Примеры ответов IELTS General Writing Task 2 (Эссе)
2-е задание IELTS General Writing — написание эссе. Ниже примеры успешных ответов на высокий балл. Обращайте внимание на структуру ответа в целом и как строятся параграфы; на главные идеи; как и какими примерами они подкрепляются.
Задание IELTS General Writing Task 2 выглядит вот так (меняется только тема жирным шрифтом).
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Some people think that the teenage years are the happiest times of most people’s lives. Others think that adult life brings more happiness, in spite of greater responsibilities.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
В этом задании необходимо:
- Раскрыть первую точку зрения
- Раскрыть вторую точку зрения
- Ваше мнение
What’s the happiest time in people’s lives: youth or old age; school, career or retirement? All of these have been suggested, but teenage years and adulthood both have many supporters.
Those who believe teenagers are the happiest people cite their lack of responsibilities as a significant factor. They are supported financially and emotionally by their parents, and although they may be included in family decisions, they’re not ultimately responsible. However, adolescents are on the threshold of adult life: they’re old enough to get a part-time job, so they can enjoy their first taste of financial independence, and their future study and career lie ahead.
Away from these serious concerns, young people have an active social life with their friends, often simply by hanging out with them. And of course, there’s the excitement of first love and first heartbreak. With all this to experience, teenagers see their parents’ lives as boring and stressful.
However, the reverse is also true. Adults see anxious, self-dramatising adolescents, and appreciate the joys of maturity. These may include a contented family life, long-lasting friendships and a career. Long-term relationships may not have the fireworks of adolescence, but are stronger for it, because of the wealth of shared experience. At work, many of us are challenged and stimulated by the increasing, professional skills we acquire, which ensures that our jobs remain interesting.
The greatest benefit, though, is that maturity gives you greater confidence in your own judgement, in all areas of life. You’re not afraid to express your opinion when others disagree and, unlike a teenager, you know when to let things go.
Both these periods can be happy times, but I look back at my own teenage years, with no desire to go back. Adult life may be less dramatic, but fireworks don’t keep you warm
In cities and towns all over the world the high volume of traffic is a problem.
What are the causes of this and what actions can be taken to solve this problem?
It is undoubtedly the case that urban areas around the world increasingly suffer from congestion. In this essay, I examine the reasons for this trend and suggest some practical policies the authorities could implement to reduce the level of traffic in our cities.
The first step is to understand why traffic has increased in towns and cities. Broadly speaking, there are three main reasons for this. One is that cars have become more affordable for the average consumer and they are no longer a luxury item, but something that most families expect to own. A second reason is that public transport has become increasingly unreliable in recent years, not least because many bus and train services have been reduced because of the difficulty in funding them. The third reason is that society has in general become more mobile and this means more people are prepared to commute to work by car than they were before.
There is almost certainly no one solution to this problem given the complexity of its causes. However, one option has to be to improve the reliability of public transport to encourage people to take the bus or the train rather than get in the car. It would also be possible to discourage people from driving to work by introducing special tariffs for using the roads, especially during peak periods. A successful example of this is the congestion charge scheme in London which has certainly reduced the level of trafficin inner-city areas.
In conclusion, there are a variety of different factors that have led to rising levels of traffic in urban areas. While it may not be possible to find a complete solution, any action should probably involve encouraging greater use of public transport and making it more expensive for the motorist to drive in urban areas.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Some people believe that children should be allowed to stay at home and play until they are six or seven years old. Others believe that it is important for young children to go to school as soon as possible.
What do you think are the advantages of attending school from a young age?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Здесь пишем о преимуществах.
Помните: 1 преимущество = 1 параграф.
In many places today, children start primary school at around the age of six or seven. However, because it is more likely now that both parents work, there is little opportunity for children to stay in their own home up to that age. Instead, they will probably go to a nursery school when they are much younger.
While some people think this may be damaging to a child’s development, or to a child’s relationship with his or her parents, in fact there are many advantages to having school experience at a young age.
Firstly, a child will learn to interact with a lot of different people and some children learn to communicate very early because of this. They are generally more confident and independent than children who stay at home with their parents and who are not used to strangers or new situations. Such children find their first day at school at the age of six very frightening and this may have a negative effect on how they learn.
Another advantage of going to school at an early age is that children develop faster socially. They make friends and learn how to get on with other children of a similar age. This is often not possible at home because they are the only child, or because their brothers or sisters are older or younger.
So overall, I believe that, attending school from a young age is good for most children. They still spend plenty of time at home with their parents, so they can benefit from both environments.
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1. Read the article and put the sentences in the right place. — Прочитайте статью и поставьте предложения на правильные места.
Does the future LOOK BRIGHT?
1. с) People like making predictions about the future. Although they mostly agree that the world will change, some believe that the changes will be positive while others argue that they will be negative.
A lot of people worry about environmental problems. They believe that our planet will become more polluted and that this will make it impossible to live in some parts of the world. They are afraid that sea levels will rise so high that many islands will disappear, and that certain areas will be very dry. 2. b) What’s more, certain animals will become extinct.
3. a) On the other hand, many people believe that the world will become a better place to live. In their opinion, technology will keep making our lives easier and scientists will manage to find the cure for lots of illnesses. Moreover, we will be able to fight pollution with the help of technology.
The way I see it, our lives will certainly be more comfortable in the future. 4. d) However, I do worry that we might not be able to keep pollution under control. Let’s all hope for the best.
- a) On the other hand, many people believe that the world will become a better place to live. — С другой стороны, многие люди верят, что мир станет лучше для жизни.
- b) What’s more, certain animals will become extinct. — Что еще, некоторые животные вымрут.
- с) People like making predictions about the future. — Люди любят делать предсказания будущего.
- d) However, I do worry that we might not be able to keep pollution under control. — Однако, я сильно беспокоюсь, что у нас может не получиться держать загрязнение под контролем.
Будущее выглядит ярким?
Люди любят делать предсказания будущего. Хотя в большинстве они согласны, что мир изменится, некоторые верят, что изменения будут позитивными, а другие спорят, что они будут негативными.
Многих людей беспокоят проблемы окружающей среды. Они верят, что наша планета станет более загрязненной и что станет невозможным жить в некоторых частях мира. Они боятся, что уровень моря поднимется настолько высоко, что многие острова исчезнут, а некоторые другие территории будут очень сухими. Что еще, некоторые животные вымрут.
С другой стороны, многие люди верят, что мир станет лучше для жизни. По их мнению, технологии сделают нашу жизнь проще, а ученым удастся найти лекарство от многих болезней. Более того, мы сможем бороться с загрязнением с помощью технологий.
Вот как я вижу — наша жизнь будет, определенно комфортнее в будущем. Однако, я сильно беспокоюсь, что у нас может не получиться держать загрязнение под контролем. Давайте надеяться на лучшее.
2. Look at some predictions people have made about the future. Then write sentences stating if you agree or disagree with them. Use the phrases in the box. — Посмотрите на предсказания будущего некоторых людей. Затем напишите предложения, в которых будет говориться о вашем согласии или несогласии с ними. Используйте нижеприведенные фразы.
- I think
- I don’t think
- The way I see it
- In my opinion
- People will fight over drinking water. — Люди будут воевать за воду.
The way I see it, people won’t fight over drinking water. — Вот как я вижу это, люди не будут воевать за воду. - People will have holidays on other planets. — Люди будут проводить каникулы на других планетах.
I don’t think people will have holidays on other planets. — Я не думаю, что люди будут проводить каникулы на других планетах. - There won’t be any teachers. — Не будет никаких учителей.
I think there will be teachers. — Я думаю, что будут учителя - People will eat food pills. — Люди будут есть еду в таблетках.
The way I see it people will eat food pills. — Вот как я вижу это, люди будут есть еду в таблетках. - There will be fewer wars. — Будет меньше войн.
I don’t think there will be fewer wars. — Я не думаю, что будет меньше войн. - People will live in underwater cities. — Люди будут жить в подводных городах.
I don’t think people will live in underwater cities. — Я не думаю, что люди будут жить в подводных городах.
3. Write an article with the following title: What does the future hold? Use the paragraph plan to help you. — Напишите статью со следующим заголовком: Что день грядущий нам готовит. Используйте план параграфов, который вам поможет.
