[Nguyen N] Writing Practice Test 448415

The chart illustrates information on the number of Olympic prizes which are given to twelve different countries. At first glance, it is immediately apparent that USA won far more medals than any of the other countries, followed by Soviet Union. Moreover, there is no disparity between the other ten countries presented in the chart.

USA is proved to be the best contestant at the Olympic Games

with approximately 2,300 medals and 1,000 of them were gold. Soviet Union came in second place with 1,000 medals including 400 gold prizes, accounted for only half of those of USA.

The other nations had a comparatively similar number of Olympic medals. The figure for the UK and France were highest at around 750 and 680, respectively. Germany, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Hungary and East Germany owned from 450 to just over 500 prizes while Japan and China won the lowest number of medals at 410 and 400, respectively.

There are controversial opinions about whether children should be given extra exercises after school. Although too much homework can be harmful to students in some ways, I would have to argue that they will benefit from doing further practices at home.

On the one hand, some individuals believe that homework may hinder children from social communication and entertainment. When pupils are given a large amount of exercises, they will have to spend more time working on it, thus narrowing the time for relaxing or entertaining and also causing more stress and pressure for students. In some Asian countries where homework is considered to be very important, children do not have a chance to participate in social activities. As a result, they lack of vital life skills which are more necessary in life.

On the other hand, it is an undeniable fact that assignments are essential for the academic study of youngsters these days. By doing homework, students can develop as well as reinforce their knowledge. It is a great way to avoid the lessons learnt at school being wiped out and to ensure that students have acquired all the things taught in class. Another benifit of doing homework is that it allows children to apply what they have learnt into the tasks they being given. Consequently, this will provide pupils deeper understanding of the subject. Working on homework also create a discipline for students. Therefore, their study will be more efficient.

In conclusion, while homework may cause high pressure for most children, I strongly convinced that further practice beside schools will result in greater level of discipline and will benefit children in various ways.