Write about the following topic. To meet the growing need for food to support an increasing population, a country should make use of edible insects as a food source. However, some people believe that insects are not only unhealthy but harvesting them will also negatively affect nature. What are the benefits and drawbacks of eating insects? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.
As like
a coin , there exist both sides Change preposition
Like
for
the idea of consuming eatable Change preposition
to
insects
to counter the growing food
shortage due to the ramping up of the population
. Some might agree with the prompt of intaking edible bugs whereas another group would rally against it stating the negative effects that could emerge.
The positives of eating insects
include numerous health benefits. Few pests or ants are packed with high
nutrition value and Add an article
the high
also
with some advantageous chemical components which could benefit the people intaking
it. Correct your spelling
in taking
For example
, recent research has proved that ants are high in protein and has
anti-oxidants which could help in improving one's health. Correct subject-verb agreement
have
Thus
proving that there are some upsides in including them as a part of our diet. Adding upon this
, there is another instrumental advantage which relates to the ubiquitous nature of certain bugs which further
leads to low
market Add an article
the low
price
for them. Fix the agreement mistake
prices
Moreover
the Add a comma
,Moreover
insects
reproduce much faster than mammals which could help to support the demand better than the
animal meat.
Looking onto the downsides, the Correct article usage
apply
Correct your spelling
food chain
foodchain
might be affected if people start Correct your spelling
food chain
targeted
hunting Wrong verb form
targeting
of
specific Change preposition
apply
species
of insects
due to the medical property it holds. Not only it
exacerbate the plummeting Add a missing verb
does it
population
of such
species
due to consumption but also
significantly introduces a
adverse impact on the Change the article
an
population
of the animals which are dependent on them. For example
, in a village in China, a specific species
of locusts were hunted frequently for food
which conversely
ended up in
affecting the Change preposition
apply
population
of the birds that feed upon them.Thus
the food
chain disturbance should be carefully handled since a crack in the food
cycle will end up affecting humans finally
.Even insects
contribute immensely for
pollination which could Change preposition
to
also
face issues if population
of Add an article
the population
such
species
start dropping.Thus
the food
chain disturbance should be carefully handled since a crack in the food
cycle will end up affecting humans finally
.Even insects
contribute immensely for
pollination which could Change preposition
to
also
face issues if population
of Add an article
the population
such
species
start dropping.Submitted by naveindhawan on
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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