You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. The government should pay for the course fees for everyone who wants to study at the university. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The cost of
education
has become an important topic which divides
the
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public opinion. As a matter of fact, there is a bifurcation between those who think that the
government
should subsidize the students that want to go to
universities
,
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and those who think that
education
shouldn't be free. In
this
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I will discuss my perspective on the issue and I will explain why I completely agree with the first statement presented above. First and foremost, I believe that by paying full course fees the
government
could effectively encourage students to pursue academic studies, especially those who can't afford them. Most of the time, in fact,
people
are kept from attending
universities
simply because of their financial situation. I believe that the authorities should be responsible for the payment because
education
is a fundamental right,
therefore
everyone should have the same possibilities, regardless of their annual income.
In addition
to
this
, by making
education
free and accessible to everyone, the
government
makes an investment for the future, since a lot more
people
would be actually encouraged to study, which means that an important problem, like the scarcity of applicants for jobs that require a degree -
such
as doctors and engineers - could be potentially solved.
However
, even though studying is a right, it's not a duty.
This
means that
people
could feel as
they
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owe something to the
government
, simply because the latter is paying for their studies, which can result in
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heavy psychological burden.
Besides
, despite the fact that statistically most of the students that go to
universities
want to really increase their cultural baggage, there is a number of
people
that would go to university only because they don't want to work.
This
can result both in an economic loss for the
government
,
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and in a lack of applicants for manual
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, like plumbers or electricians.
To conclude
, I believe that despite the disadvantages above mentioned the
government
should pay entirely for those who want to go to
universities
, since the advantages overshadow the drawbacks.
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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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