Ielts sample essays collection

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IELTS SAMPLE ESSAYS COLLECTION 
VOLUME 1 – Academic Training 
http://ieltsonlinetests.com
 
(LR) Lexical Resource
 
Uses a sufficient range or vocabulary to allow some flexibility and precision. 
Uses less common lexical items and some awareness of style and 
collocation. 
May produce occasional errors in word choice, spelling and/or word 
formation. 
(GRA) Grammatical Range and Accuracy
 
Uses a variety of complex structures. 
Produces frequent error free sentences. 
Has good control of grammar and punctuation but may make a few errors. 
 
Example 3 
Drug abuse has been reported in all societies in the modern age. However, 
adolescents nowadays tend to experiment with all types of drugs, at an earlier and 
earlier age. If, as sociologists claim, parents and other people are the ones setting the 
bad example, what can be done to solve this problem? 
First, the causes of why teenagers are consuming drugs should be considered. One 
of the main causes for this problem may be found at each of our houses. Many of our 
parents and older family members smoke and drink alcohol frequently. If this is done 
by the generation that is supposed to set the example, how can teenagers believe 
when they are told that legal drugs such as these are bad for their health? 
Furthermore, we often see on newspapers and tv stories of celebrities using illegal 
drugs. For example, it is not difficult to find tv series with protagonists who take 
drugs, as “Suits”, “13 
R
easons 
W
hy”, and so on. 
However, the intake of drug substances by young people can have serious 
consequences in their lives. Drug usage has been proven to 
impede
cerebral growth,