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Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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The diagram gives data on the consumption of
pizza
, hamburgers,
fish
 and
chips
 among
teenagers
 in Australia between 1975 and 2000. As is observed, during the
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period
 the amount of
pizza
 and hamburgers consumed by Australian teens grew significantly while that of
fish
 and
chips
 experienced a decrease. In 1978, Australian
teenagers
 ate
pizza
 5
times
 and hamburgers 10
times
 approximately. From 1987 to 1988, the number of
times
 that
pizza
 was eaten per year went through a sharp increase, reaching nearly 39
times
. After 1099, the growing speed became slower and the amount was about 100
times
 in 2000. Meanwhile, following the dramatic rise between 109 and 122, the
times
 that Australian teens ate
hanmurgers
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hamburgers
 stayed unchanged. The
teenagers
 in
Austrailia
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Australia
 had
fish
 and
chips
 most often among
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types of fast food in 1980. Whereas, after the fluctuation during the
first
 decade, the number of
times
 that teens ate
fish
 and
chips
drpped
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dropped
dipped
 to nearly 30 in 1000,
fish
 and
chips
 becoming the least eaten fast food among
teenagers
 in Australia.
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • encourage
  • compete
  • cooperate
  • useful
  • adults
  • skills
  • motivation
  • drive
  • resilience
  • failure
  • workplace
  • empathy
  • social skills
  • reduce
  • stress
  • pressure
  • balanced
  • approach
  • ideal
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