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1、匕工袅Band9EssavBank黑匕工身Task2-Sample1Inmanycountries,smokingisnowillegalinpublicplaces.Manypeoplebelievethatsuchabanisjustified.Doyouagreeordisagree?Smokinghasbeenbannedinpublicplaceslikeparks,hospitalsandrestaurantsinmanynations,anditisalawthatmanypeoplesupport.Iagreewiththisinitiativebecauseitreduces

2、theharmfuleffectsofpassivesmokingandalsoencouragessmokerstoquit.Theprimaryreasonwhymakingitillegaltosmokeinpublicmakessenseisthatitpreventspeoplefromdevelopingdiseasesrelatedtosecond-handsmoke.Passivesmokingissomethingthatnon-smokerscannotavoidinthepresenceofasmoker;anditisjustasdangeroustopeopleshe

3、althassmoking.Abaninpublicplaceslimitsthistypeofexposure.Forexample,afterIrelanddecidedtobansmokinginallindoorworkplaces,therewasasignificantdeclineinlungcancerandotherlethaldiseasesamongrestaurantandpubworkers,leadingmanyothercountriestoadoptsimilarmeasures.Thesecondmainreasonwhythisbaniswarrantedi

4、sthatithelpsthoseaddictedtocigarettesquittheirhabit.Alawprohibitingsmokinginpublicareasforcessmokerstoleavethecompanyofeveryoneelseiftheywanttohaveacigarette.Mostpeopledislikefeelingostracised,andthiscanprovideexcellentmotivationtoquit.Forinstance,socialpressurebroughtaboutbysmokingbansisoftencitedb

5、yex-smokersasoneofthereasonstheygaveupthehabit.Inconclusion,Ibelievethatmakingitagainstthelawtosmokeinpublicshouldbeencouragedbecauseitpreventsinnocentpeoplefromdevelopingserioushealthconditionscausedbypassivesmokingandreducesthenumberofsmokers.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sa

6、mple2Somepeoplethinkthatasenseofcompetitioninchildrenshouldbeencouraged.Othersbelievethatchildrenwhoaretaughttocooperateratherthancompetebecomemoreusefuladults.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Itisarguedthatchildrenshouldbemotivatedtobecompetitive,whileothersfeelthatteachingthemtobecooperativew

7、illbeofmorevalueastheyenteradulthood.Ibelievethatwhilecompetitioncanhelpchildrenbesuccessful,cooperationismoreimportantbecauseitteachesthemtoworkwithinateam,acrucialadultskill.Somearguethatinstillingasenseofcompetitioninchildrenhelpsthemtoachievesuccessinwhatevertheydo.Thisisbecausebeingcompetitivec

8、reatesadrivetowin,whichteachesthemthathardworkanddisciplinearethekeystosuccess.Forexample,itisoftenthecasethatchildrenwhoparticipateincompetitivesportsarelesslikelytoquitwhenthingsaredifficultandareztherefore,morelikelytoovercomeobstaclesintheirjobsasadults.Despitethis,Iwouldarguethatchildrenrequire

9、lessonsonteamworkmorethanthewilltowin.Ifchildrenaretaughttobecooperative,theylearntheimportanceofworkinginateamzwhichissomethingadultsareexpectedtodo.Throughworkingwithothers,childrenlearnnotonlyhowtorespectdifferentopinionsbutalsohowtopooltheirstrengths.Forinstance,preschoolsincludecooperationasone

10、ofthefirstskillsintheircurriculumastheyrecognisethatitisavitalsocialskillinallspheresoflife.Ithereforebelievethatteachingchildrentoworkwithothersismoreimportantthangivingthemasenseofcompetition.Inconclusion,whileinstillingasenseofcompetitioninchildrencanhelpthemsucceed,Ithinkthatteachingchildrentobe

11、cooperativegivesthemtheabilitytoworkaspartofateam,whichisfarmorevaluablelaterinlife.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample3Someparentsthinkthatchildcarecentresprovidethebestservicesforchildrenofpreschoolage.Otherworkingparentsthinkthatfamilymemberssuchasgrandparentsarebettercare

12、giversfortheiryoungchildren.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.Somearguethatwhenparentsareatwork,closerelationsprovidethebestcaretoyoungchildren,whileothersbelievedaycarecentresareabetteroption.Whilerelativescanusuallybetrustedtotakecareofchildrenproperly,Iarguethatchildcareprofessionalsarebetterequ

