IELTS Writing Task 2 Daily Updat

(2017 Cambridge IELTS 12 Real Test 5 Revised Version)

I. Writing prompts

Some people believe that it is good to share as much information as possible in scientific research, business and the academic world. Others believe that some information is too much important and too valuable to be shared freely.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

II. Revised Version

One of the hottest news stories nowadays in mainland China is that the Trump Administration decides to take actions to limit the export of core micro chip technology to Chinese telecommunications company which disturbingly triggers the so-called Tariff War between China and the US. Here comes the issue: should we allow the free transmission of information between countries or regions? In the following, I’d like to discuss both the pro and con position and in the end to present my own opinion.

Those who are in favor of information freedom believe that free and effortless flow of data and messages can contribute to the beneficial exchange of valuable knowledge, ideas and culture and hence promote the social and economical development of the whole world. Take the successful spread of ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty language, writing scripts, poems,  Buddhism and culture to Japan as an example. This magnificent cultural exchange between China and Japan greatly assists Japan to enrich its indigenous culture, meanwhile preserves many priceless tradition of ancient China and forms unique style of its own. Success stories like this are endless in our human history.

Despite the pros cited above, completely open and uncensored flow of information, especially sensitive and crucial ones is detrimental to the interests of the scientific institutes, business world and the academic realms. As we know, there are no free meals in the world, and every discovery and invention comes with its tremendous  endeavors and price. If we just deliver the precious final findings without returns, the hardworking and honest scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and academics would feel very depressed and even end up  in poverty and starve to death. On top of that, the unrestrained access of highly sensitive and essential information could result in the serious impairment of the interests of business, industry and even national defense security. Therefore, those opponents opt for the selective availability of core scientific knowledge and technology to the outside world, which quite makes sense.

To conclude, it is obvious that there exist both benefits and drawbacks in information free flow. What we should do is to guarantee the fair and legitimate exchange of news, knowledge, beliefs and information, at the same time to ensure the protection and security of information of industrial or national significance to achieve sustainable development of the world.

III. Review remarks

To revise the essay, I checked the Internet Dictionary “Youdao” and confirm the spelling of a couple of words in the first draft. To my pleasant surprise, I find the great majority of the not so assuring words are actually correctly spelled thanks to my consistent essay crafting practice in the past two weeks or so. All but for one word “tariff” are used perfectly right. A point deserves my pride and sincere likes.

The whole essay takes up a balancing point of view and comes to a logical conclusion in the end.

The opening paragraph leads the topic with a latest news incident so it manages to successfully avoid the insipid template which is a highlight worth appreciation.

So much for the review comment. Hope you enjoy your IELTS Task 2 essay composition as much as I do and make a lot of progress in your English writing skills together with me!