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[Long avenge working hours are good for economic | Agree/Disagree succes, but have nae social consequences. Fh. people have a choce Devcon woking and ox working, | Apee/Diages ey would choose cat 0 work. es a sey 26. ] Should young people be fice to choose thie job, OR be | Discuss realistic FB io job sa ee 10) Di tf gee 2B, | Should new teachers and dociors should wore in rural areas | Discuss for few years, OR should be free to choose whee they work. www.makkarielts.com iJ 2 eee taza (821 a © | IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 29] Temporary jobs “Are advanciges J ‘more than disadvantages 30. | People change thar eatver and ple of residence several | Postive oF Job tics during this time negative development |. | Doctors, nurses and teachers should be pald more than | Agree/ Disagree Job =.:__| spons and entertainment celebs. su “B._ [Some countries Favea la to iit working hous for Postave or Job semployees, Whi? negaive 4 toga "ane oe eg x ipa it oF iobapplicaefortbeeage hegsiie Nowadays, some workplaces (end 0 Posiire or of menand women workers negative developement FEES 35. There should be a quot for women in Highlengl obs. feats lives, but fer people achieve "Young pepe ae Fenving thee 2nd work in he cts. SK] Beefs of eng young people w serve the army Top Duet quston comunity work a ood seat? Rehnaa seo aporRICEORE ber | eRe countries, Ey People sts wo achieve a Balance ence thee work and | Problem /soluton ‘hee family with dhe, ‘Many people leave cei county to wotk abd and take “Are advantages Job smote than sdsadvanages “Youth uoemployment Problesy/seluipaie |. deessmaking and woodwork, Side shoudl an, clan apes and NOT cake, Aaree/Disagee Fas" | cgative effect 00 reading and wi Ei | seg wae compas mabe poe Bada ‘We should encourage them to lean vocational sll FA] Now lc of people in elle ar doug acai sod. Tobe ace you neds RTO, wi others say itis not awe,‘ li [iRCn Aw taught in schools OR parents ‘Stould healthy eating and importance of healthy food Fae | Some say history bas nothing oF ae Shak an pre e ae es Ahan other subjects | Government should invest more money in teaching scence the subject they are bestar? 8 subjects OR on a narrow range 9, | Should eenagers concestate on aseaqotaaljzas OR on 30, ‘Should secondary schools provide educaton on a range of Jeam ange of ober subject. na 2 University students should Foe GH GAR BER and "52, | Unpaid iaxemships Now beni forthe stodent a8 well as he compaes or institution? | Fewer people today eb Ta ao Reasons. Bi, _[ hr onncesiy wo wach chien abou ihe sls of[IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar Thank i i 'S_[ School sting ge should be ORT Tikes Eication—) 36. | Shinald teachers ach sualeas what Figo aml seang OR} Discuss | Faeston 1 sw sa te seen i B7.__| Tris bever for children vo Tear Foren Snguage a primary | Ave advantages school dha secondary school. sore than disadvantages BB. [The advamage oF Ragish as "ylobal layup” wil | Apsee/Disyge snuenegh the diana 9. | fe is better to tech language stodents in small csses, OR | Discos Dig clases @O._PA foreign langage should wore mandatory a schol | Ares? Dragos 61. | Teaching a foreign language to primary school students & { Are advantages essential in some counties. ‘more than ‘Should governtaents spond on song languages with few | Discuss speakers from dsing out OR isit a waste of financial LL sesourees @. [We should lavent™a new language for international | Are advantages communication. more than disdvannges Tr order team a Tnguage wl we should Tara abou te | Agroe/ Disagree county a5 wel 8 the eokues and fess of the rave people | Some Tanguages are increasingly spoken tn diferent | Postive or counties, she dhe usage oF others isrpidy declining, | negative derelopment G6_| Fa fod coautaas and sapernaelets ive money ty | sive or schools promo te plots. neguive development ‘7. | Distance learng cannot bang the benelras och 2s} Agree/Disagiee attending college of univers. G6. | Once cikiren stan school eachets have more ilucnce | Agree/Dragiee than pares. on vais imtllctua and social development. | Gap year “Are advantages . ‘more than didvamages 70. | Tea Gap pees wing bene oF waaay Discuss Tacation | "Tif Seudents today can access information online, so braces) Agres/ Disagree Eicon ate not necessary. 3 F2_| Publ aves shokd provide bonks and Nor expemive br | Agree? Disagree Tavendon tech media ‘Should government shoud evablnh free Ubranes in each | Discuss Eda town, OR isica waste of money ‘athematics ad plow stoukl Be optional aiher hae | Agee/Dmagiee Telecom compulsur. Toteroaonal student exchange would be Beneficial fox al | Ave advantages Flue school stodents tote than disedvanages 3 “Teachers are beer tan miceetan TU Agree Disagree Talueadon Ta which areas ae computers more important and in which | Duect question “Baucaioa areas are teachers iemportan®? g ‘Some people sigue Ha eachers are AUK as Hnparant a6 | gree] Drager Falucaon | before "Now ofth the developreent of technology for education, | Agres/Disagice auctor there ino justiicacion for ateaing tecazes. . www,makkarielts.com| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar teaches OR wil crs BO. Ave compurerand Inieree arc beter OR schools and Evan rexchers. BL_[ What do you Wink are the ra foncdons of univer? | Dect questo Exeaion $2 | Government should rake university edueaton free Tor] Ageee/Disagece | — Edveation evenone BH_| Smdents should pay their full university fees ‘Agree/Disagres Education ._| Higher education ean be funded in three waye Direct question Education FEBEWEE | Universes should make it easy fr poor to smudy at ‘Apee/Disages "| Education 86 | Rote learning plays a role in many education syseems. ‘Are advanages ‘Education ' more dan disadvantages Should we encourage our stideat to evahate id GIB "fy Bducation Schou should eward stadens who show We best academic results, OR reward students who show Faveation “Aasee disagree =| goverment OR toigodrone Self-study is bewter ‘Should courses o pecfonning arts, be Fu Soe 90. | Icis important for children to ake lessons ouside Elucation cesstoom . ABES. | Homeschooling OR going to school TE Bdueation 92. Hris not accessary for adults to receive education in css. | Apree/diagree Education ‘More and more people are competing fora yl rostudy ia universities. Why? Posiave or development Tri moe imparae el Sian history than woud hiss! ‘Schoul should each pupils secedig vo dei academic abies, OR have pupils with diffeene ables seudy toether. =] Main perpose of school tat tam the hide ‘eee mal coke individyaly. : In some countries, university students ive away from home | Are advantages while studying. sore than disadvantages Financial support from for scien reser n subjects. es "Not enough students are choosing to stedy science subjects | Gautier sey at university, OR students should he alowed to apply Sor the subject they prefer? Oz] The best way to remove potery isto provide G jens of foee edvestion to all cildren oer TOs. | Should government decide which subjess students should Baveacon ‘What should education eomsit of for the individuals and the wellbeing of societies? www,makkarielts.com.| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar ie Tre bast wi for child te att: bo meal & is Theus ] ~ Education ~ | snsterts. OR prime merle steak by wd YO7.T Schools should sop using books for esehing eikrea as | Agee] Disagece Eavcaion ‘they find them boring, end use film, TV and compoer inscead. VO. Eservome shold sam Sehnwl unel they weach The age of | Agioe Dinagice Tducaton 1 709. | Sradenis should be organised into groups to sway. OR | Direct question Eaveatoa should be made 10 study alone. Tell the benefits oF each study method. Which one do you tink is more effective? TO.|Snatents shoal kara mote practical courses ike compares, | Deus Fiadaeaion ‘OR shuld ths sen mote shot sheoretial Hi. [Some people think rypiel teaching of a teacher and | Agiee/Diaggee ication, students in the class will not exist by the year 2050, wag ee TE [Swadents ac poshed eo hard work when hey ae young | Postiveot “Bducaton negative development THB. | School offer a wide range of courses sock af physical | Dicect question i education, music, economics, philosophy, math, English, gography, physics and history. Which one is the most important and which one isthe last TE} Uni eranies shoold accept equal numbers of male and Agice/ Disagree L female scudents in every subject. TS, | Fite unversity students spend mom ofthe tne “Agree Disagree Baneaog studying, They should be doing other activities (00. ES TG. | Many people who lave schoo bold a negative atunwde | Prvhlem/Soladon | Rducation towacds learning. TH7. |The authorities suck as the goverment decide the subjects | Agree/Giagree ‘Bhucatiéo "| and lesson contents. Teschers should make the choice, i HB. Nowzdays sending eiddren wo boarding sehoo! is Becoming | Positive oF Education popular. Why? developmen THD. | Secondary school stadents should study internaGonal news | Discuss as one of ther subjects, OR this isa waste of valuable school dime, : WD. [In schools and universes, yiek wend wo choose ars { Reawins and diver | Eduvation subjets, while boys choose sence subjects. Why? Should | questva the wand change Tai. |"Do seudenns benebe fom going to private secondary Discuss Escition, schools? OR not THE [ Mec aed nore stolen chown tw vw snoher eouniy | Av abaniagse Talacaton far dhe: higher education rune than dlsadssarges S. | Children find ¢ difculkro concencate on oF pay attention | Problem/Soluéon | Education (0 school. Reasons, Solutions 124. |More money should be spent on izce-ume aetvines than on | -\groe/Dicagree Eucation caducuon WS, Jie is neither possible nor useful for a county to provide | Agree/ Disagree university education to high proportion of young people. B36. [in many counuries, spore and exerese classes are replaced | Reasens nnd direct | Education uh academic subjects. Why ans effess yussion WT. [We have three imporant parts of edveation: reading, | Agree/Dnagree Eaton, ‘writing and math. Some people think every child will benefit fom a foun sill added tothe list: computer skills TAB. [ Because compucrs can cansite al ind of lnguages | Aer Disagree Fiction, _quekly ani aecortey se Tearang cen languages 1s. —J IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar waste ut Gime 2B] Some children ean lear effiienly by watching TW. So, they | Agree/Diagiee Education should be encouraged to watch TV both at home and at school T30,_| Schowks ate spending more dine in vadional subjects Uke | Agee Daagree Faveator history et. They should eer spend more time in teaching skis chat can help them find a job THE. [Some people think thar schools should concennaxe on | Agree/Disigree Hhoaiiong academic classes, because they ate helpful for fore career. And they think musi and spon classes are oot useful, BZ] The eadtional skill of wnting lenters wil disappear Aaree/ Disagrce Efucation completely. How: important do sou think is lteesetitng? | Direct question 33._| Some people believe chac reading stores from a book is | Agree/Disigree beer than watching TV or playing computer games for childeen. 134. | The only way to proiect the environment sat aa ‘gsee/Dingree intesoational level 135. | Teis imponant co protect the environment, But people make { Reasons/soluGoas no effort. Why? Solutions 136, | Environmental problems are 100 big for individuals co be | Discuss solved OR individuals can solve problems with government T57._| Why global epe wo save environment have fled Froblew/soluton | Favironm 138._| Another version of esay 138 Environment 139. | Ts industrial roweh accessaryvo solve poverty, OR Ise | Discuss Eavivoomen leading to poverty and should be stopped. Ta0._[Ts eronomic development necessary to reduce poverty OR | Discuss Environment it shookd be stopped immediatly to stop damaging the cavitonment. (CIP Gevstamenes soul Toes on reducing envirnmeatal | Agee/Disiges | Envzoanag ~"T sollation and housing problems to preventilness and disease : THE. [The bes way wo solve the works cnvieonmonal problems | Ageee/Diagece | —Tavironment to increase the price of fuel Y4B._| The natural resources such a5 ol, fests and fresh warer are | Broblem/solaton | Environmeng being consumed tan alarming rt. : TH | Companivs and private individuals and nox gowommauns, | Ayree/Diageee | Tineironrene should pay the bil of poll W45._ | Technotogy causes environmental problems. The soludon is | Discuss “Environmeny everyone accepts 2 simpler way of ife, OR technology can solve these problems. i 146. Mos countries do nor eevee cheir waste Tike paper, lass | Reasons/Solions | Sensironment 2nd aluminum cans, Reson T47__| The amount of noise people make has 6 be controlled | Discuss Environm steely. OR people should be fee to make as much noise as they wish. 3 THB. [ Tn sme ees, government lasimposcda congestion ex | Paniive or Tavironmene ing rusk hove. negative evelopment 149. Tnstcad of preventing climate change we should find» way | Agree/disagree | to tive with ie 150. | The responsibiley prevent environmen damage Ron | Agree/disngeee | _Tneirooment palhgians nor mails TSF. | Household wast eg. food packaging is increasing dav by | Reasons/Soludons | Eaviron day. I52_[ In sime epantren the ase of aheatine soarecs of cneng | Positive of Fino| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams - Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar ate encamped, pepe decelopment W53._| Noclear emerge i a baner choice Tor mecing increasing | Dicer question | Emronment C[emand. Do vox suppor its use “I54] ] toveratonal community must ai Mimeditely to ensure all | Agice/disogree | Environment 1_| nations reduce consumption of fuss fuels. gs aud ul 1 Tvemment sticdy omuol the supply of fresh | Discuss Envitoamene water, OR we can use as much water 25 we want kal 156. | The main benefc of international cooperation is 0 Disease Environment _ protection ofthe cevicutment, OR isi the world bosness 57. |*The increased demand for oil and gas has made ic necessary | Areadvanages | Enviroament to locate these sources in remote areas. (Agunst ding) | snore chan 2 disadvantages = 5B. | The incceased demand for aitand yas has made i ancessay | Ate advantages | Envivonment to locate these sources in remote areas. (For dsiling) smoxe than disadvantages 459, | Vehicle fe day- private vehicles banned while the public | Are advantages ‘ransportis permed more than disadvantages 160._| Nowadays, people lvays throw the old things away when] Cause/Effece Environment they buy new things and don't cepa, Why? Effects? FEL | We have developed into a "thow-away” culrure ‘Agee/dsagee | Envroamari Solutions a 162. [To whe the problem of wallic congestion government | Agree/dizgree | Environment should provide fee publi tanspor 24 hours aday, 7 days | * week. T6S._] Some countries are spending eTorto make reaser use | Redsons/Soludons | Eavwonment bicyle. Why? Ise the best solotion TEE. | Throwaway society ~ geting id of old things to buy the | Are advaneages | Contamensn new = rote than — disadvantages: 165. | Consumer and damage to eavizoament Reasons aod Coamncaagh Solutions ce T66_| Consumer goods are cheaper to buy ‘Ace advaniages | Consumerism : move than : dlsadvantages TET, | Do chanufactures and vopermatkets have he rexponsbiiy | Disess Enviee to seftuce the amount of packaging of goods? OR should avoid buying goods with alot of 2 WAT F The best way to improve Foal safe to Weease Ihe Tgree/diogree | Environment minimum legal age for divi 6B. | The only way to improve the safery on our own Toad ist | Agree/disagree | Havironmiel have stricter pocishment for diving offenders. : 770._[ Should governments spend money on building rain and | Disease Environment subvay lines to reduce tafe congestion? OR bold more toads TAL | Everyone ip the world wants to om a cat, a TV and a| Areadvanages | Environ ‘idge. ‘more than “e . dadvantaged 3 172,_| The number of people wing bikes a8 main wansport mode | Reasons/ solutions 4s decreasing even though i is so beneficial. Why? How people can be encouraged to use more bieyeles? W73._| in some cites people are choosing car instead of bicycles, | Direct question while in other cies siding bikes are replacing cars. Why? ‘What is bener?| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams - Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar FE] The high volume of wad walle ba problem, | Ressons/Solations [Environment Ressons/soloions FB. | The unlimited use of es may cause many problems. What_| Problem/solauen | Environment ce those? Solutions 76. | Some people caimn shat shove are more disadvantages ofthe | Agee/aiagee | Environment ‘at than its advantages, F7F._| Some people tink the government should pay for Discuss Enviroment = «,_ | increasing roads, while others think the car owners should ba gine, pap forit T7B._| Smal cowa-centve shops are going our of business bersuse | Ave advantages | Environment 1] people tend to deve 16 lange outof-town stores. People| more than ‘without cas have Timed access to out-of ron stores, and | disadvantages it may result nan inereas in the use of ex Tes more important o plant tees in towns and Ges than _ | Problem/sohed to build more houses. i sito The key to solving environment! problems is for the present generation to sacrifice their consenient ie (or live a Jess comfortable life) for the sake offoture generations. To ‘what extent do you agree or disagree? ‘Agiee/Diageee "TEL. | Colrural editions may be destroyed when they are used as ‘money-making attractions aimed at tourists. OR it isthe only way to save these traditions, 3B2,_| When visiing other counties, how can visitors Ieara about culture and wediton of other counties? Why do some ppcople learn about culture and tradition of foreign counsries while ochet people do nor? ‘Some people believe that air avel should be restncied because it causes serious pollution and uses up the word's fuel resources, “Nir avel can ualy Benoit the ichest people in the word. Oadinary people can get no advantage with the evelopment of ae travel Tternational travel makes people prejudiced rather than broad-minded. People have wo spend move and move ime to cavel rom their homes for jobs and stu Most cousies believe hat ntecational tousista bas harmful effects. Why do they think sn? How to change their views? Tes eu possible for seen a vous wo evel to Te advantages Tourism remote natural envizonmcnts such a5 the South Pole. sure than slsebvantages Gilden from weilhy counties are doing onpald workin, | Direct quesleaiang oor counties. Why? Who gets more benefit the 24." * : community or them Tt has become exsier anal more affordable for people 10 Ts ihls a positive or sravel wether counts nagitive development Toots should accept socal aad eavlfonmentl | Discots responsibilty OR tourists should not accept -any responsibilty at all. Visitors to others. contre bad imitate Toeal customs and behaviours, OR host couniey should welcome cultural differences. Discuss People moving to & aew country should aezept Hew catare rache: than living as separate minority group q a || IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar ‘What problems can the situation e2use and pie the TBE] Foraiga vnare sink be charged mone tan Vocal poople | Age sages Tourism ‘when they visit che culural and historical ateactions in a 1S. | The tradional fe sqle of local people in developing ‘Agee/deageee ‘ounces is arszctng and incceasing che umber of tourists fo the counties, which has the effect of preventing local L eaple changing to modern ways. 196._| Same a 195 diferent opinion 197. | Do we need to be "responsible outsts” OR is impossible tobe "responsible oussts". TBE. ¢] Nor necessary to tavel abroad ws we can sce places on TV | Discuss and Net 99. | Mainly tourists, bu not local people, vik museums and | Reasone/soladons hiszorical sites, Why? Solutions, ‘ 206. { Tris easy to apply for and be given ered card. “Areadanvages | Money maners more than dladvancages [F201 | More and more people do online shopping, Why? Whatis | Reasons /Effects “Honey a the effect on shops sad communities? 1s 202. [Some people thiok that personal Fappiaess i diveedy | Diseus Money maners related to econurmic success. OR happiness depends on differen factors. 208. | Some people belive they should Keep all the money they | Agrea/aagzee {a : have earned and should not pay tx io-the ste: “ BE 204. [Is paying taxes is enough o contribute tothe socieny OR | Discuss Money maners ] + citizen involves more responsibiles. 2S. | Some people say that its the responsibility oFindividual to | Agree/disaggee =. {> Money, 2 save money for thei own éare afer they retire. i os 206. [As welas making money, businesses should also have | Agiee/aivagree | Money maters social responsibiies. 207. | Developing counties are happy with cconomic grow but | Diecrqueiden | Rich Poot! developed are not. Why? What lesson we lea froai i? : Sg 708. | The best way to praduce « happier sacar isco ensure hac | Agree/ disagree | Rich Poor essay theee only small differences berween the cchest and the poorest 209, | Range .of techuology avaluble wo individuals today 1 | Discuss f+. +, [inca the gap bemweea poor and gO i's bnvng |” sn opposite effect: suet a 210._| The gap between the rch and the poor is becoming wider. | Problem/solwion solutions? 5 Goverment alg ge sai ep are eyed and-homeless in pom country. 3 HAMEL Y dade ‘Rich countries should give ockcr jpes oF help co the poor countries than the financial sid, Haree/disagree | Rich Poor essay ‘Charity organizations should ouly oer lp to people of ‘hee ovm county OR these onze howd pe id to people in preat need wherever they BY. Does success in ite depends on hard work and determination, OR on other factors lke money and personal appearance 5, | Whether o ot someone aieves a inthe Hes monly | Agee/iagiee f question of lick, Ea meade E BE. | Mos imporanc thing sbour beng rich i thaviegieesyou | Agrec/digree |” Rich Poor essay ‘the appornunigy 10 help the pone. 2i0;_| Fauious people's support towards Snterariondl ad Disesy 1s [oR www.makkarielts.com | is || IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar ‘organizations draws the atientoas re problems, OR da, celebicies make the problems less important. +. ‘We need to give aid 1o all poor countries. OR we should nox | Discuss give intecnational as ro counties with corruption in thelr Rich Poor essay ‘Some people chink thit ving aids tothe poor countdes has | Agree/disagree _more negative inopacts shan postive ones. Rich Poor esay| Individuals and countries cansoc help evesyone who needs | Agree/disagiee halp in the worid, so they should only be concerned about cic own communities and counues ‘Rich Poor esay S| by setting up a sani 2s | ave the effects?” ‘Economic progress isthe only way <0 measure a country’s success, OR there are other factors, What are these? Which ‘Should joveile delinquents do communiry work or be sent to prison rime ~ Prison ‘or community work z pT Er Lape: = People afraid to leave home because of eae, Can Discuss ‘re advantages ‘more than isda Aare Sager Problem soliton can be done to prevent crime ‘Agie/ agree sali se STs Armed police encourges violence ‘Agel Should poh B ‘Newspapers fave influenced people's ideas and opinions. ] Bosiive or Rensns for thi? sepuive deslopment Aiko pap hoe aéespiee ee ood ‘Noss media oowadeps hae influenced poople's iver in. | Agre/diagree Crime can be done ‘Grime ~ security ensures ah ‘Crime — prison. vs. education ‘Crime Prisons Came Crime. Media Media www.malkarielts.com[ IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Or. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar negative development ‘ShoaKd we believe the jpurnaie? Wht quale should 000 jouralis ha Direct quesion Media Celcbaties comphin about the way media pulicge tek, tsa ves. 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Positive or negative development Receat advancements in technology have made the TV screen 50 live that people don't feel to go for any live {Why Should the government help Toa Agee/dhtagree Meda The numberof TV programs is growing, Some people sj thaticis good, while others say ic affects dhe quaty of TV programs ‘Some people think chat 24-hour transmissig ‘while others believe itis negative. | People are sing the Iiemnet 1 do ther asks ther than doing in person, Tre sdvaneages Media more than disadvanrages “More and more people are using computers So, petting of books, magazines and newspapers should aot be done ee ‘Some people think that erime news on TV should not be broadcasted. ‘eda ‘We can sce more disasters and violence showy oti TY, Causes and effects on the individual and the sete th ae "Fhe government should control the ammount of violence in fms and on television in order 0 decrease the violent crimes in scien. ‘Agres/disagree | Media Some popes Whe ida Soul EA Tp controlled. Ter aE ‘Many people regard fms as less ianportant Form oF art that Fteratare an painting. gree/aiagece ‘In many counties, goyemment spent a The news ep in the media cues on problems and tmergencies rather shan the positive developments is ‘narmfal TS. ‘News have no connection to people's ives, wo haw & = waste of tie to read and watch television - 264. Do vole fins and valenjames have negaive efecs 50 people and should be banned. OR they ae just elation Discos Media aes. (Children a Iacng more pressures nowadays ora! = ‘Causes /solaagie- aay /etaiaeen” wnovnatresco ll| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar academe, soil and commercial perspectives. Famils/ehildren 266. | In mane pare ofthe world, children have more freedom | Postive or than in the past. negative development 26T_ | Some people ink that aowadays chdzea Fave Yoo much | Agree/diagece | Family/ehaeea,] freedom. soy 268. | Children are aught to posh themsalves to ty and be beer | Areadvantages | Family/children than their classmates, rather than work together for | more chan everyone's profit, disadvantages 25. | “The parents expect children to spend long ime in stadying | Postve or Ferily eho both invand afterschool and have less fee time. negative : = devetopmieie 2s BID. | Should children obey wiles or do what der parents aad | Discuss Femily/ehildees teachats want them todo, OR children contcolled too much cannot desl with pecblems wel by themselves. a Fania gd 77a, | Barents shoud encourage he halen co spends tine studying and more time doing sports/ physical actives. PAR [Toy eben see nr pag cab: pes [Poot CBee | negative 209 development, Tra] Sadie sogan thar chien spend more de watching TW | Ressons/slatoas cherthey-did I the pest and spend less on doing active or tcative things. ‘BS. | Is watching TV i bad 0 Gilden in veay way. OR TV tas | Discuss Eo econ does oem . BG. | Nany childgen between 7 and t spend roo much me | Bffeas/solutons Teaihfese watch television and/or playing video games, Effect on clildcen, thee families and sociey? ib general incesié i ant-socal Pehaviour and lack | Ressons/scluions | Fal cof espect for other 5 Ft : is BiB. [odividualy behave in an aci-scciey way, such as | Rewons/solauons | Family corning YGF In general, itis the society to blame. iS. | Young people know sbojjateruacogal pop und movie | Reasons/Soludoos | Fuh [ sta BU EcIow very ede i aos people fiom the . oad history in theic owas Why? : ee 720. ia most ofthe societies, the role oF mother and father | Reasons/direer | Famly/pereatiog Tiers. Reasons and future roles aguestion BBi._[ Paying compues game kd for Clee, ORs Discoss = Fariy/a postive on the way chi : 72. [Tn some cultures the old age is more valued, while in some | Discuss Famiy/Young/o the youth is more valued. fr 2B. [In some parts of the wolldsris Uecocag nctesiagly | Reesons/-Paaitve_ |Family ee family. or negative” SSE ARDC ny develpmént. ss 284. Tem important Teision that young people bare ‘Agree/disagree | Family/ Young folios is what career to choose. people 7245. | Many people think young people should follow waditons, | Diseass Paraily/Y ‘others argue that young people should be free to be Me individuals, L 7286. | Investing on youth is the bestInvetment. How to inves | Agree/disagree | Young people and ditect question. 