Some people prefer to spend most of their time with friends. Other people prefer to be alone most of the time. Which way of life do you prefer? Use specific reasons to support your answer.

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Friends
are among those individuals who can influence our lives through spending
time
together and sharing our secrets with them. Nowadays some
people
may think that it would be better to be alone
instead
of having different
friends
. But honestly, I disagree and strongly believe that we should have a
friend
. A
friend
who
worth
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it and can make our life better.
Firstly
, we can have fun together. We can go out with a
friend
to have dinner, go to see movies or even play games with them which all of these help us to be happier
more
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than are now.
For example
, I and my
friend
, Hossein who
is
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has been
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my best
friend
since my childhood,
have going
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to the beach every week to talk. Our conversations concern different aspects of our lives. I have a lot of fun with him and I wait all
the
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week until the weekend to go out with him.
Consequently
,
friends
know each other better since they spend
time
together. As you can see, a good
friend
can make you happier in many ways.
Secondly
, a good
friend
can help you in tough situations. It is a well-known slang in my country that says "Good
friend
is better than your siblings". Since
friends
are familiar with each other problems they can help each other.
For instance
, my
friend
, Ali, helped me to do my university project when I was sick in my second semester. I remember he did not sleep
for
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all night to help me
in
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that project.
Therefore
, a good
friend
can be very helpful
to overcome
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in overcoming
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your obstacles.
In contrast
, there are some
people
which they called themselves your
friend
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but they actually exploit you. So, when
people
see
such
things in their friendship, they prefer to be alone. Some
friends
are very talkative and waste your
time
with worthless subjects to
such
an extent that you want to stop communicating with them.
On the other hand
, there are some selfish persons who do not pay attention to your demands. So, there are good reasons that some
people
prefer to be alone. In conclusion,
although
there are some reasons which may convince some
people
to be alone, I strongly believe that
positive
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points of spending
time
with a
friend
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its negative effects.
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Ensure each paragraph transitions smoothly to the next to enhance the overall flow of the essay. For instance, try using more transitional phrases to link ideas and paragraphs for better coherence.
task achievement
Although your examples are relevant, you can make them more detailed to clearly illustrate your points. Additionally, ensure each example directly supports the main argument of the paragraph for stronger support.
task achievement
Try to elaborate more on why the positive aspects of having friends outweigh the negative aspects mentioned. Strengthening this argument can improve the overall task achievement.
coherence cohesion
The introduction and conclusion are well-presented, clearly stating the positions and summarizing the main points effectively.
task achievement
There are good use and explanation of personal experiences to support the arguments you make about friendship. This enhances the relevance and interest of your examples.
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Support ideas with relevant, specific examples

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Examples, if used properly, not only help you get higher marks for ‘Task Response’ but also for ‘Coherence’.

When giving examples it is best to put them after your main idea or topic sentence. They can be used in the middle of supporting sentences or they can be used to start a new sentence. There is no rule for where exactly to give examples in essays, logically they would come after your main idea/topic sentence or just after a supporting sentence.

Linking words for giving examples:

  • for example
  • for instance
  • to illustrate this
  • to give a clear example
  • such as
  • namely
  • to illustrate
  • take, for example

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