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IELTS Essay: Some people think that the amount of noise people make have to be controlled ...

Prompt

Some people think that the amount of noise people make have to be controlled strictly, others say that people are free to make as much as they wish. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

#noise regulation#personal freedom#urban quality of life#community rights#environmental protection#social contract

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 acknowledges both freedom and regulation needs with compromise solutions (quiet hours, designated zones), while Band 9 deepens by explaining that the debate assumes a false binary—the real principle is that activities causing externalities (noise harms others) warrant regulation, making the question not whether to regulate but how much harm justifies how much restriction.

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Key concepts in this essay

negative externalities and harm principle
individual liberty vs collective welfare
enforcement mechanisms and practicality
context specificity (rural vs urban, residential vs commercial zones)

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Presenting individual freedom and collective well-being as irreconcilable without exploring middle grounds
Failing to consider externalities of noise (affects others' health, sleep, property value, quality of life)
Missing that 'strict control' and 'complete freedom' are endpoints on a spectrum

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