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.

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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.
  • Out-season food brings more income to farmers.
Cons: out-season
  • In-season food limits people's food diversity.
  • In-season food possibly causes supplement shorting.
  • In-season food isn't good for food production.
Answer 1
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...
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Link Words: 19 (including link phrase: 0)
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.