IELTS Task 2

Question:
Nowadays celebrities are more famous for their glamour and wealth than for their achievements, and this sets a bad example to young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Answer:
It is true that some celebrities are well-known for their gorgeous looks and wealth rather than their contributions. While these celebrities play a negative model to teenagers, I believe that there are also some positive effects made by famous people..

To confess, many public people set bad example to young people. Firstly, many celebrities always pursue the luxurious and material life style rather than a healthy mental life. They delight to spend too much money on luxury products such as supercars and houses but never donate money to tackle poverty. Secondly, most of them achieve their fame and wealth with their glamorous looks and advertising instead of special and outstanding talents. This will mislead young people to build wrong values that they can succeed without any effort only if they have good looks.

On the other hand, not all celebrities are only chasing these negative values. There are also many cases where celebrities have a positive influence on teenagers. For example, Bill Gates, the well-known company founder of Microsoft in the USA, has dedicated his whole life to charity; he has donated almost all of his money (I don't think this is true) to achieve a higher quality of education in South Africa, and helping everyone around the world to get access to knowledge. He is not only a business giant but also a great philanthropist. Many suffering children have been hepedl by him, and many young people set him as the ultimate model in their lives.

In conclusion, although there are some celebrities transferring bad values to teenagers, more celebrities are trying to be positive to the society.