13、ippedtocareforyoungchildren.Manyparentsinfull-timeemploymentprefertoleavetheiroffspringwithgrandparentsorsiblingswhentheyareatworkbecausetheytrustthemmore.Thisisbecausetheyfeeltheirchildwillbesaferwithsomeonefromwithinthefamily.Forexample,workingmothersinSouthAfricaoftenasktheirparentstotakecareofth

14、eirchildrenbecausechildcarecentreshaveahighturnoverrate,whichmeanstherearetoomanynewstaffmembersthattheparentsdonotknowverywell.However;Ibelievethatafamilyconnectiondoesnotguaranteethatapersoncantakecareofyoungchildrenwell.Otherssaythatdaycarecentresareabetteroptionduetothefactthattheiremployeesares

15、killedprofessionals.Manyofthoseemployedinthesecentreshavebeenrigorouslytrainedinhowtonurturechildrensgrowth,andtheyare,therefore,abletoprovideasuitablelevelofcaretoanychildplacedundertheirsupervision.Forinstance,mostchildcarecentresindevelopedcountriesrequiretheiremployeestohavecompletedcertificates

16、inearlychildhooddevelopment.Forthisreason,Ithinkthatthechildrenleftinthecareofthesecentresarebetterlookedafter.Inconclusion,althoughsomeparentsmaypreferthebondoftrustinherentwithinafamilywhenchoosingacaregiverfortheirchildren,thisessayfindsthatchildrenarebetteroffunderthecareofdaycarecentresduetothe

17、irstaffsprofessionaltrainingandexperience. 阈囱 IELTS ADVANTAGE!息篇Band9EssavBankTask2-Sample4Lifewasbetterwhentechnologywassimpler.Ibwhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Itisarguedthatourlivesweremorefulfillingwhentechnologywaslesscomplex.Icompletelydisagreewiththisstatementandbelievethattechnologyhasmadeli

18、femuchbetterbecausesmartphonessaveustimeandtheinternethasimprovededucation.Newphones,suchastheiPhone,havemadeourdailylivesmuchlesslaboriousandhavegivenusmorefreetime.Tasksthatusedtorequirealotofenergyandtimecannowbedoneatthetouchofabutton.Forexample,ifpeoplewantedtocommunicatewithoneanotherinthepast

19、,theyhadtowriteaIetteCtakeittothepostoffice,andthenwaitforittobedelivered,whereasthesedayspeoplecansimplytaptheemailiconontheirtouchscreenandsendamessagetowhomevertheywanttocommunicatewithwithinseconds.Theinternethasalsoenrichededucation.Inthepast,studentshadtorelyonateacherandphysicalbooksfortheire

20、ducation,andthesewereofteneitherunavailableorinaformatthatmostpeopledidnotwant,butnowtheinternetprovidesuswithmoreinformationthanwecouldeverdreamOfandthishasmadeusmoreindependentandeffectivelearners.Forexample,therearenowthousandsoffreeonlinecoursesavailableonYouTubethatanyonecanwatchandlearnfromany

21、whereintheworld.Inconclusion,Ibelievethatlifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytechnologicaladvancements,particularlylabour-savingphonesandthelearningopportunitiesprovidedbytheinternet.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample5Atpresent,themediaaffectspeople,slivessignificantly.Whatimpactdoe

22、sthishaveonsociety?Isitanegativeorpositivedevelopment?Themediahasasignificantimpactonthewaypeoplelivetheirlives.Thisessaywilldiscusshowthemediashapeshowpeoplethinkaboutworldevents,andIbelievethatthisisanegativedevelopmentbecauseitendangersdemocracy.Amajorimpactofthemediaisthatitaffectshowpeopleinter

23、pretthingshappeningintheworld.Mostpeopletakethenewsatfacevalueanddonotthinkaboutitverycritically.Thisleadstothembelievingeverythingtheyreadorhearandcanresultinthemhavingadistortedviewofkeyissues,lakethecurrentrefugeecrisisasanexample,where,asaresultofhowrefugeeswererepresentedintheUKnews,peoplecamet

24、oviewthemasmigrantswhowerelookingtooverruntheUKandtakeadvantageofitseconomicprosperity,wheninreality,thesepeopleweresimplyfleeingwar-torncountries.Thisdistortionofeventsisverydangerousfordemocracy.Governmentsandcorporationscaninfluencethemediaandgetthemtospinanarrativethatsuitstheiragenda.Ahealthyde

25、mocracymusthaveafreepressthatiscriticalofthestateandbigbusiness,andifitdoesnotzdemocracywillbeinperil.Forexample,itiswidelyknownthatcertainnewsnetworksintheUSAregularlytellliesabouttheDemocraticPartyandseektosupporttheRepublicanPartwhichisverydisturbing,consideringthattensofmillionsofpeopletuneinton