287_| OW generations often hold some wadlfoadl Wess on the | Discuss Fam[IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar ‘conectway ofife, hiking 2nd behavior OR eis not aS helpful forthe soung generations to prepace for modem fe 288. Some people chink that we must turn to the ulderand | Agece/divagree | Famils/Voung/o ‘more traditional values of respect for the family and the 8 lca community in ordee vo create a better world to lve in 7B. [ Ie some covaties around the world men and women are — | Reasons/effects | Famiy/parGbg Ihaving childcen late in life. i 290- Figues show that somme cooninis Fave an everincreasing | Deer quesdon | Pamily/joung proportion ofthe population who are aged 15 or younger. people curtent and furureetfcts of tis tend 728_[ In some countries, more and more aduls are ving with | Accadwanuges | Family pauses ther parens after graduating from college, eniversiy,or | more chen peopled ven after finding job. disadvantages 282._| Some working patents believe other family members ike | Discuss Familyehildeare _randpacents can take cate of thee cildcen, OR ate childesce centers beret BB. [in receot years the fally Rat changed os well w Gly | Reasons] PY Fag roles. Why? a x negative : development : 7294." [ Many_cldedy are suffering from Toncliness and lack of | Reasons/solutons | Famij/old fiuness people 295. | Teis suggested thar all mothers and fathers should be ‘Aegee/diagiee Family 2 to take childcare training courses. 236. | When families have a nical wether iti considered socal | Disect question Family activity: Do you think esting together is imporeant to people BOT. | Parents have the most imporant role la_a childs | Discuss Fang development, However, others argue that other things like Br ‘television ox friends have the most significant influence. Be WE. | Is crime because of genes OR can we prevent children fFom | Dect question | Family/Chidren becoming criminal 298 | Research indicates thatthe characterises we are bom with, | Direct question — | Famiy/ have much more influence on our personality and cos } development than any experiences we may hyve in-ouc life 4 ‘Which do you conider to be the major influence? 3 300. | Some peuple say that every human being can crenean (eR | Discuss Famnily/ehittcen pining), others think only dhe people boen with he abi eancrene a 301. | Children who grow up in families, which are short of | Agree/disagree Fanly | money are better prepared with the problems of adult life ting £5 than ciliven who are roight up by wealthy parents ee ‘302. [In many couneces suday there is inselficien respect to old | Reasons/efieers ope 305. 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Pei expected thar there wil ea higher propariins of ald | Tei posting or _psuple than sou peaple ia the furute i sume counties, Tamily/joung/ot a 3 ‘Young people age often influenced ia theie behaviours afd Are advantages ee || IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar “nuadoos by other, i the same age THs is eled “peer | move than people - pressure” disadvantages, oy BOR | Sociers is bed on eles and laws, indie were hee | Agrec/daagree | Pumiyaocety todo whatever they wanted ta do, it could mot fuction, 7 have offen thovght about creating a ideal sosey, | Dicer questa | Fail /0 ‘ua times fil in making ths happen. What an ideal society? How can we create am idelsoces? : BHO. [in the modem sockery individual are becoming more | Dicuss Family dependent OR sre becoming more independent of each ahr. TH, Sociery governed by Female Tada willbe ore pexcehil | Rye/ Gages |= Msc “$ID. | People ac sucounded by adversng, which has an “readvannages | Adverdsements increaing eect on ovr lives, more dan disadvantages ‘Avcrsing decounges pope om beng igen. iii by akg wa wn doh a ito lag aca arctic aay targeted a children. Many people say this has negative cffeison children nd should therefore be banned. | provide useful nforeton eo chiles. ‘There is aa trceasing amount of advecising directed at shildcen, Parents ate worried that these ads-puttoo much tro ie, wii ome trie chi a hy Consumers are ced wth incressng oumbers of advertisements from competing companies. ‘Overeating is es harmful to people's health as smoking. So, the advertisements of certin food. products sipold: be banned as the ads of cguretes are banned. ‘Adversng encourages consumers co buy in quantity raiber than promoting quilt. Teapot gpod pop wl boy Sava wanecessany Becaue fie goal economy, many goods produced by other counties have co be transported fora fong distance “Everyone in he woud wearing ame Bresds and wing seme TV and movies. ‘As we are Facing more and more problems, which affect the ‘whole planet, good relationships berween different countries are becoming more important than ever before ‘Some people say that some urgent problems ia:modem society ean only be solved with intemational cooperation. ‘Many differenc countries have most shops and producis a5, the same, Some consider ita positive development, whereas ‘others consider it negative ‘Should countries invite foreign companich in onder to develop ecpomics? OR whether counties shodld invest in their own companies instead? ‘Due to developments in scence and technology, iearyles | Positive or Globalisation ‘of people across the world are becoming more and moze | negative similar to each oth development “327. | Maltcutaral sociees, where people of different ethnic | Agree/dlsigiee ~~~ Globalin ‘réups live together can bring more benefits than : Ag deambacks toa sociery. www.makkarielts.com || IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 38. The days the aumber of companies operating at ‘mubkinauional ievel has increased, To what exteat are they responsible for the Jocal communiues in ashich they ace located? Dieerqusing | Globalisation "The spread of muldnational companies and the increase ia ‘obalizaon produce positive effects for everyone. "The speeding up of life im many areas such as uavel and communication has negative effects oa society at all levels individual, national and global People ae eatng alot of oceiga Tood instead of locally produced food. “re advaneges Food more than disadvang People buy imported food rathet than food produced locally, Why? -GRi food aaa Ractoty Faring TES: ‘Some people think healthcare should be free for everyone. ay fort mdi cos theme Sone people say thatthe pub funds shouldbe spent on ‘promoting ieakby living chan oa the treatment of people who ate il ‘Should goverement should emake laws regaeding motion and healthy lifesgle, OR i it a mauer of personal choice Tsit positive or negative Discuss eT .. || IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar sonal benefits, and personal vesponsibn. EE. | Youth should "be “batiied “fom paticpating in sport | Agree/Diagree competitions, BE | Government should ban dangerous spons, such as | Agree/ Disagree skydiving and rock climbing BER, | Do the finest and stoongest individuals and teams always | Discuss succeed in sports? OR success in sports depends on mental fee. Faudes, ‘354. | Heakt clubs and gyns for health cae, OR just walking and | Discuss Rewoasand : s : solutions BEE] Veops ould ot ser the hey for socey ey Teo [Aare] Der Should goverment subside heay food OR stax on recent ons, < healthy food eae ‘ee advaages be auromated. snore chan ddsadvantages Discuss Drees “Technology ‘Are abvantages Te more thag . disadvantages 3 366. | Rnyone can utes mobile phone wo answer/make work cals | Are advantages "Technology ‘or home cals at any phce 7 days week smote than isadvamages '367__| Mobile phowesaabuld aoibe benied sete emoKing | Agree/Disugree 368. ei ote ould be banned in public spaces Agree/Disagree 369. Pe ee ep ‘Agsee/ Disagree ade che le oltre. 370. | Commenication techoology has more disadvantages than | Agree/Dhagree wi ‘Old Book BIL} People work at home and sudy st home wit ihe decelopment of computer technology. 35 [Beant Es od Teno losing fice Bed enimiunicition. Bs FE] Development of techaology bas ade our UE now | Age/Dingre | Technology complex, and che solution is 10 Live a life without that technology. 35. | Ener weclogial derlopments moe “Agree? Disagiee | Technol www.makkarielts.com:[IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams—Dr. Kiranpreetk st! ar preserve their culture, i 316. | Technutosical pangeess In the past Gomtary Was Ws negutne | Agree Disagree iechnology | avec desperation BH7._| What ways could mobile phone ond che Internet be usefal | Direct queston Technology. | to od peopl? How co socounge tea to se Oso | technology? q SHE [Access ilo & CER ae RATE Give of Opi “Teas opin '379._| Space reseacch makes ile dffeseace t our daly ie ‘Agree/Disagsee | Space 380. | Money should be spent researching on other planet Bre} Aprec/Disagice ) Space research siehas Mer BL | We should protect only those animals, which are viel wo | Agree/Dingee humans. BB | Shou we pee ese aia om Ong oy OR | Dress oncenate on problems ofan “383, ] Too much aeation and resourees are given wo prowet wild | Agree/ Disagree animals and birds. i BRI oo todo aging baat nal and a Daas le exten, Of ffectve measures ona be eken [BCT Wy do people do. 50" lite aboot animal and pont | Problen/Sahaioe a extinction 2 RE. [See people tak we can eG ankalsT ats Bo an | Deas aa thnkso. BET No Tonger necessary to Ose animals Yor food fuse animal | Aggee/Dingree roduc. L SER nina Fapetgeneion sok dare OR nx Daa 389. | Should government provide assistance to all nds of ararts | Discuss ORiskavaeofmeney. | : | 390" | Blow pening on hears a SP ans Han on | Agee Aare medical care and education. 391. | Spending on art OR on health and education Discuss 382. | Ans ws, science, What ean arts tell us about Bfe that science | Direct question | and echoing canna? j 395, | Govermens shoud sped a pu avin aE like Music and Painting, nS 39H [Te msi on emaralent os er oes 395. Goverment should pend ney on nang Aa . to make cities better IG [Should museums be Tee oraehee 39%. | Maseums and are gallees will not Be ceeded because oF inert compte 398._] Should museum only educare OR entertain T7399. ] Maseams and’ art galleces should concensnte on Tocal works, not showing the cultures or ‘artwodks:from other countries. To what extent do. WN bigs shold be Bult th aioe Sle ie iS more importnt to Fave, poble patks and, spore facies than shopping centes in sew twin 5" “Architects shovlda’s weery about beautfel building and ‘only focus on the pueprse Bangs archite Agwe/ disagree 3._| Vertical cities vs. horizontal Disease Urban aca 403. | Government should spend on new aia ‘such raher | Agree/disagree | Buildings archite than renoating old builtins. ture www makkarielts.com{IELTS Acaue.s. | "2 sys From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpy reet Kaur Makkar 405. | J iving in big cities is becoming difficult or easier. Disease Uekan rural "406,_| Life inthe lrge ccs is becoming woes. Problem solution | —Urban/rurl “407._| Probieas of big cies? Should small towns be cacouraged? Problem solution | Urban/raral “408, |The movement of people fom agricultural areas co cities work can cause serious problems in both places, What? Problem soluion | Urban/rora 9. | Only govenmest action can solve severe socal ‘Agee/Disagee | Miscellagzous consequences czused by housing problems. 2 HO. | Croan plecming ~ segregation of shops, offices Houses to | Ave advantages Ceban/rural separace areas smote then iadamtages “ii Some ces have no conuok oa the desig, consauouon of | Are advantages Urban/racl homes, offices. ‘more than disadvantages 4i2,_} All owas and ces should have lage public outdoor places like squares and parks. ‘Agiee/Disagee | Urban/rural “B,_| The money for old buildings should be used in new housing “ee / Sages | Binge ac sand road development. crue, “A. [Some buildings, such a8 offices and schools have open- | Positive or Buildings achive space design instead of seperate rooms, Reasons? negative ture development “435,_| Should businesses move to rural areas to solve tansport ‘Are advantages Miscellantoua? ‘and accommodstion problems? mote than hig + _| disadvantages rire “6. | Why individuals and countries to think about the future, | Direct question rather than foeus on the present? 4F7._| Governments should provide fee housing for everyone | Agree/Jisagree who can't afford it. “GB_| Shopping habits depend more on the age group they belong | Agree/dlsegree to than other factors “FB. | People don't kaow their neighbours Reson and solutions 20__| Tocligence is the most imponant qualy fora Fender Agree/diapree aL. Brands populariy- Reasons Tita positive ora negative development “2._| Similar cloaes and things show that people Beto copy one another ‘Aggee/ disagree Miscellaneous 423,_| Ambision — Iss importance. Isr positive or negative Direct question | Miscellaneous’ 424, | Influence of politicians versus scientists Discuss Miscellaneous “425, | In which areas we have made progress, and in.which areas esl need progress Direct question | ~ Miseelaneoos. Fi oS ay aan TT |e DomeliDesecna om moe seahagas “7. | The governments, and aot pavate companies should do scientific research. ‘Agree/Disagree | Miscellancows F7B_| 21" Century —do gow shave the optimise Hew What changer pou sve ike to see 9. | Cosmede surgery — reasons Positive oF negative development “B30. | Compaiivencss ea positive qual Tor people most | Pevsitie nr societies. How competitiveness affcets individual? [sit | eegatve revitive ot naive wend development 431. | Team activities can teach more shils for Le chan solo activities. ‘Agice/Disagice | is www makkarielts.cot| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar companies/ However, some people think that interview is not a teliable méthod of choosing whom to employ and there are other, beffer methods. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Interviews io the basic selection criteria for most large Recruiting new employces can be a long and painful process. The success of any business or organisation depends on the quality ofits staf. Some employers conduct interviews to seleet new workers. 