Sample # 1
You should spend about 40 minutes on
this task.
“Some people think that hard work and
determination are the keys to success in life. Some, on the other hand, think
that there are other factors behind a successful life. Give your opinion.”
You should use your own ideas,
knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant
evidence.
Model answer:
To succeed in life the need for hard
work and determination is undeniable. Of course, the definition of success
there is substantial improvement of one’s professional, financial,
intellectual, or spiritual status. Often it appears that there had been other
catalysts for success, like opportunity and guidance. But my belief is that,
with enough perseverance and diligence all variables in the way of becoming
successful may be neutralized.
A person, in education, career or
soul searching, faces many hurdles, some barely discomforting and other
disarming. That is surely beyond argument. Hence there should not be
disagreements in saying; hurdles are called such because they require us to put
in more effort than usual. The greater the hurdle is, the more effort we must
put in. Drawing from this, success and the hard work- determination factors are
positively related to each other. It is as irrefutable as mathematics.
A contradictory point of view may
project that the formulaic relationship between hard work – determination and
achievement may be engineered by the opportunity and/or guidance one might get.
That is reasonably agreeable. But such secondary factors can never become the
primary. For example, it is commonly said that George W. Bush, the senior, has
been far more prolific, than his son is, in his military, bureaucratic, and
political career, while it is evident that he had to diligently work his way up
the ladder, from being a soldier to the fabled US White House. Mr. Bush Jr. on
the other hand, had most of his way to the oval office already paved by the
grace of his patron. Then it may be said that Bush Sr. worked harder than Bush
Jr. did, and we all are spectators of their discriminated rapport, as humans
and as leaders.
Therefore, I conclude here that,
though some secondary factors sometimes may influence the dynamics of success,
achievement of it solely depends on hard work and determination.
Total words: 318
Sample # 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on
this task.
“Countries become more developed due to
mix of different people and their culture. Do you agree or disagree?”
You should use your own ideas,
knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant
evidence.
Model answer:
In this era of globalization, few
countries are left from extensive mixing of people and their cultures.
Countries are becoming mere political regions and nations, reminder of bygone
traditions. I believe this is happening clearly for the better.
The most beneficial contributions of
population mixing are perhaps the complimenting of peoples, which encounter and
fuse with each other, for mutual development. When people cross borders, they
carry their ideas, knowledge and skills and let them blend with those of
others. The compound is ideally beneficial because people generally take up and
sustains what is good for them. For this blending of knowledge and ideas,
today’s world is much more convenient and harmonious than it was less than a
century ago.
Enhancement of society, which is done
easiest through blending of people, also has to be stated. A country may be
conservative and grow financially, but today development is a socio-economic
affair. This means that societies and countries do not develop merely by
increasing monetary wealth but must also grow through the improvement of their
people, which is done through “curing people by people.”
Detractors of such opinion say that
we’re losing our cultural and national identities as more and more exotic
ideas, values and customs are being domesticated. This perhaps does have a
factual base since blending of cultures definitely modifies customs. But such
modification can hardly be called loss. Identities are made of long time
traditions, which were “grown” somewhere back in time, so the loss that some
may blame population mixing for may not be a loss at all, but possibly be the
process of taking up newer identities or augmenting the already cherished ones.
It is foolish, therefore, to be critical of mixing of people and culture, at
least in this way.
Hence, I conclude that mixing of
people and their cultures, despite its critics and occasional blemishes, is
taking the whole world to a better place.
Total words: 320
Sample # 3
You should spend about 40 minutes on
this task.
“It is noticeable that fast food
consumption has increased substantially during the last 10 years. Discuss its
impact on environment and health.”
You should use your own ideas,
knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant
evidence.
Model answer:
Fast food has been grown in the last
decade thick and fast. A good part of mom’s kitchen has already succumbed to
it. But this is taken sportingly as the fast food revolution has both
advantages and disadvantages effective on personal and environmental health as
do all other changes brought by industrialization and, more recently,
globalization.
