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some people think that computer games are bad for children, while others believe that they are useful. Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of computer games.

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Computer
games
 have become an entertainment activity for all ages, including
children
. (kurang bridging). The effects depend
onto
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games
 and how
children
respon
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respond
 to
it
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. In
this
 essay, I will outline the advantages and disadvantages of
computer
 game effects
onto
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children
. It is often observed that by playing
computer
games
, some of
children
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 skills can be improved. First of all, the
games
 will encourage
children
 to solve the problems. It makes
children
 enhance not only their
problem solving
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skill
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,
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buteven
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but even
also
 their
critical thinking
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skill
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.
Furthermore
, the problems
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computer
games
 are quite challenging and so competitive. The
children
 tend
s
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to
be work
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 harder, so they can win it.
For example
, to win over their rival
on
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 shooting
games
, they need to think about the strategies which they
learn
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 from the previous game they had lost.
On the other hand
, one of the primary causes of
computer
games
 is
children
 could become addicted to it. They can spend
many
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 of their time
in
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playing
games
, especially when they still
could
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not
get
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satisfied. It
also
 may happen if they get fulfilled by the
games
, so they will crave
for
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more. Because
of
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computer
games
identical
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with
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 online
platform
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, it will become worse if their online friends bring
the
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negative impacts.
For instance
, their friend will shout out bad words when facing any challenge will increase their adrenaline.
This
 thing will become a habit which they will not use only in
games
, but
also
 in their
real life
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 friendship. In conclusion, despite the existence of some advantages, I believe those drawbacks are far greater.
However
, I believe
problem solving
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 and critical thinking
skill
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skills
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 for
children
 can be improved
from
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the
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other ways.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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