1 disagree with the given statement, which says that interview is not a cellable method, and other methods are better. This essay intends to analyze the methods of hing new employees, “There are many reasons why interview is « preferred method of selection of new employecs.'To begin with, interview is one of the only methods in which the recruiters ca get an idea about the personality and social sis of the potential employees. In interviews, there is face-to-face interaction and the candidates have to answer impromptu questions, which leaves very litle scope for hiding personality tits, Also employees can judge traits like ability to handle pressure, confidence and ably to think outside the box and so on by asking some case smudy type questions. To add to it, ‘employers can check if the person isa sight fit for the company on the social level by assessing his strengths, weaknesses, long term desis. ‘Admittedly, interview is not the only method, and there are many other selection methods with varied advantages. One of other common methods is written test. This method is preferred when the focus ison judging the theoretical knowledge of the person, Another conventional selection basis is group discussion. This method is good where a major job requirement of the company is conversational skills, for instance sales jobs. Sales personnel need to have goad persuasion this. Group discussion can determine the convincing power of an individual. Last but not least, there can be combination ofthe all the three methods ike written tests, followed by group diseussion and finaly interviews. This method is the most thorough of all the methods, checking everything from personality traits to knowledge and also communication ability. ‘eis evident thar different methods have different advantages and the best method cannot be singled ‘out Ir depends upon the situation. For example, interviews assess 2 person's individual tts better ‘whereas writen tests are more about knowledge and expertise in an atea. There are shortcomings of very method too. For example, here is chance of personal bas in interviews. The combination of ‘methods can take too long to select a candidate and may be too expensive to conduct for small companies “To conclude, I cannot agree that interview is not celizble method and other methods are better. It depends upon the job and company requirement. In some situations, conducting interviews is more ‘apt and in some situations the other methods may be more advantageous. ‘Plan followed: In: Pera 1: iaportance of interieas Para 2: Other methods Para 3: Disudratags of ach melbod becouse of which no singe melbod canbe singed ont a the best Conclasio www makkarielts.com (atl Mo, soci2. | IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar Most employers nowadays put increasing emphasis on social skills. Some people believe that social skills are important in addition to good qualifications for job success. To what extent, do you agree or disagree? I definitely agree that today socal skills are considered as important as good qualifications while recruiting new employees. Hiring the right candidate based on technical knowledge without looking af social skills is like designing a racecar with a powerful engine but with substandard steering and ‘raking systems, No business can thrive if its employees, however highly qualified they may be, lack the soft skis Ie is easy to see why employers are putting emphasis on social skills in addition to qualifications. Social shils reflect a person's ably to work with others in a way that strengthens longetemn working relationships. There are many personal traits such as creativity, adaptability, honesty, integrity, and effort, which ace also important besides techical skils. A university degree does not signal whether a person has those traits. A degree does not indicate in any way, how a person will function in the real world. Moreover it has been seen that when recrutments are focused only on candidates’ echnical skils and expertise, then it resulted in hiting employees who had the intellect to succeed but lacked the social skills required to wosk effectively. This is because they lacked emotional intelligence, which is ability to understand their own emotions and those of others and to use this emotional understanding to adjust and cooperate with others. This resulted in interpersonal conflict and frustration and sometimes such employees had to be fired. What is more, such employees were tunable to handle the social demands of leadership and so had to remaia at lower level jobs. Undoubtedly, academic qualifications are also important because just as clothing is to fist impressions, so is a university degree to a first job or a job with a good pay. The first thing that companies look for is that piece of paper before looking at an individual's experience. A degree simply proves that an individual has acquired the necessary academic knowledge of how to canry out 2 job. Having a degree most definitely helps the recruiters in hiring suitable candidates. In summary, it is clear to understand why social skils are given a lot of importance in addition to quilifications. Such skils are che key to success at work, Plan followed Intro: Agree Pana I~ adeontgesofeonsiering sara hile + ora 2— disadeantges of mt looking int social ile Para 3— advonteges of degree Conclsion: (Note the similarities in easay number 2 and 3 and see how to present the same ideas in different ways) | i| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar Some employers think that formal academic qualifications are more important than life experiences and personal qualities when they look for an employee. Why is it the case? Is ita positive or negative development? Some recruiters give more value to a college or university degree than personal attributes and ‘experiences. This essay shall look into che reasons that can be attributed to this phenomenon. In my opinion itis a negative development, Tis easy to see why some employers give more stress on a degree than experiences. Undoubtedly, academic qualifications are important because jst as clothing is to first impressions, so is ¢ university degree to a first job or 2 job with a good pay. The first thing that companies look for is that piece of paper before looking at an individual's experience. A degree simply proves that an individual has ‘acquired the necessary academic knowledge of how to cay out 4 job. Having a degree most definitely helps the recruiters in hising suitable candidates, However, ignoring a person's experiences and skils is also not good. Personal skills and life ‘expesiences are also as important as good qualifications while recruhing new employees. There are many personal traits such 25 creativity, adaptability, honesty, integrity, and effort, which are also impottant. A vai degree does not signal whether a person has those traits. A degree does not indicate in any way, how @ person will function in the real world, Hands-on skills and practical experience are more important in the present scenatio. That is why it is a negative development if ‘employers do not put emphasis on personal traits. ‘Moreover, it has been seen that when cecruitments focused largely on candidates’ technical skis and , with relatively Ute attention given to soft skills, chen it cesulted in hiring employees who had the intellect to succeed but lacked the social skills required to work effectively. This resulted in interpersonal conflict and frustration and sometimes such employees had to leave the job. What is ‘more, such employees wete unable to handle the social demands of leadership and so had to remain at lower level jobs, In summary it is understandable why employers give importance to qualifications. T consider it negative because I believe that petsonal skills and experiences ate as important as qualifications. ‘Plan followed Inte: Thi say sal nk ito the reasons for ti my pinion ia negtive dele. Para 1- the advantages ofa degree Para 2 importance of perconol shill and experience Para 3 — what huppened when recrniters did nat look for these skills Conchrsou: restate opinion (Note the similarities in essay number 2 and 3 and see how to present the same #deas in different ways) sone mnrtscon| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar {tis suggested that all young adults should undertake a period of unpaid work, helping people in the community. Does it bring more benefits or drawbacks fo the young people? ‘The youth of today are generally considered to lack social knowledge and experience, which are of crucial importance in their future developmemt. To solve this problem, some people suggest that they should undertake a period of voluntary work in the local community, helping people around them. Personally, I believe that making young people do voluntary work would be very beneficial for the south as well as for the society, and the negative effects af such an approach would be negligible. Undoubtedly, ic will benefit both the young people enormously if they do a certain period of unpaid ‘work. By helping the elderly, the sick and the disabled directly, or participating in chattable activities like raising funds or offering free consultation, young people will certainly gain and accumulate some valuable first-hand experience and know more about the society. Moreover, young people with such experiences are more likely to become the most motivated ones in academic stody or at work, and eventually become responsible citizens ofthe society. As far as the community is concemed, i wilt definitely become better with so many zealous young volunteers who ate ready to help. However, there may be some disadvantages if the young provide fice service helping people in need. For example, it may conflict with their normal study or work if not arranged well Then the result ‘may be not as desirable as what is expected. But I think this sort of problem can be easly taken care ‘of by meticulous planning by the school authorities. To conclude, competitiveness of modem life and influence of global culture have isolated children from neighbourhood. So, making them do some voluntary community work would be very beneficial to make today's children feel part of the society they lie in. ‘Plan followed Inia is pros fer aug the cons Pera 1: young pecple sill know more about the society Para 2: young people become the mast motivated in ecadetic stay or work advantages Conlon: such tp wend be very beni o make td’ chien fe part of he coma.| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar Nowadays, older people who need employment have fo compete with younger people. What problems does this cause, and what are the solutions. Tis undeniable that 2 growing number of the elderly ace faced with increasing competition from the youth in the workplace. This situation is causing challenges for both ~ the older and the younger ‘workforce. This essay will explore the negative effects caused by this hot competition between the young and the old job seckers, and then present some suggestions to alleviate these potential problems. —_ ‘The competition among the young and the old workers can cause troubling effects on the senior workers. They might find ic daunting to keep up with the latest advancements in technology. For example, in the manufectaring industry, the use of advanced machines is quite common: Bui, how to operste the equipment could be a tough challenge for older workers, whereas it may be simple and easy for their younger counterparts. Therefore, the elderly employees might suffer both physically and psychologically, even if they secure reasonable jobs. Finally, if senior employees constitute the largest proportion of the company’s staff, thea, it could lead to a decline of productivity and efficiency of the enterprise. On the other hand, the young graduates may also feel unmotivated and frustrated. Senior job ‘candidates have tich experience, and therefore they tend to outshine young adults. Young employees are relatively restricted in terms of work experience and communication skills, because of which soine employers prefer to recruit older people with higher working efficiency rather than those who have just graduated ftom the university. Without a decent job and salary, itis extremely difficult for young people to make a living, as a consequence of which, some of them might resort zo crime to full their desires ‘These problems can certainly be solved. Considering the severity of this problem, itis imperative for the government to encourage self-employment for fresh graduates, so that the young people get employment, and the older workers are not lid off Governments should encourage businesses to create more jobs for less experienced young employees who wall then have the opportunity to accumulate expetitnce. Further, the governments should allocate more money to pension system, which can basically guarantee the basic needs of most elders, so that they do nor have to look for jobs. At the individual tevel, the elderly should plan ahead for ther retirement and enjoy their retired life, instead of competing for the limited job vacancies. This would be @ win-win option both for the aged ead the young, “To sum up, competition between both age groups forthe jobs wll continue to be more intense, but some steps at government and individual evel can help to lessen the severity ofthe situation Plan followed ‘Teta: Problem soetion esa intro Penet: Poblest elderly and companies Para 2: Problems tyeuth Para 3: Solutions Conclusions a | ieee wei srrJ IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar Nowadays more and more young people hold the important positions in the government. Some people think that itis a good thing, while others argue that it is not suitable. Discuss both these views and give your opinion. Ronning a nation is an arduous task and in the present times mote and more young people are holding top positions in government offices. Some people opine that this situation is good where as thers ae skeptical about it. In the folowing paragraphs, I intend to discuss both views. I, personally side with the former view. “There are many advantages if young people hold the posicions of power. To begin with, they are enthusiastic and zealous. They have 2 great vision and the spsit to take the nation forwacd. They ate not confined to conventions and are willing to ty new things. They are ready to face challenges. Secondly, they are better physically, which caables them to full some tough jobs. ‘What is more, young leaders could be a sousce of inspisation for the youth to step forward and do something for the benefit of the coustry. Finaly, the young have a clean tack record and the ‘younger leaders are less. prove to corruption and similar asocial activites than the old ones whose aim is 10 be in the seats of power somehow. Onlp youth has the innocence, which can drive the country forward. ‘On the other hand, some argue that itis not proper to give the teins of the nation in raw hands. They feel that the young are impatient and lack social experience. Any of their hasty decisions may have serious