As said before, fast food is growing
thick and fast. It has been embraced by people all around the world fast, but
it is thick in grease and artificial additives which already have been proven
to have occasionally terminal effects. Fast food is a profit earning consumer
product produced by the impersonal professionalism of the industry and not the
personal favor of mothers or other traditionally familial culinary experts.
This means fast food concerns itself primarily on how it will bring in more
kudos, frequently bartering health and safety in exchange of financial
prospects. There are environmentally harmful implications also resulting from
the mass production of fowl and cattle, which are the staple items in most fast
foods.
On the other hand, fast food has
helped lubricating the quick winding cogs of today’s industrial civilization.
It provides nourishment to the innumerable contributors of modern economy who
have little time to cease for the more time consuming domestic dining. Also, it
has done so staying within the affordability of most men. Considering that,
fast food is, at least, cost effective, which is quite a complement in the
contemporary perspective. Yes, again, this amenity has its drawbacks too, mostly
related to health of individuals, but the price to pay for this urban
convenience has not yet been proven to be dear.
There are few in this world that does
not have a two-faced implication of chance. It is, therefore, acceptable that
the use of fast food has substantial benefits while the abuse of it may be
harmful. One must then conclude that fast foods are here to stay, but we should
indulge in it with caution and concern for health.
Total words: 334
Sample # 4
You should spend about 40 minutes on
this task.
“When there is a rise in the standard of
living, people in the cities are more benefited than those in the rural areas.
Please give your opinion on the problems arising from this discrimination.”
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience
and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
Model answer:
Villages and cities have been the two complementary components of human civilization since the beginning of it. In simple terms, villages are the basis of habitat. Everything from to culture in villages is basic. Whereas, urbanity is all about progression, all things advanced, of life and living, are standard in urban areas. Some say such discrepancies are unfair; others justify the difference of living standards. I equivocate with the latter.
It is important that one understands
the economic motivation of having geographically separate cities and villages.
As said before, villages are basics, and cities are the advanced options of
habitat, like product lines of a shoe brand. Such artificial diversification is
necessary to keep up with the diverse tastes and needs of people. Cities are
costly, but come with many amenities. Villages are not well-ornate but
comfortably within the affordability of most people. Also, if there was only
one mode of living all over, then people would have no higher option to look up
to, which in effect acts as motivation for personal economic development, or no
safer and more affordable choice that we can resort to in troubled times.
Aside from the economic formulae,
there are social reasons for having distinct cities and villages. Rural and
urban people have identifiably different culture identities. True that there
often are bilateral transitions of socio-cultural traits and behaviors between
villages and cities, but for thousands of years, they have never been
identical. This proves the existence of people’s choice- to have urban and
rural areas in their geographically and socio-economically separated spaces.
Living standards are rising everyday
and it is felt in cities first. That is because cities are the places of
development, unlike the rural niches, which we cannot afford to experiment
with. It is true that advanced amenities are almost solely urban properties,
but it is alright, in my judgment, as long as the basic necessities are
available in the villages.
Total words: 321
Sample # 5
You should spend about 40 minutes on
this task.
“People attend both work and personal
calls through mobile phone anytime of the day. What are the positive and negative
effects on social and individual life?”
You should use your own ideas,
knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant
evidence.
Model answer:
The citizens of the global village are expected to be mobile, freely transient over space, and always connected, wired to the world-wide communication chain anywhere anytime. Thence, mobile phones have become part and parcel of our everyday life. Many consider cellular phones as perfectly proper, if not essential, as a round the clock business and personal tool, others question such unrestricted usage. All have their justifications.
The basis of mobile phone’s
popularity, surely, has always been the uninterrupted scope for being
“connected”. What cell phones have given us is freedom to roam while being
within the secure bond of modern communication. The manufacturers and service
providers of mobile communication devices have enhanced the portability of
communication to the degree of virtual extremity. And, we, the users, have embraced
this advancement and have magnified our professional and social life to freely
reach both sides of the meridian. Unrestricted mobile communication has enabled
us to live life to the practically fullest.
The flip side of the coin presents a
different picture. While cell phones keep us connected, they remain as the
autonomous usher of intrusion, to privacy and solidarity of individuals. It is
also common, everyday, to see the decorum of distinguished environments being
violated by ringing cell phones and people talking over them. So, mobile
communication devices, which are meant to be ideally personal communication
devices, are often the means of public disturbance.
