The increase in the production of consumer goods results in damage to the natural environment. What are the causes of this? What can be done to solve this problem?

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Question:
The increase in the production of consumer goods results in damage to the natural environment. What are the causes of this? What can be done to solve this problem?
Answer Hints:
The topic has two parts: cause and solution. Notice that it's not about damage to the environment by production; its key is "increasing the production of consumer goods."

Cause
  • Governments lack plans and management to protect environment.
  • Producers pursue profit and don't want to invest in protecting the environment.
  • Consumers prefer fashion, cheap, and convenience to environmental protection.
Solution
  • Educate society on the environmental protection conception.
  • Slow down the consumption that may damage the natural environment, e.g., over-package.
  • Governments enhance plans and management to protect the environment.
  • Producers follow strict standards not to risk the environment.
Answer 1
With the sheer volume of the world population, the demand for consumer products has reached the vertex...

Naturally, the vast population has increased the demand for various consumer products, and to meet the needs, new factories and industries are being established daily...

The solutions to this problem have to be very efficient and long-term. One such key could be educating people to be frugal while purchasing goods...

In conclusion, the overuse of natural resources and the management shortage affect the natural environment very adversely...
Band: 7
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GroupWord NumberDistinctPercent
All Words31816752%
Top 300 Words140 (44%)43 (25%)30%
300 - 1000 Words67 (21%)43 (25%)64%
Over 1000 Words111 (34%)81 (48%)72%
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Link Words: 26 (including link phrase: 1)
Sentences: Number: 20; Average Length: 106 characters; Words/Sentence: 15
Suggestions:
IELTS Essay Format:
-You should avoid using common words repeatedly, and show your grammatical range and accuracy as possible. The essay has and(20), factories(8), for(7), are(6), natural(5), solutions(5), this(4); try to decrease duplicated words.
-High-ratio basic sight words may degrade your writing; suggest rephrasing some.
-Suggest using a few rare or uncommon words to demonstrate your vocabulary range and level.
Task Response:
-All parts of the prompt are addressed, and a position directly relevant to the prompt is presented, but the causes aren't precise enough to answer the topic.
Coherence and Cohesion:
-A range of cohesive devices is used flexibly, while each paragraph has a precise central topic that is developed.
Lexical Resources:
-Substitution is usually good, although there is some repetition.
Grammar Range and Accuracy:
-Grammar and punctuation are well controlled.