ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF RELIGION ===>>

Advantages:
- Religion gives strength
In difficult times, it is convenient to be able to turn to something or someone

- God is always at hand, and your friend

It can be very comforting to be accompanied by someone that is always there (for he is in your
head), who is your friend, and who you can talk to

- God is a great metaphor for 'good'

It is nice to have something at hand that stands for 'good', and to what you can relate to in daily
life

- Religion brings together

Religion brings people together. Not only metaphorically speaking, but physical at well (in
church). That is good; so they can stand together.

- Rules bring some kind of structure

Most religions have rules, and they bring structure in people's lives, especially the not very well
educated people. 'You shall not steal' is very clear.

- Religion can change people

If people have been leading a 'bad' life, religion can help them change for the better.

- Religions give answers to intriguing and difficult questions

Examples: where do we come from / who created mankind, what is the purpose of life, is there
life after death, does god exist

Disadvantages
- Rules don't match up with feelings
This can be really very destructive; it destroys lives of people. For instance, think about the
hundreds of thousands of homosexuals, who can not live the life they would like, because of the
rules of some kind of religion

- 'Beliefs' don't match reality

Some religions deny important and well proven pieces of science, for instance the dinosaurs.

- Strict following of principles can stand in the way of common sense

- Religions separate
As religions are able to bring people together, it can create a huge gap between them - of
different religions. For they all 'believe', but they still see only the differences, and not the
similarities.

- Co-responsibility for (bad) government

If you supported in anyway the government of a religion, you are responsible for their actions
(be it a tiny bit). If you only sympathy with the religion, many will treat you as if you are
responsible for the actions of the government of the religion.
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Advantages of speech

There are some advantages of good speech. They are given below:

1. Easy to understand: If the speaker delivers his or her speech on the basis of the audience
level, it becomes easy understanding. So, the main advantages of speech are
understandable.
2. Time saving: Direct speech between the speaker and the listener saves time to
communicate information.
3. Good relation: Speech can help to develop the relation between the speaker and the
audiences. It is possible to establish friendly relation among the parties concern through
direct speech.
4. Cost saving: Direct speech saves money, because it does not require any device or
writing instruments like pen, paper, computer, telephone etc.
5. Suitability: It is very suitable to communicate with both illiterate and literate people. But
written communication is suitable only for literate people.
6. Quick means: Speech is a quick mean of communication. Many formalities are to be
needed for written or other communications. But it does not take any formality.
7. Direct feedback: There is a quick and direct feedback of oral communication, because
the audience can interact directly to the speaker.
8. Mass communication: Direct speech is suitable for mass communication. The speaker
can communicate with many people at a time through speech.

Disadvantage of speech

There are some limitations and disadvantages of speech. These limitations are stated below:

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1. Inaccuracy: The main disadvantages of speech or inaccuracy. If the speaker fails to

understand the need of the audiences, speech becomes worthless.
2. Complexity: This form of communication increases the complexity in the
communication channel. If the number of audience is large, it is difficult to understand
the meaning of the speech.
 3. Delay: It is a lengthy process to take decision making because it takes more times for
personal discussions to each other. If the audiences do not understand the meaning of the
speech it takes more time to take a final decision.
4. Irrelevancy: Sometimes the speaker delivers an irrelevant speech which makes the
audience displeasure or disgust.
5. No record: Usually no records are kept in this form of communication. So speech cannot
be sued as legal document unless it is taped.
6. Lack of secrecy: In this form of communication, the important and secret information
may be disclosed.
7. Conflict: Speech cannot be kept in mind for long. So it can create many conflicts among
the parties concerned.
8. Expensive: Sometimes the organization pays the T.A. And D. A. To the audiences. So it
is also expensive.

Qualities of a good speaker

The successes of the speeches fully depend on the qualities of the speaker. The speaker’s
qualities are given below:

 “A good speaker is lively, interested, enthusiastic and vital.” He treats his audience as a
group of living people. He makes it sure that he is keenly interested in the subject he is
speaking about and he is taking pains to make his audience equally interested in it.
 “A good speaker is earnest.” He does not speak just for the sake of speaking in order to
show off, to impress his audience with his erudition or his authority.
 A good speaker has a sense of responsibility to his listeners and to others. He does not
take more time than what it allotted to him.
 A good speaker has a sense of responsibility to his subject. He does not bite off more than
he can chew. He does not spread it thin.
 A good speaker has a sense of leadership; he stands up tall, he talks eye to eye, speaks
responsibly and with authority, as a leader should.
 “A good speaker keeps his head.” He is not carried off by over enthusiasm or over
confidence.
 A good speaker keeps his sense of honor.

IELTS essay, topic: The advantages and disadvantages of studying in another

country

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Every year an increasing number of students choose to go to another country for their
higher education. Do you think the benefits of this development outweigh the problems
associated with it?

The past twenty years have seen a dramatic change of the number of students who go abroad to
begin college in China. In this essay, I will explore the advantages and disadvantages of this
trend.

