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IELTS essay, topic: Change is always a good thing, agree or disagree?

Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding changes. Others, however think that change is always a good thing. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, people are arguing whether an ideal lifestyle should be a stable one or should it include a wide ranges of changes.
In my opinion, whether changes are needed should be determined the of you are at.

Apparently, are favorable the development of young people, in to their careers. Primarily, an abundant experience in varieties of jobs enables the young to master a broad range of techniques and skills, leading to significant edge over counterparts in the competition for employment. Meanwhile, trying various roles in life and work provides wide of lifestyles for the young in the future. Only after this comparison can they realize what the real goals of their .

However, other than frequent changes, the elderly who have undergone all these challenges may pursue a steady lifestyle. For the elders, concentration on their favorite activities would give rise to a sense of enjoyment and security, which is helpful to physical and psychological health. Due to a stable life, the elderly are less exposed to stress, leading to a decrease in adrenal hormones and resulting in their well-.

Furthermore, degeneration of mental and physical function would make the elderly unlikely to adapt to external changes, causing and , which are not contributing to their health.

Above all, it is unlikely to describe the changes in life with a positive or negative term. Accommodation for personal needs and goals is more important than the changes themselves.

All the parts of the task were covered, although some were covered better than others. The main ideas are relevant but not all of them are developed well enough. The information is presented coherently, it is evident that the writer progresses from one idea to another. The linking words and phrases are used, however at times they are incorrect, repetitive or seem forced (not natural). Paragraphing needs to be done more logically. The writer’s occasional word-formation errors detract from the good impression, but overall the response is still easy enough to understand. Even though there are some errors in grammar and punctuation, they don’t make the meaning much harder to understand. Overall, this essay seems to be worthy of Band 6 – 6.5.

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IELTS test in Malaysia – January 2013 (General Training)

The update below was shared by A (thanks!) who recently took the IELTS test in Malaysia. A didn’t recall the topics of the Listening test, but managed to remember everything else quite well:

Reading testIELTS test in Malaysia

Passage 1. An advertisement of a club.

Passage 2. A guide for a health care centre.

Passage 3. A story about gold mines in South Africa.

Passage 4. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You borrowed a tour guide book from your friend which was very useful. Write a letter and say

– Why was it helpful for you?
– When will you return this book?
– Thank him/her for this guide book.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you enjoy looking at photographs?
– Do you like to take pictures yourself?

Cue Card

Describe a song that you heard recently and liked it. Please say

– What was the song about?
– When and where did you hear it?
– Why did you like it?

Discussion

– What do you think about the future of songs in your country and in the world?