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1、匕工袅Band9EssavBank黑匕工身Task2-Sample1Inmanycountries,smokingisnowillegalinpublicplaces.Manypeoplebelievethatsuchabanisjustified.Doyouagreeordisagree?Smokinghasbeenbannedinpublicplaceslikeparks,hospitalsandrestaurantsinmanynations,anditisalawthatmanypeoplesupport.Iagreewiththisinitiativebecauseitreduces
2、theharmfuleffectsofpassivesmokingandalsoencouragessmokerstoquit.Theprimaryreasonwhymakingitillegaltosmokeinpublicmakessenseisthatitpreventspeoplefromdevelopingdiseasesrelatedtosecond-handsmoke.Passivesmokingissomethingthatnon-smokerscannotavoidinthepresenceofasmoker;anditisjustasdangeroustopeopleshe
3、althassmoking.Abaninpublicplaceslimitsthistypeofexposure.Forexample,afterIrelanddecidedtobansmokinginallindoorworkplaces,therewasasignificantdeclineinlungcancerandotherlethaldiseasesamongrestaurantandpubworkers,leadingmanyothercountriestoadoptsimilarmeasures.Thesecondmainreasonwhythisbaniswarrantedi
4、sthatithelpsthoseaddictedtocigarettesquittheirhabit.Alawprohibitingsmokinginpublicareasforcessmokerstoleavethecompanyofeveryoneelseiftheywanttohaveacigarette.Mostpeopledislikefeelingostracised,andthiscanprovideexcellentmotivationtoquit.Forinstance,socialpressurebroughtaboutbysmokingbansisoftencitedb
5、yex-smokersasoneofthereasonstheygaveupthehabit.Inconclusion,Ibelievethatmakingitagainstthelawtosmokeinpublicshouldbeencouragedbecauseitpreventsinnocentpeoplefromdevelopingserioushealthconditionscausedbypassivesmokingandreducesthenumberofsmokers.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sa
6、mple2Somepeoplethinkthatasenseofcompetitioninchildrenshouldbeencouraged.Othersbelievethatchildrenwhoaretaughttocooperateratherthancompetebecomemoreusefuladults.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Itisarguedthatchildrenshouldbemotivatedtobecompetitive,whileothersfeelthatteachingthemtobecooperativew
7、illbeofmorevalueastheyenteradulthood.Ibelievethatwhilecompetitioncanhelpchildrenbesuccessful,cooperationismoreimportantbecauseitteachesthemtoworkwithinateam,acrucialadultskill.Somearguethatinstillingasenseofcompetitioninchildrenhelpsthemtoachievesuccessinwhatevertheydo.Thisisbecausebeingcompetitivec
8、reatesadrivetowin,whichteachesthemthathardworkanddisciplinearethekeystosuccess.Forexample,itisoftenthecasethatchildrenwhoparticipateincompetitivesportsarelesslikelytoquitwhenthingsaredifficultandareztherefore,morelikelytoovercomeobstaclesintheirjobsasadults.Despitethis,Iwouldarguethatchildrenrequire
9、lessonsonteamworkmorethanthewilltowin.Ifchildrenaretaughttobecooperative,theylearntheimportanceofworkinginateamzwhichissomethingadultsareexpectedtodo.Throughworkingwithothers,childrenlearnnotonlyhowtorespectdifferentopinionsbutalsohowtopooltheirstrengths.Forinstance,preschoolsincludecooperationasone
10、ofthefirstskillsintheircurriculumastheyrecognisethatitisavitalsocialskillinallspheresoflife.Ithereforebelievethatteachingchildrentoworkwithothersismoreimportantthangivingthemasenseofcompetition.Inconclusion,whileinstillingasenseofcompetitioninchildrencanhelpthemsucceed,Ithinkthatteachingchildrentobe
11、cooperativegivesthemtheabilitytoworkaspartofateam,whichisfarmorevaluablelaterinlife.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample3Someparentsthinkthatchildcarecentresprovidethebestservicesforchildrenofpreschoolage.Otherworkingparentsthinkthatfamilymemberssuchasgrandparentsarebettercare
12、giversfortheiryoungchildren.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.Somearguethatwhenparentsareatwork,closerelationsprovidethebestcaretoyoungchildren,whileothersbelievedaycarecentresareabetteroption.Whilerelativescanusuallybetrustedtotakecareofchildrenproperly,Iarguethatchildcareprofessionalsarebetterequ
13、ippedtocareforyoungchildren.Manyparentsinfull-timeemploymentprefertoleavetheiroffspringwithgrandparentsorsiblingswhentheyareatworkbecausetheytrustthemmore.Thisisbecausetheyfeeltheirchildwillbesaferwithsomeonefromwithinthefamily.Forexample,workingmothersinSouthAfricaoftenasktheirparentstotakecareofth
14、eirchildrenbecausechildcarecentreshaveahighturnoverrate,whichmeanstherearetoomanynewstaffmembersthattheparentsdonotknowverywell.However;Ibelievethatafamilyconnectiondoesnotguaranteethatapersoncantakecareofyoungchildrenwell.Otherssaythatdaycarecentresareabetteroptionduetothefactthattheiremployeesares
15、killedprofessionals.Manyofthoseemployedinthesecentreshavebeenrigorouslytrainedinhowtonurturechildrensgrowth,andtheyare,therefore,abletoprovideasuitablelevelofcaretoanychildplacedundertheirsupervision.Forinstance,mostchildcarecentresindevelopedcountriesrequiretheiremployeestohavecompletedcertificates
16、inearlychildhooddevelopment.Forthisreason,Ithinkthatthechildrenleftinthecareofthesecentresarebetterlookedafter.Inconclusion,althoughsomeparentsmaypreferthebondoftrustinherentwithinafamilywhenchoosingacaregiverfortheirchildren,thisessayfindsthatchildrenarebetteroffunderthecareofdaycarecentresduetothe
17、irstaffsprofessionaltrainingandexperience. 阈囱 IELTS ADVANTAGE!息篇Band9EssavBankTask2-Sample4Lifewasbetterwhentechnologywassimpler.Ibwhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Itisarguedthatourlivesweremorefulfillingwhentechnologywaslesscomplex.Icompletelydisagreewiththisstatementandbelievethattechnologyhasmadeli
18、femuchbetterbecausesmartphonessaveustimeandtheinternethasimprovededucation.Newphones,suchastheiPhone,havemadeourdailylivesmuchlesslaboriousandhavegivenusmorefreetime.Tasksthatusedtorequirealotofenergyandtimecannowbedoneatthetouchofabutton.Forexample,ifpeoplewantedtocommunicatewithoneanotherinthepast
19、,theyhadtowriteaIetteCtakeittothepostoffice,andthenwaitforittobedelivered,whereasthesedayspeoplecansimplytaptheemailiconontheirtouchscreenandsendamessagetowhomevertheywanttocommunicatewithwithinseconds.Theinternethasalsoenrichededucation.Inthepast,studentshadtorelyonateacherandphysicalbooksfortheire
20、ducation,andthesewereofteneitherunavailableorinaformatthatmostpeopledidnotwant,butnowtheinternetprovidesuswithmoreinformationthanwecouldeverdreamOfandthishasmadeusmoreindependentandeffectivelearners.Forexample,therearenowthousandsoffreeonlinecoursesavailableonYouTubethatanyonecanwatchandlearnfromany
21、whereintheworld.Inconclusion,Ibelievethatlifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytechnologicaladvancements,particularlylabour-savingphonesandthelearningopportunitiesprovidedbytheinternet.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample5Atpresent,themediaaffectspeople,slivessignificantly.Whatimpactdoe
22、sthishaveonsociety?Isitanegativeorpositivedevelopment?Themediahasasignificantimpactonthewaypeoplelivetheirlives.Thisessaywilldiscusshowthemediashapeshowpeoplethinkaboutworldevents,andIbelievethatthisisanegativedevelopmentbecauseitendangersdemocracy.Amajorimpactofthemediaisthatitaffectshowpeopleinter
23、pretthingshappeningintheworld.Mostpeopletakethenewsatfacevalueanddonotthinkaboutitverycritically.Thisleadstothembelievingeverythingtheyreadorhearandcanresultinthemhavingadistortedviewofkeyissues,lakethecurrentrefugeecrisisasanexample,where,asaresultofhowrefugeeswererepresentedintheUKnews,peoplecamet
24、oviewthemasmigrantswhowerelookingtooverruntheUKandtakeadvantageofitseconomicprosperity,wheninreality,thesepeopleweresimplyfleeingwar-torncountries.Thisdistortionofeventsisverydangerousfordemocracy.Governmentsandcorporationscaninfluencethemediaandgetthemtospinanarrativethatsuitstheiragenda.Ahealthyde
