Some countries today have passed laws against smoking tobacco in public buildings such as offices and restaurants. Other countries have no intention of doing this. Consider the possible arguments on both sides of this debate, and reach your own conclusion on which side you favor

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Most people agree that there should be
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law no smoking in public areas
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and restaurants.
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unequal which appears to have a number of contradictory effects. We will consider both sides of
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that financial difficulty can be one of the drawbacks because
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the price of consumption price is increasing day by day. To cite the most recent news that I have heard as an example, in Mongolia, here minimum wage
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with developed countries. To the opponents of the idea, these disadvantages are convincing.
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, supporters of prohibiting smoke are able to cite evidence from some people who never use it
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life when it gives them to reside long-term. In these
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, the effect has been unforce people can have financial freedom which appears to give them
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reward.
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smoking
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highlight the government’s care
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. The most important action is
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who support
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to promote
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about
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side of smoking.
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appears to be quite powerful.
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against smoking. It seems to
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possible to live longer and
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freedom. It would be more logical to improve government action, which would allow citizens
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a genuine choice.
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Structure your answers in logical paragraphs

The easiest way to score well on the IELTS Task 2 writing portion is to structure your writing in a solid essay format.

A strong argument essay structure can be split up into 4 paragraphs, each containing 4 sentences (except the conclusion paragraph, which only contains 3 sentences).

Stick to this essay structure:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion

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