The unavoidable human tragedy is all
our endeavors end in toxic byproducts. The best innovations have all too
frequently caused the worst incidents. Mobile phones are beneficial, no doubt,
but have been inarticulately used, if not abused, to the point of attrition.
Thus, the reasonable conclusion, of the argument for and against the unrestricted
usage of mobile phones, to be made is that the goodness of it is subjective and
is reflective of the likeness of the users’ intentions.
Total Words: 311
Sample # 6
You should spend about 40 minutes on
this task.
Write about the following topic:
“Nowadays, food
has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live?”
Use specific reasons and examples to
support your answer. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant
examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Model
answer:
The twentieth century has brought
with it many advances. With those advances, human lives have changed
dramatically. In some ways life is worse, but mostly it is better. Changes in
food preparation methods, for example, have improved our lives greatly.
The convenience of preparing food
today is amazing. Even stoves have gotten too slow for us. Microwave cooking is
much easier. We can press a few buttons and a meal is completely cooked in just
a short time. People used to spend hours preparing an oven-cooked meal, and now
they can use that time for other, better things. Plus, there are all kinds of
portable, prepackaged foods we can buy. Heat them in the office microwave, and
lunch at work is quick and easy.
Food preparation
today allows for more variety. With refrigerators and freezers, we can preserve
a lot of different foods in our homes. Since technology makes cooking so much
faster, people are willing to make several dishes for even a small meal.
Parents are more likely to let children be picky, now that they can easily heat
them up some prepackaged macaroni and cheese on the side. Needless to say,
adults living in the same house may have very different eating habits as well.
If they don’t want to cook a lot of different dishes, it’s common now to eat
out at restaurants several times a week.
Healthful
eating is also easier than ever now. When people cook, they use new fat
substitutes and cooking sprays to cut fat and calories. This reduces the risk
of heart disease and high cholesterol. Additionally, we can buy fruits and
vegetable fresh, frozen or canned. They are easy to prepare, so many of us eat
more of those nutritious items daily. A hundred years ago, you couldn’t imagine
the process of taking some frozen fruit and ice from the freezer, adding some
low-fat yogurt from a plastic cup and some juice from a can in the
refrigerator, and whipping up a low-fat smoothie in the blender!
Our
lifestyle is fast, but people still like good food. What new food preparation
technology, has given us, is more choices. Today, we can prepare food that is
more convenient, healthier, and of greater variety than ever before in
history.
Total Words: 376
Sample # 7
You should spend about 40 minutes on this
task.
Write
about the following topic:
“Do you agree or disagree with the
following statement? Parents are the best teachers.”
Use specific reasons and examples to
support your answer.
Give
reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Model
answer:
Throughout my life, I have been lucky enough to have a very good
relationship with my parents. They have supported me, given me necessary
criticism, and taught me a great deal about how to live my life. Parents can be
very important teachers in our lives; however, they are not always the best
teachers.
Parents
may be too close to their children emotionally. Sometimes they can only see
their children though the eyes of a protector. For example, they may limit a
child’s freedom in the name of safety. A teacher might see a trip to a big city
as a valuable new experience. However, it might seem too dangerous to a parent.
Another
problem is that parents may expect their children’s interests to be similar to
their own. They can’t seem to separate from their children in their mind. If
they love science, they may try to force their child to love science too. But
what if their child’s true love is art, or writing, or car repair?
Parents
are usually eager to pass on their value to their children. But should children
always believe what their parents do? Maybe different generations need
different ways of thinking. When children are young, they believe that their
parents are always rights. But when they get older, they realize there are other
views. Sometimes parents, especially older ones, can’t keep up with rapid
social or technology changes. A student who has friends of all different races
and backgrounds at school may find that her parents don’t really understand or
value the digital revolution. Sometimes kids have to find their own ways to
what they believe in.
The most
important thing to realize is that we all have many teachers in our lives. Our
parents teach us, our teachers teach us, and our peers teach us. Books and
newspapers and television also teach us. All of them are valuable.
