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?
Some people argue that unpaid community
service
should be made mandatory in high schools. I completely agree with this
point of view because doing this
service
helps children
become more confident and also
creates opportunities for them to discover goals in life.
Volunteering helps children
build self-confidence. Some children
are not good at academic subjects, and thus
may feel inferior to their peers. Teaching singing or painting to younger children
, for example
, offers them chances to use their unique talents. When they see these children
improving under their coaching, they would feel that they are also
worthy individuals. Even those with the best academic abilities would become more self-assured because volunteering would give them a sense of pride in their other talents.
In addition
, serving their communities helps children
find aims in life. Many of them do not know why they have to go to school every day to learn subjects they do not even like. Volunteering, however
, gives them opportunities to discover meaningful things that cannot be found in academic classes. For example
, by helping a local nonprofit distribute food to the poor, some children
may become very compassionate toward them and want to grow up to become people who can solve the world’s hunger problem. Once they have this
goal in mind, they would even become passionate about the school subjects that can help them achieve it.
In conclusion, by taking part in unpaid community service
, children
can increase self-confidence and also
find things they want to strive for. Thus
, this
service
should be compulsory for them.Submitted by boon.aksornukul on
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite