IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 528

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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In recent years, many governments have brought in laws to ban smoking in public places, such as bars, restaurents and offices. To what extent do you agree or disagree with banning smoking in public places?

These days, smoking is extremely popular but it is harmful to human health. As a result of this, many laws have been brought to ban smoking in public places. Personally, I strongly agree with the view that smoking is prohibited in public places.

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People continue to commit crimes even after being penalized for their wrongdoings. Why do you think this happens? How can crime be stopped?

There is no doubt that crimes plague every society. The occurrence of repeating offenders is quite high which can be attributed to prejudice towards criminals and inadequate health conditions. Nevertheless, it is expected that allocating some proper educational programs and regular checks to avoid this phenomenon.

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Nowadays companies and other organisations are requiring their employees to wear uniform. Think about jobs where uniform is important. What are the advantages and disadvantages of wearing a uniform?

People have a tendency to judge about somebody looking at his or her clothes style. Whereas doing any job it can prevent from productive collaborative work! So, in my view, wearing a uniform is a brilliant decision to escape problems at work.

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Nowadays a large amount of advertising aimed at children should be banned be¬cause of the negative effects. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

As society develops, several advertisements aimed at children show lots of negative information. Some people argue that it should be banned cause it influences children to grow up. Of my point of view I strongly agree with it. And I will show some evidence to prove my view in this essay.

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Many efforts have been made by countries to address challenges concerning the environment but the situation has not improved. What are the possible reasons for environmental degradation? Are there any solutions to combat this problem? Support your answer with specific reasons and examples.

The degradation of environment has been an emerging issue for many countries. In this essay, we will analyse possible reasons for environmental damage and suggest measures to tackle this problem.

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The most important aim of science should be to improve people's lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Science plays a vital role in today's lives. The life of an individual can be improved with technique which is a crucial aim of art. I totally agree with the given statement. In the above essay, I would like to decide the points with an example and a conclusion.

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Some people think that renewable energy sources like solar and wind power should replace fossil fuels such as coal and gas as soon as possible. Others think we should continue to use fossil fuels while it is still cheap to do so. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

It is considered by some people that fossil fuels should be replaced by renewable energy sources immediately while others think that they should keep using it because it is still affordable. In this essay, I will attempt to elaborate on both perspectives.

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Spending money on railways rather than roads is more reasonable for government. Do you agree or disagree?

Some might believe that spending money on railways rather than roads is a way that governments should perform regardless of their preferences. When it comes to me, I partially agree with the idea that utilizing money on rail lines rather than roads is not an effective method that leads to benefits. One aspect is that implementing more projects to make the line better is superior to spending much money on roads. Using railways is the precise reason that paves the action for transferring merchandise and passengers’ movement. For instance, products and daily passengers can be moved among distinctive remote places with the help of railways. As well as governments should prefer to send their goods by train, because their authorities know that this way is relatively helpful to save merchandise and preventing different detrimental accidents. This can be illustrated by the fact that many terrible road accidents and problems can occur even within off-peak hours. The road system,on the other...

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Some people believe that students should not be given h/w , while others claim that hw is very important in education. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

People hold different views about whether the students should not be given homework or homework is an inseparable part of education. I will examine both views in this essay by showing my own preference.

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People nowadays sleep less than they used to in the past. What do you think is the reason behind this? What are the effects on individuals and people around them?

It is generally acknowledged that in these days and age people tend to sleep less compared to recent ages. In this essay, I will examine the factors that contribute towards the lack of sleep and the effects it causes.

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Schools should focus on academic success and passing examinations. Skills such as cookery, dressmaking and woodwork should not be taught at school as it is better to learn these from family and friends. To that extent do you agree or disagree.

Schools are fundamentally instituions designed for academic success and examinations, however, other essentials skills, such as, cooking are not given due importance. I believe that, schools should make time for both subjects and give them equal value.

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Some people think that robots are important for human future development. Others think that robots have negative effects on society. Discuss both views and give your opinion

There has been a debate about whether robots are future humanity’s vital invention, or they bring adverse effects to our society. In this essay, I will discuss both these viewpoints and argue for the second one.

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It is important for people to take risks, both in their professional lives and their personal lives. Do you think the advantageous of taking risks outweigh the disadvantageous?

It is often argued that taking risk is essential for personal life as well as professional career and individuals consider it for making changes not only in their own lives but also in society.There are pros and crons for this issue.However, by weighing both sides of the argument, I believe that it has more positive than negative outcomes.

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Some people say History is one of the most important school subjects. Other people think that, in today’s would, subjects like science and technology are more important than History. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

In recent decades, there have been disputes over the importance of history as a school subject. It is more sensible to say history is one of the most pivotal school subjects; Nevertheless, I tend to support the opponents' idea which core subjects like mathematics or science is more necessary in today's modern world.

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Today it is common practice for many business meetings and training to take place online. Do the advantages of this new development outweigh the disadvantages

It is indeed true that a common method for many business meetings and training is taking place on online platforms. However, this essay will articulate some of the pros and cons behind this phenomenon.

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Some people think the government should pay for health care and education, but others believe it is not the government’s responsibility. Discuss both view and give your opinion

Many people assert that health care and education of residents should be paid by the government while others believe it is not the government’ responsibility. To me, we can solve this issue by a balance way, I will discuss both views and give my opinion in this essay below.

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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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