Total Words: 316
Sample # 8
You should spend about 40 minutes on this
task.
“People attend college or university for
many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, and
increased knowledge).”
Why do you think people attend
college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your
answer.
Give reasons for your answer and
include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Model
answer:
People attend colleges or
universities for a lot of different reasons. I believe that the three most
common reasons are to prepare for a career, to have new experiences, and to
increase their knowledge of themselves and the world around them.
Career preparation is becoming more
and more important to young people. For many, this is the primary reason to go
to college. They know that the job market is competitive. At college, they can
learn new skill for careers with a lot of opportunities. This means careers,
such as information technology, that are expected to need a large workforce in
the coming years.
Also, students go to colleges and
universities to have new experiences. This often means having the opportunity
to meet people different from those in their hometowns. For most students,
going to college is the first time they’ve been away from home by themselves.
In additions, this is the first time they’ve had to make decisions on their
own. Making these decisions increases their knowledge of themselves.
Besides looking for self-knowledge,
people also attend a university or college to expand their knowledge in
subjects they find interesting. For many, this will be their last chance for a
long time to learn about something that doesn’t relate to their career.
I would recommend that people not be
so focused on a career. They should go to college to have new experiences and
learn about themselves and the world they live in.
Total Words: 243
Sample # 9
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
“In many countries today, the eating
habits and lifestyle of children are different from those of previous
generations. Some people say this has had a negative effect on their health.”
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this
opinion?
Give
reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Model
answer:
It has
recently been suggested that the way children eat and live nowadays has led to deterioration
in their health. I entirely agree with this view, and believe that this
alarming situation has come about for several reasons.
To begin
with, there is the worrying increase in the amount of processed food that
children are eating at home, with little or none of the fresh fruit and
vegetables that earlier generations ate every day. Secondly, more and more
young people are choosing to eat in fast-food restaurants, which may be
harmless occasionally, but not every day. What they eat there is extremely high
in fat, salt and sugar, all of which can be damaging to their health.
There is also a disturbing decline in the amount of exercise they get.
Schools have become obsessed with exams, with the shocking result that some
pupils now do no sports at all. To make matters worse, few even get any
exercise on the way to and from school, as most of them go in their parents’
cars rather than walk or cycle. Finally, children are spending far more time at
home, playing computer games, watching TV or surfing the Internet. They no
longer play outside with friends or take part in challenging outdoor
activities.
To sum up,
although none of these changes could, on its own, have caused widespread harm
to children’s health, there can be little doubt that all of them together have
had a devastating effect. This, in my opinion, can only be reversed by
encouraging children to return to move traditional ways of eating and
living.
Total Words: 243
Sample # 10
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about
the following topic:
“Some people say that advertising
encourages us to buy things that we really do not need. Others say that
advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives.”
Which viewpoint do you agree with?
Give
reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
Model
answer:
The
purpose of advertising is to tell the consumer about any new product or service
or any new promotion on the existing product and service. We need it so we can
make good decisions when we go shopping. Advertising tells us when new and
improved products become available and lets us know which ones have the best
price.
Through
advertising we learn about new products. For example, many grocery stores now
sell prepackaged lunches. These are very convenient for busy parents. They can
give these lunches to their children to take to school. Busy parents don’t have
time to look at every item on the store shelf, so without advertising they might not know about such a convenient new
product.
Even products we are familiar with may be improved, and advertising lets
us know about this. Most people use cell phones, but new types of cell phone
service become available all the time. There are different plans that give you
more hours to talk on the phone, you can send text messages and photos, and
next week probably some even newer type of service will be available. By
watching advertisements on TV it is easy to find out about new improvements to
all kinds of products.
Advertisements keep us informed about prices. Prices change all the
time, but everyone can look at the ads in the newspaper and see what the latest
prices are. Advertisements also inform us about sales. In fact, some people buy
the newspaper only in order to check the prices and plan their weekly shopping.
Advertisements
improve our lives by keeping us informed about the latest products developments
and the best prices. Advertisements serve a useful purpose.
Total Words: 281
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