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IELTS Opinion Writing Samples Band 6.5

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24. These days more fathers stay at home and take care of their children while mothers go out to work. What could be the reasons for this? Do you think it is a positive or a negative development?

It is common these days for men to take on childcare responsibilities, while the women become breadwinners in the family. From my perspective, there are many reasons leading to this and it is an admirable development in our modern society.

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New technologies have changed the way children spend their free time. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Nowadays Cutting – edged technologies are getting more and more advanced. It is an undeniable fact that it took children a lot of time to use technological products in their spare time. Some people think that using technologies can bring about many advantages. I hold the opinion that it leads to more disadvantages.

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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 honor, kindness and trust, no longer seem important. 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

In this modern era, human beings are becoming very judgmental and judge people on the basis of wrong things that don’t even matter. People with wealth, power and material possessions are given more worth than the values like trust, kindness. I agree with the given notion and essay will demonstrate my viewpoint.

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Completing university educationn is thought by some to be the best way to get a good job. On the other hand, other people think that getting experience and developing soft skills is more important. Discuss both views and give your opinion?

The question of whether gaining a university degree or acquiring a training and soft skills is an optimal way to get a good job is rather a moot point. People have varied viewpoints, while I believe clearing university education since it is compulsory to apply for some jobs as well as it facilitates the technical knowledge to perform work duties appropriately.

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Some people believe that spending money on developing the technology on space exploration is unjustifiable and there are more beneficial ways to spend this money. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In recent decades, it is debated that whether investing in technology to discover space is worth the money. Although this space journey can eventually be beneficial to humankind, it deprives of the budget for other areas which require more attention.

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Some people think that sport teaches children how to compete, while others believe that children learn team work. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

While it is commonly believed by some individuals that children learn how to be competitive by playing sports, others think that it trains them to work in teams. Individual sports teach competitiveness and team-sports such as cricket and football establish teamwork in children.

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It's generally believed that success in fields such as art and sport can only be achieved if a person has natural talent. However, it's sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or artist. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

It appears that the only person who was born with talent can succeed in fields, such as art and sport. In contrast, some people believe that any child can become accomplished and skilful athletes or artists as long as they have the right guidance and work hard. In this essay, I will discuss both points of views before giving my own opinions.

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Today, many parents force their children to study all kinds of courses in their early age. What are the reasons behind this? What effects do you think this practice would bring to the children?

In today's competitive world, life has become a race where everyone wants to be ahead of others. Therefore, many parents believe that it is justified to force children to study all kinds of courses at a young age. Although I tend to disagree with this viewpoint, I will discuss the intention behind this approach and its side effect on the youngsters.

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Some people believe that culture will be ruined if it is used to earn tourism revenue, but others consider that tourism is the only way of protecting a culture. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some people feel that cultural traditions are ruined when people use them to make money from tourists. Others claim that using these traditions as money-making ventures is the only way to save them. In my opinion, both views are true to a certain extent.

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Young drivers are careless & overconfident, and too many are killed in accidents. To eliminate this problem, we could teach children the skills of safe driving while they are at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

People who start driving at a young age seem to be more careless & overconfident, due to which more accidents occur and many innocent lives are killed. I completely agree with this statement that to end or reduce the number of cases, we can start teaching children at schools about safe driving.

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Some people believe the aim of university education is to help graduates get better jobs. Others believe there are much wider benefits of university education for both individuals and society. Discuss both the views and give your opinion.

When the topic of university studies arises, there are divided opinions. Some are of the viewpoint that it is only required for better jobs. Whereas, the few others differ this and state that the college education has many advantages for people and society. Therefore, ahead of my opinion, both the sides are discussed in the ensuing paragraphs.

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The first car appeared on British roads in 1888. By the year 2000 there may be as many as 29 million vehicles on British roads. Alternative forms of transport should be encouraged and international laws introduced to control car ownership and use. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

Cars' ownership and number of cars have been increasing dramatically as in England, 29 million cars appeared only throughout 112 years. Some believe that there should be encouragement to alternative forms of transport and universal laws must be introduced to limit car ownership and utilization. I moderately agree with this claim as this uncontrollable trend can bring unbearable consequences.

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The tendency for news reports in the media to focus on problems and emergencies rather than on positive developments is harmful to the individual and to society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is sometimes argued that news coverage is willing to focus more on bad news. While I disagree with the statement which broadcasting news about climate changes and natural disasters have harmful effect on the person and society.

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Some people hold the view that a good teacher is more important for education success while others think the student’s attitude is more important to succeed in education. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Many people believe that education is really important. However, education is highly affected by some aspects. There are some people think that an educator has a big role in the study success, while the opponents state that students' demeanour may affect their response toward studying. This essay will examine both perspectives, then give my opinion for these statements.

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Some people believe that for a hobby to be enjoyable it should be hard to acquire or learn. Do you agree or disagree with this statement

The hobby is for enjoyment purposes; therefore, I believe acquired hobbies by anyone should be comfortable and unstressful. I'm not convinced that hobby ought to be challenging because people are doing a hobby to relax; therefore, it should be easy, convenient, enjoyable and affordable.

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In some countries, owing a home rather than renting one is very important for people.Why might this be the case.Do you think it is a positive or negative situatio

In recent years, the has been immense advances in media in most aspects of people's lives, especially in a field of advertising. While some people argue that advertising is so popular that could not use it as way to sale, I could believe that it still plays an important role in trade.

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More and more people are suffering from health problems caused by a modern lifestyle which cannot be treated with modern medicines. Some people think that a return to traditional medicine should be encouraged. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Contemporary lifestyle can cause a lot of problems with health which cannot be cursed with modern medicines. The amount of people, who persist in returning to traditional pharmaceutical increases. In my opinion, people should choose golden mean, that is, a combination of traditional and modern medicines to solve this intricate problem.

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Many parents encourage young people to leave home when they become older, while others think they should stay at home with the family. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some parents believe that their children should live independently after they reach adulthood, some others think that, children should take care of their elderly parents and live with them. Although there are enough evidences to prove both points, I agree with the second point.

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Being only child is better than having siblings. Do you agree or disagree?

As you all know people have tight bonds with their siblings, which is the closest bond they may ever experience.However, what about people who are the only adolescent in their families.According to some people, the advantages of being the only juvenile eclipse the upsides of having siblings.I agree with this approach to a great extent.

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Some feel that countries should produce most of the food that is eaten in their country and import as little as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Importing food from other countries is a common phenomenon for some nations. It is argued by some that food production should be increased and food import should be limited. This essay will discuss this issue and explain why I totally agree with the increase in producing and decrease in importing.

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