IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 583

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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in some countries, young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this

In many countries around the world, students are often encouraged to take a school break, such as traveling or engaging in part-time work, before continuing their university studies. In this essay, I will discuss both views regarding the advantages and disadvantages of students taking a school break before pursuing higher education.

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Studying with a group of students in a classroom is more beneficial than learning online at home. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In the current era where the education system has become more and more advanced, students either study online at their home or they gather together as a group in a classroom to share their knowledge. There is a statement claiming that direct group study is way more productive and efficient than having online lessons at home. From my vantage point, I partially agree that direct group work is more beneficial in most of the cases, however, there are also some side effects that I would like to explain in this essay.

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Some people think secondary school students should study international news as one of their subjects, while others believe that this is a waste of valuable time. Discuss both these views and give our own opinion.

An array of masses believe that international news should be studied by secondary school aged pupils as a module whilst others say it wastes the time which can be invested for learning other subjects relevance to the curriculum. In my point of view, learning what is happening in the world can update the knowledge of students, although that time period would be more useful in order to focus on exam-oriented matters. It should be hence, organized in a balanced way and this essay will outline the importance of both sides.

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Every year several languages die out. Some people think this is not important because life will be easier if there are fewer languages. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

There is an ongoing debate on language extinction which happens several times every year. Some groups claim that the process of dying a language is of no importance. The logic behind this statement lies in the fact that they believe life would be easier if there were fewer languages in the world with which I deeply disagree.

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Some people say that teenagers should work part-time and earn money. This way they will l earn basic lessons about work and become more disciplined. Others argue that teenagers shouldn’t sacrifice their rest and after-school activities to work. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In our contemporary era, it has been debated whether someone is supposed to work during the study. The majority of the society believe that it is good practice to receive some knowledge and might improve other skills while others think that the time after school is a leisure time for breaks and activities. To examine both ways of understanding, this essay will examine both points of view and give my view.

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ln many parts of the world, children are given more freedom than in the post. ls this a posifive or a negative development?

Children now-a-days can enjoy a lots of flexibility and independence in many certain aspects of their life in many countries and cultures. This is almost a new trend as previously they were not able to enjoy such leniency. In my opinion, this new trend of providing children their freedom of thinking and doing things at their own is a positive development. Although there might be some negative aspects of being derailed from their track due to lack of proper guidelines, these can be resolved by endowing freedom at a certain stage when they will be able to distinguish between what is good and harmful.

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Modern forms of communication such as email and messaging have reduced the amount of time people spend seeing their friends. This has had a negative effect on their social lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is somewhat argued that modern forms of communication have reduced the amout of time people spending on communicating face to face, which has led to a negative impact on social life. In my opinion, I completely agree with this statement.

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In many societies, there is a growing emphasis on individualism, with people prioritizing their personal goals and desires over collective interests. Is this is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, in many societies, there is a growing emphasis on individualism, which means that humans prioritize their personal goals and desires over collective interests, and this has both positive and negative development.

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In Some Countries An Increasing Number Of People Are Suffering From Health Problems As A Result Of Eating Too Much Fast Food

People are from some countries experiencing severe health issues due to the large amount of fast food consumption. This essay will discuss this statement in terms of why people consume too much fast food and what are the health problems they are facing.

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both views: family influences the children’ development Discuss both views: some people believe family influences the children’ development; however, some argue that other influences (movie, music, friends…) more affect children.

A number of individuals think that the biggest contributor to children's development is their family. However, there are still some who believe that other influences such as movies, music, and friends more affect children. From my point of view, other influences besides the family have a great impact on children's growth process, and in this essay, I will discuss both perspectives.

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more and more businesses as well as individuals are choosing to communicate either professionally or socially using technology rather than being face to face. discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using techology for communication

Nowadays, communication is going through a new approach where technology is the core of it. Many people started to use means of technology to socialize and build their business, and they prefer such a method over the direct way of communicating. Because of this occurrence, multiple advantages and disadvantages arise in society and, thus, they will be discussed thoroughly in this essay.

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Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Others think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the course is useful to an employer. What, in your opinion, should be the main function of a university?

One of the widely discussed issues is that some people believe that universities should graduate students with all the knowledge they need for the future workplace, however, there is an alternative opinion of those who instead have a notion that knowledge should be taught for its own sake. This is undoubtedly that a university degree is an essential part of people's lives, nevertheless, everyone wants to contribute their labour properly to have truly meaningful outcome in their life, not just a diploma that they can show to their future boss, who will presumably choose someone with a background of experience in a real workforce, rather than a student.

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City living 21st century is stressful and offers no advantages. Do you agree or disagree?

It is argued that nowadays people who live in big cities experience a lot of stress and do not have any benefits. I completely disagree with this statement, and believe that life in the big city provides them with many opportunities.

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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 problem might this cause in society?

In recent years, the young are likely to show more disrespect towards the older generation. There are various reasons for children’s misbehaviors, and those might spark some issues in our community.

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The best way to reduce the number of traffic accidents is to raise the age limit for younger drivers and to lower the age limit for aged drivers. Do you agree ?

To reduce the number of traffic accidents happened, it is better to raise the minimum age for young drivers and lower the maximum age for old drivers. I totally agree with this statement as for adolescents to drive can be dangerous due to their reckless behaviours and for seniors due to their ability to drive have dropped.

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Ambition is being emphasized in today’s society. How important do you think it is for people who want to succeed in life? Is it a positive or negative characteristic?

In the realm of accomplishment, today's society values an ambition as a must-have mentality to succeed in life pursuit. In my viewpoint, to some extent, ambition plays both crucial and significant roles as a strong drive for someone to pursue almost anything that they want in life.

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In many countries traditional foods are being replaced by international fast foods.This is having a negative effects on both families and societies. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

No one can deny that international fast foods are constantly on the rise in many countries. Even locals population are enjoying international foods more than traditional foods. In this paragraph , I totally agree that this will lead to negative effects on both families and societies in health implications, as well as on environmental concerns.

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Young people who commit serious crimes, such as a robbery or violent attack should be punished in the same way as adults. Do you agree or disagree?

There is a controversial perspective heating up a debate over the fact that it will be the responsibility of the young to be punished at the mature people’s level if they commit some felony, such as robbery or violent acts. I would contend that I partially have a consensus with this conception.

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Art is considered an important part of a society as well as an expression of its culture. Do you think it is important for children to be taught art? Do you think children should be encouraged to focus on art rather than other subjects?

Expression of oneself through art such as music, dance etc. is considered an essential part of being a well-rounded individual. Although it is important that art should be incorporated as a part of the school curriculum for children, it should not replace other subjects being taught in schools. This essay partially agrees that art should be taught to school children and would discuss reasons it should not supercede the tutoring of other equally important areas of study.

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The plans below show a public park when it first opened in 1920 and the same park today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two given maps illustrate the Grange Park in its past form in 1920 and its current expansion.

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