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In today's competitive world, many families need both parents to go out to work. While some say the children in these families benefit from the additional income, others feel they lack support because of their parents' absence. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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In
this
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 day and age,
both
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parents
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 have to go to
for earning
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 additional income
due to
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 the rise of competition. People hold different views about whether
this
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 trend brings
children
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better
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a better
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 quality of life or causes
the
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 shortage of
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parents'
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 support.
Both
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 views have valid points, and it is crucial to examine their merits and drawbacks before forming an opinion. On the one hand, dual-income families tend to have a better living standard than others.
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,
children
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 have more opportunities to access
the
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high quality
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 education when they are young, helping them improve
both
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 physical and cognitive abilities.
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, kids could
experienced
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 more new
interesting
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and interesting
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 things which
is
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 difficult to do if
parents
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 lack of stable financial budget.
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, having an extra income allows people to face
with
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apply
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certain
hardship
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hardships
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 era, especially economic downturns.
On the other hand
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, the involvement of
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parents
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 in the workforce may cause several negative influences on
children
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 owing to their absence at home. First of all, the relationship between
parents
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 and
children
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 is more strained, conflicts are likely to occur
depends
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 on
lack
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a lack
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 of understanding and sympathy in mutuality.
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,
children
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 with no parental guidance are
easy to
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mislead
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 the right way, eventually leading to subpar academic results and misbehaviour. Indeed, youths may overcome the feeling of anxiety
due to
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 the absence of parental support and communication, seriously affecting their emotional development. In conclusion, I believe that
both
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parents
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 working can lead to some significant drawbacks for
children
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, including
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a negative
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 impact on the development of
emotion
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emotions
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.

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Coherence and Cohesion
Strengthen coherence by using more varied linking words and transition phrases to connect your ideas smoothly.
Task Achievement
Provide specific examples to support your points more effectively, such as specific scenarios or statistics, if possible.
Language Accuracy
Check for minor grammatical errors and awkward phrases (e.g., "go to for earning" should be "go out to work to earn").
Task Achievement
Both views are discussed, showcasing an understanding of the topic's different perspectives.
Coherence and Cohesion
The essay has a clear introduction and conclusion summarizing the main points.
Coherence and Cohesion
Several reasons are provided to support each viewpoint, showing logical thinking and organisation.

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:
  • dual-income household
  • financial stability
  • extracurricular activities
  • role models
  • self-reliance
  • independent
  • emotional well-being
  • work-life balance
  • neglected
  • quality time
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