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Newspapers have an enormous influence on people’s opinions and ideas. Do you think it is a positive or negative situation?

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Newspapers have a huge impact on people's belief and the way they perceive things. In my opinion,
this
 phenomenon is a positive one because it enlightens people with happenings around the globe and at the same time educates the public and provide opportunities
such
 as job offers to them.
Firstly
, Newspaper is a medium through which people can get aquatinted with adequate knowledge of what goes around.
This
 is because apart from television, radio and the internet, newspapers are another effective media platform that carries informative news about current happenings in the local and international scene.
In addition
, the newspaper is beneficial to people who do not have access to other media platforms and they can be equally informed as others.
For example
, people in Nigeria where there is a constant interrupted power supply, now rely on newspapers as a source of information in other to be updated with the ongoing pandemic.
Secondly
, people have been educated and enlightened through newspapers. Method of hand washing has been taught since the beginning of the pandemic and people have learnt how to avoid direct contact with people.
Finally
, jobs have been advertised in newspapers as well as scholarships, which has created opportunities for the people. Several businesses have gained customers as well as employed more people to their company.
For example
, 56% of the employees of NNPC confirmed that they got to know about its vacancy through their adverts on newspapers. In conclusion, newspapers have had positive effects on people's judgement and belief and at the same time, it has created job opportunities and enlightened the public.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • influence
  • opinions
  • perspectives
  • crucial
  • informing
  • educating
  • biased
  • sensationalized
  • shape
  • attitudes
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