On the one hand, both students and their country can benefit from this trend. First, students can
choose more suitable education methods for themselves because there are more options. The
course and teaching methods are quite different from China. According to foreign experts, the
higher education in China is really not good as that of those developing countries, especially in
contrast with Europian or US. Secondly, people can improve their foreign language, but, they
can contact with others when they are in a foreign country, and they will quickly master the
foreign language. Thirdly, it helps to promote the mutual understanding between their mother
land and their destination countries. These students exchange information with the locals.
Students can get better understanding of the destination countries. People in their home country
will get more vivid information about other countries through these messages. Similarly, the
locals also can get more clear recognition about other countries.

On the other hand, there are disadvantages too. Firstly, it costs people a lot of money to begin
college in foreign countries. Many families have to take out all their savings to support their
children to go abroad. Secondly, some students cannot stand the big difference of the new
environment, they maybe quit their study and come back home.

To conclude, given the undisputable fact that to begin college in foreign countries helps students
with their studies and promotes the mutual understanding between countries, even if there are
some drawbacks, I think the benefits outweigh the problems.

All the parts of the task were covered, although some were covered better than others. The
writer’s position is relevant to task prompt, although the conclusions are somewhat
repetitive.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 seem
repetitive or forced (not natural). There are some attempts to use more sophisticated words,
not all are accurate. Even though there are some errors in grammar and punctuation, they
don’t make the meaning much harder to understand. Overall, this essay seems worthy of Band
6.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Working Abroad

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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Working abroad can help employees earn a
great deal of money and gain more benefits. However, some people think this trend has many
negative impacts. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your
answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at
least 250 words.

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There are many advantages of living and working in a foreign country. However, with the ongoing
growth of the number of people working abroad, there have been some negative impacts on cultural
lives. In this essay, I'm going to cover both the up side and down side of this matter.

Firstly, invaluable work experience and the knowledge about the new culture where you live are two of
the many advantages you will get from working abroad. With the professionalism from the workplace,
you can enrich your expertise. For example, Asian software developers who work in Australia have the
opportunities to improve their English level and their software related knowledge as well. Next, the new
culture that you have to adapt yourself into will help you have a new picture of what is happening
outside your country.

On the other hand, negative impacts also exist along with the positive points mentioned. Employees
who work abroad tend not to go back to their home countries, thereby leading to the increase of brain
drain in those countries. Without skilled workers, the countries which are normally developing countries
will not be able to develop at the same pace as they could have. Moreover, if this trend happens so
quickly, it would result in the explosion of immigration in immigrant countries.

In summary, working abroad seems to have both positive and negative impacts. The positive side is that
skilled employees have opportunities to improve their expertise and study new cultures. The down side
is that the countries where the workers come from will have less chance to develop quickly. Based on
the discussion, I personally think working abroad should be encouraged but it should be strictly
moderated and controlled by the government.

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IELTS Essay, topic: The advantages and disadvantages of globalization

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Even though globalization affects the world’s economies in a very positive way, its negative
side should not be forgotten. Discuss.

Globalization is such a commonly used term in the twentieth century. It simply means that the
world has become integrated economically, socially, politically and culturally through the
advances of technology, transportation and communication. It is undeniable that globalization
has resulted in both positive and negative effects which must be addressed accordingly.

To begin with, globalization has contributed to the world’s economies in many beneficial ways.
The advances in science and technology have allowed businesses to easily cross over territorial
boundary lines. Consequently, companies tend to become more productive and competitive
thereby raising the quality of goods, services and the world’s living standard.

Secondly, several companies from the more developed countries have already ventured to
establish foreign operations or branches to take advantage of the low cost of labor in the poorer
countries. This kind of business activity will provide more influx of cash or investment funds
into the less developed countries.

However, one cannot deny the negative effects which have derived from globalization. One
crucial social aspect is the risk and danger of epidemic diseases which can easily be spread as the
transportation becomes easier and faster in today’s advanced society. This is evidenced in the
recent birds flu disease which has infected most Asian countries over a short period of time.

As large corporations invest or take over many offshore businesses, a modern form of
colonization will also evolve which may pose certain power pressure on the local governments of
the less developed countries. Unemployment rates in the more developed regions such as Europe
may also escalate as corporations choose to outsource to the cheaper work force from Asian
countries.

In conclusion. I like to reiterate that globalization is inevitable and we must urge individuals,
companies and governments to use a more balanced approach by taking the appropriate steps to
deal with matters relating to the financial or economical gains verses the social, political or
ecological concerns of the world.

This essay is too long, 318 words instead of 250-265. Otherwise (except for some minor
grammatical errors) it is a very nice work. It covers the task, has the right structure, the
paragraphs are coherent and are logically connected by elegantly used linking words, the
structure of sentences is fine and so is your vocabulary. Seems worthy of Band 7.5 or 8.
Understanding the Task

When you have this type of advantage disadvantage essay it is important to distinguish between
this and one that asks you to discuss advantages and disadvantages but does not ask your
opinion.

