Some people regard video games as harmless fun, or even as a useful educational tool. Others, however, believe that video games are having an adverse effect on the people who play them. In your opinion, do the drawbacks of video games outweigh the benefits?

While some individuals argue
video
games
are entertaining and educational, others believe that
it
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can have negative effects
of
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players
. Even though playing
video
games
has some benefits, I would argue that there are more drawbacks.
To begin
with, it is undeniable that playing
video
games
is advantageous in pleasing and educating gamers for a number of
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reasons to
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reasons to
a certain extent.
Firstly
, it
provide
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users with excitement.
As a result
,
players
can feel
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after winning a game,
therefore
improve and their mental health which will increase work or study productivity.
Secondly
, it trains
player’s
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critical thinking and
problem solving
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skills.
For example
, Sudoku
improve
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players
problem solving
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skill by finding the patterns for the puzzle and
pictionary
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enhance
players
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imagination,
also
extend their vocabulary.
On the other hand
, I am of the opinion that the aforementioned advantages are at the expense of greater drawbacks. To elaborate, playing
video
games
accumulate achievement,
therefore
giving more
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targets
in
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game
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and
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their desire to win.
This
can lead to
players
spend
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hours playing, giving them health problems namely obesity and myopia.
Furthermore
, it
affect
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players
’ academic performance.
For instance
, Game-addicted children are likely to
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classes and
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their
times
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in internet café. In conclusion, from all the reasons mentioned above, it seems that the
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disadvantages
disavantages
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disadvantages
of
video
games
are more considerable than
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advantages.
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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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