IELTS Writing Task 2 Sample 1 - People attend colleges or universities for many different reasons

People attend colleges or universities for many different reasons (for example: new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge etc.). Why do you think people attend colleges or universities?

You should give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience. Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1: People mainly get enrolled in a college or university to achieve the necessary education and degree they require to get a job or to build a career. Having a good career is one of the main reasons people spending their time in colleges or universities but there are other reasons as well. The current society and educational structure is far different than it had been a century back when a self-educated person could gain a good career and parents could arrange private tutors to ensure their children’s education. But in today’s world colleges and universities are the authority to declare a person to have necessary education to be ready for the job sector and without the certification from colleges and universities it is almost impossible for someone to claim a good job. People are going to colleges and universities because this is the most common way of getting education and they have no alternatives like the people of past century had. Most people are learning in colleges and universities and getting themselves ready for the future. The sole purpose of a college or university is to ensure the proper theoretical and moral education to build the ideal citizens the country needs and this is system which is unquestionably accepted by the society and people. People who do not have plan to use their certificate to get a job either because they have other career plans or may be blessed with inherited fortune. They go to these educational institutes to learn the values, ideas, knowledge and education they require to be good human. In fact education is a border line between a savage and a good man and this is another reason the society has adopted  the idea of education for all and the colleges and universities are the places to get this education in the current age. Some people go to universities to get further education to enhance their horizon or to improve their job position & salary. Others go to the colleges and universities to let the world know that they are education. Funny this may seems, but many people simply consider the higher education as the status they require to get higher in the society. Colleges and Universities nowadays offer specialized courses like technical courses or creative courses and  many people attend those courses simply because of their pure interests on these subjects or to gain the knowledge they need. In my opinion, getting education, learning new things, experiencing diverse cultures and customs, getting prepared for the future career, improving job position, subject matter interests and social status are the main reasons for people to attend colleges and universities. (Approximately 440 words)

Alternative Answer 2: A University offers highest level of education as well as valuable degree required for the students to build their careers. University degrees are essential for the job market, to be versed in a specialized field or to be prepared for the further educations. People attend colleges or universities for lots of different reasons.  In my opinion three most common reasons for people to join a college or a university are to prepare for a prospective career, to have new experiences, and to increase their knowledge. But there are some other reasons like improving the current job position, to be specialized in a specific subject, to earn a degree to join a job or run a business etc.

Career preparation is probably the primary and most important reason for people to attend colleges and universities. A college or university degree gives more opportunity to have a full-time and stable job. In comparison a university degree holder is offered a better job that pays better than others. The job market is very competitive now a day compared to any other time in past. Careers such as telecommunication, information technologies etc. need many new employees. At colleges and universities, students can learn new skills for these careers and increase their opportunities for the future. In the whole academic years, the students learn not only the theory but also practical aspects for their future job needs. The universities prepare a structured and coherent syllabus for the students and without these experience and knowledge it is almost impossible for anyone to make himself prepared for the job and the knowledge he/she required for the specified job position.      Students also go to colleges or universities to have new experiences. For many, it is their first time away from home and they have to live among strangers. At colleges, they meet new people from many different places, races and cultures. They can see what life is from a different perspective. They can learn to live on their own and take care of them without having their family always nearby. The students have lots of opportunities to face the real-life situations while staying at a college or university. They learn to face the harsh situation, learn to treat the superiors, learn how to work to gain a desired aspiration, learn to work as a team member and many more. In short, colleges and universities offers so many different experiences that a student cannot get from anywhere else.   At colleges and universities, students have the opportunity to increase their knowledge about technology, art, history, about themselves and outer world which are impossible to achieve staying outside the campus. As they decide what they want to study, pursue their studies, and interact with their classmates, they learn a lot about themselves. They also, of course, have the opportunity to learn about many subjects in their classes. In addition to the skills and knowledge related to their career, college students also have the chance to take classes in other areas. For many, this will be their last chance to study different subjects. Colleges offer much more than career preparation. They offer the opportunity to have new experiences and to learn many kinds of things.   Many job holders, housewives even businessmen get themselves admitted into universities or colleges for a diploma courses. These courses are essential in many different perspectives, like: to learn a new technology (for example: Computer related diplomas), to train up for a new career (for example: photography courses), or to make them ready for more challenging jobs (for example: MBA in Agriculture). I think all these are major reasons why people attend colleges and universities.

