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BEST IELTS Writing Task 2, 19th October
WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
‘The older you get, the more difficult life becomes.’ Discuss.
Sample Answer
Society as a whole sometimes seems to turn its back on its ageing members. Ageing can go hand-in-hand with a decline both in physical health and the state of your bank balance, as your retirement years eat into your savings. However, advancing years may also bring increased contentment and happiness. Maturity may also allow you to broaden your horizons. The process of ageing may, in fact, bring with it as many benefits as youth, if one is prepared to maintain a positive outlook.
When you are very young, they say ‘the world is your oyster.’ Getting a good job and starting a family are viewed as exciting challenges. But they also bring with them great uncertainty and stress. Older members of society, however, around retirement age and beyond, do not have those responsibilities and worries. They have already raised their families and are possibly enjoying the benefits of having grandchildren without the responsibility of being a parent. Neither is income so much of a concern for some pensioners. They have a state pension and, if they are lucky, a lifetime’s savings at their disposal to enjoy at leisure.
Also, freed of family and work commitments, older people have plenty of leisure time. For the first time in their lives, they can pursue interests and hobbies or travel, which work and family responsibilities did not permit before.
So, whilst there are downsides to getting older, they are more than compensated for by the many advantages of old age. Being older is really an opportunity to do all those things that you have been meaning to do but didn’t have the time to do when you were young.
