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IELTS Opinion Writing Samples Band 6.5

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some people believe that university students should work part time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Part-time job during education is quite common in European and Western Countries. Students pursue part-time jobs from high school and many people argue that students should continue part-time jobs during university education as well. I completely agree with the statement that students shall do temporary jobs during their university education.

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getting out of schools must be at age of 18 while other argue that 14 is enough. Discuss both and give your opinion

Economic progress is arguably one of the most important factors in determining the success of a nation. In fact, the flourishment of a country is highly influenced by its economy. Although other factors are also important, I personally believe that a strong developed and diverse economic system is the number one criterion to assess a country's success.

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Some people say that advertising is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other people think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It is believed by some that advertisements are exceedingly effective to sell products. However, others argue that it can’t draw attention as before because the public has already become familiar with it. This essay agrees that advertising has huge effects on customers and discusses both sides prior to the conclusion.

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With advancing technology, the development of automated vehicles is becoming reality. In your opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages of self-driving vehicles?

The increasing advancements in automated transport are becoming more and more common in today's world. Several benefits could emerge from this popular trend, however, some negative outcomes could also prove harmful to our society.

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It is believed that citizens should pay tax to show their social responsibility. Others believe citizens should take other responsibilities. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In the current day and age people tends to believe that paying tax to the government shows how accountable the person is toward society. While others believe that apart from cashing government via tax it is necessary to help the country in non-monetary ways. This essay will give views on both sides to come to a conclusion.

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Some people believe that sport is an essential part of school life for children, while others feel it should be purely optional. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

Sport is an essential activity for everyone young or old. In order to keep healthy and maintain a good ,body it is important to include physical exercises at school.

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One of the consequences of improved medical care is that people are living longer and life expenctancy is increasing. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

In the modern era, the advancement of healthcare enables people to live longer. This can cause numerous benefits to mankind, while it can potentially lead to some drawbacks. This essay will examine and compare the pros and cons of medicinal development.

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The threat of nuclear weapons maintains world peace .Nuclear power provides cheap and clean energy .The benefits of nuclear technology for outweigh the disadvantages.Do you agree or disagree?

It is commonly complained that the nuclear guns are extremely intimidating and they should be completely averted for spreading the peace to the world.In contrast, others believe that nuclear innovations are cost effective as well as eco-environment friendly .I incredibly convinced that the pros are greater than the cons.

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Should companies (businesses) ensure that they employ a quota (or fixed percentage) of women in all jobs, or is this an impractical concept? Discuss both sides of this debate, and reach a conclusion based on your own opinion.

“Love when you can” is the main message I want to send to you guys today. The reason why I chose this topic to talk about in this contest today is that I’ve been in a position where I can deeply understand this message.

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In their advertising, businesses nowadays usually emphasis that their products are new in some way. Why is this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

In current, business owners are trying to represent their products as newly produced. I am of the opinion, that it is a negative trend, due to a large number of traditional items that might lose their value as people set their attention to new commodities.

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Team activities can teach more skills for life than those activities, which are played alone. To what extent, do you agree or disagree.

It is thought that group work can help people learn more useful skills that will be necessary for life in the future compared to some individual activities. Personally, I totally agree that playing with a team is more beneficial for these two main reasons.

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It is generally believed that the Internet is an excellent means of communication but some people suggest that it may not be the best place to find information. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It is mainly observed that the Internet is the best way for communication, while others believe that it is not sufficiently trustworthy for gathering information I completely agree with the statement, due to the continuous wrong data that I find daily, although it is the most excellent way for me to connect to people.

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Music is played in every society and culture in the world today. Some people think that music brings only benefits to individuals and societies. Others, however, think that music can have a negative influence on both. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

In various countries around the world, people have different opinions about the role and impacts of music on themselves and their communities. From my view, I believe that music is important for humans but listening to it has some limits.

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In many countries today, crime novels and TV crime dramas are becoming more and more popular. Why do you think these books and TV shows are popular? What is your opinion of crime fiction and TV crime dramas?

Nowadays, crime tv shows and crime novels are gaining popularity. I think crime books and tv dramas are popular for the following reasons.

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What distinguishes young people from their parents' or grandparents' generation is a lack of physical exercise. Today's generation are spending far too long playing computer games, chatting aimlessly on social networking sites or simply watching TV, and too little time being active. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

it is said that nowadays young people are spending much time playing electronic games and social media, which leads to their lack of physical exercise. In my opinion, although young adults ‘addiction to the above recreative activities would cause their deficient exercise to some extent, there is another reason to cause this trend.

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Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Over the last few decades, medical science developed at a very rapid speed and cures are invented for most diseases. With these advancements knowledge of this field is also spread among people. Now, people try to take different medicines and use other methods of treatment from their own experiences rather than consulting regular doctors. This way of treatment should be discouraged because it has negative effects on health. In this essay, I will give reasons with examples to clarify this statement.

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People who cause their own illnesses through unhealthy lifestyles and poor diets should have to pay more for health care. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Nowadays some people are of the opinion that if some individuals do not maintain their health properly, they should pay more, while others think it should not work like this. I completely agree with the first group of people and it will be discussed in the scope of this essay.

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Individuals and countries cannot help everyone who needs help in the world, so they should only be concerned about their own communities and countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There has been a lot of discussion revolving around the issue of helping others. Some people believe that they and their countries should help others in need abroad, while another part of society thinks that efforts should only be put to help local communities and countries. Personally, I am in favour of the view that encourages to assist others internationally.

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A person's worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is true that a person's worth can be defined by looking at their legacy and social status, while normal values of people like honour, kindness and trust are not necessary anymore. From my perspective, I completely disagree with this idea and the reasons will be further elaborated on in this essay.

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Do you think traditional games can better develop children's capabilities than modern games do?

Some individuals suggest that traditional play has more chances to develop good children's abilities than any modern play. This essay agreed with the topic because traditional games have approved their benefits over time and they are still in use, but the newest play style does not have such experience.

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