consequences. They believe that the important posts should be in the hands of the more experienced sexagenatians and octogenarians. What they fal to see is that an emerging nation may snot be able to cope with their conventional style of functioning, ‘Summing up, in the present scenario, itis better to let che energetic youth take the nation forward by offering them important posts in the government, Plan followed Intra: Discs esay into Para 1: advantages of oung people in power ‘More enthusiastic ond zealous Better phycaly Para 2: More advange of be young Rok anode forthe yout Clean track reard— ks corrupt — Para 3: epponents view and then refit it Conclusion: Young people are blter ab lp gorerument postions( t i 7 | JELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar Today, the life expectancy of people is much higher than before. Some people think that older people should continue to be involved in the workforce, To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Agree) Its true that longevity has Jed to an increase in the ability of people to work for longer years Therefore, I agree with the given statement chat the elderly people should continue to work till a later age. [shall suppost my point of view in the upcoming paragraphs. Firs, looking at it from 2 country’s economic point of view, increasing the ceirement age will help decrease the government's burden on providing benefits for the elderly. For developing countries this is very beneficial, as the workforce will contibute towards the country’s economy and the government will need to spend lesser on providing the retirement benefits to the senior citizens, such 45 senior citizen discounts, healthcare benefits, travel benefit, ete. Moreover, working til a later age will be very beneficial to the eldely, at an individual level. They will ‘not need to depend on anyone for their needs. Also, they'll be busy and involved in work, which will hhelp to tackle the problems of loneliness and depression among them. These days the family members do not have the time to spend with the old members of the family, which leads the elderly to feel isolated. Increasing the retirement age will, to a great extent, reduce this problem. ‘The opponents of this view believe thatthe old ace not physically fit for much of the stessful work. Some also say that since they have worked all thei lives i's the time for them to enjoy the later years of life, away from the pressures of work. I, however, believe that to enjoy in the later years 100, money is needed. So, even if they work for few extra years, itis a necessity. ‘Overall, an increase in the retitement age will benefit the country, the sociery as well as individuals. Voluntary retirement offers can be set up for those who wish to retire eatly, due to their health or other circumstances. Plon Followed: Tatro: Agree Para 1: Becefit Parad: Benefit Paru3: Opponents view Concion www.makkarielts.com | | |J IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar Today, the life expectancy of people is much higher than before. Some people think that older people should continue to be involved in the workforce. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Disagree) ‘eis rue that longevity has led to an increase in the ability of people to work for longer years. On the face of it, increasing the retirement age scems to be a logical outcome of the increase in the lifespan, However, I disagree with the statement that older people should continue 10 be a part of the workforce. I shall support my poiat of view in the following paragraphs. ‘The proponents of this view suggest that if people are living longer, they should be allowed to work longer. There is no doubs that people are living longer than in the past times due to better health care and better personal awareness. If they Work, they will be able to be self-suffccat for a longer time. ‘The governments will need to spend lesser on providing the retirement benefits to the senior citizens, such as pensions, senior citizen discounts, healthcare benefits, travel benefits, etc. However, after a certain age the physical capability of a human reduces. Many people also suffer from health silments. In addition, those sho have worked throughout theis lives in physically demanding and challenging jobs might not be happy to work in old age. That isthe time they need to relax and enjoy, after working for decades. ‘They should be udlizing that time in travelling and pursuing their interests and hobbies, which they couldn't because oftheir hectic work life. ‘Another major disadvantage of increasing the cetiremcat age isan increase i youth unemployment. Unemployment among the younger population leads to bigger problems, like increase in the crime rate, violent behavior, drug addiction, nd so on. That is a bigger menace, which needs to be curbed before it oes out of control. Increasing the retirement age will defintely not help with the issue of ‘unemployment of the youth. Tn fact, it will only worsen it, especially in developing countries, like India and China. In conclusion, an increase in the retirement age should not be made without careful consideration of ‘what consequences it might have on the future generations and the entire workforce of the nation. Considering that the youth is the funare of any nation, an increase in the older workforce would definitely not be a good solution to any country’s economic and social problems. Plan Followed; Int: Disagre Para t: Proporens view Parad Dicadvanlage Parad: Disadvantage Concision ed || IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar . Some counties pay extremely high salaries to people. Some people believe that the country must not do that and make a limit for the salaries. Do you agree or disagree? Wealth inequality is 2 problem faced by many countries across the world. This is because 2 few people get astronomically high salaries. Therefore, some people say chat there should be an upper limit on the salaries. I, however, disagree with this notion. A number of arguments surround my opinion, ‘To begin with, I believe that those who work hard and contribuce most to society should justly also ‘gain the most in form of increased wealth. Secondly, if one employee is geting a higher salary, the others also work hatder to get promoted to the same salary. This in turn increases the company’s overall productivity. If those who work will benefit equally as the ones who do not, there will be no reason to work and the overall productivity will be Lowered, which is bad for society. So high salary is not bad, but the companies should show transparency and provide justifications for the higher pays. ‘Additionally, the increased pay is not unwarranted as it comes with an added set of responsibilities and stress. The higher-level executive officers have to take responsibility for aot only theit actions bt also ofall employees under them. To cite an example, ceeatly the principal of school in Delhi ‘was fired for the untoward actions of a teacher towards one of his students. Even though the principal was not dsecty involved and had no knowledge about it, he had to bear the brunt because hhe was responsible for those working under him. Moreover, higher CEOs and directors have to make decisions, which may have very large consequences for the company. In the example above, the principal was held liable because he was the perton responsible for the hiring decision, Thus higher salaies to executive officers are not without 12s0a. ‘Admitedly, pay discrepancy can be negative to0. Pay dispatity generates feclings of unfaimess, leading lower-paid employees to shrug off thet responsibilities or leave their jobs. In other words if employees feel theic hard work isn’t being rewarded, pay disparity will create resentment. Especially when both occur, the CEO is overpaid and the employee is underpaid, that’s when the firm's performance suffers the maximum. These firms can feel the backlash in a variety of ways, such as lower sales and higher employee attrition. To sum up, I reiterate my opinion by saying that the extremely high salaces ae justified and there should not be a limit on it. A system which, values individualcy, rewards ability and risk-taking, ultimately prospers. Poverty and social dysfunction eannot be fixed by paying less to the deserving ‘ones. Those who are poor must be motivated 0 work hard and earn more. Plan followed Intro: Ditagre Para 2: second argent Pera 3: Third argument Consion| IELTS Academic Essays Fram The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 10. it is @ good thing if senior management workers in a company get a much higher salary than other workers in the same company. Do you agree or disagree? “The size of the pay of the top officials of large organisations, which is disproportionately higher than that of ordinary workers, has sparked much debate in the recent times. Some consider it very fait, and are very happy about t. I, however, am notin favour of this discrepancy, Advocates of 2 fat pay for senior officals argue that it is needed to attrct and retain the best executive talent. Undoubtedly, a talented manager is a major asset for any company, as he determines its success and prosperity. Furthermore, the top manager could be re-employed by a business rival. ‘The gifted managers who could understand and manage people in business setting are always sought after. Heace, high salary is a powerful means to cetain such talent. Finally, the dicectors obviously face the stress from theit workplace in daily lives, which may cause health problems. Therefore, people should accept the truth that big respousbilities deserve big salaies. However, the huge difference in the pay has led to many problems. Firstly, s executive pay has soared, the wages of ordinary workers have stagnated. This has led to widening of the gap between the rich and the poor. For example, the soating executive pay, particulary in the financial sector, has made the UK one of the most unequal societies in the developed world. Unequal societies suffer ‘many social problems. To aéd to it, economic recovery i also hindered because so much money is concentrated in the hands of the wealthy elite, who do not spend it, but invest it in property or financial assets. The low and middle-income households spend money in the productive economy, but they do not have the money to spend and so the economy suffers Furthermore, in most other top-level positions, such 2s senior civil servants, cop lawyers and judges, surgeons, and leading military offical, there is no culture of performance related pay. Therefore, such huge pay packets for top officials inthe business sector, is not at all justified. I believe that a fair and balanced pay is what we need to have a happier society. Many studies support the view that firms concemed about social responsibilty can put restrictions on executive compensation and still achieve ‘good financial peeformance. “To sum up, although there are reasons for the fat pay given to the top-level managers, and we need companies to grow and to create both wealth and jobs in tis fizce global marke, [stl believe that ‘we can achieve this by being fair, and not overpaying the top executives. Flan followed vows llMW. | IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar The leaders or directors of organizations are offen older people. Buf some people say that young peopie can also be a leader. Do you agree or disagree? ‘When a company has to select someone for an executive position, mostly the senior employees are considered. Most youngsters are not usually thought of as leaders. However, I believe that in today's \world, the young are also equally equipped to handle the top managerial posts. For any organisation *o run well mix of young and old executives should be thereat the top postions. ‘There ate many qualities that make young people apt for leadership and management positions. They have the entrepreneurial spirit and risk-taking attitude, which is needed for companies to grow. They provide a fresh and dynamic perspective to the company, In today’s increasingly competitive era, iis ‘of utmost importance for companies to continuously innovate. This needs leaders who are ready to move ahead, and are ready to make and accept changes. Young leaders are more adaptable and thus ‘beter than even old generation in this respect. Many other aspects of youngsters make them fit for such positions. One of the biggest traits is their ability co eelate with the young tulent and workforce. Being of the same generation they understand the needs of their young employees better. Due to this understanding, they can betcer attract new talent to their company, giving their company an edge over others in the market. Additionally, because of being tech savvy, the young leaders can reach out farther in the global arena. Hese, I ‘would like to cite an example of my uncle, who had been running his business of readymade ‘garments for the ast 20 years. His business was doing fairly well, but has grown exponentially ever since he handed the reins to his son two years ago. Today, they are the biggest exporters of readymade garments from the whole of Punjab. His son used his digital nerwork to spread his business. Admittedly, young generation also lacks many important traits. The first and foremost is theic lack of experience. Leaders are faced with my tough and varied decisions and the ability to handle these diverse situations comes with expenence. The older executives have gathered a lot of experience over the years, and in this respect they are better than their younger counterparts. Another problem is that the young managers are seen as outsiders. They have not risen through the ranks like the other older executive members, This creates conflicts with other older members who see them as undeserving. ‘To sum up, [reiterate my opinion saying that although young age has some limitations, it also comes with many useful qualities like cisk taking ability, ability to understand the young generation, which ate also important for leadership. Denying young people a chance to be leaders can be counterproductive both for the company and the country,| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 12. In many countries, women are allowed fo take maternity leave during the first month affer the birth of the new born. Do you think