IELTS Writing Sample #102
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Some people believe that a college or university education should be
available to all students.
Others believe that higher education should be available only to good students.
Discuss these views. Which view do you agree with? Explain why.
You should write at least 250 words.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
model answer:
People learn through their entire lives. They constantly improve their knowledge
and develop. I think that a college or university education should be available
to all students because every person has the right to choose the way to
self-perfection. Bellow I will give some of my reasons to support my position.
First of all, every person should have the chance to get a higher degree, gain
new knowledge and experience. However, some people believe that higher education
should be available only to good students. I think it is silly. It is like to
make unavailable traveling for one who does not have IQ high enough.
Second of all, some young people do not do well at school but they have great
personality and ability to learn. They are self-confident, persistent and
patient. With these qualities they can get higher grades then their classmates
who are talented but lazy. Imagine for example situation when a teenager gets
high grades because his or her parents constantly make him or her study and help
to do most of the homework. In this case a child does very well at school but I
think a college can show the opposite results.
Finally, it is a discrimination against students to make available higher
education only for good ones.
So, if a student does poor and gets low grades he/she should be sent down. But
if a person was never given a chance to try himself/herself at college, what to
do in this case?
To sum up, I think that all young people should have the chance to get a higher
education. To take or not this chance must be up to them.
(277 words)