Samples Band 7

IELTS Opinion Writing Samples Band 7

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Nowadays many people travel to foreign countries for pleasure. Some believe this travel has negative impact on the countries travelled to. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Many people have a negative mindset towards international tourism. According to them, it has a bad impact on the countries where they travelled to. I do not hesitate to oppose this idea because global tourism brings many benefits to the countries.

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Some people think that it is more important to plant trees in open area of towns and cities than to bulid more housing. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people believe that planting trees in open areas of town and cities has become more crucial than building more households. Consequently, I strongly agree that trees should be planted in open areas as trees will prove beneficial for maintaining the environment. The following essay will give a detail explanation of the agreement.

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In the modern age, some people think it is unnecessary to teach children the skill of handwriting. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

At present, many people argue that the skill of handwriting is useful or not for students in schools. This essay will discuss this argument and explain the reason why I agree with holding this ability in schools.

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Some people say that the government should spend more money taking care of elderly people while others think that government spending should be spent more on the education of young people. Discuss both views and give your opinion

There is an opinion that national authorities and their agencies should invest more money in caring for senior citizens, but some people argue that it is education for youngsters that should receive more public funding. I think both viewpoints are valid to a certain extent.

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Some people think that all teenagers should be required to do unpaid work in their free time to help the local community. They believe this would benefit both the individual teenager and society as a whole. Do you agree or disagree?

Today many people assume that children need to bring profits to regional networks with unpaid activities in their spare time and I agree significantly with this statement because our world is built by our performances which have the target to make better our lives without money.

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SOME BELIEVE THAT THROUGH MIGRATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ARE STEALING FROM DEVELOPING NATIONS WHILE OTHERS SAY THAT MIGRATION IS NOTHING BUT A NATURAL PROCESS. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE. GIVE YOUR OWN OPINION.

Nowadays, the trend of migration to developed countries has become increasingly popular. While certain members of society believe that the rich countries are stealing experts from poor countries, others believe this trend is being followed since the beginning of civilisation. I completely agree with the latter view as people who settle abroad can find better employment opportunities and can afford standard lifestyle.

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Some people think if students are afraid of teacher it is better. Others say that having a friendly relationship is better. Discuss both views and give your opinion?

While some people opine that, pupils can only perform better if they are frightened of their teachers, others, however, assert that amiable relation would yield more productive results in students. I intend to discuss both these views in the following paragraphs and then mention my opinion.

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The use of smartphones is decreasing our collective intelligence because we are reliant on the technology not on our own minds. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Technology is flourishing by leaps and bounds and the smartphone is considered to be the greatest achievement by scientists intelligence. However, it has been argued that the use of mobile phones is resulting in the plummeting rate of human thinking capacity to become more intellectual. I firmly believe that working on advance cellular making our brain more reasoning instead of less intellect. Further, this essay will elicit the rationale to support my view.

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Some people think that young children benefit from going to nursery school before starting primary school. Others think it is better for young children to stay all day with their families. Siscuss both views and give your opinion.

A few people opine that children, in their formative years, ought to attend kindergarten, whereas others believe that early childhood days should be spent with their families. I intend to discuss both views followed by my own opinion in the subsequent paragraphs.

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Some people think that in the modern world we are more dependant on each other, while others think that people have become more independent. Discuss and give your own opinion.

There are students that after finishing school, instead of going directly to the university, prefer to take a gap year, travelling or working. In my opinion, the advantages of a gap year, both personally and professionally, outweigh the disadvantages, like the delay to begin a career.

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In the future, nobody will buy printed books or newspaper because they will be able to read whatever they want online without paying. TO what extent do you agree or disagree?

Buying books or newspaper will going to outdated as whatever you want you can get online for free in coming future. This have both advantages and disadvantages like reading from online will increase your screen time which will cause many diseases like eye problems, etc. And reading from book is a very different experience as you can see the hand written word of the written. In my view I agree with this that in coming future you can get whatever you want to read for free online. This will make the life easy,will save your time and you can get anything anywhere at anytime.

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Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society: To what extent do you agree?

Nowadays, we live in a network-social society, which means social networking sites have played a paramount role in our daily life. While some public contend that it has a huge disadvantage in both individuals and society, I assume that it has more advantages for both our interactions and society.

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Computer games are very popular for all ages and nationalities. Parents think this has little educational value and it will be harmful for children. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Globalisation significantly contributes to the development of the game industry as people of different age and nationality find computer games interesting.However, some people believe that games have little educational value and parents considerate games giving harmful consequences to their children. I utterly agree with this opinion and this essay will discuss the negative impact of games on children, followed by an appropriate conclusion.

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In some developing countries, it is difficult to get good teachers to work in rural areas which can have a negative impact on the education of children in those rural communities. Why do you think good teachers do not want to work in rural area in developing countries? What could be done to solve this problem?

These days, education is slowly becoming a priority for both boys and girls. However, it is very hard to get teachers to teach in rural areas which are leaving many negative effects on the children who grow up there.

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Some people fear that technology is gradually taking over control of our lives, while others think that it has led to many positive developments in all aspects of their lives. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Some people believe that technology adversely influences our lives and its manipulating aspects take control of our lifestyle. Others, however, hold the view that technology has many benefits to offer to the humankind. This essay discusses both views. However, I think that technology will be advantageous as long as we control it, and not let it control us.

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successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is unfair. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

The amount of money earned by different areas, especially in sports has been a source of argument. Some are of the opinion that a huge amount of money earned by sports professionals is ridiculous. I am inclined to wholely agree with this sentiment as other professions such as medicine and health require the most financial fruits for efforts, due to the very essential role they play in saving human lives.

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Some people think that the best way to reduce the time spent in travelling to work is to replace parks and gardens close to the city center with apartment buildings for commuters, but others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

There are conflicting views regarding whether to construct apartment buildings for commuters in the city centre instead of parks and gardens can improve the efficiency of travelling forth and back to work. This essay will discuss both sides of the argument and provide my own opinion at the end.

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Some people believe that there should be fixed punishments for each type of crime. Others, however, argue that the circumstances of an individual crime, and the motivation for committing it, should always be taken into account when deciding on the punishment. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion

There is a common belief among the general public that there is advised to be specific punishments for certain kind of crime committed; whereas, some state that the occasion and motivation of an illegal action should always be taken into consideration when it comes to punishment. From my perspective, these two scenarios have their own benefits which contribute greatly to the safety of the community as well as the power of the justice system.

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Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

There is an endless debate between people who think that the only advantage of knowing a foreign dialect is having a chance of exploring other countries and finding a job there. While others oppose this idea, claiming that learning a foreign speech has other valuable leverages. This essay will discuss both views and argue in favour of the latter.

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Some people think certain prisoners should be made to do unpaid community work instead of being put behind bars. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

To agree or disagree with the above statement that, as a punishment, criminal should send behind the bars or should send for unpaid community work is an important issue.Putting the discussion in a wider context, punishment should be focused on the betterment of criminals. Even though some folks from our society support that they should be kept behind the bars , according to my point of view, I wholeheartedly believe, unpaid community work for prisoners as punishment is a better choice. In the essay, I will discuss some arguments to support my point.

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