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Some people say that economic development is necessary to reduce poverty in the world. Others say economic growth should be stopped immediately to stop damaging the environment. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

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Some people say that economic
development
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 is necessary to reduce
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poverty
povert
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poverty
 in the world. Others say economic
growth
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 should be stopped immediately to stop damaging the environment. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
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Development
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The development
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 of a country or nation is necessary. According to
few
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a few
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 individuals
development
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 in
economic
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the economic
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 sector is important to decrease scarcity, while
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 that economic
growth
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 should be banned
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 of harming
environment
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the environment
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. I opine
to
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 the necessity of economic
development
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 owing to the reasons given below. Analysing the previous opinion, the main
arguments
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 that would be put forward is unemployment.
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 is because through improvement in
economy
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the economy
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 jobs would increase and
thus
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 poverty can be reduced.
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, they
also
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 believe that economic
growth
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 affects
environment
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the environment
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,
resources
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and resources
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 will be overused.
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, the latter view
suggest
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suggests
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 that
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growth
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the growth
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 of
economy
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the economy
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 requires space for infrastructure
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this
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which
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destroying
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destroys
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 the habitat.
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, flats are built for economic purposes
inturn
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in turn
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affects
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 natural resources. In conclusion, I would say that economy should grow for better
development
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. It is the most appropriate way to deal
the
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 situation.

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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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