Argumentative Essay Agree Or Disagree Text

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the lists of agree or disagree toefl independent writing topics below will help you prepare for this type of question on your exam. Look at questions in the following four categories as well, to be prepared for all the types of toefl essays. 1 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? people are never satisfied with what they have they always want something more or something different. 2 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? people should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts. 3 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? it is more important for students to study history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics. 4 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? all students should be required to study art and music in secondary school.

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5 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? there is nothing that young people can teach older people. 6 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? reading fiction such as novels and short stories is more enjoyable than watching movies. 8 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? only people who earn a lot of money are successful. 9 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? a person rsquo s childhood years the time from birth to twelve years of age are the most important years of a person rsquo s life. 10 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? children should be required to help with household tasks as soon as they are able to do so. 11 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? playing a game is fun only when you win.

12 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? high schools should allow students to study the courses that students want to study. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? the decisions that people make quickly are always wrong. 14 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? people behave differently when they wear different clothes. Do you agree that different clothes influence the way people behave? use specific xamples to support your answer.

15 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? parents are the best teachers. Do you agree or disagree? use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Rdquo do you agree or disagree with the quotation above? use specific reasons and examples to explain your position. 18 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? universities should give the same amount of money to their students rsquo sports activities as they give to their university libraries. Do you agree or disagree? use specific reasons and examples to develop your essay. 20 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? people should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing. 21 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? television, newspapers, magazines, and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities.

23 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? attending a live performance for example, a play, concert, or sporting event is more enjoyable than watching the same event on television. 24 do you agree or disagree that progress is always good? use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 26 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? with the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more information and learn it more quickly. 27 the expression ldquo never, never give up rdquo means to keep trying and never stop working for your goals. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 28 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? face to face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls.

29 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? the most important aspect of a job is the money a person earns. 30 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? one should never judge a person by external appearances. 31 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? a person should never make an important decision alone. 32 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? games are as important for adults as they are for children. 33 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? parents or other adult relatives should make important decisions for their older 15 to 18 year old teenage children.

34 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? most experiences in our lives that seemed difficult at the time become valuable lessons for the future. 35 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? classmates are a more important influence than parents on a child rsquo s success in school. 36 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? the best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. 37 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school. 38 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? boys and girls should attend separate schools. 39 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? technology has made the world a better place to live. 40 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? advertising can tell you a lot about a country.

41 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? modern technology is creating a single world culture. 42 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? modern technology is creating a single world culture. 43 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? telephones and email have made communication between people less personal. 44 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? dancing plays an important role in a culture. 45 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? teachers should be paid according to how much their students learn. 46 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? it is better to be a member of a group than to be the leader of a group. 47 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? playing games teaches us about life.

48 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? watching television is bad for children. 49 do you agree or disagree with the following statement? a zoo has no useful purpose. 50 it is sometimes said that borrowing money from a friend can harm or damage the friendship. Do you agree? why or why not? use reasons and specific examples to explain your answer. For 39 agree or disagree 39 essays, do you think you should give both sides of the argument or just one side? the answer is that you can do either. A essay structure for one side of the argument:

    introduction: topic + your opinion either agree or disagree first idea to support your opinion second idea to support your opinion conclusion: repeat your opinion
b essay structure for giving both sides:
    introduction: topic + say that you 39 partly agree 39 on the one hand. Conclusion: repeat that you accept elements of both arguments
remember: it 39 s very important to get the introduction right.

This tells the examiner whether you are going to give one side of the argument or both sides. This lesson is meant to help you with to what extent do you agree or disagree essay structure. Below i outline some different plans, but the real idea is that you follow an approach that will work for most any ielts essay.