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IELTS Band 9 essay, topic: Some parents think that children must do house chores
(opinion)

This is a model response to a Writing Task 2 topic from High Scorer’s Choice

IELTS Practice Tests book series (reprinted with permission). This answer is
likely to score IELTS Band 9.

Set 2 General Training book, Practice Test 9

Writing Task 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Many parents give jobs to their children to do around the house in order to
develop their characters and self-sufficiency.

Discuss this idea and give your opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your
knowledge or experience.

You should write at least 250 words.

Answer

In many modern day families, it is a common aspect of family life that parents give
jobs to their children to do around the house to develop their characters and a
sense of self-sufficiency. This aspect can be looked at as having both positive and
negative sides.

When parents give their children jobs or chores to do around the house, they make
their children understand that they are part of a community. While this community is
only within the family’s house, the lessons children learn from carrying out their
chores are equally fitting for the global community they live in. Children are taught
that they have to integrate into the global community and that in order for this
community to work effectively, everyone must carry out their chores.

Furthermore, children learn about the concept of pride, as they are taught to be
proud of what they have accomplished. Chores around the house additionally
prepare children for living independently later on in life, as they acquire skills that
are valuable for everyday life. I, personally, see this approach as very practical;
helping my mother with cooking in my childhood and teenage years served me
well, and living independently now I don’t have trouble preparing meals for myself
and my housemates.
Although there are many supporters of this concept, some parents argue that
children should not be given jobs to do around the house. They argue that children
should be allowed to be children and not have any duties. In their opinion children
should enjoy their childhood and should not have to deal with any of the
responsibilities adults have to deal with.

In conclusion, I believe that giving children chores to carry out is a positive aspect
of family life, as I think that it helps children to become independent and makes it
easier for them to live by themselves later on in life.