IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 80

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Because of modern technology, it is no longer necessary for people to learn handwriting skills, but others believe that handwriting is still an important skill. discuss both and give your opinion on your experience.

In recent years, due to Emails and social medias, we don't have to write a letter to others with handwritings. It is often argued that handwriting skills are still important nowadays. Some people think writing essays with your hand is important because it helps to develop critical thinking. Others consider the skill is inefficient because it takes a lot of time. This essay will discuss both perspectives and provide my own opinion.

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The youth crime rate is rising rapidly in many countries. What is the reason for this trend? What can parents and teachers do to solve it?

It has been commented that juvenile criminal cases are increasing day by day around the world. This situation has many causes such as overuses of social netwrorking sites as well as liberal punishments from the government. However, it can be minimized by supervising children under the guidance of parents and teachers. Let us delve deeper into both root causes and solutions in the following paragraphs.

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Many people are now opting to provide technology companies with their personal data in exchange for access to software. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Many individuals are inclined to share their private information with technological companies to access many software. I personally believe that whilst utilizing software assist people to complete their tasks properly, the benefits of sharing personal information with these companies outweigh the drawbacks because sometimes they cannot protect the privacy and security of the users and leak their personal and sensitive information.

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Information technology enable many people to do their work outside their workplace (e.g. at home, when travelling, etc.). Do the benefits of this mobility outweigh the disadvantages?

In this day and age, technology has affected people to live more easily and efficiently, technology becoming the leading for many aspects of our life. In this essay, I will look deeply from both sides which are drawbacks and benefits.

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In many countries people are now living longer than ever before. Some 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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Opinions differ regarding whether or not authorities have problems because of an old people. While critics insist that an ageing population have a positive effect on society, I personally strongly disagree with this assertion since governments should spend a large number of their budget in managing the elderly.

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These days in many countries, fewer and fewer people want to become teachers, particularly in secondary schools. What are the reasons for this, and how could the problem be solved? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays, everytime less and less people choose a teaching career, even less opt to be a teacher in secondary education. This essay is going to revise some of the principal causes for this and suggest possible solutions and give some aplicable examples.

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Many schools are arranging unpaid work for teenagers to get some work experience in institutions or companies, because it is beneficial for students as well as institutions. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Recently, many schools believe in the importance of work experience for it students, accordingly, they arrange for unpaid training for the pupils at companies and institutions. Some argue that such initiative should have a positive impact on students and companies. I agree with this opinion, as it is quite important that students experience work life environment and institutions can also benefit from by the fresh energetic minds of young people.

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In many countries around the world, rural people are moving to cities, so the population in the countryside is decreasing. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Without a doute, migration is a global phenomena around the world. population in the rural area are keen in moving in uraban cities which leads to downsizing population in countyside. In my opinion, this is negative progress as this could lead to impact the growth of urban places.

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Nawadays families are not as close as they used to be. what do you think are the causes of this? what can be doen to make families closer?

In modern day society people have become independant and detached themselves from familie, not like it was in the past. The main cause of this phenomanon is the internet and technology that has taken over our lives. In my essay I will be elaborating on the causes of this problem and mention some solutions.

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some people think that teacher should be responsible for teaching students to judge what is right and wrong so they can behave. Others say that teacher should only teach student academic subjects. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Although many people believes that teachers duity solely to teach pupile academic subject,i agree with the opposite opinion that presents that the responsibilties extend to beyond just teaching .

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Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems as well as practical problems. to what extents do you agree or disagree with this statement?

It is argued that people who live in foreign countries struggle with issues in both social and practical aspects. However, I totally agree with that statement because it leads to lack of social relations and people who can not adapt quickly exposure to complicate the problems at the work and in educational process.

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Some employers offer their employees subsidizedmembership of gyms and sport clubs , believe that this will make their staff healthier and more effective at work . Other employees find no benifit doing so. Discuss both views .

Recently, the issue of whether subsidized membership of gyms and sports clubs has benefits has become the subject of heated debate. Some people assert that this will make workers healthier and more effective at work, while others argue otherwise. I wholeheartedly agree with the former stand. Both views will be discussed before a conclusion is reached with my opinion.

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The best way to reduce emissions from vehicles is to impose a higer tax on vehicles which use a lot of fuel and lower tax on those that don't. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people beleive that directly conecting the amount of taxto the amount of fuel consumption of cars can increase the poisionar emissions from exhausts. However, I agree to impose a higher tax to those vehicles is an innitiative notion, I also think governments should take other measures to help people to substitude their fuel engine cars with eco-friendly one.

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Some children spend hours everyday on their smart phones. Why is this the case?Do you think this is a possitive or negative development? ....

Nowadays children spend many times every day on their phones. It is the fact that we are spending 20 hours a day to watching some videos on tik tok or just in social media, not only children. In our century we cannot get to study without our smartphones, and it is very good that children in young age can use some gadgets because it is not easy. Also, there have many bad side using phone in toddler age, just the fact that it can harm their psyche and health.

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In the past, when students did a university degree, they tended to study in their own country. Nowadays, they have more opportunity to study abroad. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development? 1-1 Zhaina

Several years ago, there were some students who tended to study in their native countries and did a university degree there. However, many years later they have the majority of opportunities to study in other nations. So, there are some advantages like you will get experience from studying there and be more knowledgeable, while there are also disadvantages such as suffering from language barrier and lack of financial stability.

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Some people get into debt by buying things they don't need and can't afford.what are the reasons for this behaviour? what action can be taken to be prevent people from having this problem?

A few people get into the trouble of taking loan or credit to buy luxurious and unnecessary things. It become a trend to buy extravagant cloths, watches and cars to show off to the society. Moreover, People want to fake their economic status and boost their self confidence by purchasing these products. Actions such as, buying absolutely essential goods, proper planning and expenses of monthly salary and avoiding taking credits can prevent this problem.

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30. An increasing number of people change their career and place of residence several times during their lifetime. Some people think that they shoul not change place to frequently while some think it useful to change places . Discuss your views on it.

In early days, most of the people referred to live a stable life and did not want changes in their environments and careers, but this has changed now. Nowadays, increasing number of people are changing their careers and place of living several times. It has both advantages and disadvantages, that I will elaborate on in further paragraphs and give my opinion in conclusion.

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many processed food and ready-meals contain preservatives and chemicals. do you think that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages ?

the consumption of ready-to-eat food are increasing day-by-day in this current era. Although excessive usage of preservative and diffrent chemicals were seen in prepackaged food, I believe that drawbacks of this outweigh the advantages of this phenomena.

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Nowadays the way many people intract with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affected the types of relationship that people make? Has this been a positive or negative development.

Recently, technology has played a vital role in altering the way that many people communicate with each other’s, as it has replaced physical interaction with online communication. As a result of this, social connections with family and friends were strongly impacted by this. In my view, I believe that the drawbacks of this phenomenon outnumbered its benefits as the lack of face-to-face interaction have affected relationships and led to mental health problems to many individuals.

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Some people believe that the range of technology available to individuals today is increasing the gap between the poor people and the rich people. Others think it is having an opposite effect. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

People are of the notion that in today's world, the variety of gadgets available in the market is creating a bridge between middle class and higher class. While some belive it to be the opposite of that, my opinion tilt towards the latter, when taken into consideration most of the feature are same in expensive device as well as the affordable option, only the differnce lies in the computing power of both the devices.

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