26、etworkseveryday.Inconclusion,themediaaffectsourviewoftheworldbytellinguswhattothink,andIthinkthisisanegativedevelopmentbecauseitposesaveryrealthreattodemocracy.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample6Therearemanyreasonsthatcanmotivateapersontostayworkingforthesamecompany.Somebeli

27、evethatmoneyisthemainreason.Doyouagreeordisagree?Peoplearemotivatedtostayinthesamejobformanyreasons,andanumberofindividualsthinkthatmoneyistheprimaryreason.Idisagreethatsalaryisthemainfactorbecausemostcompaniespayasimilaramountofmoneyforthesamejob,andthecultureofacompanyisfarmoreimportantthanmonetar

28、yconsiderations.Itdoesnotmakesensetosaythatmoneyistheprimaryreasonwhypeoplestaywiththesamecompanybecauseforanyjobtherearemanycompaniesallofferingasimilarsalary.Thismeansthatnobodyneedstostayinajobsimplybecausetheyarebeingpaidwell.Forexample,aquicksearchonwww.indeed.co.ukwouldshowthat,atanygiventimei

29、nLondon,thereareoverfiftyjobsforhumanresourcemanagersthatallofferasalaryofaround80,000peryear.Whatismoreimportantiswhetherpeoplefitinwiththeethosofthecorporation.Peoplethriveindifferentenvironments.Somepreferaworkplacethatisverydriven,whileotherslikeamorerelaxedapproach,withanemphasisonwork-lifebala

30、nce.Ifapersonfeelsasifthecompanycultureisnotinlinewiththeirs,itcancausestressand,ultimately,theirresignation.Thisisillustratedbythefactthatsomemenandwomenleavehigh-pressurezwell-paidjobsaftertheyhavechildrenprimarilybecausetheyvaluebeingabletospendmoretimewiththeirfamilies.Inconclusion,Idisagreethat

31、wagesarethemostimportantconsiderationwhenremaininginthesamejobforalongperiodoftimebecauseifemployeesdonotliketheircurrentjob,theycansimplymovetoanothercompanyandgetpaidmoreorlessthesame,andcorporatecultureisafarmorerelevantconcern.匕工袅Band9EssavBank黑匕工身Task2-Sample7InBritain,whensomeonegetsold,theyof

32、tengotoliveinahomewithotheroldpeoplewheretherearenursestolookafterthem.Sometimesthegovernmenthastopayforthiscare.Whodoyouthinkshouldpayforthiscare,thegovernmentorthefamily?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.InBritain,theelderlyarelookedafterbycaregi

33、versinoldpeopleshomes,whichattimesispaidforbythestate.Ibelievethatthestateshouldpayforthistypeofassistancebecauseofthecontributionthatoldpeoplehavemadetotheirsocietyandbecausemostfamiliescouldnotcopewiththefinancialburden.Whenapersongetstotheagewheretheyneedhelplookingafterthemselves,thegovernmentsh

34、ouldpayforthisbecausethatpersonhasgiventhegovernmenttaxalltheirlife.Ifapersononlymakesminimumwageandpaystaxeverymonthforthirtyyears,thisaddsuptoalargesumofmoney,whichismorethanenoughtocoverthecostoftakingcareofthatpersonwhentheyareoldandinfirm.IntheUKzforexample,everyonehastopayNationalInsuranceandi

35、ncometax,andpartofthisshouldgotowardshelpingtheelderlywhentheyareoldandneednursingcare.Ifthegovernmentdoesnotpay,thenthebillisleftwiththefamilandmostpeoplesimplycannotaffordthisontopoftheirnormalexpenses.Nursinghomesrequirespecialistcareandtwenty-four-hourattention,whichisveryexpensivefortheaveragep

36、erson,especiallyiftheyhavemorethanoneelderlyrelativetopayforForinstance,theaveragenursinghomebillintheUnitedKingdomisonethirdoftheaveragewage.Ibconclude,Ithinkthatolderpeopleortheirfamiliesshouldnothavetoworryaboutexpensivenursingbillsaftertheyretirebecausethecontributionstheyhavemadewhentheyarework

37、ingshouldcoverthisexpense,andtheirfamilieswouldnotbeabletoaffordthebillswithoutassistance.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample8Modernchildrenaresufferingfromthediseasesthatwereonceconsideredtoonlybemeantforadults.Obesityisamajordiseaseprevalentamongchildren.Whatareitscauses,an

