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IELTS Opinion Writing Samples Band 6

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Many people believe that social networking sites have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society. To what extent do you agree?

Social networking sites are believed to had a big negative impact on people and society by many people. Although there is already a lot of debate related to this topic, It is still uncertain how this sites will impact the society in the future, as they aren't in our society for too long. Even though it may be early to say, I certainly agree that we can see negative impacts on children and teenagers who are growing along with these technologies.
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Some people say that school children should be given individual class work, while others think that working in small groups is better for them. Discuss both approaches and include your own opinion.

Whether students should be working individually or in group is a controversial issue. While one part of the society claim that they reap more benefits when working alone, I side with those who argue for team work.
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Some people believe that children should not be given homework, while others believe that they must get homework everyday in order to be successful at school. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

Some people believe that doing homework can help their children to learn better however there are few who think otherwise. In this essay, we will discuss both the perspectives.
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Computers are often argued to be the most important invention of the last hundred years. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

දිවයිනේ, වැසි සහ සුළං තත්ත්වයේ වැඩිවීමක් අද (06) දිනයේ දී බලාපොරොත්තු විය හැකි බව කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව පවසයි. දිවයිනේ බොහෝ ප්‍රදේශවල වැසි හෝ ගිගුරුම් සහිත වැසි ඇති විය හැකි බව එම දෙපාරත්මේන්තුව සඳහන් කරයි. බස්නාහිර, සබරගමුව, මධ්‍යම සහ වයඹ පළාත්වලත් ගාල්ල, මාතර, මුලතිවු සහ මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික්කවලත් ඇතැම් ස්ථානවලට මි.මී. 100 ට වැඩි තද වර්ෂාපතනයන් ඇති විය හැකි බව කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විසින් නිකුත්කළ නිවේදනයේ දැක්වේ දිවයින හරහා විටින් විට හමන පැ.කි.මී (50-60) පමණ තරමක තද සුළං ඇතිවිය හැකි බව කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව සඳහන් කරයි. ගිගුරුම් සහිත වැසි ඇති වන විට අකුණු මඟින් සහ තාවකාලික තද සුළං මඟින් සිදුවන අනතුරු අවම කර ගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය පියවර ගන්නා ලෙස කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව ජනතාවගෙන් ඉල්ලා සිටී. දෘශ්‍ය ලෙස සූර්යයා දකුණට ගමන් කිරීමේදී, අගෝස්තු මස 28 වන දින සිට සැප්තැම්බර් මස 07 දක්වා ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ආසන්න අක්ෂාංශ වලට සෘජුවම ඉහලින් පවතී. අද (06) දින දහවල් 12:09 ට බෙන්තොට, මීගම, දොඩම්පපිටිය පැලවත්ත, බොඩගම සහ කතරගම ප්‍රදේශවලට ඉතා ආසන්නව හිරු මුදුන්ව පවතින බව කාලගුණ ...
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Some people believe that the difference between the lowest paid jobs and the highest paid jobs should be reduced. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

few people believe that the difference between the lowest and highest wage should be reduced. I completely disagree with this affirmation, as the professional who is being paid high salary acquired a special type of skill and ability in comparison to the other.
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In some countries, an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is, therefore, necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

For decades, people are dying because of poor eating habits. Although, some people think if authorities increase tax will solve the problem, I tend to disagree with this perspective because it will not make people change their habits. Moreover, people need to learn more about good eating habits to make people concerned about their health.
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I many places, new homes needed, but the only space available for building them is in the countryside. Some people believe it is omre important to protect the coutryside and not build new homes there. What is your opinion about this?

