You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic. Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things that we really do not need. Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives. Which viewpoint do you agree with? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 254 words.

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have become an integral part of our
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. Right from the morning when we read the newspaper, to scrolling through
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and
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throughout the day, we see several
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. I certainly agree with
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that
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do improve our
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and
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there is no denial
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the fact that different people have different opinions and views on
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especially if they enhance our life or if they promote us to purchase the things that we
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may not
necessarily need. A month back I was struggling really hard to shop my groceries from Walmart as there were many people in the store. It was not just the crowd but
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the safety concern which bothered me as we are struggling with the spread of COVID-19 and many
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are getting affected
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virus. I asked myself, is it really safe to come here? I saw an advertisement for an app named 'Uber Eats' which allows us to order groceries online.
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it was the
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time for me to buy something online, I will
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say that it made my job so much easier and safer than before. Stating another example of an ad which I saw on youtube a year back, it was about a project management
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named 'monday.com'.
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allows to
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and organize the work more efficiently as compared to
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traditional management
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. I am using
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software
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for more than a year now and it has helped me manage my work more efficiently than before.
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I support the fact that
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have impacted our
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in a positive way and they have not only made our living easier but
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so much better and enhanced.
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To get an excellent score in the IELTS Task 2 writing section, one of the easiest and most effective tips is structuring your writing in the most solid format. A great argument essay structure may be divided to four paragraphs, in which comprises of four sentences (excluding the conclusion paragraph, which comprises of three sentences).

For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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