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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.

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Introduction
according to
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 raise population, government have to find
alterantive
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alternative
food
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resource
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resources
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 like
insects
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 product in order to strike
balance
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a balance
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betwenn
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between
 supply and demand
while
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group
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a group
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 of people have
notion
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the notion
a notion
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 that consuming
its
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it
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 is not appropriate for human health and
having
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has
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 hazardous
effect
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effects
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 on
environment
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the environment
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.
Body paragraph 1
on the one hand, eating
insects
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 bears a quite number of
upside
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upsides
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.
firstly
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,
according
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 the latest experts'
reserch
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research
,
insects
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 have high value
of
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in
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 nutrition like high protein and less saturated fat
hence
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 consuming
insects
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beacome
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become
became
popular
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a popular
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 snack and street
food
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 ,
especialy
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especially
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these kind
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this kind
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 of
snack
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snacks
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is
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are
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 not
throughly
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thoroughly
 agreeable in the West.
secondly
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,
mass
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a mass
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 product of
insects
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 leads to
increase
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an increase
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the
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in the
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 net price
therefore
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 all classes of
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society
sociaty
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society
 are able to eat them and provide their basic body needs because
the
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of the
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 expense of meat products
Body paragraph 2
surge
hence
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 eating
insects
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 would be
prevailing
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the prevailing
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 alternative with affordable
price
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prices
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 for meeting needs.
Body paragraph 3
on the other hand
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, insect products have some
downdides
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downsides
.
firstly
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, plants and trees are
food
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source
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sources
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 for
insects
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that produced
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produced
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produce
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 some gases being able to have detrimental effects on soil and
atmosphere
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the atmosphere
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hence
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 producing
insects
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in
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on
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large-scale
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a large-scale
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 effect on decreasing
vegtables
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vegetables
 and changing weather
condition
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conditions
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 by producing gases.
Body paragraph 4
secondaly
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secondary
secondly
, producing
insect
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insects
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 beyond the control
bring
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brings
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 about some damage to
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the infrastructre
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infrastructre
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infrastructure
 specially
wooden
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wood
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 and steel.
Conclusion
as outlined above, producing and eating
insect
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insects
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 have different advantages and disadvantages
although
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benefits
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the benefits
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 outweigh the side effects if the government created reliable terms to conserve nature and urban constructure,
insects
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 would be
appropriate
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an appropriate
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 and common
food
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 source in
near
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the near
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 future.

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task achievement
Ensure that every point you make is supported with relevant examples or evidence. For instance, you mentioned the nutritional benefits of insects but didn't provide any detailed examples or studies to back this claim.
coherence cohesion
Work on improving the logical flow of your essay. Ensure that each paragraph seamlessly transitions from one idea to the next. Using transition words and phrases can help in achieving this.
coherence cohesion
Although your main points are clear, they should be better supported. For example, the impact on infrastructure from insect farming needs more detailed explanation and supporting points.
coherence cohesion
The conclusion and introduction are present, giving the essay a complete structure. This helps in delivering a clear message to the reader.
task achievement
You addressed both the benefits and drawbacks of eating insects, covering the main points required in the task.
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.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • food scarcity
  • edible insects
  • nutritional benefits
  • cultural barriers
  • psychological barriers
  • mainstream food source
  • carbon footprint
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • environmentally sustainable
  • economic benefits
  • local farmers
  • health safety
  • allergies
  • pesticides
  • pollutants
  • ecosystems
  • biodiversity
  • regulations
  • hygiene
  • unforeseen consequences
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