Question: In the past, people ate local, in-season food, but now, people tend to consume out-of-season food from different parts of the world. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Answer Hints: It's a pros and cons topic. You should present a view and support it with points. Either side is ok, but your reasoning should be persuasive.
Pros: in-season
Local and in-season food has fewer artificial factors.
Local and in-season food is supplied more easily.
Local and in-season food is cheaper to produce.
Cons: in-season
Out-season food is less green.
Out-season food needs more transportation.
Out-season food causes more wasting.
Pros: out-season
Out-season food offers more options for consumers.
Out-season food solves the food puzzle for cold and desert areas.
Before, local foods used to be consumed by the local residents, but nowadays, more and more people are eating plenty of foods imported from other countries...
Admittedly, consuming non-seasonal fruits and vegetables has a minor benefit to our health. This is because different ingredients contain different nutrition...
Despite some benefits, having a significant proportion of imported items causes a severe drawback to our environment...
In conclusion, although people may vary in their opinion about whether the advantages of eating non-seasonal foods from other countries outweigh its drawbacks, I believe this circumstance is incredibly harmful to our environmental conservation, which exceeds the benefits regarding our physical conditions...
Sentences: Number: 14; Average Length: 143 characters; Words/Sentence: 21
Suggestions: IELTS Essay Format: -You should avoid using common words repeatedly, and show your grammatical range and accuracy as possible. The essay has and(9), our(6), which(5), more(4), this(4), environmental(4), local(3); try to decrease duplicated words. -Suggest using a few rare or uncommon words to demonstrate your vocabulary range and level.
Task Response: -Main ideas are relevant, but some would benefit from further development. The cereal example is for trade, not 'out-of-season food.' It's not helpful for the topic. Coherence and Cohesion: -Ideas are generally arranged coherently, and there is a clear overall progression. Lexical Resources: -Lexis is mainly appropriate for the task, though there are some errors in word choice. Grammar Range and Accuracy: -There is a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, and although errors occur, they rarely reduce communication.