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IELTS Writing Task 2 Sample Answer: Hunger (Real IELTS Test)

Some people believe that education is the key to tackling hunger worldwide while others feel that the answer is in food aid.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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Many feel that education is the best way to tackle hunger while others feel that immediate food aid is a better solution. As far as I’m concerned, education is clearly the better long-term remedy.

Many charities are active in food aid efforts because of its clear impact in emergency situations. A good example of this would be famines in a sub-Saharan African nations. These are caused by unpredictable weather conditions and coupled with governmental instability can result in mass malnutrition and even death. It is impossible to deal with the sources of these famines over time but food aid addresses its symptoms and keeps actual people alive now. The tangible results of this kind of aid are the strongest arguments in its favour.

Although the above mentioned methods are appropriate in emergencies, they do little to disrupt the underlying causes of hunger. If people are better educated then they can get better jobs and hunger disappears as a problem. There may be other relevant economic realities, such as the unemployment rate, that need addressing but education will still go a long way to eradicating hunger. Education can also help in regions that are prone to hunger as farmers will be able to develop better agricultural methods. Simply put, if citizens have good jobs, there is little real threat of hunger even under exceptional circumstances.

In conclusion, although food aid has its use, I feel education is a clearly better option. Governments ought to divert more resources into education to see world hunger ended over the course of the next century.

Analysis

1. Many feel that education is the best way to tackle hunger while others feel that immediate food aid is a better solution. 2. As far as I’m concerned, education is clearly the better long-term remedy.

1. The first sentence of your essay should paragraphs the topic. Just change some words and write this sentence quickly.
2. Give your opinion – always!

1. Many charities are active in food aid efforts because of its clear impact in emergency situations. 2. A good example of this would be famines in a sub-Saharan African nations. 3. These are caused by unpredictable weather conditions and coupled with governmental instability can result in mass malnutrition and even death. 4. It is impossible to deal with the sources of these famines over time but food aid addresses its symptoms and keeps actual people alive now. 5. The tangible results of this kind of aid are the strongest arguments in its favour.

1. Write clear, simple topic sentences that have your main idea at the end of the sentence.
2. Begin your examples as quickly as possible and develop them for the entire paragraph.
3. Keep developing your examples with specific details.
4. Continue to develop the same main idea – don’t switch to a new main idea!
5. Conclude your paragraph (this is optional).

1. Although the above mentioned methods are appropriate in emergencies, they do little to disrupt the underlying causes of hunger. 2. If people are better educated then they can get better jobs and hunger disappears as a problem. 3. There may be other relevant economic realities, such as the unemployment rate, that need addressing but education will still go a long way to eradicating hunger. 4. Education can also help in regions that are prone to hunger as farmers will be able to develop better agricultural methods. 5. Simply put, if citizens have good jobs, there is little real threat of hunger even under exceptional circumstances.

1. Write another simple topic sentence for your next paragraph.
2. As in the last paragraph, develop the same main idea.
3. Add more and more specific detail to really bump up your task achievement score and use high level vocabulary.
4. Keep developing the same main idea.
5. Conclude your paragraph.

1. In conclusion, although food aid has its use, I feel education is a clearly better option. 2. Governments ought to divert more resources into education to see world hunger ended over the course of the next century.

1. Summarise your opinion.
2. Add in an extra detail.

Vocabulary

Many feel that education is the best way to tackle hunger while others feel that immediate food aid is a better solution. As far as I’m concerned, education is clearly the better long-term remedy.

Many charities are active in food aid efforts because of its clear impact in emergency situations. A good example of this would be famines in a sub-Saharan African nations. These are caused by unpredictable weather conditions and coupled with governmental instability can result in mass malnutrition and even death. It is impossible to deal with the sources of these famines over time but food aid addresses its symptoms and keeps actual people alive now. The tangible results of this kind of aid are the strongest arguments in its favour.

Although the above mentioned methods are appropriate in emergencies, they do little to disrupt the underlying causes of hunger. If people are better educated then they can get better jobs and hunger disappears as a problem. There may be other relevant economic realities, such as the unemployment rate, that need addressing but education will still go a long way to eradicating hunger. Education can also help in regions that are prone to hunger as farmers will be able to develop better agricultural methods. Simply put, if citizens have good jobs, there is little real threat of hunger even under exceptional circumstances.

In conclusion, although food aid has its use, I feel education is a clearly better option. Governments ought to divert more resources into education to see world hunger ended over the course of the next century.