25、mocracymusthaveafreepressthatiscriticalofthestateandbigbusiness,andifitdoesnotzdemocracywillbeinperil.Forexample,itiswidelyknownthatcertainnewsnetworksintheUSAregularlytellliesabouttheDemocraticPartyandseektosupporttheRepublicanPartwhichisverydisturbing,consideringthattensofmillionsofpeopletuneinton
26、etworkseveryday.Inconclusion,themediaaffectsourviewoftheworldbytellinguswhattothink,andIthinkthisisanegativedevelopmentbecauseitposesaveryrealthreattodemocracy.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample6Therearemanyreasonsthatcanmotivateapersontostayworkingforthesamecompany.Somebeli
27、evethatmoneyisthemainreason.Doyouagreeordisagree?Peoplearemotivatedtostayinthesamejobformanyreasons,andanumberofindividualsthinkthatmoneyistheprimaryreason.Idisagreethatsalaryisthemainfactorbecausemostcompaniespayasimilaramountofmoneyforthesamejob,andthecultureofacompanyisfarmoreimportantthanmonetar
28、yconsiderations.Itdoesnotmakesensetosaythatmoneyistheprimaryreasonwhypeoplestaywiththesamecompanybecauseforanyjobtherearemanycompaniesallofferingasimilarsalary.Thismeansthatnobodyneedstostayinajobsimplybecausetheyarebeingpaidwell.Forexample,aquicksearchonwww.indeed.co.ukwouldshowthat,atanygiventimei
29、nLondon,thereareoverfiftyjobsforhumanresourcemanagersthatallofferasalaryofaround80,000peryear.Whatismoreimportantiswhetherpeoplefitinwiththeethosofthecorporation.Peoplethriveindifferentenvironments.Somepreferaworkplacethatisverydriven,whileotherslikeamorerelaxedapproach,withanemphasisonwork-lifebala
30、nce.Ifapersonfeelsasifthecompanycultureisnotinlinewiththeirs,itcancausestressand,ultimately,theirresignation.Thisisillustratedbythefactthatsomemenandwomenleavehigh-pressurezwell-paidjobsaftertheyhavechildrenprimarilybecausetheyvaluebeingabletospendmoretimewiththeirfamilies.Inconclusion,Idisagreethat
31、wagesarethemostimportantconsiderationwhenremaininginthesamejobforalongperiodoftimebecauseifemployeesdonotliketheircurrentjob,theycansimplymovetoanothercompanyandgetpaidmoreorlessthesame,andcorporatecultureisafarmorerelevantconcern.匕工袅Band9EssavBank黑匕工身Task2-Sample7InBritain,whensomeonegetsold,theyof
32、tengotoliveinahomewithotheroldpeoplewheretherearenursestolookafterthem.Sometimesthegovernmenthastopayforthiscare.Whodoyouthinkshouldpayforthiscare,thegovernmentorthefamily?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.InBritain,theelderlyarelookedafterbycaregi
33、versinoldpeopleshomes,whichattimesispaidforbythestate.Ibelievethatthestateshouldpayforthistypeofassistancebecauseofthecontributionthatoldpeoplehavemadetotheirsocietyandbecausemostfamiliescouldnotcopewiththefinancialburden.Whenapersongetstotheagewheretheyneedhelplookingafterthemselves,thegovernmentsh
34、ouldpayforthisbecausethatpersonhasgiventhegovernmenttaxalltheirlife.Ifapersononlymakesminimumwageandpaystaxeverymonthforthirtyyears,thisaddsuptoalargesumofmoney,whichismorethanenoughtocoverthecostoftakingcareofthatpersonwhentheyareoldandinfirm.IntheUKzforexample,everyonehastopayNationalInsuranceandi
35、ncometax,andpartofthisshouldgotowardshelpingtheelderlywhentheyareoldandneednursingcare.Ifthegovernmentdoesnotpay,thenthebillisleftwiththefamilandmostpeoplesimplycannotaffordthisontopoftheirnormalexpenses.Nursinghomesrequirespecialistcareandtwenty-four-hourattention,whichisveryexpensivefortheaveragep
36、erson,especiallyiftheyhavemorethanoneelderlyrelativetopayforForinstance,theaveragenursinghomebillintheUnitedKingdomisonethirdoftheaveragewage.Ibconclude,Ithinkthatolderpeopleortheirfamiliesshouldnothavetoworryaboutexpensivenursingbillsaftertheyretirebecausethecontributionstheyhavemadewhentheyarework
37、ingshouldcoverthisexpense,andtheirfamilieswouldnotbeabletoaffordthebillswithoutassistance.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample8Modernchildrenaresufferingfromthediseasesthatwereonceconsideredtoonlybemeantforadults.Obesityisamajordiseaseprevalentamongchildren.Whatareitscauses,an
