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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.
Real Past IELTS Tests
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.
- The first sentence of your essay should paragraphs the topic. Just change some words and write this sentence quickly.
- 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.
- Write clear, simple topic sentences that have your main idea at the end of the sentence.
- Begin your examples as quickly as possible and develop them for the entire paragraph.
- Keep developing your examples with specific details.
- Continue to develop the same main idea – don’t switch to a new main idea!
- 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.
- Write another simple topic sentence for your next paragraph.
- As in the last paragraph, develop the same main idea.
- Add more and more specific detail to really bump up your task achievement score and use high level vocabulary.
- Keep developing the same main idea.
- 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.
- Summarise your opinion.
- 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
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.
Comment any questions that you have below!
Hi Dave,
Aren’t you supposed to paraphrase the opening sentence to show your vocabulary range? Yours looks almost identical to the prompt.
Yes, you should, as I did. It is not particularly important though. I find that students waste too much time on the first sentence when actually it is the least important sentence in the essay. Just change some words and get to work!
Next 100 years is correct
You wrotw nest 100 years
At the explantion of words …last word.
Thanks for noticing that – I will fix it!