Ielts essay samples band 9

“Many office authorities impose restriction on smoking within the offices premises. 
Some governments have even banned smoking in all public places. This is a good idea 
but it takes away some of our freedom.” 
What are your opinions on this? Use your own knowledge and experience and support 
your arguments with examples and relevant evidence. 
Model Answer: 
There is no denial that cigarette smoking is harmful and smoking as a habit has been on 
a decline all over the world, particularly among the aware and health conscious populace. 
Cigarette smoking has two major effects on non-smokers-injurious passive smoking and 
smoking display that has an invitational or persuasive effect on non-smokers. I believe 
banning smoking in public places and offices not only will discourage smoking, but will 
also keep the smoking practice out of site, though it might apparently look like transgress 
into smoker’s freedom. 
There are several reasons that government and private authorities are being strict5 on 
smoking in offices and even public places. Firstly, this is an accepted fact that smoking 
is injurious to health. Secondly, smoking causes health hazard to non-smokers who 
inhale smoke passively from the smokers. Thirdly, smoking has a strong 
psychologically influence on others, particularly on children and young who learns form 
their elderly. Fourthly, in many countries the cost of health care and insurance has gone 
up due to smoking related illnesses. So health authorities and governments are trying to 

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has been seen that due to the restrictions, the habit of smoking is on a decline among 
office goers. 
Though non-smokers think that restricting smoking in offices and public places is a good 
idea, smokers often view it as a intervention into their right. Smokers argue that cigarette 
smoking has direct relation to their workplace performance, though passive smoking 
can cause objections from colleagues. 
Though pressure groups such as tobacco companies may discourage restrictions on 
smoking, since the advantages of ban outweigh the disadvantages, mass public support 
such bans. Moreover offices have the right to regulate staff behavior and activities and 
governments too can ban smoking in public places for greater societal benefit. 
In conclusion, restricting smoking in workplaces and in public is a good idea. I can also 
understand the opinion of smokers that banning smoking in such places limits their 
freedom. However, if the negative effects of smoking were limited only to smokers, I 
would oppose bans, but as smoking affects the health of others, I support them. 
27.You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. You should write at least 250 words. 
Present a written argument to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the 
following topic: