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IELTS Opinion Writing Samples Band 6.5

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Scientists predict in the near future cars will be driven by computers, not people. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

In recent years, the development in the car industry has been changed towards driving. Researcher and automobile analyst give their opinion that incoming years cars totally depend on computer-based driving or autonomous systems. In my perspective, it is a positive development in car advancement, moreover, in the course of the essay, I will discuss the positives of autonomous cars.

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Watching a live performance such as a play, concert or sporting event is more enjoyable than watching the same event on television. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

These days, people are able to watch and enjoy live concert, or entertaining events via televisions or smartphones connected with the interne. From my point of view, althought the advancements of the technology enable people to watch the live performance through online gadgets, being a part of the events is more enjoyable because of friends and surrounding atmosphere of the concerts.

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University education should be free to everyone, regardless of income. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Higher discipline should be accessible to everyone, no matter what family background he comes from. I cannot entirely agree with this opinion; the reasons are as follows.

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Some people believe that teaching children at home is best for a child's development while others think that it is important for children to go to school. Discuss the advantages of both methods and give your own opinion.

Some people think that educating children at home is the most appropraite option to choose for their overall developement whereas others still prefer sending their children to school.In my opinion, home schooling should be better option as compared to school.

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In some countries, many more people are choosing to leave nowadays than in the past. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

The number of one-person households is increasing exponentially in developed countries such as Japan and Korea. It is a significant societal change as family members within three or four generations used to live together in the past. However, I firmly believe that this is a harmful development that worsens our mental health and takes away the ability to take care of the elderly.

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Discipline is an ever increasing problem in modern schools. Some people think that discipline should be the responsibility of teachers, while others think that this is the role of parents. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

The modern world is filled with all kinds of temptations, and without applying strictness or self-discipline, people can easily be spoiled and become a burden for society. Unfortunately, people are not born with these characteristics, but they can only gather them by starting training from a very young age. There are two schools of thought about this matter. Many people believe that teachers should be responsible for educating children about self-discipline, while others insist that parents should be the ones in charge. This essay will discuss both points of view and conclude with a personal opinion on teaching self-discipline to children.

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In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is like a dream come true for people to own a house. However, the increase in house rents and values at an alarming rate is making people feel terrible to buy a house. So, either it may be a positive situation or a negative situation depends upon the position a person is present in and also on the financial support he has.

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News editors decide that to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported?

Today, as we might be aware most of the news provided by newspapers, television, social media or even radio mostly contained negative news, namely, corruption, war, killing, rape or pandemic. Basically, the news editors of media companies are responsible to decide whether or not news should be published publicly. Most of the time, the news will decide based on the substance of the news, engagement level and the market needs by the editors. Nevertheless, I am of the opinion that bad or negative news is not always bad. On the other hand, the good news is not always good as well.

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Some people say that the advertisements extremely successful at persuading us to buy things, others think advertisements is so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both the views and give your opinion.

Advertisement could be considered as a major factor to intend on whoever sees it. It is commonly seen that this kind of marketing field is significant, but some believe more in the power of uniqueness.Both these sides would be discussed in detail and an appropriate opinion would be given.

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In some societies it is increasingly common to try to achieve good health and fitness through physically demanding sports, special diets, or preventative medicine -conventional or alternative. Some people, however, believe that the best way to stay fit and healthy is simply to lead a normal life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Some believed that people nowadays should live a normal life instead of achieving good health and fitness through physically demanding sports, a special diet, or preventative medicine. I partly disagree with this opinion

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Now days more and more people buy and use their own cars . Do you think the advantage of this trend for individual outweigh its disadvantages for the environment ??

Nowadays most people use their private vehicle such as cars, bikes. This has its own individual way of style and is a comfortable place to drive in. Some people prefer public transport, as it is so economic and it is also good for the environment. I will illustrate all the advantages and the disadvantages of using individual cars in the below paragraphs.

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Some people think that higher institutions should concentration more on academic subjects such as history and the physical sciences, while others think that they should concentrate more on practical subjects such as car mechanics and cookery, and so on. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

The subjects provided by higher institutions such as high school and universities often trigger controversies because skills that students can acquire affect significantly their life. While some consider that higher institutions should offer academic subjects, others state that schools should provide courses centring on practical skills. This essay addresses both points of view and the reason why I believe higher institutions concentrate more on academic subjects.

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The world’s most urgent problem is caused by over-population. Do you agree or disagree?

The world has been suffering from numerous problems for a long time such as environmental, political, and economic. However, the main source of trouble is based on the surge of population.

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Once children start school, teachers have more influence than parents on their intellectual and social development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays,teachers have more influence than parents on their intellectual and social development. For many children school has become a second home as they spend more time in school than at home. However, the parents play an important role too .In this essay, I will discuss some of the reasons why I agree with the above statement.

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In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people traveling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?

In recent years, self-driving cars have become the first priority for many big companies. While some believe that in the future most people will use those self-driving cars to commute in or out of the cities, it seems to me that the drawbacks of this technology far outweigh its benefits.

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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 vital for adolescents to acquire a knowledge of good and bad at a premature age. Penalizing is compulsory in order to teach toddlers the same.

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Many people nowadays spend a large part of their free time using a smartphone. What do you think are the reasons for this? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

In this day and age playing with a digital device such as smartphones became a major leisure activity among people. The reason is its easy accessibility to friends which make a person always busy (not to be alone) and also various type of application in any background. In my perspective, the advantages of this outweigh its disadvantage.

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Nowadays television and the Internet have a greater influence on children's behaviour than their parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

These days, TV and the Internet are essential factors associated with everyone's life. Moreover, kids' conduct is influenced by them more than their family. From my point of view, I agree with this statement because their parents are busy throughout the day, and television and websites have interesting programs.

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Some individuals think that working from home, while of benefit to employees, is actually a drawback to employers. To what extent, do you agree or disagree?

In this day and age, some people assume that teleworking is beneficial to employees but it is completely opposite to employers. From my perspective, employers are able to take full advantage of working from home.

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Some people think employers should not care about the way their employees dress, but the quality at work. To what extent you agree or disagree?

The vast majority of people believe that companies should not care about their employee dress code but they must be concerned about the quality of work that has been done. This essay agrees with such a viewpoint and firstly it will discuss a change in the professional environment and secondly, we have to admit that sometimes dress codes should exist for a good reason in certain professions.

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