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Some people think that examinations should be eliminated. Do you agree or disagree?

#people #examinations
It is a common practice for schools and colleges to have examinations to assess their students' knowledge.
Although
 whether tests are essential or not is still controversial, I do believe that exams are of utmost importance to students. On the one hand, some people claim that exams encourage teaching to the test practice which means teaching a fixed curriculum focused on specific exams.
This
,
as a result
, leads to students' discomfort and limited proficiency about things not included in the exams. What's more, examinations have poor predictive quality because they only judge students' ability under set conditions and limited time. Assessing should be made through their daily performances at school as well as their attitude to studying.
For example
, many students who are very lazy at school still getting high results thanks to cheating while the good ones may perform less well due to anxiety.
Besides
, choosing exams as a way of judging the student's ability may put them under stress in order not to disappoint their parents and teachers.
On the other hand
,
however
, exams enable both schools and the students themselves to know the level of their studying. They provide regular feedback to acknowledge students about their shortcomings to work out and improve to get better.
Secondly
, competitive spirits are promoted through exams. If they want to have good performances, they will need to enrich their knowledge and push themselves harder.
For example
, to keep up with the peer and ful
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Finally
, exams can be considered as a way of revision, requiring students to thoroughly understand and master at what they have learned. Without testing being compulsory, maybe the students will have no motivations as well as responsibility to expand their expertise. In conclusion,
although
 assessing students' ability through different exams does bring some disadvantages, I personally feel that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks mentioned above.

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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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