16.Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
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is because people do not know what problem they really have, so when looking on the internet about what disease it could be and what treatment they need to take, the answers found on the websites can be false. Some similar or equal symptoms can be found in different types of illness, so people won’t treat their problems as important, putting at risk their health and well-being. Recent research concluded that around 85% of people do not give importance to the diseases they have because they think that are not dangerous.
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In conclusion, alternative treatments are a negative evolution because they cannot heal individuals successfully and they can cause misinterpretation when analyzing people’s sicknesses.Linking Words
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite