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Writing Samples
Band 4

High salary is much more important than job satisfaction. To what extent do you agree/disagree with this?

It is often argued that it is advantageous to
have
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choose a
job
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 with
high
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a high
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 salary even if it doesn’t appeal
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to
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you. I completely disagree with
this
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 opinion and I believe that
Job
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satisfaction
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 is more essential than
big
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a big
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 salary.
Firstly
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,
job
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satisfaction
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 gives you a
sense
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 of
fulfillment
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fulfilment
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 and motivation.
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words
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 people tend to
work
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 for hours and hours without feeling a
sense
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 of
satisfaction
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 which will ultimately create a
sense
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 of frustration and a feeling of useless
work
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.
As people
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People
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 tend to compromise their
satisfaction
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 so that person can’t enjoy their
life
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lives
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.
For
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instance
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instance,
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 many researchers don’t choose their
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career
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careers
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 based on high wages
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but
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rather
their
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on their
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 interest in the field of research.
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 it is important to choose
work
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 that makes you happy
instead
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 of better salaries.
Secondly
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,
Job
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satisfaction
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lead
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leads
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 to
career
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 growth as people tend to put
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in efforts
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efforts
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effort
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 and
work
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 for extended hours to create a better skill set and
work
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 on their weaknesses regardless of time.
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, high salaried
job
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 will only ensure the
work
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 is being done
instead
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 of
focus
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focusing
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 on
Quality
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the Quality
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/ quantity of
work
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. For example,
henry miller
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Henry Miller
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 left his
high paid
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high-paid
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job
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 to focus on his passion for writing and eventually after many ups and downs he became the best writer of
21st
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the 21st
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 century.
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 choosing a
career
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 that interests you and gives you
satisfaction
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 ensures better
career
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 growth. To summarize, I
Strongly
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strongly
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 believe that
job
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satisfaction
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 is much
important
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more important
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 than
high
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a high
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 salary because it leads a person to feel a
sense
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 of
satisfaction
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along with
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increases
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increased
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 avenues for
career
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 growth.

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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • remuneration
  • financial security
  • motivation
  • luxuries
  • material possessions
  • fulfillment
  • work-life balance
  • stress levels
  • mental well-being
  • job security
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