the advantages of maternity leave outweigh the disadvantages? ‘The matcmnity leave isa bgneGt given to protect the dignity of motherhood and to ensure the health of the mother and chila(T definitely agree that the pros of matemity Jeave outweigh the cons) A umber of arguments support my opinion. First, maternity leave is very advantageous for the newborns, We all know that the future of the ‘world rests largely in the hands of the generation we are rearing. Once a child is born, it becomes rational property. Mothers are the front line childcare providers and therefore, if they are given maternity leave, they can do their job beter. In most Indian homes the mother’s salary is necessary to support the family. So, if the mother does aot get a paid maternity eave, then she has to go back to job earlier and this affects the childcare. Nursesies fail to provide the one-to-one interaction shildsen need. Secondly, maternity leave is beneficial for the mother herself. eis an undeniable fact that a woman has to go through a very stressful time physically, emotionally, and financially, during pregnancy. ‘Therefore, if women ae allowed maternity leave, they can look after thie health. A recent research has proven that if health of young mothers is good, then the physical and mental health of the childsen is also good. Another important advantage of the maternity leave is that, the job is secure. Where maternity leave is not allowed, the woman has to leave het job, and the vacancy may get filed when it is time for her to get back to work. The fear of losing the job altogether makes many women apprehensive and so they get back to work atthe eost of theic health and their chila’s health, Admimedly, there are a few disadvantages of the matemity eave. A long maternity leave may be an obstacle for career progression. Seconaly, in cases of unpaid maternity leave, dhere may be financial strain on the households. To sum up, I reiterate my opinion saying that the disadvantages of maternity leave are negligible as compared to the advantages. That is why some countties have taken a step forward and allowed maternity leave to women after childbicth, Plan followed Intro: Agree ora 1: Adsanags tthe cid Para 2: Advantages to woman bees Para 3: Job is secre Para 4: Ditadvanioge Cancason I rterate ey epnion sing that the disadvantages of maternity lave are negligible as compared tothe cedanteges Similar essay: Mothers generally scay home to take care of theie children after pregnancy. Do you support the opinion that these mothers should be compensated for by the government? wwnunaiaetscon I| 13. | IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar Some people believe that women should play an equal role as men in a country’s police force or military force, such as the army, while others think women are nof suitable for these kinds of jobs. Discuss both views and give your opinion. ‘An incteasing number of women ate choosing to wotk in the police and armed forces nowadays and have showed theie mete in these felds. Some individuals opine that women should be able to work shoulder to shoulder with men in these fields. Others disagree and say that women are not suited for such jobs. This essay intends to analyse both perspectives. I, however, side with the former view. Nowadays, we are heading towards an egalitarian society in which all should have equal rights, ‘Therefore, women should have the same right as men to choose their profession. People should be chosen for jobs based on their skills, qualification and character. So, ifa woman has enough ability to joia armed forces, she should be welcome to become a soldier or 2 police officer. Gender should not ‘come in the way of the selection process. Secondly, many army and police jobs requite traits, which are better in women. For instance, thete are many non-combat roles ia which women may be better at by communicating more effectively, In the police force, women have proved beter than men at handling juvenile criminals. Police and military jobs requize more than just physical strength. Teamwork and communication may be jst as important. ‘On the other hand, some people say that women lack physical strength and therefore they are not fit to be in the army or police, as these jobs requize physical stength. It could be argued, that evea. physical strength can be increased by effective workouts and muscle training, Women who join such jobs do undergo rigorous training and are no less than men when they are on the job. It is also a ‘matter of personal choice. More and more men are now entering fields such as nursing and teaching, which were eadier thought to be a woonas’s domain. So, it should come as 20 surprise if women choose to enter the police and armed forces. ‘Summing up, women should have the same role as men in police and armed forees. Its the need of the times. Flan followed Para 1: Gender sould nt coe inthe say ofthe selection proces Pana 2: Marin favor of wore Similar essay: In many countries women are able to join che armed forces just as men. Some people say that only men should be members ofthe army, navy or ait force. Do you agree or disagree? vonmastaetscom I[ IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams - Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 14, Some people say that no one should do the same job forever, while others believe that doing the same job is beneficial for the individual, company and society. Discuss both views and give your opinion, Job-hopping is a selatively new trend. A few decades ago, it was a term, which was highly frowned ‘upon. Tt was a norm to stick to one job for life, grab a pension and retire. This essay intends to analyse the merits and demerits of both approaches. I believe that too frequent job-hopping is not ‘good, expecially if done for trivial reasons. A job change once of twice in one’s whole career span is acceptable, ‘To begia with, there are some strong benefits that can come from a career change. One of the major benefits of changing careers is that the person can get a ton of experience and a fresh look on things. ‘The employers and the company also benefit because such employees can overcome challenges sooner and better. Secondly, the person who has worked in many places develops a huge aetwark, which isan asset for emplojees and employers alike. Finally, by working at vasious organisations, 2 person gets oppornnites to figure out which type of employers and company culture suits him/her the best. Then that person can finally stick to that job forthe rest of his/her work life, On the other hand, there are many reasons why some people like sticking to one job. Firstly, the chances of promotion are much mote because of longevity of service. Furthermore, they find greater depth of satisfaction from their working relationships. There is also much better work-life balance if ‘a person's job is stable and secure. Employers are also hesitant to hice 2 person who has a history of ‘many job hops. They don't want to waste resources on training such employees. To add to it, in ‘times of secession, the last hired is first fied. So, sticking to one job is advantageous for the ‘employers and employees both. ‘In my opinion, very frequent job-hopping is certainly not good. Job-hopping is acceptable if done for the right reasons, such as Jearaing new work patterns, Iftis done for money alone, it may prove to be detsimental inthe long run. Job hoppers are usually not liked by employers, because they see them as dizectionless and disloyal ‘To sum up, an occasional job change is understandable, but hopping from one job to the other every yar oF two, is surely not good forthe employees and employers both. Plan followed abr: Discus essay| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Or. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 15.The world of work is changing rapidly. Working conditions today are not the same as before and people no longer rely on taking one job for life. Discuss the possible causes for these changes and give your suggestions on how people should prepare for work in the future. Tes irefutable that the work scenario is altering ata fast pace. Working conditions are also different and the process of job-hopping is very common. This essay shall delve into the possible causes for these changes and suggest says to prepare for workin the time to come, To begin with, the development of scicace and techaology has changed the structure of work. For example, people no longer need to do some heavy work by themselves. Instead, they ean use machines. Secondly, competition has become intense and people have to constantly updote themselves with the latese materials and methods. Sometimes they cannot compete with the new techno-sawry workforce and so have to change jobs out of compulsion. Furthermore, we belong to an era of consumerism. Being surtounded by so many choices, people today want to buy new things and for that they do multiple jobs. In addition, the 24/7 society of today provides us the opportunity to work day and night. For instance, in earlier times, there were ‘very few jobs which wete round-the-clock jobs. But, today, globalization has brought in 2 multitude of options of working day and night. The line between day and night has become dim and people hhave become workaholics. ‘There could be many suggestions to prepare for work in the Future. People should have a set goal in their mind and get taining accordingly. Moreover, it is imporant to draw a line somewhere. The stress and strain of the fist modern workplace is leading many to nervous breakdowns. In the developed countries, a new term called downshifting has already come where after a certain stage, people are saying ‘no’ to promotions and showing contentment with less. We should slso realize that i we stick to one job, then also life can be more stable and we can enjoy ovr leisure also, Summing up, although work conditions are different today and we have a need to update our knowledge regularly, we can plan our life in a meticulous way and have a balance between wozk and. Ieisure. Plan followed Intro: This esuy shall dee into the possible couse for these changes and sugest ways to prepare for ark in the te wocome, Para 1: First cause Para 2: More causes Para 3: Suggestion for fare Condason: woman[ IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 16.Some businesses find that their new employees lack in basic interpersonal skills such as lack of ability to work with colleagues as a feam. What are the causes and suggest possible solutions. Also provide relevant examples from your experience, While cecruiting new employees, businesses generally look for the ‘hard skis’, which are the job- shecific skills, such as a good qualification or degree. Obviously, job-telated expertise is essential in any profession, and in many other carcers. But, it has been seen that when these new workers join the workforce, they sometimes cannot get along well with their colleagues, So, the importance of soft skills, which means how you relate to other people and to work, has come up. This essay shall analyze, why new cecruits lack such soft skills, and suggest ways to mitigate the problem, “The main reason for the new employees being deficient in such soft skils is that when it comes to recruiting strategies, hiring decisions often focas largely cn candidates’ technical skills and expertise, ‘with relatively litle atention to soft skills. Actually, unke hard skills there ate no exams to prove that any person has these soft skills. Secondly, while major organisations train theic employees in these skills, most firms do not spare the time and effort to do so. Moreover, some senior workers hhave ego problems and make it diffieult for the new employees to sete down in the new work atmosphere. ‘The solutions are not all that difficult, While hiring, employers should give importance to these traits. Ignoring a person’s experiences and skills is not good. Personal skills and life experiences are also as important 25 good qualifications while recruiting new employees. There arc several methods for assessing job candidates’ personal skill. An interview is one good method. Other ways are group discussions or luncheons that require candidates to display social skills, Social skils can also be assessed using standardized questionnaires such as personality tests. Many of these measures are relatively straightforward to use, faitly inexpensive and can be highly valid. Companies can develop these skils in their employees in many ways. One way is co organise meetings to practice public speaking, in an eavironment where they can fee! safe to fail. They should encourage all employees to share personal successes as well a failures so others can tea from these victories and shortcomings. The other key way to improve employee's soft skils is leading by example. The employees will do, whec those siting at the top chairs will do. Soft skills are something you learn by doing, and you have to live them to learn thera, It's like parenting — yous children don't do what you say, they do what you do. Ifyou are a good example and live by the culture you want to establish, your workers will folow. Summing up, i is icrefutble that many new employees face the problem of lack of interpersonal skills. Nonetheless, this can be handled successfully by elaborate interviews and uaining after recruiting. Plan followed Intro: This essay shell dee into the cause ofthis phenomenon and suggest some was forward Para 1: Reasons for ths phenomenon ons| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr, Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 17.Many employees may work at home with fhe modem technology. Some people claim that it can benefit only the workers, not the employers. Do you agree or disagree? ‘Telecommuting, which implies working from home with che help of telephone lines, has become ‘very popular, especially where the Internet connections are fast and reliable I, disagree with the given ssatement that it can beneGt only the employees, and not the employers. 