Ielts essay samples band 9

"Some people prefer to help by making donations to local charities while some prefer 
to donate to national & international organizations. Discuss both measures and give 
your opinion." 
Model Answer: 
In the modern society charity has been institutionalized both locally and internationally. 
Through such organizations, helping our fellow citizens has become more convenient. 
Some make donations to local welfare bureaus and others to international organizations, 
like Red Cross. Both may be effective, but appeal to donors in varied ways. 
Locally originated charities always have the regional advantage. Being founded and 
usually run by native patrons and administrators, these charities relate to the local needs 
and hardships easily. So, for those who want to help the needy and distressed within 
their immediate surroundings, local aid groups may seem to be the more nimble option. 
But this inseparably has drawbacks also. Occurrences and accusations of irregularities 
have long plagued regional aid agencies. Also, they are limited in outreach. Anyone 
wanting to be more globally philanthropic will not be helped much by them. 
International aid agencies, like Red Cross, UNICEF, et al, on the other hand, have the 
universal edge. They operate in the war fields of Africa and shanties of India alike. So, 
they have the ability to transgress the goodwill of a local patron to world wide frontiers. 
But, being peregrine bodies themselves, sometimes international charities fail to relate 
and appeal to local people. Also, they may fail to perceive the intricate socio-economic 
ailments of a particularly exotic territory. This is no secret and often makes patrons 
uncomfortable. 
I have always believed that charities, both local and international, are effective and 
essential, and, thence, should coexist as viable options for all who care for humanity. 
Afflictions and catastrophes happen in different likes, and no single organization can be 
suitable to encounter all always. Situation, at times, demands the familial empathy of 
native charities, and, other times, wants the global expertise of international 
organizations. It is, therefore, wise to conclude that choosing the basis of charities while 
making donations is a subject that must be understood in context and will always vary 
according to the unfathomable turn of time. 

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15.You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 
Present a written argument to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the 
following topic: