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In some countries an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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An increasing concern for many people around the is suffering health problems due to enormous consumption of fast
food
. It has been suggested that
as a result
 of
this
, the government should impose a higher tax on
this
 kind of foods.
This
 essay agrees that higher level of tax should be paid by fast
food
 companies. Generally speaking, there is a wide range of reasons why governments should impose a higher tax on fast
food
. The key argument in support of
this
 idea is that increasing taxes would raise the prices and lower the consumption. Fast
food
 companies would pass on these taxes to their customers in the form of higher prices and
this
 would lead to people not being able to afford these foods because they are too expensive. If junk
food
 becomes a luxury item, it will only be consumed rarely, which will be less harmful general public's
health
Suggestion
healthiest
.
For example
, the cost of organic
food
 is really expensive for most people and
that is
 why only a small percentage of people but it regularly.
On the other hand
, there are several arguments against
this
 idea. Perhaps the strongest is that people are free to choose what they would like to eat and nobody wants the government to prescribe their diet by imposing higher taxation.
Also
, people who work full time don't have time to cook. If the prices of the fast
food
 raise, they can't afford anymore because so called healthy foods are already expensive. In conclusion, junk
food
 should be taxed at a higher rate because the fact that the increased cost reduces the amount of fast
food
 people buy.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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