38、dwhatsolutionscanbeoffered?Beingobesewasonceonlyaconditionthatadultssufferedfrom,butitisbecomingmorecommoninchildren.Thisessaywillfirstdiscusshowfastfoodandasedentarylifestylearetheprimarycausesofthisgrowingproblemandthenoutlinehoweducationandincreasedexercisearethemostviablesolutions.Onecauseofobes
39、ityinchildrenistheincreasingpopularityoffast-foodrestaurants.Fastfoodusuallycontainsanexorbitantnumberofcaloriesbecauseitisveryhighinfatandsugar.Inaddition,youngpeoplearelivingamoresedentarylifestyle.Nowadays,morechildrenchoosecomputergamesorsocialmediaoverphysicalactivity,sotheyareunabletoburntheex
40、tracaloriestheyareeating.Itcanbecommonlyseeninmanywesternnations,forinstance,thatthenumberOfchildrenwhoparticipateinafter-schoolsportshasdroppedsignificantlyoverthelastdecade.Thebestsolutiontothisproblemofobesityistoeducatechildrenaboutthedangersofbeingseverelyoverweight.Ifchildrenaremoreawareofthet
41、ypesofdiseasesassociatedwithobesity,theymightthinktwicebeforeaskingtheirparentstotakethemtothelocalburgerrestaurant.Moreover;schoolsshouldintroducemoreexerciseintotheircurriculums.Ifchildrentakepartinsport,thephysicalactivitywillallowthemtoburncaloriesandavoidweightgain.Schoolswherechildrenarerequir
42、edtoparticipateinatleastoneteamsport,forexample,typicallyhavelowerobesityrates.Inconclusion,manychildrenarestrugglingwiththeirweightbecauseofeatingtoomuchjunkfoodcombinedwithasedentarylifestyle.However;ifschoolsgivechildrenenoughinformationabouttheriskstheyaretakingbydoingthisandrequirechildrentotak
43、emoreexercise,theproblemcanbealleviated.W袅Band9EssavBank!县工0Task2-Sample9Inmanycountries,childrenareengagedinsomekindofpaidwork.Somepeopleregardthisascompletelywrong,whileothersconsideritasvaluableworkexperience.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.Inmanyplaces,childrenareinvolvedinvarioustypesofemplo
44、yment.Somewouldsaythatthisisutterlywrong,whileothersareoftheopinionthatthisisfinebecauseitpreparesthemfortheworkforce.Iagreewiththelatterpointandwillshowthat,despitesomeconcernsaboutitseffectoneducation,workingatayoungagecanenhanceapersonscharacter.Itisoftenarguedthatworkingbeforetheageofeighteenisw
45、rongbecauseitimpactshowsuccessfulchildrenareintheirstudies.Thisisbecausetheyareunderincreasingpressuretoperformacademically,andajobwillforcethemtoreducethetimetheyhavetostudy.Forexample,aUKchildrenscharityfoundthatchildrenwhoworkedpart-timewerelesslikelytoachievehighergradesthanthosewhodidnot.Howeve
46、r;Ibelievethelessonschildrencanlearnfromworkingareinvaluable.Gettingapart-timejobcontributestowardschildrenscharacterdevelopment.Itteachesthemthevalueofhardworkandexposesthemtotherealworld,wheretheylearnthingstheywouldneverlearnintheclassroom.Thiscanalsoresultinthemworkingharderandbeingmoredisciplin
47、edatschool.Forexample,ateenagerworkinginarestaurantforafewhoursattheweekendcanlearnhowtointeractwiththegeneralpublicwithouttheiracademicperformancebeingnegativelyaffected.Forthisreason,Ithinkthatconcernsaboutworksnegativeeffectsoneducationareunfounded.Inconclusion,despitefearsthatchildrenwillneglect
48、theirstudiesiftheyarerequiredtowork,Iarguethatalittleworkexperienceatayoungagecanbuildcharacter.19IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGETask2-Sample10Airtransportisincreasinglyusedtoexportfruitandvegetablestocountrieswheretheycannotbegrownorareoutofseason.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantageso
49、fthis?Freshproduceismorefrequentlybeingexportedbyairtocountrieswhereitisoutofseasonorimpossibletogrow.Theadvantagesofthisarethatconsumerscanenjoyawiderrangeoffreshfruitandvegetablesallyear;andsomecountriesrelyonimportedfoodtofeedtheirpeople.However;thedisadvantagesarethatitputstremendousstrainontheenvironmentandencouragesharmfulfarmingmethods.Oneb
