IELTS writings: Discussion essay question - point by point, how to write it

In the future, it may be scientifically possible for people to live for 150 years. This could be good for individuals, but may have negative consequences for society.

What are the benefits and risks of people living to 150?

This question asks you to write about both the benefits and risks of living to 150. Therefore, your brainstorm should include ideas about both benefits and risks. Here are the ideas Anthony brainstormed for this question.
Benefits

    experience more in your life, see more things
    more time to be successful e.g. business people
    more time with the people we love
    gain more knowledge/experience to produce better work
    watch our children grow up
    scientists, doctors, musicians could be more effective
    plenty of time to relax and enjoy life

Risks

    later years may be unhealthy
    body organs unable to deal with extreme age
    physical appearance will deteriorate
    not enough natural resources
    diseases of older people can be painful e.g.arthritis
    social welfare system may break down
    water shortages

Grouping your ideas
Benefits

    job/career benefits
        more time to achieve success e.g. business people
        gain more knowledge/experience to produce better work
        scientists, doctors, musicians could be more effective
    personal benefits
        experience more, see more things
        have more time with the people we love
        watch our children grow up
        plenty of time to relax and enjoy life

Risks

    risks to society
        water shortages
        social welfare system may break down
        not enough natural resources
    health risks
        later years may be unhealthy
        diseases of older people can be painful e.g. arthritis
        body organs unable to deal with extreme age
        physical appearance will deteriorate

It is not necessary to provide examples to support every idea that you have brainstormed. You will find it relatively easy to think of examples for some of your ideas, while other ideas may not be suited to this. However, you should make sure that you include a few strong examples in your essay.

It is possible that some of the ideas you have brainstormed could be used as examples. However, you may also need to include additional examples.

Ranking your ideas

After you have organised your ideas into groups, you need to rank them. Ranking means putting these groups of ideas in order.

One common method is to put them in order of importance. This means ranking each group, starting with the one you think is the most important or has the strongest argument, until you get to the least important or weakest group of ideas. This method is useful because during the test you may decide not to write about the least important ideas if you are running out of time.

Benefits

    benefits to jobs and careers
        have more time to achieve success e.g. business people
        gain more knowledge/experience to produce better work e.g. scientists, doctors, musicians

    personal benefits
        experience more, see more things
        have more time with the people we love e.g. watch our children grow up

Risks

    risks to society
        social welfare system may break down e.g. Japan
        not enough natural resources e.g. water

    health risks
        later years may be unhealthy e.g. body organs unable to deal with extreme age
        diseases of older people can be painful e.g. arthritis



Where do I write my essay plan? Because you cannot bring your own paper into the exam room, you should write your plan on the IELTS Question Paper. However, some students prefer to plan in their heads.

Essay:

To live a longer life has been a dream for countless years. With the development of science and technology, it might be possible for people to live for one hundred and fifty years in the near future. However, in my opinion, it may not be beneficial for people to do so. (Introduction)

Undoubtedly, there are some major advantages for living a longer life. Firstly, people could enjoy longer lives and do more of the things they want, such as trying different lifestyles. They could spend more time with their family and even watch their children grow to old age. (Personal benefits) In addition, people could contribute more if they lived longer lives, especially scientists and other valuable members of society. For example, if Edison had lived longer, he might have invented more things for us or Mozart might have produced more wonderful music. (Benefits to jobs and careers)

Nevertheless, there could be many disadvantages if people lived for one hundred and fifty years. Firstly, people might be unhealthy in their later years because their body organs are unable to deal with extreme age. Additionally, more people may suffer from painful diseases such as arthritis. (Health risks) Another factor is that an increasing older population would cause many problems for society. For example, it would place a lot of pressure on the social welfare system, a situation already developing in countries. (Risks to society)

In conclusion, I believe that the disadvantages for people living for one hundred and fifty years far outweigh the advantages. Therefore, this development would be a largely negative one for our society. (Conclusion)

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