IELTS Writing Samples Band 5. Page 89

IELTS Writing Samples Band 5

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Some people want governments to spend money looking for life on other planets. Others, however, think this is a waste of public money when there are so many problems on earth.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

While it is widely debated that whether the government should continue their extra-territerial search on other planets or not, others argue that they should rather emphasis on resolve issues on Earth first as that plan might be such a waste of money. Both aspects and personal view toward the latter statement in term of will be discussed further in this essay.

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Some people believe that using a bicycle as main from of transportation has a lot of advantages, whereas others think that it has many disadvantages. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Some people think that using a bicycle as a primary mode of transportation has a lot of benefits, while others believe that it has a lot of drawbacks. I personally believe that while bicycle is an environment-friendly vehicle, it is not a suitable transport option to travel everywhere.

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Some people think that newspapers are the best way to get news. However, others people believe that they can get better through another media platform. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

A group of individuals consider that the better method to gain news by prient paper like newspapers, while others think that the best way to get news by social media. I will explain both views including my opinion in the upcoming paragraph.

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In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is believed that passengers will travel inside vehicles including cars, buses and trucks without any drivers. This essay will argue that the advantages of this outweigh the drawbacks. The essay will first demostrate that the level of punctuality will rise whereas we would not be worried about air pollution caused by automobiles, followed by an analysis of how the primary disadvantage, possible job loss, is not valid.

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In the past people liked to store knowledge in books. However, in the present, we prefer to store knowledge on the internet. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

The number of people using the network for searching information is increased day by day. Although, there are some negative effects of using the internet instead of the books to find information, I believe it has more possitive effects than the negative ones.

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Governments should focus their spending on public services rather than on the arts (eg. Music and painting). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Arts and Public survices are significant factor for developing nations. According to me, goverments need to prioritize on public survices like health system and Education and infrastructure factors but arts can be important as well.

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Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rathan than to work for a company or organisation. Why might this be the case? What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?

These days, individuals prefer to run their own enterprises rather working for someone else. This approach has many pros and cons and this essay will try to delve into both the aspects.

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Some people believe that mining resources in space will be the key to solving Earth's resource shortages, while others argue that it poses significant risks and challenges. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

While one school of thought holds that the extraction of resources on Earth, others are of the opinion that human have to deal with certain hurdles. This essay will first closely examine both viewpoints before concluding that I agree with the latter.

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Some people think that the most important thing about being rich is it gives a person the opportunity to help other people. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is often argued that the best aspect of being affluent is that you can take part in charity activities and extend help to the indigents. Whilst there are so many advocates for this idea, I am completely set against it. I belive people should be considered only about their own lives. In this essay, I will express my reasons in detail.

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Some companies sponsor sports as away to advertise themselves. Some people think it is good, while others think there are disadvantages to this. discuss boyh sides and give your opinion.

Nowadays, all sports events are making by industries and huge companies. They can do it because, they want to show themselves to watchers. Some individuals let to think, that it is normal and has only advantages. While others prefer to say that it has backwards. Of course, both have their own pluses, however, I wish to agree with the first one.

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In many countries, women are allowed to take maternity leave from their jobs during the first year after the birth of their baby. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

One-year maternity leave is implemented in numerous countries as of birthgiving. Although such a long period of abscence impairs workforce, taking care of newborns by mothers is vital. From my perspective, infant care is fairly more significant than the manpower, since the loss of manpower can be tolerated.

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A lot of money is spent nowadays searching for oil. As the world's oil resources will eventually run out, it would be more logical to spend some of this money on developing new sources of power, such as wind and solar. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Most of the money were spent to cover the cost on the search for oil. Since making oil as one of the main resource is not long-lasting, it is more recommended to labour more on new types of energy resources, such as wind and solar. I strongly agree to this statement as this will led to a lot of benefits while prevent harmful effects caused by oil consumption.

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Some believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school Programmes (for example, working for a charity, improving the neighborhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extent do you agree or disagree

In some high schools, they made it mandatory for students to participate in community service such as cleaning facilities, working in the zoo, babysitting younger children, and much more. They believe this will teach teenagers how to cooperate in workplaces and how to be more independent. Some individuals contend that unpaid service should not be compulsory in educational institutions, while others think that it should be a necessary thing.

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Art should be a compulsory class for high school students. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some poeple argue that students should take art classes compulsorily. I totally agree with that idea because those lectures are helpful for teenagers brain circulation and make them relief stresses they get from school lives.

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Some believe that it is parents who should teach their children to recycle waste while others feel schools are more responsible. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

Nowadays, waste recycling has become a very important matter in the community, and teaching the young generation about it is necessary, especially this problem effects whole society. While some people believe that parents should teach them about that, others believe that schools are more responsible. I personally think this is a shared responsibility and it needs lot of efforts from all people.

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Some university students want to learn about other subjects in addition to their main subjects. Others believe it is more important to gave all their time and attention to studying for a qualification. Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion.

Students who attend Higher Education are there because at the end of their course they are given a diploma and a certificate, which they can later use in order to apply for a job or an internship. In university you have the option to study various subject that are not related to your choose of qualification. This topic is quite controversial among young university students, because one portion of them thinks that learning other subjects will give you more experience in life in general, but the rest of them believes it is crucial to gave all your energy and attention to focusing on one qualification.

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Some university students want to learn about other subject in addition to their main subjects. Others believe it is more important to give all their time and attention to studying for qualification. Discuss both these view and give your own opinion.

There have been conflicting views on get a extra subject for university students its beneficial, while others believe focus on the main subject bring more advantages for students. In my opinion, I believe that learning a minor subject open more opportunities to discover knowledge and skills.

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It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. Punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behavior to children?

It is a controversial debate over whether can parents and teachers punish children when teaching those who make mistakes. From my perspective, punishment is necessary to assist adults to help kids to distinguish the difference between right and wrong. However, the way it takes is also a significant topic.

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All university students should do some voluntary work to help the local community. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people hold a belief that engaging in voluntareering activity is an obligation with all students in university. In my opinion, I believe that voluntary work brings certain benefits to students and society but there exists some rationales that these activities should be optional.

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Nowdays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation. Why might this be the case ? What could be the disadvantages of being self- employed?

Recently,increasing number of people have started their own businesses instead of working for others. however,there are many reasones for this development and some downsides as well.In this essay i will discuss why that happen and the possible disadvantages.

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