Best Practice Book for IELTS Writing

can feature some articles on people's

privatelives.

( 268 words)

Sample 4

Inmy opinion,thistypeofgossipabout people'sprivatelivesshould notbein

newspapersforseveralreasons.Firstly,forexample,thefactthatPrincessDianais

going out with a sportsman is notimportantnews.Secondly,ifnewspaperswant

to publisharticlesaboutfamous peopletheyshouldfocusontheirpublicevents and

achievements. In other words,

if there is an article about Princess Dianaitshould beaboutherworksofcharity,

whichwillincreasepublicawarenessofimportant problems. In addition,journalists

should make sure that theywrite about the facts only, not rumours.Oneshould

beabletorely on newspapersfortheactualtruth.

Magazines, ontheotherhand,focusonsocial news. But I feel it is more

acceptableforthemtocontainsomefeaturesaboutfamouspersonalities.Inadditionto

being popularreading,thesestories often benefit the stars by givingfree publicity

to them, thereby helpingtheircareers.However,Ialso believethatmagazine stories

should not mentionthingsthataretooembarrassing oruntruejusttoattractpeople

tobuythemagazine.

Sensational stories, such as these, cause greatunhappinesstothepeople

concerned.

In conclusion, I think newspapers shouldconcentrate on real news but magazines

Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.

Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:

Somepeoplefeelthatcertainworkerslikenurses,doctorsandteachersare

undervalued and should be paid more,

especiallywhenotherpeoplelikefilm actorsorcompanybossesarepaidhuge

sums of money that are out ofproportion to the importance of theworkthat

theydo.

• Howfardo youagree?


• Whatcriteriashouldbeusedtodecidehowmuchpeoplearepaid?

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your

arguments with examples andrelevantevidence.