1 believe, that ‘elecommuting is advantageous for both - employers and employees. ‘There ate many advantages of telecommuting to employees. To begin with, it saves time a5 no time is ‘wasted commuting to and from the office. Teleworkers don’t even have to spend time getting ready for work. Secondly, it aso saves money, 25 no spending on private or public transport has to be done. Furthermore, the worker can look after minor family commitments like dropping the child to schoo! ete. Although most of the work done by teleworkers is monitored, sil afew minutes can be snatched at times. All this helps alot in maintaining a work-life balance. ‘On the other hand, there are many advantages to employers also. Firstly, less office space is needed as the workers are working from home. It isa fact thet land prices are exorbitant, and itis very expensive to bulld large offices. Not oaly constructing buildings for offices, but maintaining them is also very costly. Another benefit, which nas been observed after telecommuting became common, is that employees take tess sick leave and other leaves. They do not have to take a whole day off fora ‘minor family commitment, such a5 looking after a sick family member. ‘This is also beneficial for ‘employers. Te would be worthwhile to consider why some people opine that telecommuting is not beneficial for ‘employers. They argue that supervising teleworkers is dificult. However, statistics have proved that telecommuters make extra efforts to work well from home, a8 they realize the benefit it has for them, ‘To sum up, I reiterate my opinion by saying that telecommuting is beneficial for both employees a5. well as employers. It would be wrong to say that employers are not benefited at all Plan followed Intro: dsegree Para 1: advontages of teeommaing fo emplyes Para 2: advantages fo employers “ ‘Para 3: Why some people opine that it s not beneficial for ecaplyers Cancun: teleoramuting benefits bath workers a wll as employers Similar essay: More and more companies are llsing employes work from bane. Do you tink hs ita pose ar mgoioe deopmentt vnnanaioetscom I| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 18. There are some mofives for people to work, Some people think money is fhe most important. Do you agree or disagree? ‘Some people work for money; others work for persona fulfilment. Motivation for work is individual and diverse I agree with the perspective that moncy in the most important reason to work, but only in the exely stages of one’s caress. After the basic needs of a person have been fuliled, other factors become more important. . ‘Admicedly, money is necessary in order for people to meet their basic needs. For example, we all need money to pay for housing, food, bills, health cate, and education. Most people consider it 2 priority to atleast earn a salary tat allows ther to cover these needs and have a reasonable quality of life However, after a certain petiod, money starts losing its importance. Most high paid jobs tend to be stressful and involve loog working hours. This can lesd to many problems in life. People fal to maintain a workelife balance and may suffer a nervous breakdown. That is perhaps why; a very popular trend of ‘downshifting’ has sprung up in the developed countries. People are giving up promotions and setling for les, so that their Family life is not disturbed, and they can give quality time to their spouse and children. This clearly shows that money loses its imporunce after 2 particular stage is reached. Another factor, which deserves metit over a fat pay package, is job satisfaction. Having a job one loves can make a huge difference to workers’ levels of happiness and general quality of life. No wonder, many people give up a job with a higher salary, for 2 job they want to do. They find job satisfaction more valuable than the money they exin. By doing a job they love, they enjoy ther life as well as contribute positively to the society. Some people also work for personal fulfillment. They work to give a meaning to their if. They believe that God has sent them to Earth for a puspose, and they want to give their bit back to the society. In conclusion, I reiterate my opinion that although money ceruinly affects people's choice of profession, but itis the most important Factor only in the eatly stages of one's cares. Once the basic needs have been met with, other factors, such as job satisfaction and a sense of fulfilment become moze important Plan followed Inia: Money és the most important ony inthe early stages of one's carer wn atarkecom I| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 19.The best way to learn about other cultures is to work in multinational organisations. Do you agree or disagree? ‘A major benefit of globalization has been setting up of multinational companies in the developing nations. This has lead to the rapid growth in the economy of the developing countries and an added benefit is the exposure the employees get to cultures of different countries, mostly the developed ones. However, I disagree with the given statement. I believe that although working in an MNC is 2 good way to understand and leam about another country’s culture, it cannot be deemed as the best ‘method. I will put forth some supporting arguments for my belie. Ic cannot be denied that to work in a multinational company, it is very important to guin knowledge about the client or the customer, who is usually from another country. This holds true for the entry level agents to the top managers. Thy sll have to deal with the client from a foreign country. So itis essential that they have some knowledge about that country’s culture, For instance, they should know how to address the client. In some cultures it i all tight to address the client on a first name basis. However, in some others it may be regarded as disrespectful Having said that, working in an MNC is definitely not the best way to learn about a culture. When ‘working in an MING, the employees need to look at only certain aspects ofthe culture, which they vill need to walt about when speaking to or when interacting with the client. Te may inelude things like how to address them, how to grect them, things that they can tall about when making small alk, things they shouldn't ask about, their holidays, etc. This will lead to gzining knowledge about only some aspects of their culture. They may not get to know about thee food or their language. Admittedly, working in a multinational organization provides opportunities to travel abroad, and that is an excellent and probably the best way to leamn about the culture of another country. However, such opportunities are given to a select few and not the entire employee population. In my opinion, the best way to learn about another culture is to actully lve in it, and traveling gives us the best ‘opportunity to learn another way of life. To recapitulate, working in an MNC is definitely a good way to know about another culture, bu it is certainly not the best. Plan followed Inte: Disagree Para 1: Wy MNCs are good to tar ober eltres Para 2: Why they ae rat good Para 3: More reasons why ey ar not tbe bs as far ax harning ther ures scmcermed Conclsion:eraees | IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Or. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 20. Many people say that companies should give importance to their employees, whereas others say that they should give importance fo customers. Discuss both and opine. People, either in form of employees or customers, form the essence of each and every company that ‘exists in the world today. We also know that companies are built by the people and for the people, and they cannot survive without either of the two groups. Ia this essay, I will discuss whether the companies should prioritize employees over customers, ot whether they should put customers first. ‘Those in favour of putting employees first, cite a host of benefits of this approach. Conventionally, customer satisfaction has been the foremost goal of companies, but of late they have begun to ‘understand that its impossible to achieve it without having their employees buy into it. Companies have realized that happy employees, equals happy customers, and because ofthis they have started focusing their atention towards the benefit of their workforce. For example, nowadays a lot of ‘companies are providing facilites such as Child Day Case, Gymnasiums and Spores Centers within their office premises. Some organisations have also started hosting lots of event for the employees such 28 award Functions, and health check up etcetera, so that the employees feel valued in the organisation. Now if we talk about customers, they have always been treated as kings in the market, and to some extent they deserve it, because they are the lielihood of the business. Secondly, the relationship beeween an organisation and a customer isan important one. To what extent customers ace willing 10 spend depends upon how well they are treated. Organisations today are taking grat pains to achieve customer satisfaction. They are spending 2 lot of energy and time on finding out whats important to the customers, We can say that the customers wil always remain important in a company, because ‘without happy customers, any company can see its doom. [believe that both — employee and customer happiness have to be in balance with each other. Both seed to be heard and respected to make ita winswin. This question is like asking ‘heart frst or lungs firs?” You can’t lve if any ofthese stop working, Organizations have to realize that their customers will only be happy if the people servicing their customers are happy. Employees are the key touch- points to know the customer better, so an organization can develop and deliver products and services that are relevant to customers’ needs and expectations. ‘To conclude, I would like to mention that although the customer has always been the king in a company, but in today’s competitive market the organisations have to look into their employees’ happiness simultaneously. If approached as mutually exclusive efforts, chey are doomed to lose both. Pian followed: Intro: Distuss essay intro Por 1: Why sare prope ey Emples fist Para 2: Why come people say esters fret Para 3: Own view Conclasion:| IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 21. Adult youths are often called up for working for the development of communities. Do you think they should work voluntarily or should they get paid? Give your opinion. The development of communities requires the vibrant energy of young blood. There are many programs requiring voluntary work in most communities, whese the young could help. I fimly believe that monetary incentives should be there to ascertain the involvement of the young adults in such ventures, “The most important reason for making the voluntary work being paid is that today’s youth need some pocket money to sataté their material desires. As itis, the youngsters are lated by the glamour of the consumerist society. This paid voluntary work would give them a chance to earn some of those things, and needless to say it would benefit the community. In other words, it would be a win- ‘win situation for both sides. What is more, ic would reduce petty crime, as some youngsters resort to unethical ways to get those things. So, an incentive is needed to increase their compliance for volumiary work, . Secondly, today’s youngsters have very sedentary lifestyles. They have to be motivated to go out and do some physical activity. When they ae involved in community work, they have 4 postive outlet for their pent up energy. Just going to the discos and hanging out with friends, is such a waste of their nergy. If they know they would be paid for something, they would do it willingly and it would be channelizing their energy in the tight direction. Finally, this monetary incentive would make them put their best into whatever work they have to do. Some youngsters may aso find furuce career options in such work, which would definitly be very helpful for all communities, Unpaid work would be done half-heartedly and may not bring the results, which are expected, ‘To summatise, the youth should be paid if they do voluntary work. The monetary incentive may be the barest minimum, butit should defintely be there, Plaa followed Trire: Monetary incentives shoul be there ora 1: Firs reason ~ would increase comphance and vowld redwe pet cine Para 2: Stand reason — would channelize their energy in the right direction ara 3: final reason ~ the work vowld be done whole beartedly Conclusion vonmnatattsconJ IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Or. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 22. Although countries with long average working hours are economically successful, this offen has some negative social consequences. To what extent do you agree or disagree? In some countries the standard working hours are relatively longer than those in other countries. This practice obviously leads to a booming economy. I agree with the given statement, which says that economic success, resulting from long work hours, comes at a price for families, people's health, and may also contribute to higher unemployment. ‘The most serious effect of working overtime constantly is putting employees’ health at risk. This is because when employees work long hours, they do not get time (0 exercise and relax. An unhealthy lifestyle increases the risk of heast disease, diabetes and stess related illnesses. Being chronically overworked can also cause psychological problems, like nervous breakdowns and depression. More ‘number of unkcalthy people can never be good for any society. “Another problem is that employees do not get enough time for socializing and family life. Long work hours do not make a very family-friendly environment. People may find it hard to raise children and ‘work. In particular, women may have to decide against working or having children. Because of long work hours, some employees will not find the time for a relationship or family at all, and remain single. Consequently, birthrates are likely to fall, which might leave a society with an aging population, and may result in many hard to solve problems. Lastly, companies that require longer work hours will employ Tess people in total, More number of people working lesser hours is surely better than fewer people working more number of hours. The consequent unemployment is definitly detrimental for the countries in the long run. In conclusion, I believe thatthe advantages of long work hours are only for short-term, The negative ‘effects cannot be ignored. Governments and companies should understand the long-term cost and keep the working hours in limit, so thar unemployment comes down, work efficiency goes up, and the overal quality of life improves. Plan followed: nto: Agree Para t: Dizedotoge~ emplyes' beat ot risk Pena 2: Disadvantoge— no tie for socializing and family ed || IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 23, Research has shown that spending much less time in office can reduce the use of energy (for example, electricity, and gas). Thus some companies close for some days a week. