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Some people think that a sense of competition should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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 "if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together". Cooperation and team spirit are essential qualities in becoming successful and productive individuals in society today
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 because no man is an island. Individuals need each other to share knowledge, skills and resources that could eventually birth life-changing discoveries.
Although
 teamwork is highly effective in building young people to become successful, it is not the only characteristic of a productive person. Competition is an act of striving to win or survive by defeating someone else or establishing superiority. Competitiprovides a sense of living and encourages striving for higher achievements.
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, the phrase "survival of the fittest" gotten from a biology theory came about
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 of competition for scarce resources. The 'fitter' specie survives while the 'weaker' opponent dies. Competition and cooperation are not on two opposite ends of a pole. The two qualities can be imbibed in young peoples' lives in order for them to achieve their fullest potential. It is possible for one to go far with the smallest time possible. Children should be taught to engage in healthy competitions where there's room for the exchange of ideas and growth of all members of the group.
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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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