IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 809

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Many people believe that it’s better to learn something in a group rather than individually. Do you agree or disagree?

Since ,ages people have been learning both in groups and individually. We can take the example of Arjun and Eklavya from Mahabharata. While Arjun took his learnings from Dronacharya within a Gurukul(Ancient form of India Schools). On the other ,hand Eklavya who didn’t belong to an affluent family ended up learning the art of weapons by himself, both ended up being warriors of the highest class. We can take more examples in further paragraphs to decipher which is better, individual or group learning.

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Governments should give a basic income to all citizens to live on, whether employed or unemployed. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

Some people claim that crime and other cases of animosity can have unwanted repercussions when reported to a mass public, and therefore, under no circumstances must they be allowed in the media. I utterly disagree with the aforementioned standpoint, as not only does such practice warn civilians about the dangers in their local area, but also clearly illustrates the demerits in the current safety system.

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Some people belive that it is best to accept a bad situations , such as an unsatifactory job or shortage of money . Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations .

Some individuals argue that , it is better to adapt with worse circumstances such as finicial crisies and unsatifactory occupations . However many people enourage that , making efforts to overcome bad conditions is the best solution . In this essay I will discuss both the prons and the cons of the statement as well as sharing my personal opinion on this matter .

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In some societies, the number of crime committed by teenager is growing. Some people think that regardless of age, teenagers who commit major crime should receive adult punishment. To what extend do you agree?

Few countries are facing challenges to reduce criminal activities because children are committing crimes. Thus, the masses opine that even if young ones are involved in an offence, still they should face similar penalties as elders do. I partially agree with the statement as it depends on crime as well, and the same would be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs.

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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?

Recently, the number of older population is growing, that might add some difficulties for government by the decrease of workers. However, some people believe that there are some benefits of it.

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Many people are in financial hardship due to their irresponsible use of credit cards. Therefore, banks and other financial institutes should not issue credit cards unless they are completely sure of an individual’s ability to pay back their debts. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, there is a significant demand for credit cards in the market. Most users are not using it properly, and spending excessively than their monthly incomes, due to which a large number of users are unable to pay back their EMI on time. According to the data, I totally agree that banks should scan each person's financial history before issuing a credit card. In these looming paragraphs, i will discuss the reasons for the agreement.

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As computers are being used more and more in education, there will be soon no role for teachers in the classroom. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of this trend.

As nowadays a computers are playing great role in our life and being used more and more in education this have both sides advantages as well as disadvantages. Further, more advantages and disadvantages are discuss below.

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Some people believe that everyone has a right to have access to university education and that governments should make it free for all students no matter what financial background they have. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Attending tertiary education could have been a demand of many pupils, not considering their financial status, for whatever wholesome goals. Although some people indicate that the governments should facilitate going to universities by making it free, it seems hard to respond to everyone's needs.

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

It is true that the majority of kids are highly engaged in their devices for a variety of purposes for hours each day. Although the usage of smartphones among offspring bears some benefits, I believe that the drawbacks of this trend outweigh the benefits and there are various reasons for the development of this trend.

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People living in the 21st century have a better life quality than people who lived in previous times. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

Undoubtedly, we could say that current generation are living far superior life, in compare to decades earlier. Therefore, it is believed that individual are living significantly transformed life. It seems to me that, enhancement in medical field, infrastructure, development and so on, which made me agree to this phenomenon.

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Nowadays, more and more older people who need employment have to compete with younger people for the same jobs. What problem does this cause? What are the solutions?

Undoubtedly, we can say that older individuals are struggling with same jobs, which they were used to professional at. Therefore, youngsters are now competing with their strength in similar areas as elders. It seems to me that, generation gap and technological development could be cause of this phenomenon.

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In spite of advance made in agriculture, manu people around the world still go hungry. Why is this case? What can be done about this problem?

Undoubtedly, many individuals would assure us that enhancement in agriculture sector turn out to be the biggest phenomenon in history of mankind. Therefore, despite this advancement, there are several countries still living under starvation. It seems to me that, environment or climate crisis, might be the problem of this limitation in food hunger.

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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 provided maps elucidate the alterations that have occurred in Grange estate, over a decade beginning time from 1920 to nowadays. Overall, the main facts that stand out are that accommodation and other facilities were built and the underground car park was constructed to enable a parking lot.

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The use of social media, e.g. Facebook and Twitter, is replacing face-to-face contact for many people in everyday life. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Using social media is becoming more and more popular and is gradually replacing face to face contact in many individuals' routine. I tend to believe the disadvantages of this development outweigh the advantages.

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In the modern world, people are no longer necessary to use food from animals or products from animals such as medicine and clothing. Agree or disagree?

It is clear that the recent debate on whether people still need animal-related products, such as food or medicine does not seem to come to an end any time soon. Although most supplies from animals have been acknowledged as necessary in human life, other alternatives should be considered beneficial.

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At the present time, the population of some countries includes a relatively large number of young adults, compared with the number of older people. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantages?

In recent times, the inhabitant of some nations includes a relatively large number of youth adults, compared with the number of elderly people. In my opinion, merits of having high precentage of young people compared to senior people outweigh the demerits.

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Overpopulation in many major urban centers around the world is a major problem. What are the causes of this? How can this problem be solved?

Nowadays many urban areas tend to be overpopulated. This can be seen all around the globe and is not specific to one region. There is a variety of reasons why this is happening and there are a few possible solutions.

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

One of the widely discussed issues nowadays is what type of road governments should develop. Now people are beginning to realize that they travel a lot among the cities, because of that they need improve railways rather than the roads. Personally, I tend to think that roads for daily transports more crucial than other public transports.

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More and more business meetings are taking place online. What are the advantages and disadvantages for this trend?

In the modern world, it is widely believed that virtual meetings are much better than the traditional way of meeting people. and I will be discussing the advantages and disadvantages in the following paragraph.

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Too much money is wasted on repairing old buildings that should be used to knock them down and build new ones. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Many people believe that maintaining old buildings has wasted extensive amount of money whereas it was more logical to demolish the old structures and supplant them by more modern ones. In this essay, I will argue that old buildings ought to be knocked down and replaced with new ones as the cost of doing so is reasonably lower than the retrofiting damaged structures, and also this shift towards modernity gives a substantial edge to the future residents of the city.

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