This is an IELTS Cambridge 14 Sample Answer for task 2 writing from a real past past on the topic of work and self-employment.
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Regardless of the country where you are currently living, this is probably a really pertinent question. It seems that everyone wants their own business – me included!
Read on to see how I dealt with it as well as for some vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar activities and more!
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Dave
IELTS Writing Task 2 Sample Answer: Self-Employment (IELTS Cambridge 14)
Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation. Why might this be the case? What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?
Hi, This is an amazing essay, but I cannot use such a framework for my own writing since it too long(more than 350 words) takes a lot of time to do that. So I should find a way to write shorter introduction and conclusion and also boy paragraphs.
Yes, some of my answers run a little too long. They are the perfect ideal! You should aim for around 300 words and you can keep it there by getting to your example fast and not wasting time with general sentences.
sir, its too diffcult for me, so i can not understant properly.so what do I do for this.sir, my reading skill is weak,firstly i can not manange in time and secondly i do not achieve more than 15 score, so please help me
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But it seems your English level is not high enough to study for IELTS yet: https://howtodoielts.com/why-you-shouldnt-study-ielts-improve-english/
Hi, this is an awesome essay, but I answered in my own essay with three reasons for people choosing self-employment, and three disadvantages of entrepreneurship. I think this was possible because I didn’t write any examples. Is it a bad approach?
Yes unfortunately that approach is not wise because you cannot fully support your main ideas and you will probably get band 5 for task achievement. It is much better to focus on one , with a long detailed example even though that is much more difficult!
Thanks, Dave. A question just popped up in my mind when I was reading this essay. In the beginning of the second paragraph, you wrote “the number of …,” but considering the context, isn’t it correct to use “a number of…”? Is it a typo or my misunderstanding? I can’t get the exact meaning of that sentence.
good
Thanks a lot!
I have heard from other IELTS teachers on various platforms that we shouldn’t add anything new to the conclusion otherwise we would risk losing points. So are you absolutely sure we can include one extra bit of info at the end?
Yes, Anon, you shouldn’t add a completely new main idea to develop.
But you can add a final thought that kind of restates the importance of one of your ideas.
I know many examiners that will cap your TA score at 7 if you don’t have a final thought to finish it off!
Thank you for your great writing approach. I’m practising IELTS writing according to your method. Please help me correct this essay. Thank you very much!
In the information age, with the support of the internet, there is easier than ever to be a freelancer or entrepreneur, as a result, many workers have chosen to quit their job. I assume that this bears some pressure to those who consider to being self-employed.
There are several reasons to quit a stable job as a worker. Those who have a low-income job which provide them insufficient wages compared to opening a shop on Facebook. They can leverage their networking, friends and relatives to sale their products. It is possible for those small businesses to extend their activities if they improve their marketing skills and open more online shops on other social e-commerce platforms such as Lazada and Shoppee. For other cases of leadership spirits, they are born to be entrepreneurs who want to create their own brand name rather than working for others such as Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates who are the greatest CEOs of all time.
However, to be a CEO or freelancer goes along with invisible pressure. The obvious one should be capital, financial struggle while the company has not yet earned a benefit at early operating months. Another concern is a marketing strategy, if the CEO does not have a stable scheme for their organization, it is hard to build a sustainable development. The initial stage is the most difficult period because a new company has to compete with an established one which has been already well-known on the market. In addition, some companies with poor management and lack of experience could have bankrupted as soon as launching if they had not calculated carefully.
In conclusion, some causes to lead to the trend of “working for yourself”, it also includes some burden. Individuals should consider thoroughly before making any important decisions.