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IELTS Writing Task 2

This document discusses different perspectives on the advantages and disadvantages of keeping animals in zoos. It provides vocabulary related to arguing both sides of the issue. Positives include zoos playing an important role in wildlife conservation, providing employment, and being educational entertainment. Negatives include animals losing natural instincts in artificial environments and keeping them in cages being unethical. The document encourages considering topics from different perspectives to generate ideas and provides a sample essay introduction discussing concerns about living conditions but also benefits of zoos for education and research.

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IELTS Writing Task 2

This document discusses different perspectives on the advantages and disadvantages of keeping animals in zoos. It provides vocabulary related to arguing both sides of the issue. Positives include zoos playing an important role in wildlife conservation, providing employment, and being educational entertainment. Negatives include animals losing natural instincts in artificial environments and keeping them in cages being unethical. The document encourages considering topics from different perspectives to generate ideas and provides a sample essay introduction discussing concerns about living conditions but also benefits of zoos for education and research.

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IELTS Writing Task 2: both sides or one side?

Can you see the difference between the two questions below?
A) Explain the positives and negatives of this development.
B) Is this a positive or negative development?
and these two questions:
A) What are the advantages and disadvantages?
B) Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
and these two questions:
A) Discuss both views and give your opinion.
B) To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Answer:
The difference is that for all of the (A) questions you must explain both sides of the
argument, whereas the (B) questions can be answered by giving both sidesor by
supporting only one side, depending on the view that you express in your
introduction.
This is still the most common confusion that students ask me about. Make sure you
understand the difference between the questions above; if you're still unsure, look
through all of my task 2 lessons to see further advice and examples.
IELTS Writing Task 2: 'zoo' topic

Some people believe that it is wrong to keep animals in zoos, while others
think that zoos are both entertaining and ecologically important. Discuss both
views.
Here are some (band 7 or higher) vocabulary ideas. I've organised the vocabulary
according to different perspectives.
Positives of keeping animals in zoos:
1. Environmental perspective: Zoos play an important role in wildlife conservation.
They help to protect endangered species. They allow scientists to study animal
behaviour.
2. Economic perspective: Zoos employ large numbers of people. They provide job
opportunities and income for the local area. The money raised can be used for
conservation projects.
3. Personal perspective: Zoos are interesting, educational and fun. They make a
great day out for families. Children learn to appreciate wildlife and nature.

Negatives of zoos:

1. Environmental perspective: Zoos are artificial environments. Animals lose their


instinct to hunt for food. It would be better to save endangered species by
protecting their natural habitats.
2. Moral perspective: Keeping animals in cages is unethical. We have no right to use
animals for entertainment. Zoos exhibit animals with the aim of making a profit.
Thinking about topics from different perspectives is a useful technique. It helps you to
generate a variety of interesting ideas. I used this technique when thinking of ideas for my
ebook, and I encourage my students to use it when planning their essays.
ESSAY BEGINNING FROM HERE

People cannot deny that zoo brings many funs to children and plays a significant role
in education. However, many animal protection organizations hold an opinion that it is
cruel to keep animals in cages and they should be released to a wild nature
environment once they lived in.
On the one hand, the major concern for animal protectors against zoo is in relation to
the inhuman living condition and feeding methods. The circumstance is true
especially in many developing countries, such as India and China. Because of the
insufficient financial support from the governments, zoo administrators cannot spend
more on improving living conditions and medical care since the daily routine
maintenance has already took a large proportion of the investment. However, from
my point of view, the problem should be tackled soon through strict monitoring and
regulation and extra financial injection.
On the other hand, feeding animals in zoos can also bring benefits from numerous
aspects. Firstly, a zoo trip is always the best choice to educate kids through
presenting a real tiger or a dolphin in front of their faces. Through observation,
students can leave with an impressed vision and obtain knowledge about the habits
of animals and other physical features which is helpful to increase their awareness of
wild animals and environmental protection. Secondly, zoo often offers opportunities
for scientists to do various experiments. Since majority of them are focusing on
wildlife conservation, with the first-hand material, researchers will easily predict wild
animals actions and encode their behavior. For example, with many years of studies
on panda, scientists eventually overcome the secret of its pregnancy which
contributes a lot helping this rare species expand its population.
In conclusion, zoo does have many inevitable drawbacks. However, there is no doubt
that building a zoo also makes contribution on the scientific research as well as the
wild animal conservation and its educational meaning cannot outweigh by its
drawbacks.

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