38、dwhatsolutionscanbeoffered?Beingobesewasonceonlyaconditionthatadultssufferedfrom,butitisbecomingmorecommoninchildren.Thisessaywillfirstdiscusshowfastfoodandasedentarylifestylearetheprimarycausesofthisgrowingproblemandthenoutlinehoweducationandincreasedexercisearethemostviablesolutions.Onecauseofobes

39、ityinchildrenistheincreasingpopularityoffast-foodrestaurants.Fastfoodusuallycontainsanexorbitantnumberofcaloriesbecauseitisveryhighinfatandsugar.Inaddition,youngpeoplearelivingamoresedentarylifestyle.Nowadays,morechildrenchoosecomputergamesorsocialmediaoverphysicalactivity,sotheyareunabletoburntheex

40、tracaloriestheyareeating.Itcanbecommonlyseeninmanywesternnations,forinstance,thatthenumberOfchildrenwhoparticipateinafter-schoolsportshasdroppedsignificantlyoverthelastdecade.Thebestsolutiontothisproblemofobesityistoeducatechildrenaboutthedangersofbeingseverelyoverweight.Ifchildrenaremoreawareofthet

41、ypesofdiseasesassociatedwithobesity,theymightthinktwicebeforeaskingtheirparentstotakethemtothelocalburgerrestaurant.Moreover;schoolsshouldintroducemoreexerciseintotheircurriculums.Ifchildrentakepartinsport,thephysicalactivitywillallowthemtoburncaloriesandavoidweightgain.Schoolswherechildrenarerequir

42、edtoparticipateinatleastoneteamsport,forexample,typicallyhavelowerobesityrates.Inconclusion,manychildrenarestrugglingwiththeirweightbecauseofeatingtoomuchjunkfoodcombinedwithasedentarylifestyle.However;ifschoolsgivechildrenenoughinformationabouttheriskstheyaretakingbydoingthisandrequirechildrentotak

43、emoreexercise,theproblemcanbealleviated.W袅Band9EssavBank!县工0Task2-Sample9Inmanycountries,childrenareengagedinsomekindofpaidwork.Somepeopleregardthisascompletelywrong,whileothersconsideritasvaluableworkexperience.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.Inmanyplaces,childrenareinvolvedinvarioustypesofemplo

44、yment.Somewouldsaythatthisisutterlywrong,whileothersareoftheopinionthatthisisfinebecauseitpreparesthemfortheworkforce.Iagreewiththelatterpointandwillshowthat,despitesomeconcernsaboutitseffectoneducation,workingatayoungagecanenhanceapersonscharacter.Itisoftenarguedthatworkingbeforetheageofeighteenisw

45、rongbecauseitimpactshowsuccessfulchildrenareintheirstudies.Thisisbecausetheyareunderincreasingpressuretoperformacademically,andajobwillforcethemtoreducethetimetheyhavetostudy.Forexample,aUKchildrenscharityfoundthatchildrenwhoworkedpart-timewerelesslikelytoachievehighergradesthanthosewhodidnot.Howeve

46、r;Ibelievethelessonschildrencanlearnfromworkingareinvaluable.Gettingapart-timejobcontributestowardschildrenscharacterdevelopment.Itteachesthemthevalueofhardworkandexposesthemtotherealworld,wheretheylearnthingstheywouldneverlearnintheclassroom.Thiscanalsoresultinthemworkingharderandbeingmoredisciplin

47、edatschool.Forexample,ateenagerworkinginarestaurantforafewhoursattheweekendcanlearnhowtointeractwiththegeneralpublicwithouttheiracademicperformancebeingnegativelyaffected.Forthisreason,Ithinkthatconcernsaboutworksnegativeeffectsoneducationareunfounded.Inconclusion,despitefearsthatchildrenwillneglect

48、theirstudiesiftheyarerequiredtowork,Iarguethatalittleworkexperienceatayoungagecanbuildcharacter.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample10Airtransportisincreasinglyusedtoexportfruitandvegetablestocountrieswheretheycannotbegrownorareoutofseason.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantageso

49、fthis?Freshproduceismorefrequentlybeingexportedbyairtocountrieswhereitisoutofseasonorimpossibletogrow.Theadvantagesofthisarethatconsumerscanenjoyawiderrangeoffreshfruitandvegetablesallyear;andsomecountriesrelyonimportedfoodtofeedtheirpeople.However;thedisadvantagesarethatitputstremendousstrainontheenvironmentandencouragesharmfulfarmingmethods.Oneb