Ielts-7-Writing

ALTERNATIVE PARAGRAPHS
One of the “buzz words” used more and more today is globalization. It is
defined as “the integration and democratization of the world’s cultures,
economies, and infrastructure through transnational investment, rapid
proliferation of communication and information technologies, and the impact
of free-market forces on local, regional, and national economies.” Per the
definition, globalization is responsible for a variety of languages and cultures
disappearing off the face of the earth.

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6.47 NATURAL FEATURES
Some people believe that one’s character is fixed by nature. Others
believe it is accumulated during the growth process. What view do you
support?
INTRODUCTION
Each and every person is unique. There has never been, and never will be,
another person like you or me again. In this essay, I will show that to answer
this question, we have to distinguish between physical and other
characteristics. (41 words)
BODY
In the first place, we have to know that our genes, which we inherit from our
parents, determine our physical characteristics. Excluding cosmetic surgery,
there is no way that we can change these features. Many people, especially
women, find it hard to accept this fact. For example, some women spend
countless (infinite) amounts of money, time, and effort in an attempt to change
their physical features, and even more so as soon as they become older (start
to age). Many of us, however, simply accept an unusual (peculiar) feature
like a large nose, short legs, and so on and carry on with our lives.
Our ethical and social character, however, can be changed during the growth
process. We usually refer to it as “growing up” or “becoming mature.” For
instance, as we grow older we learn to adapt to our circumstances, and the
people we have to live and work with. This is in contrast to a baby, who has
not learned to consider others and is only worried (concerned) about its own
needs. Some people never develop their character and remain selfish
(egocentric) human beings all their lives. (182 words)
CONCLUSION
To summarize, I have looked at physical features and other characteristics
and have reached the conclusion that the first one (former) cannot be

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changed, while the last (latter) is usually changed during the maturation
process. (33 words) (Total words: 256)
NOTE
In his book The Four Temperament Theory, American author Tim LaHay
makes the following distinctions:
Character: The set of ethical and social principles that you acquire
from different sources, like your parents, teachers, university
lecturers, older people, and friends, or develop yourself.
Personality: The social mask that we wear over this combination of
temperament and character and show to the world in our everyday
lives.
Temperament: The set of traits (features) that you are born with.
These traits are determined by your genes, which you have
inherited from your parents. They include physical features like the
color of your eyes, hair, and skin and emotional features like
temper.

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