(Approximately 600 words)   

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Answers Submitted by IELTS Candidates:

Sample Answer 3: Every human being with an ambitious of getting higher knowledge requires attending colleges or universities. The main reason of attending universities or colleges may differ man to man. Someone may aspire to achieve greater knowledge, someone may just want to earn a certificate or someone might attribute it as a step towards career development.   Whatever the reason people refer to attend universities - I would like to elaborate it as a step which is necessary for career development to grasp a required level of knowledge. I believe more or less people attend universities or colleges to gain knowledge. In university level people scatters in different groups for different subject areas of studies. Someone selects science someone selects arts. Every human being has their own selection base to get their assumed knowledge which is mandatory to accomplish their ultimate goal in career development. University or college provides a new level of experience which develops self-actualization and confidence in human being as we know the proverb, “knowledge is power". Knowledge gives us strength and endows with skills that mold our future for betterment. People usually select their career path before entering university or college courses, for example an aspirant doctor selects medical subject as university course and therefore they join medical college. Similarly a future entrepreneur joins business school to study business in university level. I would like to elaborate before enrolling in universities or colleges we decide our future goal. Once our future goal is set we thrive to achieve it. I would like to illustrate whatever the reason people may attributes with university selection, it is always refers to achieving new experience, knowledge or a process to start a career. Well, it is sometime different for few people who has different ambitions but studying different subject matter unrelated to their goals. People attend universities and colleges for further education to ensure their job promotions. There are no alternatives to the colleges and universities to get higher degrees and thus people attend there to get the education they need to secure jobs. Interest is a subject is another reason people go to the higher educational institutes. Sometime few people attend universities as a tradition which has been referred as mandatory by society or family. A mere certificate is enough for them rather a means of gaining greater knowledge. Though, it is a rare case which represent a niche segment but as a whole we human being usually attend university or college as a hope of achieving greater understanding, new skill so that we can construct a good career in future. At the end it is essential to pronounce that whatever the reason we believe behind attending universities or college’s maximum people take it as a step towards a better future to educate ourselves with knowledge.

 

(Approximately 460 words)  (Submitted by Ariyana Ahmed)

 

Model Answer 4:

College education is a highly revered benchmark around the world. In many countries, without a college level degree, a citizen is not considered eligible for state jobs. People attend colleges for many reasons but career preparation is the most important goal among them.

 

Most students enroll in colleges for bright career prospects and they study professional and job oriented courses. If achieved successfully with threshold scores, these courses increase industrial employability of learners by training them with the skills industries need. For example, many companies organize direct campus selection programs in colleges, offering professional courses, to hire ready to utilize resources with rewarding salary packages. To add to this, in many cases, based on education, employees get different remuneration for the exact same job, and college education degrees play pivotal roles in accelerating promotion processes too.

 

On the other hand, in addition to scintillating future career opportunities, university education also offers many new experiences. These experiences include migration to new countries, befriending new people, working while studying, and, most importantly, learning to adjust with people. If we take a look at foreign students’ data across Europe, it is eminent that around 20 % students in Universities are from Asian countries. These experiences burgeon adaptability skills to pursuers and help in turning future paradigm citizens.

 

Some people also attend higher university courses to enhance knowledge. Students under this section mostly pursue challenging master and doctorate degrees in their fields. Most of these learners turn researchers and help the progress of the world. Some governments offer enticing whooping packages to the best minds to convince latter to select this study stream.

 

Finally, considering all reasons to attend colleges or universities, it is clear that the paramount reason is career growth. However, 'gaining new experiences' and 'enhancing knowledge' are also prodigious reasons.

 

(Approximately 398 words)  (Submitted by Rahul)

 

Sample Answer 5: All the human beings are of different nature and similarly their interests are not the same. A few love to sing while others like to listen the music. Same way people attend the colleges and universities have different respective prospective or purposes. Mainly people go to such places for their better career which dramatically affect their future life, to gain the knowledge and to be a good human being, while some attend colleges for enjoyment and to get rid of their homes. But I feel that Colleges and universities should be regarded as a place of worship which give us sense of good living, spread knowledge and enlighten our life from darkness.

