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IELTS Opinion Writing Samples Band 6.5

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In many city, planner tend to arrange shops schools, officies and homes in a specific area and separated them each other. Do you think the advantages of this policy outweigh disadvantages.

There are some architects in urban areas who tries to organise commercial building, stores, education institute and residential areas set up separately at different locations. This essay will not only discuss its minor benefits but also a few drawbacks will be highlighted.

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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 both views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, many parents choose to teach their children at home so that they can control learning outcomes. Others disagree with the approach as they believe kids should be sent to school in order to receive a better education. In this essay, I will discuss both sides of the argument and provide the reason why I think teaching children at home may be a better approach.

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Leaders and directors in an organization are normally older people. Some people think younger leader would be better. Do you agree or disagree?

As in many other things in life, it could be quite misleading to generalize opinions. Labelling things in a binary, polarized way could be in some situations even dangerous. So I'll try to approach this question through a non-biased lens, looking at both advantages and disadvantages of leaders being seniors and juniors.

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In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree disagree with this statement?

It is anticipated that in the forthcoming years, no one ought to subscribe to newspapers nor shall purchase books due to the free access of the newspapers on the internet and the e-books. To a major extent,I differ with the viewpoint. My preference is justified further in the ensuing paragraphs.

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Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now 'one big traffic jam'. How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people using their cars?

Over the past 30 years, more families bought not only one private car, which caused car ownership to increase dramatically, thus resulting in 'one big traffic jam' in many cities. I think it is exactly a real issue in modern days. Governments should take measures to deal with it. I will give some methods below which I believe are useful.

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People think that the government should increase the cost of fuel for cars and other vehicles to solve environmental problems. Give your opinion.

Nowadays, people suggest that the government authorities should increase the price of fuel in order to contribute to environmental health. In my opinion, that point of view will bring broader problems with it. There are many other cautious acts can be done in other to maintain a healthy planet.

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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 behaviour to children?

Many people believed that children should be taught about right and wrong at an early age and a punishment is required in some cases to complete this education. I agree with this idea to some extent that some punishment is important for the betterment of the children but it can be ineffective.

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Individuals can do nothing to improve the environment; only governments and large companies can make a difference. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The environment issue is extremely crucial for modern society as well as the question of what will be left for future generations? Unfortunately, the majority of the world population believe that only government and large companies have enough resources to change the situation.

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Some countries an increasing number of people are suffering from health issues as a result of eating too much fast food. Hence, the government must impose an extra tax on this kind of food. Do you agree or disagree?

It is generally noticed that in a few countries an increasing number of public are affected by health problems because of having too much fast food. Hence, there are diverse opinions of people concerned with the above issue. A plethora of people opines that the government must charge an additional tax on such kind of food. I profoundly disagree with this statement.

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Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are a complete waste of time. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience.

It is believed by many people that all the activities that children take part in should be all about education. Despite the numerous benefits being offered in terms of academic performance, I believe that children should enjoy playtime.

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Many products that we buy are made in other countries. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this and give your opinion.

Today's the era of globalisation different countries sell their products in various countries. This international market has its own merits and demerits which are written and explained in the following paragraphs.

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The older generations tend to have very traditional ideas about how people should live, think and behave. However, some people believe that these ideas are not helpful in preparing younger generations for modern life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?

Some people suppose that traditional ideas of living, thinking, and behaving are applied by the older generations, while others think that these ideas are not useful for the younger generations in the modern life. While I think the traditional ideas are helpful in life, I believe that the younger generations do not need these ideas anymore.

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Compared to our parent’s generation, life has become much more stressful. As a result, stress-related illnesses are on the increase around the world. Why is stress such a problem in the modern world and what do you think can be done to overcome the problems caused by stress?

Every day, someone from a different part of the world trying to make some change in this world to make it is a better place to live. Although, without any doubt,we already make this generation a more complicated and tense full as compare to our elder genesis. Further-more we have seen many new stresses related sickness which is surging day by day. In this essay,we will discuss numerous reasons behind this and how we can cope with this problem.

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In many societies in the world, the population is ageing rapidly and this is leading to an unsustainable increase in the cost of public healthcare. A nation’s population should pay for their healthcare provision in the future. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Public healthcare and its high costs have been a heated topic of discussion in recent years. In a world where life expectancy is increasing, some believe that health care services must be free and accessible to everyone throughout their entire lives, while others argue that people should pay for the health services they might need in the future. Considering both sides of the argument, I disagree with the second statement and I believe public resources and the advancement of technology will be enough to supply peoples health service.

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Some people say that the best way to improve public health is by increasing the number of sports facilities. Others, however, say that this would have little effect on public health and that other measures are required. Discussion both these views and give your own opinions.

It is often debated that the only way to improve people's health is to open more gyms and health centres. Whereas many argue that the rise in sports facilities is not enough, there should are other factors that are needed to consider for public health. This essay will discuss both sides of the argument and will shed light into my opinion in the conclusion.

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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?

As a result of the increase in population, many people need a house or an apartment to live in. Especially in Korea, Most Korean think owning a home is an important goal in their life rather than renting. In my opinion, this phenomenon is a positive thing.

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Children today are too dependent on computers and electronic entertainment. It would be better for them to be outside playing sports and taking part in more traditional pastimes than spending all day indoors. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Undoubtedly, a child's activity plays a crucial part in everyone's growth where they are growing and learning a lot of skills. Whereas, kids are spending more present on electronic gadgets these days instead of pastimes. offsprings are more likely to play indoor activities. Playing different kinds of activities also helpful for a better growth, future as well as to build social relations with others. Moreover, both have a positive and negative impact on lives.

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Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion

Some people hold the view that our recent main environmental trouble is the loss of many species of plants and animals, while others think that there are more critical environmental problems. While I think plants and animals extinction is one of the main environmental problems, I still believe that there are many problems in our environment which are also important.

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Everyone of us should become a vegetarian because eating meat can cause serious health problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Imbibe a good food habit is one of the important parts of an individual life and every type of the food have their own merits and demerits. However, there are those who argue that a clan should opt for only vegetarian meal in their diet to stay healthy. I will shed some light on both the views and then only give my opinion.

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Watching television is bad for children. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Television is inescapable these days; I have not come across a single household where there is no TV. But is watching TV good for children? Well, I am a strong believer that anything done in moderation is good and the same goes for children watching TV.

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