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There is a lot of pressure on young people today to succeed academically. As a result, some people believe that non-academic subjects, such as physical education and cookery, should be removed from the school syllabus so that children can concentrate on academic work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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There is no denying that
students
 have a lot of pressure on learning. Some people argue that schools should reduce or eliminate
subjects
 that are not academic to help
students
 relieve stress.
However
, I believe that non-academic
subjects
 are necessary for all
students
 owing to
students
' different personalities and to training their life
skills
.
First,
although
 most
students
 are diligent
on
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 learning, there are
students
 that do not have talent
on
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academy
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. For these
students
, non-academic
subjects
 are more important than academic
subjects
.
For example
, one of my friends in
the
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junior high school did not have
interest
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on
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 academic
subject
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subjects
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 and the thing that motivated him to the school was these non-academic
subjects
. I believe that
these kind
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 of
students
' needs should
also
 be satisfied.
Therefore
, non-academic
subjects
 should not be removed
Furthermore
, keeping non-academic
subjects
does
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not only motivate
students
 not good at academic
subjects
 but
also
provide
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provides
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 them
a
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platform to explore their
future
. To illustrate, the friend I mentioned above decided to become a baker in the
future
. His decision was made after he took many classes related to baking and his breads were always beyond our and the teacher's expectations. From my point of view, the baking classes helped my friend find his interest and determine his career in the
future
;
hence
, I think non-academic classes should still be required
to
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 all
students
.
On the other hand
, non-academic
subjects
 are
also
 important to
students
 that have talent
on
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 academic
subjects
. The knowledge and
skills
 taught in non-academic
subjects
 are basic life
skills
 which every student will require in the
future
.
For instance
, I had barely learned
skills
 about cooking before I went to the University and lived alone. Because of that, I cannot cook
to
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 myself when all the restaurants
closed
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due to
 the pandemic.
Overall
, based on these three
reason
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 mentioned above, I think that non-academic
subjects
 are important to every student.
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • pressure
  • succeed
  • academically
  • non-academic
  • physical education
  • cookery
  • school syllabus
  • concentrate
  • academic work
  • well-rounded
  • enhancement
  • practical skills
  • balanced education system
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