IELTS Writing Sample #82
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Watching television is bad for children.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
You should write at least 250 words.
model answer:
Some parents believe that watching television is bad for their children. So,
they try to restrict their children from watching TV. However, other parents
think that there is nothing bad in watching TV. Personally, I think that
watching TV brings children only benefits unless they spend in front of TV set
less then a couple of hours daily. For the following reasons, which I will
mention bellow, I believe that television plays an essential role in child's
development.
First of all, television helps a child to extent his or her range of interests.
Children can find out many new things and make many exiting discoveries for
themselves. In addition to these practical benefits television improves
children's vocabulary, their memory and gives them the opportunity to gain more
knowledge. I think it is very essential for a child. Of cause, someone can say
that there are plenty of different recourses of information such as books and
teachers. But, I think, in our modern world children must learn faster and use
all contemporary technology in order to succeed.
Second of all, watching cognitive programs helps children to learn more about
wild life, our environment and about the importance of preserving our forest and
wild animals that live there.
Scientists say that a child should not watch TV more then 40 minutes
successively. For example, my mother always made us have a break after watching
TV more then half an hour and let our eyes rest for several minutes before
turning on the TV again. I think it is the best solution.
To sum up, I believe that television gives children and all people the
opportunity to learn what can not be learn from books. Television and movies in
particular allow people to feel the reality and see what they will most likely
not be able to see in their lives. Personally, when I was a child I liked to
watch cognitive programs about wild animals. Unfortunately, my family had only
one TV, but these programs were the only ones we all wanted to watch. So, we
gathered in our living room and watched them in complete silence and I always
remember those moments with a smile on my face.
(367 words)