It is more important to spend public money promoting a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent illness than to spend it on the treatment of people who are already ill. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

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Some
people
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believe that it is more useful to spend public money to promote a healthy
lifestyle
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to prevent illness
instead
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of spending on the treatment of
people
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who are ill. I completely agree with
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statement because it allows
people
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to stay away from illness and lead a healthy life. If the
government
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spends public money on promoting healthy
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lifestyle
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, it will inspire
people
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to lead a healthy life. It will inspire them to eat healthy, exercise regularly and have proper sleep at night.
This
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practice will improve public health in general, and the
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will not have to spend much money on the healthcare sector.
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, in Australia, all the state governments arrange numerous campaigns over the year regarding several ways of leading a healthy
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, which inspire
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to go to
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regularly.
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, If the
government
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inspires
people
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to lead a healthy
lifestyle
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,
people
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will keep themselves away from
diseases
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. There is a common saying that "Prevention is better than cure." There
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fewer chances of getting affected by
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if
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maintain
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overall
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healthy
lifestyle
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.
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, the
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of Japan always inspires its citizens to lead a healthy
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because it keeps them away from
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. The majority of
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public in Japan follows that, and they stay away from
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most of the time of their lives. In conclusion, I completely believe that the
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should promote
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a healthy
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lifestyle
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because it is more beneficial for
people
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to lead a happy and healthy life and prevent
diseases
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.

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Try to further develop ideas with more examples or detailed explanations.
coherence cohesion
Ensure that all transitions between paragraphs are smooth to maintain a logical flow of ideas.
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The essay provides a complete and clear response to the prompt, addressing both why promoting a healthy lifestyle is important and supporting this with examples.
coherence cohesion
The introduction and conclusion are both present and effectively encapsulate the main ideas of the essay.
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Main points are supported by relevant examples, such as those from Australia and Japan, which add credibility to the argument.

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

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • preventive measures
  • chronic diseases
  • healthcare costs
  • public health campaigns
  • lifestyle-related illnesses
  • quality of life
  • health-conscious society
  • allocate funds
  • balanced healthcare system
  • comprehensive healthcare strategy
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