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IELTS Writing Task 2 - Wildlife Protection (Discussion Question)

Updated: Nov 9, 2023


Some people believe that all wild animals should be protected. Others say that few wild animals should be protected instead.


Discuss both views and give your opinion.


SAMPLE ESSAY:


Nowadays, some individuals assert that the protection of all wild animals is necessary while others maintain that only few of them should be conserved. Personally, I concur with the former view and will discuss both opinions in the following essay.


On the one hand, opponents of conservation of all wild animals would point to many risks that this practice could pose to people’s lives. First, the widespread existence of wild animals could do damage to farmers in terms of mass crop failures or deaths of livestock. Some animals, such as vultures or bees, are known to feed on goats, piglets and other kinds of cattle or ruin numerous crops, thus diminishing the overall agricultural productivity. Second, the protection of all wild animals could place a huge financial burden on developing countries where more urgent issues or needs should merit further government funding. Specifically, these can be problems of low-quality educational, medical or transportation services which need to be better invested in to improve the standard of living of the masses .


On the other hand, I believe that conservation campaigns and initiatives should aim at all kinds of wildlife for various benefits that they could bring. To be more specific, wild animals play a pivotal role in sustaining varied food chains and biodiversity . Without most of them, the food chains could be disrupted and biodiversity might be partly lost, potentially leading to the subsequently declined number of other animals and an unbalanced ecosystem. Additionally, this effort to conserve all the wild animals can largely contribute to averting some climate change issues. For instance, various wild herbivores , such as the white rhinoceros, help reduce the intensity and frequency of wildfires by eating grass which can extensively spread these fires.


In conclusion, despite the belief that only limited numbers of wild animals should be aimed for conservation, I still hold a strong view that all animal species ought to be protected because of the reasons mentioned above.



 

VOCABULARY

  • assert (v) = maintain (v): khẳng định

  • concur (v): đồng ý, đồng tình với

  • pose (a risk, danger, challenge, etc.) (v): gây ra, tạo ra

  • diminish (v): làm suy giảm

  • merit (v) = deserve (v): xứng đáng với

  • the standard of living/the living standard (n): chất lượng cuộc sống

  • the masses (n): quần chúng

  • pivotal (adj): mấu chốt, quan trọng

  • sustain (v): duy trì (trong khoảng thời gian dài)

  • food chain (n): chuỗi thức ăn

  • biodiversity (n): sự đa dạng sinh học

  • disrupt (v): làm gián đoạn, phá vỡ

  • avert (v): đẩy lùi

  • herbivore (n): động vật ăn cỏ


 

BRAINSTORMING


Body 1: The reasons why only few wild animals should be protected

  • The widespread existence of wild animals can lead to mass crop failures or deaths of livestock – for instance, some animals, such as vultures or bees, are known to feed on some kinds of livestock and ruin numerous crops → the agricultural productivity can be reduced

  • The conservation of all species of wildlife can pose a financial challenge to developing countries where more urgent issues, such as low-quality educational or medical services, should be resolved to increase the quality of life of citizens

Body 2: The reasons why all wild animals should be protected + my personal opinion: Agree

  • Wild animals significantly help sustain diverse food chains and biodiversity – without most of them, these food chains could be largely disrupted and biodiversity could be partly lost → the number of other animals could decline and the ecosystem could become unbalanced

  • Wild animals also help prevent catastrophic climate change issues – for example, several herbivorous animals, such as the white rhinoceros, help reduce the risk and damage of wildfires by eating grass which can spread these fires



 

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