Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

✨ Do you want to improve your IELTS writing?
The damage we have caused to the
environment
Use synonyms
is so severe that we cannot ignore it
any more
Correct your spelling
anymore
show examples
. The damage has reached global levels now and if immediate action is not taken The consequences,
however
Linking Words
, have been particularly severe for
animals
Use synonyms
and
plants
Use synonyms
. These consequences are so worrying that many people have started to argue that the biggest environmental blow has been to the flora and fauna. While
this
Linking Words
group is rightly concerned about the harm caused to
animals
Use synonyms
and
plants
Use synonyms
, they fail to see the main
cause
Use synonyms
of the
problem
Use synonyms
. People who argue that the biggest environmental
problem
Use synonyms
is the loss of
animals
Use synonyms
and
plants
Use synonyms
lose sight of the bigger picture of the
threat
Use synonyms
to our
environment
Use synonyms
. To be sure, their worries are valid but they mistake an effect of the
problem
Use synonyms
for its
cause
Use synonyms
. To stop
animals
Use synonyms
and
plants
Use synonyms
from becoming extinct, the root of the
problem
Use synonyms
has to be identified. Only by identifying the real
Use synonyms
cause
Add a comma
,cause
show examples
we will be able to make the necessary measures to put a stop to the
threat
Use synonyms
to
animals
Use synonyms
and
plants
Use synonyms
.
In other words
Linking Words
, the
threat
Use synonyms
to
animals
Use synonyms
and
plants
Use synonyms
should be addressed as part of a larger
threat
Use synonyms
to our
environment
Use synonyms
. The most important
cause
Use synonyms
is climate change. Climate change is itself a result of human
activities
Use synonyms
over the past two hundred years. These
activities
Use synonyms
have for the most part been an intention to exploit natural resources. Deforestation, overconsumption and overexploitation, fracking, animal poaching and relocation of species are a few examples. These
activities
Use synonyms
have destroyed the natural habitats of species and have exposed them to the
threat
Use synonyms
of extinction. If we are to save our
environment
Use synonyms
, we have to rethink our own relationship with the
environment
Use synonyms
. The damage to the
environment
Use synonyms
is a result of human
activities
Use synonyms
and we cannot control the
threat
Use synonyms
to our
environment
Use synonyms
without addressing the real
cause
Use synonyms
. Saving
animals
Use synonyms
and
plants
Use synonyms
is important, but what is more important is stopping the
problem
Use synonyms
at its root.
Submitted by smavazzadeh on

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Fully explain your ideas

To get an excellent score in the IELTS Task 2 writing section, one of the easiest and most effective tips is structuring your writing in the most solid format. A great argument essay structure may be divided to four paragraphs, in which comprises of four sentences (excluding the conclusion paragraph, which comprises of three sentences).

For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

Our recommended essay structure above comprises of fifteen (15) sentences, which will make your essay approximately 250 to 275 words.

Discover more tips in The Ultimate Guide to Get a Target Band Score of 7+ »— a book that's free for 🚀 Premium users.

Topic Vocabulary:
  • biodiversity
  • extinction
  • habitat loss
  • ecosystem
  • food chain
  • imbalance
  • interconnected
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • personal actions
  • policy changes
  • education
  • awareness
What to do next:
Look at other essays: