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BEST IELTS Writing Task 2, 18th September
WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
Celebrities such as singers and film stars earn too much money, buy too many goods and care too little about other people. To what extent do you think this is true? Should anything be done to change the situation?
SAMPLE ANSWER
It is certainly true that famous people in some countries are very wealthy. Many would argue that this promotes a wasteful lifestyle. However, I tend to think it is their money and that, as long as they pay their taxes, no one can tell them what to do with it.
Popular magazines often show pictures of the homes and possessions of the biggest celebrities in our culture. Some top footballers in my country, for instance, can earn as much as €150,000 a week and pop singers may get that amount for doing one concert. This seems really unfair, when there are still people in the world who do not have simple homes or enough to eat.
However, newspapers and magazines do not always tell their readers everything. They may suggest that being a celebrity is all about wearing a different dress every day or owning several very expensive cars, but forget to mention that these same celebrities are also regularly giving money away.
Obviously not every celebrity is generous. Some, I am sure, keep all their money for themselves, but there are people like Bill Gates who are well known for making donations, attending charitable functions and taking part in a range of activities that support people less fortunate than themselves.
If rich people were forced to pay more taxes to help the poor, they would only end up earning even more money. So I do not think there is any way of changing the situation. Perhaps more publicity should be given to the good that people do, rather than the extravagant lives they lead.
