In this tutorial, we provide you with Band 9 answers to the latest IELTS Task 2 questions as seen in the exam in July 2022.
Listen to the full tutorial and you will learn:
- How to get and organise ideas for task 2 essay questions
- Types of essay ideas you should avoid
- How to practice your brainstorming skills for the exam
- Sample paragraph structure for IELTS task 2
- How to answer tricky “to what extent do you agree or disagree” questions
- Sample Band 9 answers to three of the latest IELTS Task 2 questions
Each sample answer has:
- an introduction
- two body paragraphs
- a conclusion
Read the questions and a summary of the sample Band 9 answers below:
Question 1: Nowadays many people prefer to buy famous brands of clothes, cars and other items. What are the reasons for this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
Introduction
People preferring to buy famous brands of clothes, cars and other items is a negative development because it’s making our society more materialistic and consumer-driven. This may cause other values such as environmental awareness, child labour, and fair working practices to get pushed aside if the more famous brands are not so conscious of these issues.
Body Paragraph 1
The reasons people prefer to buy famous brands of clothes is because of status, to show their wealth because of the quality associated with these famous brands
Another reason is the advertisements for these products and endorsements by famous celebrities. It is well known in advertising that a lot of people want to be seen as successful and wealthy. Brands take advantage of this with endorsements from celebrities and other notable personalities.
Body Paragraph 2
A lot of people see these brands and they wanted to be associated with the brand because of certain celebrity endorsements. For example, Nike has an active and athletic brand and people also want to be seen as athletic, active and as winners and this largely explains sports endorsements as well. The famous Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal earns millions of dollars per year from Nike for celebrity endorsements to wear Nike clothing at his games. This in turn generates demand as people aspire to be like Rafael Nadal and one way they can get closer is by wearing the same clothes as he does.
Conclusion
The increase in preference for famous brands of clothes and other products is a negative development because it can create problems for people who do not have the money to buy expensive brands.
Due to the capitalist nature of these famous brands, important values such as ecological manufacturing, equal working conditions and prohibiting child labour may become secondary. Many famous brands do not have the best track record for fair working practices and other crucial issues.
Question 2: Some people think the primary purpose of schools is to turn the children into good citizens and workers, rather than to benefit them as individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Introduction
I completely agree that schools do turn children into good citizens and workers. This is because education creates a more civilised society with reduced crime rates. However, I disagree with the idea that the school does not benefit the children as individuals.
Body Paragraph 1
Schools produce better workers which means there’s more productivity and more wealth in the economy. This ultimately benefits more people and the society at large because of the taxes and the redistribution of this wealth.
Body Paragraph 2
The idea of schools producing exemplary citizens and workers rather than developing them as individuals is flawed because when a school produces a child that is an exemplary worker the students themselves often tend to benefit. Their quality of life and chance at success is greatly improved by the education received from school.
A happy worker or a happy citizen is going to feel more accomplished as an individual. They’re going to feel more part of the collective and studies have shown scientifically and empirically that individuals who feel that they fit into groups are more likely to be content and to be happy.
Conclusion
In general, I do not agree that the primary purpose of school is only to turn children into good citizens and workers. This is because for a person to become a good worker they have already benefited individually from their education. A good worker is most likely also a good individual. One simply does not exist without the other.
Question 3: The best way to make the road transport of goods safer is to ask drivers to take a driving test each year. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Introduction
An obligatory annual driving test for those responsible for transporting merchandise is definitely a wise idea. This is mainly because it will keep the roads safer and for a number of other reasons.
Body Paragraph 1
Road regulations might change especially with the development of technology and it is important for drivers to keep track of that consistently.
The eyesight or other physical abilities of the driver might fall with age especially if they’re at the older end of the legal driving limit. An annual driving test will help keep the roads safer as the drivers with physical impairments will be taken off the road and ultimately this will lead to safer roads
The third reason what else could that be the extra tax raised from the application fees could be put into programs to help improve road safety
Body Paragraph 2
However, there could be a few drawbacks to having such a system. Firstly, it could be costly and time-consuming for lorry drivers. Historically, they have not had the highest wages and asking them to perform more tests and more regulations is just yet another burden. It discourages workers and ultimately steals time and money from their pockets.
An annual driving test system also opens up the opportunity for more corruption within the sector. In a lot of countries, people are already bribing driving test officials just to approve their driving test. Taking more tests is only going to enrich more corrupt officials.
The annual tests could also discourage future drivers from entering the sector if they find that they have to do these tests every single year. This would ultimately lead to fewer lorry drivers and possibly increase the cost of their services and the cost of goods that are being transported on the road ultimately hurting the end consumer.
Conclusion
I believe the annual driving tests for drivers of vehicles containing goods will keep the roads safer but it must be implemented as a smooth and easy process with fair costs, and strict practices that prevent corruption.
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