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

students

on social responsibilities. One of these ways is to encourage

students

to voluntarily serve their communities. Some people even suggest that

this

activity should be mandatory and without compensation for high

school

students

. While I concede that doing unpaid

service

for the

community

may be beneficial for

students

' learning, I strongly disagree with

this

suggestion. Admittedly, doing pro-bono

work

may have some benefits. One of them is that

community

service

helps high

school

students

to develop a culture of giving. When these

students

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.

As a result

, these high

school

students

may keep donating even after their graduation. To exemplify

this

point, in my high

school

, a friend of mine participated in mentoring passionate Computer Science

students

in other under-funded high schools in his n

eighborhood.

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He, now a fourth-year college student, is still doing

this

work

without any compensation.

However

community

service

should not be a mandatory part of high

school

curricula because many high

school

students

have other more important obligations that prevent these

students

from serving their

community

. The Ancient Romans said that "Charity begins at home," and

similarly

many high

school

students

are asked to help their parents out by doing housework or having a part-time job.

For example

, many economically disadvantaged

students

in rural parts of Vietnam have to

work

on their families' farms after

school

. It would not be sensible to ask these

students

to do unpaid

service

for the

community

. Another obligation that many high

school

students

need and want to f

ulfill

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is the academic one. Academic excellence is something most

students

strive for because it could open the door to a t

op quality

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university and possibly to a lucrative career. As these

students

prioritize

this

academic goal, they would not use their best abilities to

work

for the

community

when these

students

were assigned

community

service

by their high

school

programs. To conclude, pro-bono

service

should not be required by high

school

curricula even when

this

type of

service

is beneficial for

students

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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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Introduction & conclusion present

Supported main points

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Clear & comprehensive ideas

Relevant & specific examples

Appropriate word count

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366 words

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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?

Include an introduction and conclusion

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Many people judge success solely by money and material possessions. however, success can be achieved or measured in other ways. What are your opinion about this subject?

Fast food is now universally in most countries and is becoming more popular. Some feels this is a positive trend ,while others don't. what's your opinion?

In the past, most people used to travel to their place of work. With increased use of computers, the internet and smartphones, more and more people are starting to work from home. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?