Answers

tackle hunger fight hunger

immediate food aid food for an emergency

as far as I’m concerned in my opinion

long-term remedy solution that will last

active not passive

food aid efforts working to fight hunger

emergency situations something that need tackling right away

famines massive hunger

sub-Saharan African nations countries in Africa below the Sahara

unpredictable weather conditions hard to predict weather

coupled combined with

governmental instability changing governments

mass malnutrition lots of hunger

addresses its symptoms solves the problem

tangible results clear outcome

strongest arguments in its favour best reasons to support

appropriate well suited

disrupt undermine

underlying causes real sources

relevant economic realities economic facts

unemployment rate number of people without jobs

addressing resolving

go a long way help to

eradicating hunger getting rid of hunger

prone to hunger likely to go hungry

simply put said simply

little real threat not much of chance of it happening

under exceptional circumstances difficult time

divert take away from

over the course of the next century in the next 100 years

Pronunciation

ˈtækl ˈhʌŋgə 
ɪˈmiːdiət fuːd eɪd
æz fɑːr æz aɪm kənˈsɜːnd
ˈlɒŋtɜːm ˈrɛmɪdi
ˈæktɪv 
fuːd eɪd ˈɛfəts 
ɪˈmɜːʤənsi ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz
ˈfæmɪnz 
sʌb-səˈhɑːrən ˈæfrɪkən ˈneɪʃənz
ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl ˈwɛðə kənˈdɪʃənz 
ˈkʌpld 
ˌgʌvənˈmɛntl ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti 
mæs ˌmælnju(ː)ˈtrɪʃən 
əˈdrɛsɪz ɪts ˈsɪmptəmz 
ˈtænʤəbl rɪˈzʌlts 
ˈstrɒŋgɪst ˈɑːgjʊmənts ɪn ɪts ˈfeɪvə
əˈprəʊprɪɪt 
dɪsˈrʌpt 
ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ ˈkɔːzɪz 
ˈrɛlɪvənt ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ri(ː)ˈælɪtiz
ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt
əˈdrɛsɪŋ 
gəʊ ə lɒŋ weɪ 
ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪŋ ˈhʌŋgə
prəʊn tuː ˈhʌŋgə 
ˈsɪmpli pʊt
ˈlɪtl rɪəl θrɛt 
ˈʌndər ɪkˈsɛpʃənl ˈsɜːkəmstənsɪz
daɪˈvɜːt 
ˈəʊvə ðə kɔːs ɒv ðə nɛkst ˈsɛnʧʊri

Vocabulary Practice

Many feel that education is the best way to __________________ while others feel that __________________ is a better solution. __________________ , education is clearly the better __________________ .

Many charities are __________________ in __________________ because of its clear impact in __________________ . A good example of this would be __________________ in a __________________ . These are caused by __________________ and __________________ with __________________ can result in __________________ and even death. It is impossible to deal with the sources of these famines over time but food aid __________________ and keeps actual people alive now. The __________________ of this kind of aid are the __________________ .

Although the above mentioned methods are __________________ in emergencies, they do little to __________________ the __________________ of hunger. If people are better educated then they can get better jobs and hunger disappears as a problem. There may be other __________________ , such as the __________________ , that need __________________ but education will still __________________ to __________________ . Education can also help in regions that are __________________ as farmers will be able to develop better agricultural methods. __________________ , if citizens have good jobs, there is __________________ of hunger even __________________ .

In conclusion, although food aid has its use, I feel education is a clearly better option. Governments ought to __________________ more resources into education to see world hunger ended __________________ .

Listening Practice

Reading Practice

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2009/10/still-searching-for-solutions-to-world-hunger/347737/

Student Sample Corrections

There are two main solutions to solve hunger worldwide: boosting the education and suppor with ting by food aid. In my opinion, both ways are necessary but we should concentrate more on education than food aid for better long-term results.

Food aid is an immediate solution for hunger to help people avoid starvation, such asespecially after a natural disaster. For example, every year in the middle provinces (regions) of Vietnam, floods are the root cause which makes people losing their home, their crops, their animals, etc…and so on. Governments need to organize many assistancet programmes to provide food, water, clothes, daily stuffsgoods, and medicines for people to be alive; andas well as later to rebuild their lives.

In another perspectiveOn the other hand, education may help to improve people’s’ mindsets. Hunger often mainly comes fromaffects poor people, who do not work effectivelymay have trouble finding good work. To be more specific, ethnic minorities in the highlands of Vietnam often struggle in having enough food for the whole family. Mostly, thereThere is usually only one member of the family who usually is manual labor worker. They do not earn a lot of money because they have low literacy so , it is not easy for them to learn new techniquesskills, which cannot help them to become securea steady long-term employment. The other members of the family may do some agriculture work but they are far behind modern science, so they cannot harvest products which are good in quality and quantity.

Although I concede that food aid has its benefits, I strongly believe that education is of greater importance in this matter. Governments must haveshould develop specific policiesy to encourage education from primary school  to college or university, which provides people a solid foundation for building happy lives by their owns.

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