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IELTS Opinion Writing Samples Band 6.5

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Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activities that improve the mind, such as reading and doing word puzzles. Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure time. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

Nowadays, it is argued by some that doing some brain exercises during leisure time is beneficial while others believe that complete relaxation is more imperative. Although the viewpoint of the first group seems to be plausible in some cases, the latter’s is more persuasive.

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Schools should teach children the academic subjects which have a close relationship with their future careers, so other subjects like music, arts and sports are not important. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, the question of whether schools should only teach the academic subjects which have a close relationship with children’s future jobs instead of other unimportant subjects has been receiving a great deal of public attention. Although the concentration of → the sole focus on academic subjects appears plausible, non-academic subjects play an important role in the children’s well-rounded education.

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Full-time university students spend a lot of time studying. Some say they should do other activities too. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is undeniable that investing a significant amount of time to study plays a pivotal role in enriching academic performance. This is why many proponents believe university going students should solely concentrate on their studies, whereas others opine that they ought to search for other involvements. I completely agree with the statement and in this essay, my views will be shared on the favour of signing up for other activities.

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Nowadays, more teenagers want to become actors or singers. Why do you think this is happening? Is this a positive or negative development?

It is true that there are more and more teenagers who desire to become celebrities. While there are various reasons that make them feel like that, it is actually a negative development. This essay will put forward causes of this phenomena and its effects.

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Some governments spend a lot of public money training individuals to be successful in international sporting events. Some people believe that this money should be spent on things that will benefit the general public instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is argued that some nations waste their common fund of people to make a famous world sports champion rather than meeting the needs of general citizens. This essay agrees with the statement because, the governing body has to raise the living standards of public and improve the literacy rate.

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“Do you think extra-curricular activities are important in a student’s life?” Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The non-academic activities such as sports, painting, singing, dancing and acting are also having an essential role among school-going children regardless of their academic performance. As we know, all students are not good at studying. Whereas, they have other hidden talents which can be exposed by making them participate in other programs.

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Artists need a certain amount of freedom to develop their creativity Some people think that artists should have total freedom to express any thoughts and ideas . To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Art requires the right of expression. I agree that for the development of innovative ideas and creativity, enough freedom should be given to artists but total freedom is not necessary.

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With a fast pace of modern life more and more people are turning towards fast food for their main meals. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Due to the vast amount of responsibilities in modern life, many people prefer fast food for their primary meal instead of traditional cooked food. In my opinion, although there are several advantages of fast food, I believe that its disadvantages have more effects on our life.

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High-rise buildings destroy the character of a city. Not only should new ones be banned but existing ones should be demolished and replaced with smaller buildings. To what extent do you agree? Use examples from your own knowledge and experience.

While many people believe that the character of a city has been destroyed by having a lot of skyscrapers, I disagree with this point because advanced techniques in construction can preserve traditional culture. Also, the character of a city does not always represent by concrete materials.

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Some people says that adverting is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other people thinks that advertising is so common that we no longer to pay attention to it. Discuss both sides of view and give your own opinion.

Advertisement has always been a crucial part in the world of marketing. Throughout the decade, we have seen a significant increase in the amount of advertisements, whether it is in the media like television or widespread through social network platforms. The goal of advertisements is to get consumers to buy a targeted production, and while this method has been proven considerably successful generally, some people view it as too prevalent to catch the consumers' attention any more. Advertise...

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Some people say that art subjects such as painting or drawing should not be made compulsory for high school students. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It’s argued that whether high school students should have to learn art-related subjects. In my opinion, I think that learning about craft will certainly benefit on the part of students, there is a need to make a painting or drawing classes be part of the core syllabus.

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In recent years, the family structure has changed, as well as family roles. What are the changes occurring? Do you think these changes are positive or negative? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Family is the biggest strength for anyone in this world. Good family relations are building blocks of the good society. For ancient years, family bondings and structures are remained same, but from last few decades it is different. Reasons like technology urbanisation, and jobs in corporate companies changed everything. Some people argue that this change is beneficial to the society, I completely disagree with them and I will explain why in this essay with some examples.

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some people think that children today are not as fit and healthy as in the past do you agree or disagree with this statement

Child of today consider the hope and nucleus of the future for any society, so children care in their health, education and safety represent priority, requiring more interest, but unfortunately nowadays they lack health and fitness compare to the past for many reasons, I strongly agree with this argument, in this essay I will discuss these opinions.

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Some people believe that studying at university or college is the best route to a successful career, while others believe that it is better to get a job straight after school. Discuss both views and give your opinion?

Most of the people think that, studying in universities and colleges will create a path for having a good career, and others think that working after completion of school to be a better option. This essay is gonna explore both the views and their effects. Firstly, career after completing graduation will be discussed and secondly the career after school.

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Some people think that books are losing their importance as a source of information and entertainment. To what extent do you agree?

For ages, books have been a great source of information and pleasure. However, nowadays, with the introduction of modern technology, many share the viewpoint that books are progressively losing its popularity. I completely agree with this opinion.

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Fast food is a part of life in many place. Some people think this has bad effects in lifestyle and diet. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons.

Fast food is becoming a part of life for many peoples lives today. There are many ups and downs can be identified, perhaps it has to be said that, there have several bad effects in lifestyle and diet by consuming these foods

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Nowadays celebrities are more famous for their glamour and wealth than for their achievements, and this sets a bad example to young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people believe that people who read for enjoyment will have better imagination and language abilities than those who watch TV. I completely agree with this statement.

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Some people claim that not enough of wastes from homes is recycled. They say that that only way to increase recycling for governments to make it a legal requirement. To what extent do you think laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste?

The rubbish management is a joined responsibility of both the individuals as well as the managing authorities. However, few claim that making a strict law to reprocess the misuse is the sole way, but on the other hand, there are a number of methods in which citizens can help in governing the rubbish. The views will be justified further.

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it has been claimed that over 50 are not responsive to rapidly changing ideas in the modern workplace and that for this reason younger workers are to be preferred. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There has been a social recognition that news takes a crucial part of our daily life, however, some people hold the opinion that little connection could be seen between news and people’s personal life. Hence, it would be regarded as a waste of time reading news and watching TV. In my view, I completely disagree with this idea.

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The air we breathe has a major impact on our health and the environment. However, the air pollution is constantly growing and at current level it can be fought only globally. that is to say, individual efforts to improve air quality will not give any results, and it is solely responsibility of our governments to reduce air pollution. Do you agree or disagree?

With the increasing condition of pollutants existed in the breath and non-negligible effect of them on our health and atmosphere most countries are struggling for clean breeze. although I believe that the power has the upper hand in reducing wind, pollution, individuals also play a vitally important role in this responsibility.

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