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Task 2 (Academic and General Training) You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people prefer to work on school projects with a group, while others would rather work alone. Discuss both sides and give your opinion. Write at least 250 words.

When everyone is committed to working together and sharing the responsibilities equally, partnering with others on school tasks can be very effective. However, since working alone offers greater control over the outcome of a project, including the grade, I prefer to complete assignments on my own. Without question, a group is usually capable of accomplishing more than an individual. When a team can depend on one another to generate ideas and follow through with assigned tasks, the experience is highly rewarding. This is especially true when team members bring a variety of strengths to their shared work. For example, one person may be a skilled researcher, while the other is good at math or writes well. In this ideal scenario, where everyone is committed to the project and puts forth a strong effort towards completing it, group work can be fantastic. By contrast, a person who works alone must obviously perform all the work by herself. Yet, this too has its positive points. For example, working independently allows a person to set a convenient work schedule. If it suits best to work in the evenings or on the weekends, a person working on her own can make that choice. Furthermore, without others, a person working independently has full control of the final product. The reality is that some students work hard and care about getting excellent grades, while others do not show the same level of commitment. Group work can be highly stressful and maddening for the people who care most about the work. Indeed, this last point is a major reason why I prefer working independently rather than with a group on school projects. In situations where all members of a group will receive the same grade for a project, inevitably some group members will end up doing more than their share. This is unfair and very frustrating. When working alone, one may do great work or perform very poorly. In either case, however, the responsibility and the final grade are entirely one’s own. That is why I would rather work by myself.
When everyone
is committed
to
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working
together and sharing the responsibilities
equally
, partnering with others on school tasks can be
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very
effective.
However
, since
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working
alone offers greater control over the outcome of a
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project
, including the
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grade
, I prefer to complete assignments on my
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
own
.

Without question, a
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group
is
usually
capable of accomplishing more than an individual. When a team can depend on one another to generate
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
ideas
and follow through with assigned tasks, the experience is
highly
rewarding. This is
especially
true when team members bring a variety of strengths to their shared
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work
.
For example
, one
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person
may be a skilled researcher, while the
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other
is
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good
at math or writes well. In this ideal scenario, where everyone
is committed
to the
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project
and puts forth a strong effort towards completing it,
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group
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work
can be fantastic.

By contrast, a
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person
who works alone
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must
obviously
perform all the
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work
by herself.
Yet
, this too has its
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positive
points.
For example
,
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working
independently
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allows
a
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person
to set a convenient
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work
schedule. If it suits best to
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work
in the evenings or on the weekends, a
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person
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working
on her
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own
can
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make
that choice.
Furthermore
, without others, a
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person
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working
independently
has full control of the final product. The reality is that
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some
students
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work
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hard
and care about getting excellent
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grades
, while others do not
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show
the same level of commitment.
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Group
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work
can be
highly
stressful and maddening for the
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people
who care most about the work.

Indeed
, this last point is a major reason why I prefer
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working
independently
rather
than with a
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group
on school
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projects
. In situations where all members of a
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group
will receive the same
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grade
for a
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project
,
inevitably
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some
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group
members will
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end
up doing more than their share. This is unfair and
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very
frustrating.

When
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working
alone, one may do great
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work
or perform
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very
poorly
. In either case,
however
, the responsibility and the final
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grade
are
entirely
one’s
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
own
.
That is
why I would
rather
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work
by myself.
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IELTS essay Task 2 (Academic and General Training) : Some people prefer to work on school projects with a group, while others would rather work alone.

Essay
  American English
5 paragraphs
344 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
  • Include an introduction and conclusion
  • Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
  • Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 7.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
  • Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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