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IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Some people think that social networking sites have a huge negative impact on both individuals and society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Over the past several years, few social media platforms have gained an increasing amount of popularity among the people. A lot of people have an opinion that these networking sites are a bane to the society as well as for an individual. This essay will discuss the ill effects that are caused by such sites in the modern era.

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Some countries achieve international sports by building specialised facilities to train top athletes, instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think this is positive or negative development? DISCUSS BOTH VIEWS AND GIVE YOUR OPINION.

For the past decades, the investment for health, especially for sports facilities has always been a topic of great interest. Some people argue that some countries splurge on building specialised facilities to train top athletes is reasonable whle others hold the opinion that they should provide sports facilities for their people. Although the former view is valid to an extend, I contend that they should build sports facilities for everyone.

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An increasing number of children are overweight which could result in many problems when they are older both in terms of their health and healthcare costs. Why do you think so many children are overweight? What could be done to solve this problem?

The prevalence of childhood obesity is escalating worldwide, bringing about potential health issues and escalating healthcare costs as these children grow older. This concerning trend stems from a combination of factors, with the widespread availability of fast food being a significant contributor. Despite the well-documented health risks associated with fast food consumption, its affordability and appealing taste often lead children and teenagers to inadvertently indulge in these high-calorie meals regularly. To address this issue, implementing educational programs that instill healthy eating habits from an early age, starting from when children enter school, could prove instrumental.

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Some people believe the benefits of tourism outweigh the problems it creates in a particular place. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

With the ever-increasing number of people who partake in different variety of the tourism activities, it has widely hot debate that the benefits and drawbacks of the tourism. Some people mentioned that people believes the benefits of tourism is exceeded the total drawbacks of tourism, especially creates job opportunities and boosts the economical development. Likewise, others maintained that tourism may pollute the environment and formulates the issues of the overtourism. In view of the potential advantages of tourism is numerous and prolonged time, I have strongly agree that tourism brings the advantages outweight the disadvantages.

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Some people say that modern technology has made shopping today easier, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion

There are some who claim that technology development has made shopping this day easier, while others disagree. In my perspective, I agree with this statement because there are many platforms where online shopping is booming today; however, many of them disagree because of the impact of it.

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In many modern societies, grandchildren rarely spend any quality time with their grandchildren. What do you think are the consequences of this?

At present, many young people in developing countries tend not to spend much time with their grandparents.As a result, teenagers are facing many serious problems in their lives.Of course, this has its consequences, which will be discussed in this essay.

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In many modern societies , grandchildren rarely spend any quality time with their grandchildren. What do you think are the consequences of this ?

These days,a mysterious relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is emerging in the world system. This society plays the most important role in human life. Nowadays, due to modernisation, youngsters rarely spend valuable time with them. Modernisation makes grandchildren not spend good moments with their grandparents.

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Some people think that it is a good idea to socialise work colleagues during evenings and weekends.other people think its important to keep working life competely seprate from social life. Discuss both these views and give your owb opinion

Socializing with other working members is a complicated subject. Although it seems a simple arbitrary choice, but it could affect many other work criteria. Those who agree with socializing emphasis on some positive points like an intimate and friendly work atmosphere, while opponents could mention some disputes and personal life issues which may have negative impacts in work life.

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In many countries, people are now living longer than ever before. Some people say an ageing population creates problems for governments. Other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people. To what extent do the advantages of having an ageing population outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays, individuals are living longer than ever before. Some experts claim that an ageing population creates issues for governments, while others believe that society which has more elders are more beneficial. Despite its advantages, I believe that having more elderly communities produces more negative sides and this following paragraphs will shed light on both advantages and disadvantages.

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Having more international sporting events may promote world peace. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this statement.

Sports play a pivotal role across the globe. Some express that conducting international sports events may stimulate world unity. I completely agree with this statement because it encourages to nations interact with one another and it allows people from all over the world to share a common interest. This essay discusses it briefly for the following reasons.

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Some people say that industrial growth is necessary to solve poverty, but some other people argue that industrial growth is leading to poverty and it should be stopped. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

The industry is playing a crucial role across the world. While some believe that industrial improvement is essential and it leads to reduced poverty, others argue that industrial improvement leads to increased poverty and ought to be stopped. This essay discusses both views, I strongly agree with the former opinion for the following reasons.

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immigration has become very useful these days what is your opinion about it

Immigration is defined as as the process of moving to a new country or region with the intention of staying or living there. Due to globalisation immigration has become very accessible and popular particularly among digital nomads, students and professionals. While some people believe that their population should be more homogenius and immigartion should be banned, I, as an immigrant myself, believe that this phenomenon has many long-term benefits. In this essay I will discuss why I reckon immigration to be useful.

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A lot of peoplehave become dependent on technology as it plays a big role in our daily lives.Do you agree that living in computer age has more advantages than disadvantages. Describe the positive andnegative impacts of technology on our lives and give your opinion.

Technology is what drives the world today; it becomes the integral part of our day-to-day life as it would be hard to imagine our successful future without internet. However, there are some people believe that it leads to our dependencies solely on latest technologies such as internet and smart gadgets. To counter this, I believe that living in today's technological world has numerous merits than its demerits which are articulated in following paragraphs.

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All cars that burn fossil fuels should be banned and electric cars should replace them. Do you agree or disagree?

It is discussed by many that vehicles which are used with electricity should be preferred instead of vehicles which are consumed fossil fuels, and fossil-consuming vehicles should be forbidden. I completely agree with that idea, because electricity is cheaper than fossil fuels and it is environment friendly.

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Nowadays, the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships people make? Has this become a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Currently, technology has advanced so much to an extent that it has lead to effects to how individuals interact with one another. Although internet has increased isolation among people, I strongly believe that it has lead to positive development due to the fact that it strengthen binding.

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Many teenagers now have their smart phones. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this and give your opinion.

With the development of electronic technology, individuals can live a more comfortable life than ever. It is widely accepted that everyone uses smartphones in their daily lives, and most teenagers also have smartphones. This phenomenon has several advantages and disadvantages, and I think the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

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University students must pay all tuition fees, because it benefits mostly them individually, rather than the society as a whole. Do you agree or disagree?

Students should pay their tuition fees rather to take scholarships as they benefit from them. This essay completely disagrees with the idea that students should not take any help from society to pay their university expenses. Firstly, A student is an asset to a country, secondly, Education is the backbone of a nation and students are the pillar of that backbone. All-out improvement of an education system has long-term implications for a country.

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Many people believe that competitive sports have a positive impact on individuals and society. However, others argue that competitive sports can have negative consequences. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Competitive sports are a common thing in our society. It can be organised by an individual or people in society for entertainment. well, in this case, I agree that competitive sports have a positive impact on individuals and society. Therefore, I would agree that it exerts a greater negative influence on individuals and society.

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Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Some parents and teachers believe that competition for children at school needs to be supported, while others prefer that the co-operating method at school will have a greater impact on children's future. This essay agrees that co-operate will be more essential than competition; however, this essay will cover both sides.

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Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country.Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Learning a foreign language can help people communicate better with people worldwide.

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