time? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Children love playing, that is undeniable. By playing, they would get happy, which would boost their productivity. This is why having a balance between playing and doing productive stuff such as studying and doing chores is the key for a succesful childhood experience, that unfortunately isn't being practised by the majority of families. Kids nowadays have extremely tip-toed quantity of either leisure or study time, with some of them having complete freedom on how they manage their time while others having no window to sit down and enjoy life. This condition would ironically conjure more negative effects and affect youngsters in a bad way.

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Some people feel that equality between the genders has already been achieved while others feel there is considerable progress to be made. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Many are of the opinion that nowadays the males and the females have equal rights; however, others maintain that there are still significant changes to be made in order to reach this point. As far as I am concerned, I completely agree with the viewpoint of the latter. Nevertheless, this essay will analyze both perspectives along with supportive examples.

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In many countries, small shops are closing. Give your reasons about this. Is it positive or negative? Give examples from your knowledge and experience.

There is no doubt that cumerism has changed over the past few decades around the globe. Therefore, small retail establishments are stopping their services due to the business loss. In my view, this is a neagative development as ample reasons to substantiate it.

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People born today can expect to live longer than people in previous generations. What are some of the positive and negative implications of this phenomenon? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Today's generation has tendencies to live quite longer than the prior generation. This essay will explain further the advantages and the disadvantages of this phenomenon. The benefit is the older generation as a medium of intergenerational knowledge sharing to the younger generation. Whilst, it creates an enormous drawback with the government expense to retired generation in the future.

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The best way to make the road transport of goods safer is to ask drivers to take a driving test each year. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Annual driving license is required for drivers as some people argue that it is the best method to increase the safety in transporting goods. This essay disagrees with this argument because it is neither efficient nor a substantial solution.

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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?

Nowadays, numerous processed foods and beverages have high sugar content, leading to more people suffering from health issues such as diabetes. To solve this problem, some believe that it is crucial to heighten the price of products containing high level of sugar, which will lessen the amount of sugar being consumed by individuals. This passage discusses why it is a good idea to do so.

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In the future, nobody will buy printed newspaper or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

A significant number of people prefer to read online books than printed books nowadays. As a result, few argue that nobody will buy physical books in the days to come. Personally, I strongly disagree with such statement because of several reasons that will be explored in this essay.

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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?

Nowadays, it has become very common to witness young individuals learning a foreign language.

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The world has seen an enormous increase in flights for leisure, business and commercial purposes around the world over recent years. What do you think are the main advantages and disadvantages of such flights? Do you think flights should be taxed more? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

There has been a significant rise in the number of trips by plane for entertainment, business and trading aims all over the world during recent years. While rising in flights may bring about some drawbacks, I would argue they are eclipsed by the benefits.

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Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for companies and organizations.

In recent decades, the majority of people prefer to run their own business, not work for companies. This essay will discuss the reasons of this decision and drawbacks of self-employed.

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Tourism activities might influence cultural views from both the tourists and local citizens, whether it should be respected or whether it should be embeded with others. I personally think it is essential for both parties to show tolerance attitude towards each other differences.

Tourism activities might influence cultural views from both the tourists and local citizens, whether it should be respected or whether it should be embedded with others. I personally think it is essential to show tolerance attitude towards each other differences as it can enrich the knowledge for both parties.

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In many countries, smoking is now illegal in public places. Many people believe that such a ban is justified.

Tobacco smoking has been unlawful in public parks, hospitals, restaurants and museums at the present time in several countries and numerous individuals has supported this comprehensive law. I firmly agrees with this idea because it prevents non-smokers from developing serious smoking-related disease and encourages the addicts to quit their habit. Making it illegal does make sense as it reduces the number of morbidity and mortality cases, and makes a good citizen & a healthier nation.

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Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones. Why is this the case? Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Many parents and schools can see the benefits of using smartphones to support children’s learning process. However, introducing such development to children leads to them using it on a daily basis. In my view, this should be perceived as a negative development since smartphones can affect on the children’s cognitive development as well as their physical well-being.

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Difference between countries become less evident each year.Nowadays all the over world, people share the same fashions, advertising,brands,eating habits, Tv channels. Do the advantage of this trend outweigh the disadvantage.

The uniqueness of every countries in the world have been more replaced with globalisation. Having same inspiration on fashion, advertising, and every sectors in life from one country to other countries make it less interesting for tourists and lose its own styles. While, it is adaptale for people if they want to travel around the world, the disadvantages still outweigh the advantages in this issue.

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Many people go through life doing work that they hate or have no talent for. Why does this happen? What are the consequences of this situation?

A lot of people spend their entire life doing work that they hate or no talent for. This essay will discuss the reason behind, as well as the consequences of this situation.

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In some countries, a few people earn extremely high salaries. Some people believe that the government should control salaries and limit the amount people can earn. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Some people argue that,in some nations the government should manage and cap the amoumt of salaries people earn,as a small number of individuals are high wage earners.while limiting high salary would bring more equality,I believe that people who are highly skilled and talented should be rewarded with high salaries.

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Nowadays television and the Internet have a greater influence on children's behavior than their parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The impacts of television and the internet have increased in recent days on kids' acting due to their rising usage, and some people believe that these two factors have deeper effects on children's behaviour more than their parents. This essay completely agrees this idea, and will explain why TV and the internet have extended impact on children.

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In many countries plastic shopping bags are the main source of rubbish, causing pollution on land and in the water, so people think they should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Plastic is a very sensitive topic for many countries across the globe. In this day and age, several first world societies consider this type of waste as taboo - it is lazy to rely on shopping bags at the store that could end up in a landfill. Since we have already replaced virtually everything that could hurt our planet already, why have we not replaced elasticated shopping bags? It is clear we must come up with a solution for a long standing problems that is causing turtles to crawl onto beaches and die.

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Some people tend to take temparay jobs (they only work for few months of years )for they have time to do other things. Do you the advantage outweigh disadvantages.

The new fashion or trend of the moment is working seasonal occupations in order to find the job that really 'fits.' Many people frown upon this type of work as it does not create a cohesive resume or CV, which many employers - especially on LinkedIn - have reportedly looked for. This notion that you can work wherever and whenever comes with many differentiating opinions, but it is clear that sticking with one income that pays the bills in one field could end up leaving you jobless, or even worse, incredibly unhappy. The way forward is to follow your heart and leave the outdated notion of one income stream behind.

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