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IELTS Opinion Writing Samples Band 7.5

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Stidents should pay tuition fee by themselves. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Schooling certainly needs money to support the teaching processes, for example funding the infrastructure, paying the teachers' salaries, and maintaining the quality and comfort of the facilities. Those usually are charged to pupils in the form of tuition fees. The more enhanced and complete the facilities, the higher it will be. Even though it is a fair price to pay, the societies' finance differs by a quite large gap. This essay will elaborate on some relevant criteria for getting free tuition fees or what we called scholarships.

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Advertising encourages consumers to buy in quantity rather than promoting quality. To what extent do you agree or disagree

In recent years, advertising has been increasingly popular in society, and some people argue that it makes us purchase extra goods rather than improve quality. While in some ways it may seem reasonable that advertisements enrich people's daily lives, I totally agree it exaggerates the effects of various products and encourages us to buy more.

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Many people believe that zoos should be closed, while others claim that zoos have a positive impact. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

During the last few years, the debate about whether zoos should be kept open to support wild animals, is growing and creating more and more controversy. In the following paragraphs, this essay will put forth that although some people are in favour of the view that zoos are great spaces for preserving a wide variety of species, it is my opinion, like that of a large part of the population, that these types of places are against the well-being of wildlife.

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Prevention of health problems and illness is more important than treatment and medicine. Government funding should reflect this. To what extent do you agree?

Many people believe that focused efforts on eradicating causes of health issues and illness can be more cost-effective than spending a humongous amount of money on remedies and treatments. In my opinion, the government should allocate appropriate funding towards the prevention of various diseases to ensure that people do not fall ill.

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Some believe that people today have no interest in maintaining the traditional culture of their country or region. Others believe that it is still important to people that we preserve a traditional way of life. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Traditional culture is always one of the most popular topics in this world. While some people are not willing to keep following domestic traditional cultures, others argue it is essential to maintain such cultures. This essay will analyze both sides of the argument before providing personal opinions.

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Some people believe that there will be a reduction in air travel in the future. Do you think that this trend is positive or negative?

Travelling around the world has become increasingly common, however, many argue that there will be a significant shift in air travel in the foreseeable future. In my opinion, this change will positively impact society as less pollution will be emitted and national economies will be boosted.

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Doing an enjoyable activity with a child can develop better skills and more creativity than reading. To what extent do you agree?

It is concurred by many that focusing on reading at an early age can be detrimental/ harmful/ deleterious, and participating in fun activities with toddlers is far more beneficial. This essay supports the above assertion to a major extent as children enhance fine motor skills as well as hand and eye coordination through the play-way method, but reading is also important if done for a short duration on a daily basis.

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Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is always a good thing. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Whether doing the same thing is best or changing is best sparked a lot of discussions these days. While some people believe that doing the same thing is good for their family security, I agree with those who believe that a change of work pays more and broadens their thinking.

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Some people believe that children should spend all of their free time with their family. Others believe that this is unnecessary or even negative. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Whether kids should spend all their available time with their near and dears or not is the disputed issue. Spending time with their family will aid them to inculcate the core values and they do have the bonding with their parents, however, they will not have exposure to the outside world which is necessary for the overall development of any individual, thus both sides have their pros and cons as perused further.

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

The main aim of advertising is to make people aware of something new which may be either necessary to know or not. Regarding the aforementioned fact, some believe that advertisements have been so successful at persuading us to buy commodities, while others opine that advertisements are so common, and because of that people do not take them seriously. In the following, I am going to discuss both ideas and elucidate my own verdict.

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Some people think that once a person becomes a criminal, he will always be a criminal. Do you agree with this statement?

There can be several reasons contributing to a person committing a crime. It disagrees that a person will be a criminal lifelong just because he committed a crime. Analyzing the root causes for people to engage in crimes, and resolutions available nowadays to mitigate crimes happening further will prove this.

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Nowadays, many people change their jobs quite regularly, rather than working in one company, for entire careers. Why do you think this is happening? How can companies keep their workers?

Trying to find a better opportunity is the nature of human beings. Most employees are always in quest for better options than currently doing, which has become a recent trend. They are in quest for newness, high payment, conveniences and facilities. It is considered employers should be mindful of motivational factors to retain staff in the team. In this essay, I will be analysing the causes of this trend of changing jobs and recommend a company for trying to prevent the trend.

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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 or disagree with this statement?

In the future, individuals will not purchase books and newspapers owing to free entry to all resources online. I personally totally agree with this statement.

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It is important for people to take risks, both in their personal lives and professional lives. Do you think the advantages of taking risk outweigh the disadvantages

Nowadays, many people think that the uncertainty in their life and work are essential for them. From my standpoint, taking risks will bring back not only several advantages but also some disadvantages. Therefore, in this essay, an attempt will be made to analyze this statement.

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Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones. Why is this case? Do you think is a positive or negative develompent?

It is well known that technology has sharply become one of the most important advances nowadays. A good illustration of this is the number of children who allocate their time to it. I firmly believe that this situation has a negative impact on children’s lives.

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Some people prefer the lifestyle and activities offered when living in a cold environment. Others prefer a hot environment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Many people think that it is better to live in hot and sunny countries, while some people think that it is better to live in cold countries. Although it is dangerous to store taxa in cold regions, it is useful for various green vegetables. Personally, I love summer because summer is one of the best seasons to live in, but winter is a good season to store fruits and vegetables.

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An increasing number of people are changing their job. What do you think are the reason? Do you think it is positive or negative?

Everyone has the right to choose a job in any sector even if they are working for a long time in the same business. There are plenty of reasons one feels that they are not getting enough salaries compared to the number of hours they work. However, I believe that this is a negative approach because if anyone can proficient in one field, they can open their own businesses in future.

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All parents want the best opportunity for their children. There some people who think that schools should teach the children skills but others think that having a range of subjects is better for a child’s future. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

Nowadays,educational institutions play a vital role in shaping pupils' futures.Some may argue that academics should include extracurricular extracurricular activities other than curriculum.However,the other set of people has an opinion of having a broad range of courses in the institution.In this essay,we will discuss both opinions and draw a conclusion.

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every year several languages die out. some people think that this is not important because life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world. to what extent do you agree or disagree?

Language is what makes us human. Even still, some have almost celebrated the fact that the breadth of world languages is gradually dwindling, believing it will somehow ease global communication. This essay will not only show this notion to be faulty but also why the richness of our linguistic diversity should be preserved.

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Some people believe that parents should devote more time to helping kids with school work, others think that they should allocate more time to play sports with their kids. Discuss the both these views and give your own opinion

It is a common belief that parents should spend their time helping children with their homework. However, I support that investing time in playing sports with kids is much more imperative.

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