First of all, if we discuss about rich parent's youngsters, most of them come to the colleges for their time pass and making ruckus in college. All the day they make havoc everywhere. Study is just a trivial matter for them. They have no worries about money wastage or future scope. Hence such students get enrolled in colleges for their own willingness to fulfil their ambitions of entertainment etc., but it never means that all are alike. If we look on other side of the coin, there are some students who are even not able to fill their college fee due to lack of sources but they are dedicated to learn and work hard. They want to study hard to become a successful person. Such students attend the colleges and universities for studying mainly, because they just focus on their motto of life. Enjoyment and other activities are meager to them. Secondly , another type of students are their which we can say in middle class family students which can be of mixed behavioural response regarding admission in colleges as either for making friends , fun and study also. By participating in different college events they can fill their life with enthusiasm and charm, because they are totally not focused for only study or totally for enjoyment. Hence they are involved in overall college or university atmosphere.

On the behalf of above, it did not mean that these particular types of students are liable strictly to respective activities in colleges but majority of them are in such manner. In the end we can conclude that colleges and universities are for social and individual wellbeing of all. They help to build our character. Every student can get the characters of bonhomie, candid behaviour, bright future and spreading life by proper studying sincerely and and overall body growth by participating in extra co-curricular activities of college.

(Approximately 410 words)  (Submitted by Gurwinder)

Ielts Writing Task 2 Sample 2 - Nowadays food has become easier to prepare

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 

Write about the following topic:

Nowadays food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live?

Give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1: Food is one of the fundamental needs of human lives, and from the ancient period till this ultra-modern tech-time people have invented different ways to prepare and customize foods. The customs and ways people prepare foods and present to others vary depending on the race, culture and country. But the most fundamental need of preparing foods is to fulfil the very basic human need: hunger. Preparing foods was very cumbersome in earlier ages but with the advancement of human knowledge and technology, men have created many devices and made many new ways of easily making foods. The number of restaurants and fast-food shops are ever increasing and that have omitted the need to prepare the food at all. The advanced technology like rice cooker, meal cooker and easy availability of ingredients nowadays help people to prepare food in no time and that has improved the way of people’s lifestyle. People now spend less time preparing foods and can utilize this time in other tasks like professional tasks, reading, entertainment and spending time with family and friends. Thus people get more productive and social because of the increased time they have. Quick food has become very popular which omits the needs of cooking and professionals, students and business person are having those foods in their lunch time. This is a significance improvement of saving time and using it more productively. Though the fast foods have some health issues, the ever increasing popularity of it shows the needs to have more time in our busy life and saving this time from the allotted time from cooking. The cooking machines help the housewives to prepare the foods easily and they do not have to spend time in a hot kitchen to prepare food. This is leap towards a modern life where foods can be prepared virtually anywhere and in few minutes. In summary, the improved way of cooking helps people nowadays to save time and cook in a more convenient place. This help them to spend time in more important things and lead a life without much hassle. 

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Model Answer 2:

Most of the food items that were hard to prepare and restricted to experienced chefs are now easily available off the shelf or are made easy to prepare with modern recipes. But like any other thing, this also has its advantages and disadvantages. Firstly, most of these foods are high in saturated fats and eventually leads to obesity. They cannot become substitute to our staple diet that is still not so easy to prepare due to nature of its cooking methods. For example, for most of the Indians, the staple diet includes combination of Indian breads, pulses and curries. It is not possible to make it much easier even using modern equipment or methods. Secondly, most of the easy to prepare food items either have very little shelf life or they need to be kept frozen (or both). Thus they cannot match the nutrition of freshly prepared traditional home food. Having said that, these easy to prepare food items are a boon to students or other people, who stay away from home. They are definitely better that eating in restaurants or street food. Although not as good as home food, they definitely purpose the purpose to get “home like” food. Also, most of these food items come with handy instructions and pre-mixed ingredients. With simple instructions, anybody can cook most of the recipes now. This has life easier for many across the globe. With advent of easy availability of raw ingredients, it has not become much easier to cook recipes at home that was previous possible to cherish in high end restaurants. For instance, the Italian pastas, which requires many types of sauces, is now easy to prepare at home and all these sauces are now just a call away from a local grocery shop. In conclusion, this is a much welcomed and positive change and it has definitely improved our lives.

