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IELTS ESSAY SAMPLE<br />
LAYOUT<br />
The 35553 is a total of 21 sentences. At about 12 words per sentence this is 252 words.<br />
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a 3-sentence Intro<br />
a 5-sentence para<br />
a 5-sentence para<br />
a 5-sentence para<br />
a 3-sentence conclusion<br />
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Conclusions<br />
A good conclusion will<br />
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rephrase the question<br />
summarize the main ideas<br />
give your opinion, if you haven't given it already<br />
look to the future (say what will happen if the situation continues or changes)<br />
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but will<br />
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NEVER add new information<br />
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Should we test products on animals?<br />
I agree that we need to make sure that animals who are used for testing new products<br />
have the minimum of suffering. However, I am convinced that animal testing is<br />
necessary, and that it will continue to benefit humans in new and wonderful ways.<br />
Should we beat children?<br />
In conclusion, physical punishment can be a useful method of discipline. However it<br />
should be the last choice for parents. If we want to build a world with less violence we<br />
must begin at home, and we must teach our children to be responsible.<br />
Is education important?<br />
In conclusion, although there are undoubtedly some problems with increased levels of<br />
education, I feel strongly that the country can only progress if all its people are educated<br />
to the maximum of their ability.<br />
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Who are the better parents - men or women?<br />
I think this is not an either/or question. Both men and women have strengths and skills<br />
that are important for children's psychological growth. We need to ensure that both<br />
parents play an important role in the family in order to give children a good start in life.<br />
Who learns quicker - adults or children?<br />
Finally, I feel that we cannot generalize about children or adults being better learners. It<br />
depends on the situation and the motivation of the person, and the level of enthusiasm<br />
he or she has for learning.<br />
Should dangerous sports be banned?<br />
In summary, our society would be healthier if more people took part in sports of all<br />
kinds. We should continue to try to prevent accidents and injuries. However, we should<br />
also ensure that sports are challenging, exciting, and, above all, fun.<br />
Through recent medical advances we now have the capacity to determine the characteristics of<br />
unborn babies, produce clones, transplant animal organs to humans, as well as prolong life.<br />
Such technology is unethical, interferes with the course of nature and should be prohibited. To<br />
what extent do you agree with this opinion?<br />
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1.In conclusion, recent medical advances offer us advantages such as prolonging our lives,<br />
improving the quality of our lives, and providing some infertile couples with the opportunity to<br />
experience parenthood. On the other hand, they pose dilemmas, including compromising our<br />
standard of living because of a dependent elderly population, potentially causing harmful mental<br />
and physical side effects, and undermining our ethical values. Therefore we have to think about<br />
them carefully or it will not be good.<br />
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This example follows the suggested model of a concluding paragraph. The two summary<br />
statements succinctly paraphrase the main arguments. The paragraph makes a<br />
recommendation too, however, the benefits of this are not stated, so it is vague and<br />
unconvincing.<br />
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2. What is more, poor people often cannot afford to pay for these new medical<br />
advances.Consequently, they are only a benefit to a small, affluent part of the population, so we<br />
should prohibit them.<br />
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This example does not follow the suggested model of a concluding paragraph. There is no<br />
statement referring to the main arguments or summary of them. In fact, it provides another<br />
argument, which the concluding paragraph should not contain. It does make a recommendation,<br />
however, this appears to be motivated by envy or jealousy, so it is not a very credible<br />
suggestion.<br />
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3.To conclude, new medical advances have many positive outcomes. However, we should<br />
analyse our objectives carefully in order to decide what is appropriate and what should be<br />
permitted. If we do not, the result might not be longer more fulfilling lives, but instead,extended<br />
less satisfying existence.<br />
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This example follows the suggested model of a concluding paragraph. The summary statement<br />
is good; it refers back to the main arguments. The paragraph makes a recommendation too,<br />
which seems logical and acceptable.<br />
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EDUCATION<br />
1. As computers are being used more and more in education, there will be soon no role<br />
for teachers in the classroom.<br />
There have been immense advances in technology in most aspects of people's lives, especially<br />
in the field of education. Nowadays, an increasing number of students rely on computers to<br />
research for information and to produce a perfect paper for school purposes. Others have<br />
decided to leave the original way of learning to get knowledge through online schools. These<br />
changes in the learning process have brought a special concern regarding the possible<br />
decrease of importance of teachers in the classroom.<br />
Some people believe the role of teachers started to fade because computers have been helping<br />
some students to progress in their studies quicker than when compared with an original<br />
classroom. For example, in the same classroom, students have different intellectual capacities,<br />
thus some would be tied to a slow advance in their studies because of others‟ incapacity of<br />
understanding. In this way, pupils could progress in their acquisition of knowledge at their own<br />
pace using computers instead of learning from teachers.<br />
However, the presence of a teacher is essential for students because the human contact<br />
influences them in positive ways. Firstly, students realize that they are not dealing with a<br />
machine but with a human being who deserves attention and respect. They also learn the<br />
importance of studying in group and respect other students, which helps them to improve their<br />
social skills.<br />
Moreover, teachers are required in the learning process because they acknowledge some<br />
student's deficiencies and help them to solve their problems by repeating the same explanation,<br />
giving extra exercises or even suggesting a private tutor. Hence, students can have a bigger<br />
chance not to fail in a subject.<br />
In conclusion, the role for teachers in the learning process is still very important and it will<br />
continue to be in the future because no machine can replace the human interaction and its<br />
consequences.<br />
Sample 2 :<br />
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Nobody can argue that the acquisition of knowledge is more fun and easier with<br />
computers. The mere activity of touching and exploring this device constitutes an<br />
enjoyable task for a kid. This, accompanied with the relaxing attitude and software<br />
interactivity, usually conduce to a better grasping of new knowledge. At a higher<br />
educational level; the availability of digital books, simulator and other academic<br />
materials, provide the student with an ever accessible source of information, that<br />
otherwise would not be at hand.<br />
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