If you are asked “What are the advantages and disadvantages of…..” you are not being asked
your opinion. You simply have to discuss the benefits and drawbacks.

You could do this in two body paragraphs – one discussing the positive points, the next
discussing the negative points.

However, if you have the word “outweigh” or “Will this trend have more positive or negative
effects?” then you are being asked for your opinion and you must say which there are the most
of – positive or negative impacts.

If you do not do this then you may get your score reduced on ‘Task Response’ for not fully
addressing the question.

If you look at the IELTS public band descriptors (available to download if you do an internet
search or available from your local IELTS centre), you will see that this could reduce your band
to a 5 for this criteria (it would not necessarily affect the other three criteria).

(Check this lesson on IELTS Band 7 for an overview of the criteria for getting a band 7 if you
are unsure of what the criteria are).

Take a look at these examples:

People now have the freedom to work and live anywhere in the world due to the development of
communication technology and transportation.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

This advantage disadvantage essay is not asking for your opinion. You could simply write one
paragraph on the advantages and another on the disadvantages. However, this one does:

People now have the freedom to work and live anywhere in the world due to the development of
communication technology and transportation.

Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

OR

Will this have more positive or negative impacts?

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Writing your Thesis

Another point to be careful of is using the word ‘outweigh’. It is common for IELTS students to
get mixed up when they write the thesis statement, and actually say the opposite to what they
write in the essay!

For example, they will say the drawbacks outweigh the benefits, but then give more benefits in
the essay. This makes no sense.

So if you are not sure you can use the word correctly, I would recommend not using it in this
type of IELTS advantage disadvantage essay. You can just say what your opinion is, as in the
thesis in the model answer:

I believe that this has more benefits than drawbacks.

This will avoid any mistakes.

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Planning and Organisation

You then need to think of 3 supporting ideas. One for one side and two for the other side.

So you will then have three body paragraphs, one with the drawback / benefit and two with the
advantages / disadvantages.

It is common academic practice to start with the opposing opinion to yours, so you can start
with the point that you have one idea for.

As explained above, it is very important, especially if you are looking for a band 7 or higher, that
your opinion reflects what is in your essay. So if you have said there are more benefits, then you
would have two benefits and one drawback.

Now take a look at the advantage disadvantage essay model answer.

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Model Advantage Disadvantage Essay

People now have the freedom to work and live anywhere in the world due
 to the development of communication technology and transportation.

Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

These days many people choose to live or work in other countries, which has been made possible
because of the convenience of air travel and modern communications. I believe that this has
more benefits than drawbacks.

The disadvantage of this development is the distance that is put between family members. If a
person moves away it is true that air travel and devices such as skype mean that communication
and contact can be maintained. However, it is likely that a person will only be able to return one
or two times a year during holidays, and speaking on skype or via email is not the same as face-
to-face contact.

Despite this, there are significant advantages it can bring to people’s lives. Firstly, it means that
people have the opportunity to see other parts of the world and the way people live. For example,
people from the West often go to work in Asia or the Middle East and visa-versa. This enriches
many people’s lives as they get to learn about other languages, traditions, cultures and different
ways of working from their own country.

In addition to this, on a wider level it may also benefit other countries. If someone moves abroad
for work, it is usually because their skill is required there. To illustrate, nurses and Doctors often
move to work in hospitals in other countries when there is a shortage, so this is very valuable to
the place they move to.

I would therefore argue that although there are disadvantages of the current trend to live and
work abroad, they are outweighed by the advantages. It can enrich people’s lives and lives of the
people in the countries that they move to.

(283 Words)

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Comments

As you can see in the essay, the writer believes there are more benefits so the essay is biased
towards this opinion, giving more advantages than disadvantages.

The opinion is very clear, and repeated in the conclusion, and the body of the essay reflects this
opinion so there will be no confusion when someone reads it.

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Other Ways to Answer the Question

This is not to suggest that this method is the only way to answer this type of question. There
could be other ways.

For example, some people advise to write two body paragraphs - one on the advantages and
another on the disadvantages, then in the conclusion state which one outweighs the other.

You can do this, but it can look at bit odd if you write about them equally, but then say there are
more of one than the other! A conclusion can be cleverly worded to make this work, but that is a
high level skill that many candidates do not have.

You could write only about the advantages or only about disadvantages and argue that one vastly
outweights the other. However, the fact that the question uses 'outweigh' or 'more' is suggesting
that there are both benefits and drawbacks.

The benefit of organising your advantage disadvantage essay as illustrated in this lesson is that
by looking at both sides, you will have more ideas to brainstorm. And importantly, your
opinion is clear and this is reflected in the essay, which is balanced to reflect and support your
opinion.

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Practice

Now you can have a practice.

Try to answer this advantage disadvantage essay question:

More and more students are choosing to study at colleges and universities
in foreign countries.

Do the benefits of studying abroad outweigh the drawbacks?

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