You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Many foods are shipped from far away. Some people think that eating local food is more environmentally and economically. Do you think the advantages outweigh its disadvantages? You should write at least 254 words.

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modern era, it seems to be fashionable of eating foods that are shipped from other countries. Some people

having

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have

mind set

a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

mindset

of showing their wealth by consuming the foods that are imported. And some others think that

intaking

act of bringing about a desired result

inducing

enticing

local

food

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is more environmental and economical. I would like to extend my views about the advantages of the local

food

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over the shipped

foods

benefit

goods

. Nowadays, items that are produced by the developed countries are mostly imported

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from

the developing and under developing countries.

People

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A people

belonging to these countries get attracted towards those products. One among these is the

food

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items. The eatables

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as vegetables, fruits, canned drinks, packaged

food

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are shipped

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from

other countries. To preserve these items they are adding many additives and preservatives which may cause health issues among people. But people are not bothering about these consequences because they got addicted to these

food

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materials especially youngsters and children. I would like to share an example regarding

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case. My

neighborhood

a surrounding or nearby region

neighbourhood

family always prefers to eat the packaged foods and tinned soft drinks. After a certain period, their son of age 15 was

suffered

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suffering

from stomach cancer. Doctors reported that the reason behind

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is prolonged consuming of

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the packed food

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. So

taking

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the taking

shipped

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shipping

ships

foods are not good for health. In recent days,

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at least

some people have the awareness about these kind of products and they are neglecting to purchase those

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products. They

are preferring

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prefer

to buy the items that are produced and manufactured locally. Because, in these items they are not adding any preservatives and if

that

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that's

the case only less quantity of preservatives are included which will not affect the health.

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, the fruits and vegetables that are grown here are sent to the market immediately for sale and there is no necessity to add any chemicals to keep them fresh. So the people knew that the foods that are produced in their home town are organic and

more healthy

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healthier

compared to those shipped foods. These foods can be consumed by people of any age. From these organic

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food

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foods

we can obtain the nutritional values as

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and there is no harm to take

these king

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these kings

of foods. In my conclusion, I want to make clear that consuming

food

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that are produced locally have more nutritional values and it provides people to lead a healthy life which is more important and it is the main advantage which outweigh the disadvantages of the shipped

food

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items.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Introduction & conclusion present

Supported main points

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Clear & comprehensive ideas

Relevant & specific examples

Appropriate word count

4 paragraphs

414 words

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Carbon footprint
Local economies
Sense of community
Preservatives
Long-haul transport
Biodiversity
Cultivation
Extensive packaging
Ecosystems
Agricultural production
Energy-efficient
Cultural diversity
Global cuisines
Dependence
Scale of production

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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Many foods are shipped from far away. Some people think that eating local food is more environmentally and economically. Do you think the advantages outweigh its disadvantages? You should write at least 254 words.

Fully explain your ideas

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