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‘Tourism is always a force for good which enables people of different countries to understand each other.’ To what extent do you agree with this idea?

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The role of
tourism
 in the world today is widely debated, with some people claiming that it is indeed a force for international understanding.
However
, I personally do not entirely accept
this
, and I will explain why in
this
 essay.
Firstly
, we must consider the potential negatives of contact between cultures.
For example
, when
western
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tourists
 visit untouched parts of the world, their stay causes pollution for local societies. We see
this
 in the litter left at Machu Picchu in Peru, and in the damage to ecology caused by safari
tourism
 in Africa.
Furthermore
, there are numerous examples of tension between
tourists
 and local cultures, ranging from drunken British
tourists
 in Europe to American ‘spring breakers’ in Canadian or Latin American resorts. In these cases,
tourism
 actually leads to resentment and distrust between nationalities, not
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 understanding. A
further
 reason to be wary of
this
 idea is the economic aspect. It is sometimes said that
tourism
 improves international relations because it encourages the flow of money from wealthy to less developed countries. In reality,
however
, the wealth generated usually stays in the hands of private companies or local officials
,
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 and rarely drips down into the population. Many of us have visited less developed nations as
tourists
, and have witnessed
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first hand
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 the poverty that exists outside the confines of the resort hotels. We leave with the impression that our stay has contributed nothing to the lives of those we have observed.
This
 is not to say that
tourism
 is entirely bad, of course. There are benefits in terms of improving local infrastructure
such
 as roads and airports. But to say that it is ‘always a force for good’ is to ignore the various problems it causes
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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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