Task 2 Many manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar, which causes many health problems. Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar. Do you agree or disagree?
Certain concerned citizens believe that prices should be raised to counter the high sugar content in various food and drink
products
. In my opinion, Use synonyms
this
solution may have a marginal impact but other reforms would engender greater progress.
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policy argue that it has been effective in the past. The Linking Words
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corollary would be the high price of tobacco Add a hyphen
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products
in many Use synonyms
nations
. Countries where prices are low, Use synonyms
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as Indonesia, Vietnam, and India, have considerably higher rates of smokers compared to Linking Words
nations
that have instituted heavy taxes. Use synonyms
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in European Use synonyms
nations
where sugary and fatty foods are more expensive and there has been a concomitant marginal decline in consumption. Use synonyms
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, the more striking realization from attempts to tax luxuries is that individuals are often willing to pay to satisfy their addictions and would rather sacrifice in other areas.
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Therefore
, superior solutions involve more holistic government action. Linking Words
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can be illustrated through policies in Japan. From a young age, children are fed healthy meals at school as well as at home, and the government has encouraged health awareness through a variety of programs and initiatives aimed at various demographics. The result is that sugary drinks and Linking Words
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less prominent than in Linking Words
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as the United States where the culture Linking Words
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on fast food, soda, and packaged meals. A more thoughtful approach should not be discounted simply because of the challenges posed by enacting and evaluating small steps that are aligned and enforced consistently over a period of years.
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite