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Many museums charge for admission while others are free. Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museums outweigh the disadvantages?

Many museums charge for admission while others are free. Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museums outweigh the disadvantages? bdLl
Some museums have an admission charge while some do not. In my opinion, the drawbacks of an entrance fee are eclipsed by its benefits in the sense that the income will be ploughed back into operation and development of the museums. Excellent. You have outlined what you are going to talk about and at the same time made your opinion very clear. This is exactly what you need to do to make it clear to the examiner what you think about the question and also helps them to follow the rest of your essay. A major disadvantage of an admission fee is the possibility of reducing the number of visitors. Museums house exhibitions and artefacts of great educational and historical value. If the chief aim of a museum is to introduce the local community, admission should be free to the public and visitors. Take some folk museums in Hong Kong, which preserve historic relics and display folk customs, for example. Admission to these folk museums, which are often monuments, is free of charge. If they had charged an entrance fee, many might have turned to other activities. Excellent. Clear and relevant main reasons and fully developed idea. It was great to see how you took one central idea and developed it fully with explanations and a specific example. Granted, an entrance fee might have a negative effect on the admission figures, but an income is favorable to museums in terms of operation. Museums feature educational exhibitions at times, and this could not have been done without a sum of money expended on hiring professionals and buying equipment. The Hong Kong Space Museum, for instance, has monthly exhibitions on different issues and professional docents are employed to take visitors on a guided tour around the museum. This example speaks volumes about how a reasonable admission charge is advantageous to the operation of a museum. As above. I particularly like the way you linked both main ideas in the first sentence. In conclusion, the disadvantages of an admission fee are overshadowed by the benefits accruing from a stable source of income. Therefore, having weighed up the pros and cons, I am convinced that museums should charge an entrance fee for the sake of operation and development. Very elegant conclusion. You have summarised your main points and reiterated your opinion. Well done.
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A major disadvantage of an
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admission
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fee
is the possibility of reducing the number of visitors.
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Museums
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house
exhibitions and
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artefacts
of great educational and historical value. If the chief aim of a
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museum
is to introduce the local community,
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admission
should be free to the public and visitors. Take
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some
folk
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museums
in Hong Kong, which preserve historic relics and display folk customs,
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to these folk
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, which are
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monuments, is free of
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. If they had charged an
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,
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have turned to other activities.

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and relevant main reasons and
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fully
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Granted, an
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might have a
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effect on the
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admission
figures,
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an income is favorable to
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museums
in terms of
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operation
.
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Museums
feature educational exhibitions at times, and this could not have
been done
without a sum of money expended on hiring professionals and buying equipment. The Hong Kong Space
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Museum
,
for instance
, has monthly exhibitions on
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different
issues and professional docents
are employed
to take visitors on a guided tour around the
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museum
. This example speaks volumes about how a reasonable
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admission
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charge
is advantageous to the
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operation
of a museum.

As above. I
particularly
like the way you linked both main
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ideas
in the
first
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In conclusion
, the disadvantages of an
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admission
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fee
are overshadowed
by the benefits accruing from a stable source of income.
Therefore
, having weighed up the pros and cons, I
am convinced
that
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museums
should
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charge
an
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entrance
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fee
for the sake of
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operation
and development.

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elegant conclusion. You have
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summarised
your main points and reiterated your opinion. Well done.
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IELTS essay Many museums charge for admission while others are free. Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museums outweigh the disadvantages?

Essay
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8 paragraphs
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Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
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