- Introduction (presentation of the topic) — Вступление (представление темы)
- Viewpoint — Точка зрения
- Opposing viewpoint — Противоположная точка зрения
- Conclusion (your personal opinion) — Заключение (ваше собственное мнение)
What does the future hold?
Of course it’s impossible to know what will really happen in the future, but I think it’s important to think about the direction in which we seem to be heading. I think that technology will help us to improve the lives of most people and I believe that everybody will have enough to eat. My opinion is that doctors will find cures for most diseases and that technological progress will also affect how we spend our free time. In my opinion, people will go on holiday to space and we will see things that people today can only dream about.
Unfortunately, there is also the danger that some unpleasant things will happen, too. The way I see it, people will work until they are much older and some people think that people will fight for clean drinking water. I also fear that air pollution will make people very ill.
I think that the future will present us with many opportunities as well as some difficult challenges. However, humanity has survived well so far, so I am optimistic about the future.
Что день грядущий нам готовит?
Конечно, невозможно знать, что действительно случится в будущем, но я думаю, что важно думать о направлениях нашего развития. Я думаю, что технологии помогут нам улучшить жизнь большинства людей, и я верю, что всем будет хватать еды. Я считаю, что докторы найдут лекарство от большинства болезней, и технологический прогресс также повлияет на то, как мы будем проводить наше свободное время. По моему мнению, люди будут летать в космос на выходные, и мы увидим вещи, о которых сегодня люди могут только мечтать.
К сожалению, есть и опасность, что произойдет что-то неприятное. Я так это вижу, люди будут работать до глубокой старости, а некоторые люди думают, что люди будут воевать за чистую питьевую воду. Я также боюсь, что загрязнение воздуха приведет ко многим болезням.
Я думаю, что будущее одарит нас большими возможностями, а также сложными вызовами. Однако, человечество неплохо выживало и в прошлом, так что я с оптимизмом смотрю в будущее.
Some people think that learning foreign languages is a waste of time and money (Сочинения ЕГЭ английский язык)
There is no doubt that learning foreign languages is an important part of live for everyone. Nowadays this activity has become very popular and people spend a lot of money on it. But is it really useful and necessary for each person? Let us find it out.
From my point of view, learning foreign languages has plenty of benefits. I would like to support my opinion with the following examples. Firstly, language study develops other skills, for example, foreign languages can improve our memory because we need to learn a lot of words, expressions and texts in a short period. Secondly, there is a cultural reason for learning languages of another country. This will improve the understanding of culture because a person can read books and poems in the original and also see films.
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However, there are some people, who have another point of view. We live in the era of new technologies. Many gadgets have been already invented, they usually include online translators. Therefore, if you need something to translate, the electronic translator will do it for you.
To tell the truth, I disagree with opposing opinion because none of the electronic translators will not be able to accurately translate the phrase and help in live communication.
In conclusion, I would like to say that the study of foreign languages requires a lot of time, effort and money, but it is worth it. The knowledge of foreign languages could be very useful in different ways.
Нет никаких сомнений в том, что изучение иностранных языков является важной частью жизни каждого. В наше время, это занятие стало очень популярным, и люди тратят на него много денег. Но действительно ли это полезно и необходимо для каждого человека? Давайте разберёмся.
С моей точки зрения, изучение иностранных языков имеет много преимуществ. Я хотела бы подтвердить моё мнение следующими примерами. Во-первых, изучение языка развивает другие навыки, например, иностранные языки могут улучшить нашу память, потому что нужно учить много слов, выражений и текстов за короткий период времени. Во-вторых, есть и культурный повод для изучения языков другой страны. Это улучшает понимание культуры, потому что человек может читать книги и стихи в оригинале, смотреть фильмы.
Однако есть люди, которые придерживаются другой точки зрения. Мы живем в эпоху новых технологий. Многие гаджеты уже изобретены, и каждый включает в себя онлайн-переводчик. Поэтому, если надо что-то перевести, электронный переводчик сделает это самостоятельно.
Честно говоря, я не согласна с противоположным мнением, потому что ни один из электронных переводчиков не сможет точно перевести фразу и помочь в живом общении.
В заключение хотелось бы сказать, что изучение иностранных языков требует много времени, сил и средств, но оно того стоит. Знание иностранных языков может быть очень полезным в разных направлениях жизни.
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