Ielts sample essays collection

 
 

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IELTS SAMPLE ESSAYS COLLECTION 
VOLUME 1 – Academic Training 
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Example 3 
In the modern times, the family composition has changed and along with that, the 
roles played by the 
members
in the family have also changed. As per my opinion, this 
is a positive change and it has gifted the society with a progressive mindset. 
In earlier times, the women in the house were supposed to stay at home and do the 
household chores and look after the children. They were not allowed to work which 
made them totally dependent. The men were supposed to work and be the 
breadwinners of the family. This ideology has changed today. Nowadays, in some 
cases the roles have interchanged, the woman of the house 
is
the sole earner and the 
man 
is
the homemaker. The recent bollywood movie, Ki and Kaa is a perfect example 
of this. In the movie, the main actor Arjun Kapoor loves to manage the house and 
therefore he does 
that
and the actress Kareena Kapoor is a career oriented woman 
who has a well-paid job and therefore, she chooses to work. Ultimately, the couple 
have a really happy marriage. In other cases, both decide to work which is a financial 
relief for the family. 
Also looking at the family composition, nowadays, people have shifted from having a 
joint family to 
a 
nuclear family. In a nuclear family, there is more freedom to take 
decisions and make choices compared to that in a joint family. As the children in 
a 
nuclear family grow, they learn to take responsibilities which makes them 
independent. The tension and fights among the family members is much 
less
than 
that in a joint family. As a result, all the family members can live peacefully. 
Therefore, there is no doubt in saying that modernization in the family structure has 
a 
positive impact on the society and individuals as well.