Write about the following topic: Some people think that university should not provide theoretical knowledge, but give practical training that is beneficial to society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

It is common that some people reckon that colleges shouldn't provide theoretical
knowledge
.
However
, they suppose that giving some practical training is conducive to society. To some extent, I deny
this
perspective. In general, the rationality of supporting not only practical training but
also
theoretical
knowledge
for university
students
is attributed to two major factors, accumulating the basic information and paving the road for career prospects. For one thing, it is a common case that there are a large number of basic concepts and theories in a series of fields for every college student, which are fundamental tools to tackle some complex issues.
For instance
, scientists can get a better understanding of lots of information regarding mathematics, substances
as well as
space, stars, and so on so as to do a large number of experiences and make considerable efforts for
this
society and era.
For another
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is
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that career path. Specifically, for the majority of college
students
, their majors are related to future jobs. They need to learn theoretical
knowledge
systematically provided by
professors
.
As a result
,
knowledge
can be utilized by
students
in future work. Despite that, the value of providing theoretical
knowledge
would be discounted by its deficiency (teaching methods sometimes are quite rigid for part of
professors
). To be more specific, Many
professors
teach concepts and theories, which is just like reciting the
knowledge
rather than analyzing and showing how
knowledge
comes from.
Consequently
, the sense of boredom strongly brings to the
students
, especially some lazy
students
. Provided that universities can combine with introducing innovative teaching methods and providing practical training and experiences,
nevertheless
,
such
adverse impacts, tend to be ameliorated. As indicated above, it is
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therefore
reasonable that universities should provide theoretical
knowledge
in addition
to giving practical training
that is
beneficial to society,
although
there are some minor negative aspects in
professors
' teaching ways.
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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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