(Submitted by Vikram Soni)

 

Model Answer 3:

Over the past decade, the food industry had tremendous growth and improvements. This, together with technological advancements, has made it much easier to prepare food and cook at home. Ready-made meals bought frozen or canned form the shops is a great life saver for those who work, since all that is needed is to defrost or open the can and enjoy. Although this is a method of preserving all the goodness, but freshly prepared food is definitely better for health. Many of the vitamins and minerals may be lost during the freezing or canning process. Technology on the other hand has speeded up the food preparation process. Kitchen aid tools such as electric choppers and grinders reduce the entire work load and the food can be prepared at the blink of an eye. Not only it requires less effort compared to the past, but it also saves time, which can be put to other tasks. The other technological advancement that has helped with food preparation is microwave ovens. This device benefits from short waves that can penetrate food easily and thus cook or warm the food very quickly. In spite of being a huge advancement and saving on time and energy, long term studies and scientific evidence are not supporting the use of such devices and they are being blamed for at least minor risks if used on a long term daily basis. In conclusion, the process of food preparation has become much easier nowadays and this has had both positive and negative effects on our lives. Every individual should consider wisely how to prepare their food to ensure good health.

(Submitted by Narges Mahmoudi)

 

Model Answer 4:

Food is one of the fundamental needs for the people. People are slowly increasing passion towards the taste of the food and some people are becoming crazy about the food .These people always require different tastes and invent new and easy methods to prepare food. This new inventions always change the lifestyle and let us discuss how it made the difference in our life.

 

Old is gold always. Certain people do not want to miss the raw taste and use the new machinery like mixers or grinders. They want to prepare in old style without machinery and grasp complete taste of food. Still my grandfather never uses machinery and enjoys the raw taste.

 

There is other side of coin always. Now a days, people are becoming busy and don't have time to spend much for cooking food. So they started inventing new methods which made cooking easy. People invented new machinery like gas stoves, induction stoves, cookers, mixers and many more. All these inventions changed people's lifestyle. It saved people's time and people started investing time in other activities .And these new inventions also produced good taste and different varieties and caused dramatic change in lifestyle. I always use all possible machinery to prepare tasty food for my family. And especially in restaurants, chefs use latest technology to prepare tasty food and this has changed the lifestyle too. Nowadays people can get food with whatever calories they want in their daily life

 

In Conclusion, I prefer to prepare tasty food in easy methods using latest machinery.

(Submitted by Kumar)

 

Model Answer 5:

Compared with people in the past, we concern far less on the preparation of food today, thanks to the development of agriculture and scientific technology. A fair amount of beneficial influence is occurring to us consequently. The first to be benefited is travellers. It has been much probable for one to carry out the plan of a trip or expedition to remote areas. As a matter of fact, a diversity types of food are designed for outdoor trips, for example, compressed biscuit. Without worrying about starving, a man can push it to the limit wherever he would like to go -- Mount Everest or South Pole. For most common people, it has been realistic to put their energy mainly on other aspects, work or interest, rather than what to have for meals. Some prefer working all the time in order to earn as much money as they can. Others develop their interests or hobbies like sports, music instruments, or photographing. Whatever people choose to spend time on, they feel their lives are satisfying and fulfilling. Attitude toward life matures as well. Humans are no longer bothered with preparation of food. Our focus now is to improve the standard of life: how to make things more effective? Thus, numerous significant achievements have taken place recently in every subject. Sciences and technologies, arts and humanities are swiftly striding forward, and still accelerating. Therefore, without concerning about food preparation, the pattern of human evolvement changes fundamentally. To conclude, the benefits to both individuals and the whole human race is clearly demonstrated. And I believe that food preparation will account for even less in our life in the future.

(Submitted by Jifang Zhang)