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages? People have begun to realise that energy consumption can be checked by reducing the time spent employees in offices. Therefore, many companies have adopted strategies like reducing the number of days in 2 workweek. I believe that the pros of this development outweigh the cons. To begin with, such a development would lead to a substantial seduction of office expenses in terms of electricity consumption, water usage and fuel costs. What is mote, it has been seen that with the reduced workweek and longer leisure time the productivity of employees improves, compensating for the hours Jost. For example, the number of days in a workweek has been reduced from six to five in many government offices in India. While it has substantially cut down energy costs in terms of lighting and running of office machinery the work completed in a week has not beea seriously affected, ‘The commuting of emplojees and movement of office vehicles has also been reduced, resulting in substantial fuel savings. Furthermore, people get to spend time with ther family and friends. Ths is very important in today’s ema of cutthroat competition wherein people have become workaholies and are fling to drew a line between work and leisure. This day off could give them the much-needed time for themselves and theit families. This could recharge theie batveres and make them go back to work the next day with added zeal and enthusiasm. On the downside, this shortened workweek can affect wotk-ourput and reduce the earning of employees especially those who work on dally wages. This could obviously discourage workers. Additionally, considering the competition faced by the companies and the targets they have to achieve within the given deadlines, this policy could have detrimental effects on the companies’ peeformances. : ‘After considering both views, ftom a broader perspective, the substantial energy saving achieved by 0 companies should be given greater prominence, Moreover, thedrawbacks can be ized by introducing alternative methods like telecommuting, where employees do not come to office, but work from home using modem telecommunication systems. ‘To sum up, although there are minor disadvantages to this system, shorter workweeks can have ‘greater benefits to individuals and society by saving the depleting energy resources ofthe world. Plen followed Int: Porat: advactage of hc policy Para 3: Ditadvantoges Para 4: Om view on how to reduce diradoentages Conclusion;5 > s y 4 roew | IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams ~ Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 24. If some people get a chance to choose between life without work and spending most of the time working, then they would choose not to work. Agree or disagree? We cannot escape work. Human civilisation has been built on work. Billions of people throughout history have created the cites, farms, industries, armies and infrastructure, which have marked our time on the planet. Therefore, I disagree that people would choose not to work, if given a choice. ‘People may enjoy being without work for a few days, but ultimately itis work, which saves us from ‘the dullness and boredom of life, ‘To begin with, work provides us with an inner creative joy. Tt saves us from the dullness and boredom of life. It puts our energies to a proper use. Unused energies create disorders in us. They make us physically unhealthy and mentally unhappy. Time hangs heavy on our shoulders when there is no wotk. Moreover, work provides us with money for our livelihood. It makes our life meaningful ‘and peaceful. Idleness is more tiresome and painful than work. ven the most unpaid, unimportant and unpleasant work is better than no work, Furthermore, for 2 really useful and happy life, doing good and constmetive work is necessary. Constructive work is rather dificult in the beginning, but very pleasant at the cad. For desiving ‘maximum pleasuce from life, we must work. We must aiso realise that good work pays, and evil work destroys at the end, Every man who leams some useful skill enjoys it ul he improves himself completely. The element of constructiveness is an important sousce of happiness. When a worker builds up something new, he feels encouraged and elevated, aad thus gets pleasute ftom his creative work. (On the other hand, there are many arguments put forth by those, who would rather not work if given the opportunity. They say that work is an important part of ther lives, but it has come to a point where it has taken over ther lives. Therefore, they no longer find the satisfaction in the dally work lives, which people did 50 years ago. ‘They have become slaves to what jobs they have, and when asked whether they would opt for a life without work, would surely jump to the opportunity. TKeir lives have become very mechanical, and pethaps that is why they would rather not work if given 2 choice. However, I stl believe that such a feling is short-lived, as work isthe very essence of lif. To sum up, when you have a job or a career, you have self-respect, dignity, and self-worth. ‘Therefore, I disagree that most people would not work, even if they had a choice. Para 3: Proponents view with negation Concsion: Reiterate your sand[IELTS Academic Essays Fram The Past Exams — Or. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 25. Some people think job satisfaction is more important than job security, while others fhink that people cannof be expected to enjoy a job and having a permanent job is more important. Discuss both views and give your opinion. ‘Whether to choose a satisfying job or a sacsfying paycheck is 2 dilemuna many young minds are facing these days. Some claim that job saisfaction is more important than a secute job, while others claim that itis not realistic to expect job satisfaction, and thus it is beneficial to have a permanent Job. This essay intends to analyze both viewpoints. 1, personally side with the latter view. Advocates of job satisfaction cite a host of benefits. They believe that nowadays people spend 2 great eal of their time in their workplace. So, if they are not happy with their job, they are also unhappy with their personal life. Moreover, if they don't like their job, it could stress them out and lead to ‘many health problems. Therefore, people should consider 2 job, which they love, and which gives them the challenges they are looking for. This is the very reason for which people should choose a job thac would provide them with meaningful employment, ‘On the other hand, people want to go fora secure job for many reasons. A secure job ensures regular income and stability, whichis aso very important. Having 2 job one foves, is one thing, but if that job doesn't pay enough to allow a person to raise a family, pay his debr, have his own home, or save for retirement, then it isn't very good at all believe that people's expectations from theit work will keep growing, and hence job satisfaction can only be remporary and they may be disappointed when their further desires fail to ful I¢ can also happen that once people get job satisfaction, they may become less ambitious, which may be detrimental for themselves and their work. In comparison, job security can ensure that the employees dedicate their energy into work with litle worries from being fred doe to their mistakes, Jn conclusion, its clear that choosing a eateer that one loves has many advantages. IF you love what you do, your chances of success are pretty high and money will follow. But, job security is more important because it provides you regular income and keeps you free from the stess of being fired any time. Plan followed: Ini Para 1: Advantees of job satiation Para 2: Advantages of ob serty Para 3: Own opinion in favour of ob security Conclsion: Job security is more iportant Sinmilar: Nowadays people think thatthe mast ixportant thing in fei jb sotifaction. Withort excell carer bie ts evenings, To what extent do you agree or dsngre. ed :: |IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams—Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 26.Some people think young people should be free to choose their job, but other people think they should be realistic and think more about their future. Discuss both views and give your opinion. People ate divided on the issue of whether the youngsters of today should choose the job they ike or ‘whether they should be sealstic and give more importance to a secutt job with their Future in mind, "This essay intends to analyze both viewpoints before reaching 2 conclusion. To begin with, people who are satisfied with their jobs do better at work. They gee higher salaries, bag promotions and climb up the career ladder more quickly than those who area’t happy with their jabs. Low job satisfaction often leads to low productivity levels and work stress. Job satisfaction defintely plays an important cole in determining our eftciency and productivity. Secondly, jobs are an important aspect of life. On average we spend 2 great deal of ou time in the ‘workplace, which means that if we are not happy with our job, we are also unhappy with our personal life. Worse stil, if we don’t like our job, it could stress us out and lead to many health problems. We should also consider the professional and personal growth that ous job gives us, the positive work environment, as well as work and life balance. This is the very reason why the young. people of today should choose a job that would provide them with meaningful employment. However, others claim that the young people should focus more on a secure job. They believe that the youngsters do not have the maturity to think far and $0 may end up in a job which may not have ‘any security or any future. They also are against the job-hopping attinude ofthe youth of today. They believe in a stable job. I personally believe that ifthe youngsters of today want to experiment in life and wallk on the un-trodden path, there is no harm in letting them do so. Afterall, they are better informed about the newer job openings because the power of technology in their hands. They may face hurdles, but i is all part of growing wp. If they do well, they can be in that job for life, but if they don’t they could always sete down in any job which could give them job security. Jn conclusion, itis clear that choosing a career that one loves has many advantages. If you tove what ‘you do, your chances of success are pretty high and money will follow. Job security is also important ‘but job satisfaction is defintely more significant. Plan followed: people who ar said withthe jobs do beter at ork ara 2: arent hoppy with our eb are alo un with our personal fe and may safer bad heath, Para 5: bportace of job erty ‘Conclusion: Jo satsfeton is mare important[ IELTS Academic Essays From The Past Exams — Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar 27. As most people spend a mojor part of their adult life at work, job satisfaction is an important element of individual wellbeing. What are the factors that contribute to job satisfaction? How realistic is the expectation of job satisfaction for all workers? It is intefutable that job satisfaction is an essential element, if not the most important one of individual well-being. Obviously, there are many factors which influence one’s job satisfaction directly or indirectly. Inthe following paragraphs T intend to delve into the factors that contribute to job satisfaction and discuss how practical itis for workers to expect job satisfaction. Undoubtedly, to make people enjoy what they ace doing, certain basic expectations, which are the prerequisites, should be met the moment they start working, A decent income definitely tops the list of one’s expectations for it's the money you earn that ensures a quality life. Money is needed for everything in life and until a person bas the basic necessities of life he can never be satisfied with his, job. However, money alone cannot ensure complete satisfaction from work. Job satisfaction is also very important, which wil, in turn, being many benefits such as pay raise, promotion and also appreciation and recognition from co-workers or even the whole society. Job security is another important factor. Sometimes a secure job is preferred over a one which has a higher pay package. These are many other factors like a relaxing working envitonment, a harmonious relationship with colleagues and perks like bonus and free cavel opportunites, Admitedly, itis difficult, if not impossible, for all employees to become satisfied with their job completely even if what employers offer is reasonable. If there is job satisfaction, there may not be a good pay and if there ate good chances of promotion then there may not be security. Therefore, both employees and employers need to strike a balance between expectations and responsibilities and make the work life more feuitfl. ‘To sum up, there are many charactetisties of a good job and ics not practical to expect everything in fone job. One has to make a compromise at some point or the other and employees should also consider what they are capable of doing before making expectations. Pian followed Intro: I inkend to delve into the factors that contribute to job satisfaction and discuss bow practical itis for workers to expec job salsfection. Para I: A deen ince lps thelist Para 2: Pay rate ~ chances of promotion » appreciation and recgnitin from co-vrkers- Job seurty- relaxing working emironret- a harmonious relationship with colleagues - perks like bosus and re travel opportunites Para 3: itis ified, if mot ines forall employes to bucme said vith tir job completely even if wht employers offers reasonable Canteson ibere are rany characteristics ofa god job anit is os practical expect eer in one job snmnatiarescon