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IELTS Advantages and Disadvantages Writing Samples Band 7.5

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Longer life spans and improvements in the health of older people suggest that people over the age of sixty-five can continue to live full and active lives. In what ways can society benefit from the contribution that older people can make?

As we know, older citizens have been providing some enormous contributions throughout the whole generation. Meanwhile, the improvements made over the past couple of years regarding the heath of elder people encourage them to continue their lives in a more active way. This essay will certainly discuss older citizens make some remarkable contributions to our community by sharing their knowledge and also they can be used as a motivational tool.

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Longer life spans and improvements in the health of older people suggest that people over the age of sixty-five can continue to live full and active lives. In what ways can society benefit from the contribution that older people can make?

Many people believe that elder people over 65 years of age are completely invaluable to our society. However, they should need to continue living their lives as they are still considered to be one of the valuable resources for our daily life. This essay will certainly discuss older citizens still make some contributions to our community by sharing their knowledge also they can also be used as a motivational tool.

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In many countries, paying for things using mobile phones (cellphones) apps is becoming increasingly common. Does this development have more advantages or more disadvantages?

It is indeed true that in today's world, cell phones are immensely doing an incredible job whether it is to contact near and dear ones, to pay bills or so on. Without mobile phones, human beings cannot be survived. In this contemporary world, people are using it in every day's life and its popularity is rising all over the world. However, it is ubiquitous amongst users to use it for paying the bills and it has some positive aspects but we cannot neglect its negative sides too.

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Do the dangers derived from the use of chemicals in food production and preservation outweigh the advantages?

Nowadays, many farmers and food manufacturers use food-additives, preservatives and pesticides to produce and store foodstuff. There is no doubt that these chemicals are harmful to the human body. In this essay, we will discuss how dangerous effects outweigh the benefits of using these substances.

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These days, cell (mobile) phones and the internet are very important to the ways in which people relate to one another socially. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

There is no doubt that phones and the internet are considered as the most basic communication methods and it is impossible to imagine our world without them, Almost everyone has a telephone and access to the virtual life. Despite the negative features this way of communication has many advantages.

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These days, many people have their own computer and telephone, so it is quite easy for them to do their job at home. Does working at home have more advantages or more disadvantages?

Nowadays, the increased availability of computers and telephones allows many people to work remotely from home. This tendency has its advantages, as well as disadvantages and definitely the benefits, overwhelm the drawbacks.

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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.

Earlier, students preferred to complete their education in their homeland only, however, there is a paradigm shift in this trend nowadays, as most students like to go abroad and learn. This movement in the academic domain has both advantages and disadvantages which shall be discussed in this essay.

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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?

Nowadays, many countries have to face 2 different trends of citizens, which were more young adults or older people. Each trend has its own risks. However, some people think that a large number of young adults may have more advantages than disadvantages. In my view, I disagree with that statement. Therefore, the advantages do not outweigh the disadvantages.

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The development of tourism contributed to English becoming the most prominent language in the world. Some people think that this will lead to English becoming the only language to be spoken globally. What are the advantages and disadvantages to having one language in the world?

Over the years ever-expanding growth of the tourism industry helped the English accent to gain prominence around the globe. As of result, It is often argued that the whole world will adopt the English as a sole accent for communication purpose. While there are both advantages and disadvantages associated with this topic, but negative aspects take precedence over the beneficials.

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In many countries, paying for things using mobile phone apps is becoming increasingly common. Does this development have more advantages or more disadvantages?

Today's world is full of digital transformation that has accelerated the dependency of folks on their electronic devices. As a result, in many countries, it is becoming increasingly popular to remunerate for things using mobile phone applications. In this essay, we will discuss the pros and cons that have caused due to such development.

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With increasing population and even growing urban centers, many countries are losing their natural beauty spots. What benefits are there to protecting places of natural beauty? How can this be solved?

With the rise in urbanisation, many cities are on the verge of losing their natural places. However, there are many advantageous of conserving these kinds of places as they can be developed as tourist spots which can generate revenue for the government. Moreover, this essay will discuss how the problem of urbanisation can be resolved.

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

In age and day, an increasing number of young generations have become interested in operating a business and becoming independent workers instead of participating in a firm. Regarding this wonder, this brings about both benefits as well as drawbacks to human’s career path and living . From my point of view, I will analyze both sides of the argument in this essay.

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Some people think it is better for children to grow up in the city, while others think that life in the countryside is more suitable. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both places?

There are differences in opinion on whether a child needs to be raised in a city or in the countryside. Both of these options have merits and demerits, which I will elaborate on this essay.

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These days, many people have their own computer and telephone, so it is quite easy for them to do their job at home. Does working at home have more advantages or more disadvantages?

There is no doubt that technology has revolutionised the way we job. Recently, a large number of employees, have started to a ob from home. Even though this trend has some problems, I firmly believe that this allows the workers to have much family time and reduces commuting hours, these two benefits are far important than negatives.

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Companies nowadays rarely offer long term contract to their employees. What are the advantages and disadvantages to this practice?

Nowadays, it is observed that companies do not bound their workers to stay for a long duration. In addition, people are free to take the decision to work for the company, as long as they prefer. Therefore, in this essay, we will be discussing both, the pros and cons of this practice.

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Due to increasing world demands for oil and gas energy, people need to look for new sources of energy in remote and untouched natural places. Do the advantages of locating these sources outweigh the disadvantages?

Currently, it is true that the demands for energy are becoming greater than ever and people are advised to find out new sources of natural gas in distant and isolated regions. While this has a number of benefits, I believe that these overshadowed by its disadvantages.

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In many workplaces, online communication is becoming more common than face to face interaction. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Communication via online platforms has been increasingly preferred by many people in workplaces rather than direct conversation. This essay will explain why the advantages of online communication can outweigh its drawbacks.

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In most countries, most people prefer to rent their homes rather than buying them. What are the advantages and disadvantages of renting a home?

Many people prefer to stay in metropolitan cities such as New Delhi or New York because these cities offer more jobs as compared to rural areas. Due to this, real-estate prices have gone sky high so most people prefer to rent their homes rather than buying them. This essay will discuss both advantages and disadvantages aspects of renting a place.

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More and more students are choosing to study at colleges and universities in a foreign country Do the benefits of studying abroad outweigh the drawbacks

There has been an increase in the number of students choosing to study abroad. In my opinion, I think that studying abroad can bring more advantages as compared to any disadvantages it might bring.

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In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

Hard work always pays off in life. In this context, a segment of cultures opines that the young generation can get anything in life with hard work. There are several positive and negative points in this regard. The following stanzas will elucidate these points in more details with relevant examples.

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