Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (for example working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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There are many ways to educate
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on social responsibilities. One of these ways is to encourage
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to voluntarily serve their communities. Some people even suggest that
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activity should be mandatory and without compensation for high
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students
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. While I concede that doing unpaid
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for the
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may be beneficial for
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' learning, I strongly disagree with
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suggestion. Admittedly, doing pro-bono
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may have some benefits. One of them is that
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service
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helps high
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students
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to develop a culture of giving. When these
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contribute to their communities without being paid, they may find that donating some of their time and efforts to the communal betterment is not difficult and is in fact worthwhile.
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, these high
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students
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may keep donating even after their graduation. To exemplify
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point, in my high
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, a friend of mine participated in mentoring passionate Computer Science
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in other under-funded high schools in his
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. He, now a fourth-year college student, is still doing
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work
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without any compensation.
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,
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service
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should not be a mandatory part of high
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curricula because many high
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students
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have other more important obligations that prevent these
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from serving their
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. The Ancient Romans said that "Charity begins at home," and
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many high
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students
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are asked to help their parents out by doing housework or having a part-time job.
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, many economically disadvantaged
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in rural parts of Vietnam have to
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on their families' farms after
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. It would not be sensible to ask these
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to do unpaid
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for the
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. Another obligation that many high
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students
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need and want to
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is the academic one. Academic excellence is something most
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strive for because it could open the door to a
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university and possibly to a lucrative career. As these
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prioritize
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academic goal, they would not use their best abilities to
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for the
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when these
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were assigned
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service
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by their high
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programs. To conclude, pro-bono
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should not be required by high
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curricula even when
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type of
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is beneficial for
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.
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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:
  • compulsory
  • high school programmes
  • unpaid community service
  • charity
  • improving the neighbourhood
  • teaching sports
  • sense of responsibility
  • empathy
  • broader perspective
  • societal issues
  • college applications
  • job applications
  • positive impact
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