In today’s society, the development of cities in allocating new homes has becoming a hotly debated topic among community. While some people state that it is important to maintain and protect the countryside from all the negative aspects carried by new homes, others, including myself, believe that spreading over the countryside is an alternative to reduce traffic jam from towns, as well as, bring development to other parts of the city.
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Universities should accept equal numbers of men and women in every subject. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Graduate schools has become popular in this competitive era and some people think that male and female are considered to enroll equally in every course, but according to my perspective, they should be admitted by grades. I will discuss my point of view with examples in the upcoming paragraphs.
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Universities and colleges are now offering qualifications through distance learning from the Internet rather than teachers in the classroom. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Advances in digital technology have led to significant changes in work practices and lifestyles. A growing number of people are now considering online education, which allows them to complete at home. In my opinion, traditional could not replace remote education.
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Historical objects should be brought back to their country of origin. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Many today are calling for historical objects currently residing in, largely Western, museums to be returned to their nation of origin. In my opinion, though these items were typically acquired fairly, repatriating them would go a long way to easing international resentment against past colonial powers.
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In some countries it is thought advisable that children begin formal education at four years old, while in others they do not have to start school until they are seven or eight. How far do you agree with either of these views? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The competitive nature of the present-day world makes parents join their children in school at early ages and some others like their offspring to join at later age of seven or eight. I partially agree with this notions and this essay will shed some light on the reasons for the same.
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Some people believe that capital punishment should not be used. Others, however, argue that it should be allowed for the most serious crimes. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Human culture across the ages are using capital punishment to demonstrated your power and sense of justice, but isn´t fair then appears. Groups of people have a critical opinion about capital punishment and they support an idea that isn´t necessary. In contrast, other relevant groups are convinced that this is a solution for most serious crimes. This essay respects both views, but we understand that our society doesn´t create a fair system and clear criteria to use capital punishment and because this is impossible to apply it nowadays.
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It is better to learn the way people lived in the past through films and video records than written documents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In this modern era, everything is available on the internet. As well as, we are able to learn about the soul of ancient people. Nowadays it is very easy to understand the lifestyle of the old century's folks. Because in this fast-paced era technology provide us insights of the past. According to my opinion,documentary's are the best idea to get ability regarding decades community.
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Many people say that we have developed in to a “throw-away society” because we are filling up our environment with so many plastic bags and rubbish that we cannot fully dispose of. To want do you degree do you agree with this opinion?

It is believed that people are tending to develop in to the throw away society since they discharging numorous of plastic and rubbish into the surrounding which they cannot handle this problem. In my perspective, i toally agree with this statement after seeing all these action.
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Some people view giving presents as an important way to show care to family and friends. Others think there are more important things that can be done to show care and appreciation. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Giving presents to someone is a means to show your love and affection towards them. many people believe that buying a gift and giving them to your relatives and family members is a way of showing respect to them while others opine that there are other ways also in which we can show the care and love to them. I will discuss both the views along with my own opinion in the below paragraphs.
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In many countries, children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it as valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. What are your opinions on this issue?

Nowadays, in many countries, kids are involved in various kinds of paid jobs. some people reckon this thing as a wrong activity, while a few view it as a platform to enhance the work experience, prominent for learning and holding responsibility. In this essay, we'll go through the views an attain a reasonable conclusion.
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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 disadvantages?

Nowadays, struggling with their busy life because of the speed rhythm of the lifecycle, people substitute home-cooked food by junk cuisine even their main meals. Certainly, take away cuisine allow people to save time, however, the overconsumption could have an irreversible effect on our health.
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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 disadvantages?

Nowadays, struggling with their busy life because of the speed rhythm of the lifecycle, people substitute home-cooked meal by junk food. Certainly, take away cuisine allow people to save time, however, the overconsumption as the most important meals of the day can very malicious.
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Some people think young people should follow the traditions of their society. Others think that they should be free to behave as individuals. Discuss both views and give your opinion

Tradition is the virtual values that had been pass through generation, from the oldest to the youngest. Some people think that young generation should follow the traditional values. Meanwhiles, others argue that they need to have a free style of behaviour. From my perspective. Although having the freestyle of behaviour is one of the best way to adapt with modern environment, preservating and following the tradition values can teach a well-mannered lesson for individuals
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Some people think that environmental problems are too big for individual to solve, while others think that the government cannot solve these environmental problems unless individual make, some action. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

The environmental issue is one of the biggest issues in this 21st century. Many campaigns are conducted to realizing people all over the world about the essential of environment to human existence. Even though many people are getting aware of the meaning of surroundings and start to take actions, others say that it is task for government, not for individual.
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