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Plastic shopping bags contribute to the pollution of land and sea, some think they should be banned. Do you agree or disagree? Give examples of your knowledge.

Global
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 environment faces many hazards these days;
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, pollution caused by
plastic
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bags
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 is one of its major threats. It is argued that banning
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these kinds of products can reduce their detrimental effects on the globe. Personally, I totally agree with
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 opinion and I will
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 explain the reasons below. Admittedly,
plastic
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bags
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 have many hazardous effects on the ecosystem of the planet. One of these hazards is that when they settle down in the ground, animals swallow them by mistake and in
turn
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 they block their digestive system.
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, they do not eat well, lose weight and eventually they die. In India,
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, on surgical inspection of
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caws
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 digestive system, more than fifty
plastic
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bags
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 have been found in only one animal.
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 explains how these
bags
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 pose a threat
on
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 the livestock.
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,
plastic
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bags
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 are washed with
rain fall
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rainfall
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 in the sewage system of the big cities.
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 will either block the stream, disrupting the flow and damaging the
infra structure
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infrastructure
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 or continue to pass to rivers or oceans.
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, they shred into micro shreds which are eaten by aquatic creatures.
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 leads to the same
above mentioned
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 digestive disturbances
to
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 those creatures and
kill
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 them.
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National
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the National
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 Geographic channel, hundreds of species are at risk of extinction owing to the dire effect of
plastic
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bags
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. In conclusion, having presented some drastic consequences of using
plastic
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bags
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 on our environment, in my opinion, if these products are not banned in the near future,
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 damage to
ecosystem
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the ecosystem
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 is expected.

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Structure your answers in logical paragraphs

The easiest way to score well on the IELTS Task 2 writing portion is to structure your writing in a solid essay format.

A strong argument essay structure can be split up into 4 paragraphs, each containing 4 sentences (except the conclusion paragraph, which only contains 3 sentences).

Stick to this essay structure:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion

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