Task 2 · · 18 samples

It is important for people to take risks, both in their professional lives and their personal lives. Do you think the advantages of taking risks outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

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Ideas to explore

  • A calculated professional risk, such as proposing a new workplace system, can lead to career advancement; even rejection can offer useful experience.
  • Taking an educational opportunity in a new city may involve loneliness at first but can foster independence and broaden a person's perspective.
  • Balance potential rewards against possible financial, emotional and family costs; distinguish careful decisions from impulsive risk-taking.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the topic and state clearly whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
  2. Acknowledge meaningful risks and explain why they are more manageable when decisions are carefully assessed.
  3. Develop a professional-life example, including both its possible downside and potential benefit.
  4. Develop a personal-life example and explain its longer-term effects.
  5. Conclude with a direct judgement that restates the importance of calculated risk.
Useful vocabulary & examples
a calculated risk
A risk taken after considering its possible consequences.

Proposing a new system at work can be a calculated risk if the employee has assessed its likely costs and benefits.

career development
Progress in a person's work skills, responsibilities or professional opportunities.

Taking on an unfamiliar project may support career development.

financial or emotional costs
The monetary or psychological difficulties that may result from a decision.

A move to another city can bring financial or emotional costs during the initial adjustment.

weigh the possible costs
Consider the likely disadvantages before making a choice.

People should weigh the possible costs before committing to a major change.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

361 words · Illustrative target band

Mostly individuals felt anxiety before making a hard decision in their lifestyle and work life and taking a risk is a prominent step in life , which helps people for thinking out of the box. However, risk failure builds a rough character. The most primary advantage of making hard choices in professional life is about the opportunity to learn skills that routine work does not require. In professional life, uncertaint…

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AI-completed learning example

358 words · Illustrative target band

Nowadays, the world have developed so much making people have to work harder than before to fulfill their needs and for some people who wants to have a better life will have to take risks. The main advantage of this is that you may have a lot more opportunities to make your life better. Therefore, the benefits deserve consideration alongside possible losses. In professional life, uncertainty can accompany a useful o…

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AI-completed learning example

362 words · Illustrative target band

Deciding to take risks about the career or indiviual lives is a crucial step for the person. There are advantages and disadvantages of taking risks. If the person take risks, person could discover new talents in the different enviroment, like working with different co-workers. Nevertheless, it makes stressed to some people. As far as I understand it, preparation is essential to make the potential loss manageable. In…

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