Ielts sample essays collection

 
---------- Question 4 ---------- 
You should spend about 
40
minutes on this task. 
Some people feel that entertainers such as film stars, pop musicians or sports 
stars are paid too much money. 
Do you agree or disagree? 
Which other types of job should be highly paid? 
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own 
knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 
250
words. 
Example 1
A number of people perceive artist
s
such as film stars, pop musicians, sports stars 
get paid excessively. 
In my opinion, I do agree that these entertainers are paid too much money for their 
work. Most of these people are seen as celebrities in our community hence 
they are 
respected by most people. However, some of them end up being involved in drugs, 
extreme makeovers which 
cost
them a fortune, buying expensive cars, houses and 
clothing. This is regarded as waste by some people. Some musicians 
such as 
Michael Jackson was
,
during his time
alive, 
involved in a lot of makeover
.
Brenda 
Fassie, an iconic musician in South Africa died of intoxication of drugs. These are 
some of the clear evidence of too much money from these artist. This totally distorts 
the image of these respected icons in the country. 
However, on the other view these so called celebrities represent our countries, they 
bring peace, joy, monetary value,unity and civilization into the country through their 
work. For example, 
the 
World cup 2010 in South Africa brought people together, we 
had huge volumes of visitors from all over the world boosting businesses. A lot of 
improvement
s
in terms of infrastructure is still seen today
,
e.g Stadiums that were 
build or revamped in 2010. 
Moreover, footballers like Didier Drogba are a blessing to have in a country. He has 
managed to build 5 hospitals in his country improving the health system. Celine Dion