You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: 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 these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

✨ Do you want to improve your IELTS writing?
Over the
last
Linking Words
half
century
Add a comma
century,
show examples
the pace of
change
Use synonyms
in the life of human beings has increased beyond our wildest expectations.
This
Linking Words
has been driven by technological and scientific breakthroughs that are changing the whole way we view the world on an almost daily basis.
This
Linking Words
means that
change
Use synonyms
is not always a personal option, but an inescapable fact of life, and we need to constantly adapt to keep pace with it. Those
people
Use synonyms
who believe they have achieved some security by doing the same, familiar things are living in denial. Even when
people
Use synonyms
believe they are resisting
change
Use synonyms
themselves, they cannot stop the world around them from changing. Sooner or later they will find that the familiar jobs no longer exist, or that the ‘safe’ patterns of behaviour are no longer appropriate.
However
Linking Words
, reaching the conclusion that
change
Use synonyms
is inevitable is not the same as assuming that ‘
change
Use synonyms
is always for the better’. Unfortunately, it is not always the case that new things are promoted because they have good impacts
for
Change preposition
on
show examples
the majority of
people
Use synonyms
. A lot of innovations are made with the aim of making money for a few.
This
Linking Words
is because it is the rich and powerful
people
Use synonyms
in our society who are able to impose changes (
such
Linking Words
as in working conditions or property developments) that are in their own interests. In conclusion, I would say that
change
Use synonyms
can be stimulating and energising for individuals when they pursue it themselves, but that all
change
Use synonyms
, including that which is imposed on
people
Use synonyms
, does not necessarily have good outcomes.

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

Discover more tips in The Ultimate Guide to Get a Target Band Score of 7+ »— a book that's free for 🚀 Premium users.

Topic Vocabulary:
  • stability
  • routine
  • comfort
  • familiarity
  • fear
  • unknown
  • resistance
  • negative consequences
  • security
  • adaptability
  • growth
  • development
  • excitement
  • experiences
  • personal
  • professional
  • resilience
  • positive outcomes
What to do next:
Look at other essays: