It has been said “not everything that is learned is contained in books”. compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion which source is more important? Why?
There are two primary ways for
people
to obtain new knowledge
in an unfamiliar field, books
and experience
. Some people
agree with the opinion that books
act like the most crucial role in gaining new knowledge
. However
, from my point of view, I prefer to say that learning from experience
outweighs books
as learning from experience
is fast and solid.
Books
are, of course, the most important sources of knowledge
; they contain contents related to a specific field with detailed descriptions and abstract formulas. Therefore
, people
who advocate reading books
to learn new things often say book provides the most convenient way to get to know cutting-edge knowledge
. For instance
, when a kid wants to study physical rules, they don't need to set up an experimental environment to test the basic physical principles. But, I think learning new things merely from the book is not very fast, and usually, people
can't assimilate the hard core of the knowledge
.
On the contrary
, I prefer to study new things via experience
, especially with experts in the related field. So, knowledge
gained from experience
is usually more practical than from books
. That is
since the experience
is condensed from a lot of failures and is likely more applicable to solve some real problems. For example
, as a software engineer, solving the bugs I encountered is not mentioned in any book. Therefore
, to settle these challenging problems, I have to ask for help from my colleagues because they might suffer the same type of issues before.
In conclusion, learning from books
is still a primary method for people
, especially young people
in school. However
, after graduating, gaining new knowledge
from regular work or a mentor's advice is the right choice for people
who want to study faster and more practical.Submitted by d0u9.su 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