Some People Believe That Unpaid Community
Written by Lilie
7.5 in Academic Writing
June 4, 2021
Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (for example working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extent do you agree or disagree?
This essay question is from Cambridge IELTS 9 Test 2 Writing Task 2.
Sample Essay
Some people argue that unpaid community service should be made mandatory in high schools. I completely agree with this point of view because doing this service helps children become more confident and also creates opportunities for them to discover goals in life.
Volunteering helps children build self-confidence. Some children are not good at academic subjects, and thus may feel inferior to their peers. Teaching singing or painting to younger children, for example, offers them chances to use their unique talents. When they see these children improving under their coaching, they would feel that they are also worthy individuals. Even those with the best academic abilities would become more self-assured because volunteering would give them a sense of pride in their other talents.
In addition, serving their communities helps children find aims in life. Many of them do not know why they have to go to school every day to learn subjects they do not even like. Volunteering, however, gives them opportunities to discover meaningful things that cannot be found in academic classes. For example, by helping a local nonprofit distribute food to the poor, some children may become very compassionate toward them and want to grow up to become people who can solve the world’s hunger problem. Once they have this goal in mind, they would even become passionate about the school subjects that can help them achieve it.
In conclusion, by taking part in unpaid community service, children can increase self-confidence and also find things they want to strive for. Thus, this service should be compulsory for them. (259 Words)
How To Paraphrase “Unpaid Community Service”
I kept the original wording in my paraphrase of the question statement. This is because, as you can see from the examples the question gives, unpaid community service includes a lot of things. It’s impossible to find a phrase that includes as many things as unpaid community service, and also make sure the service is done in children’s communities instead of foreign countries.
However, once the context is established, we can use the expressions below in our body paragraphs to vary our language:
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Though some claim that unpaid volunteer work, like funding charity or helping young neighbours, will put extra pressure on students if it is added to their compulsory course, I believe students would benefit from doing such splendid work for society. That’s why it should be attached to their academic course.
What reason comes first to my mind? I think it should be skills. Unpaid social work must add an extra dimension of skills. They would never achieve it if it wasn’t added to their academic course. Most students are not trying to help our society; instead, they lose their valuable time engaging with gaming or chatting with friends. That’s why if it is included in their curriculum, they must learn how to help their neighbours or youngsters. Which boosts their skills. Hatiya School, the local school of my area, floated a course titled ‘Think our society’ – for instance. Where all students must do a free community project. Surprisingly, the school’s annual report revealed that they had been doing better since introducing this course.
What’s more? I think it will secure their job possibility. Now it is widely common that employers give opportunities to those working for the community. Because they believe that a person who serves in social work for free is more sociable and connected with mankind, both are fundamental requirements. A couple of days ago, Mr Asad and I were invited to a job interview where they picked me up for my extra volunteer service in my junior school, while he was more suitable in academic aspects.
In conclusion, it is obvious that free community service requires massive effort and costs valuable time but, in the end, it would bring fruitful outcomes back to the volunteer life as well as for society. That’s why it should be considered a compulsory course at higher secondary school
Hi Lillie! Can you give a comment on my essay? I have tried to apply what you taught in 30day writing challenge <3
"There are people who say that volunteering is a kind of activity that should be compulsory in high school programs, which I totally agree with. In my opinion, helping community service brings many benefits for students.
Although some people might think that volunteering is a time-wasting activity that occupies time for studying, it is actually a good chance for students to learn social skills. When participating in volunteering programs, students have to do different kinds of tasks in some diverse forms of community. Consequently, they can not only learn how a community organizes and operates but also experience how to work in a real job. For example, while being on the programs that train sports to younger children, students can learn about what a sport trainee program contains and figure out which skills a trainer should have to teach others. These activities create direct experiences, which help students deeply understand the job.
Another important benefit of unpaid community service is that it could form a good personality for students. While working for the community, students have a chance to learn about the downside of society, which might be much more harsh compared with their ordinary daily life. For instance, some programs are about working for a charity for orphan children, in which students have to come to the orphanage and help the staff to hold an event for children. Different consequences there can help students feel more grateful for what they have, and be willing to share with the children's difficulties.
For the reasons above, I totally agree with the point that volunteering should be a compulsory part of teaching high school students. These activities might not only improve the skills that are important for their future but also help them to be good people."
Hi Lilie, I have read your writing, it is well-written with great ideas and your lexical resource is flexible. Don’t you mind if I may use your model essay as a reference for my IELTS study?
Hello, is it okay to use given examples of unpaid community work in my essay?
Yes, you can certainly do that.
got it, thank you
Do we not need to mention the articles in the bracket in the essay?
Hi, thanks for your question. You can but you don’t have to. Those examples are there to make it clear what they mean by “unpaid community service”.
Why didn’t you wrote the conclusion?
Yes, I did. The last paragraph is a conclusion.
if I agree then do I need to write also disagreed side?
No, it’s better not to discuss the disagree side if you choose to agree. Hope this helps.
very nice, well written. pls can i post mine so you can help me go through.
Hi Lillie! I notice that you didn’t justify the “compulsory” part of the given statement. I wonder if that is OK?
Hi Silver, in the introduction and conclusion, I said that it should be made compulsory because it brings certain benefits, and the two body paragraphs are about the benefits. I don’t think that we need to constantly mention “compulsory”. It’s implied: it should be made compulsory because it brings benefits. Do you mind posting your essay here? I’ll see how you deal with it.