Ielts learners

Useful Vocabulary & Expressions:

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  To be skeptical about something: having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that something will happen
  

Example: I am skeptical about his chances of winning.

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  To ameliorate something: to make something better
  

Example: Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation.

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  Deteriorate: to become worse (kém đi).
  

They had to cope with deteriorating weather conditions.

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  The clean-up of something: the process of removing dirt, pollution, or things that are considered bad or immoral from a place
  

Example: the clean-up of the river.

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  Slum: an area of a city that is very poor and where the houses are dirty and in bad condition
  

Example: city/urban slums.

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  Endemic: regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of.
  

Example: Malaria is endemic in many hot countries.

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  The dearth of something: a lack of something; the fact of there not being enough of something
  

Example: There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
IELTS Writing Task 2 in October 2015

Students today can easily access information online, so libraries are no longer necessary. Do you agree or disagree?

Students are currently able to acquire information on the Internet in a much easier way than in the past. While I accept that online sources of information have advantages over traditional libraries, I would argue that there is still a great need for libraries in today's world.
It is true that accessing information online has several clear benefits. The first one is that online sources can store a huge amount of information that is greater than any physical library. This allows researchers to easily get the information they need without having to travel to a local library. Furthermore, students can look for information on the Internet whenever they want, while most libraries can only be visited during several hours per day. As a result, it might be better for those who are busy to utilise online information sources.
However, I believe that physical libraries still have special features that online sources can never replace. Firstly, libraries usually provide quiet areas, which is a great environment for students to learn and research since they are less likely to be distracted by things around them. For example, some of my university friends claim that they can only concentrate
when they are in a quiet study area in my university library. Secondly, since everyone can easily write and post information on the Internet, these online sources are not always reliable for research. Therefore, we need libraries whose staff members have the responsibility to select and provide readers with the most credible materials.
In conclusion, while I agree that there are great benefits of getting information on the Internet, I disagree with the idea that traditional libraries are no longer important.