Economic Growth, World Poverty, and the Environment

Some say that economic growth is the only way to eliminate world poverty and hunger, while others say that economic growth is destroying the environment and must stop.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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Essay ideas: Economic Growth, World Poverty, and the Environment

WhyThis is aDiscussion essay — it asks you to discuss two opposing views and give your own.

SoWe split the ideas intoFirst view(supports the first view)andSecond view(supports the second view).

First view

4 ideas

Second view

8 ideas

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Response 01

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Essay · 380 words · 4 paragraphs · 32 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band6.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response's strongest aspect is its full structural coverage of both views with a clearly stated personal opinion, supported by multiple environmental examples. Its main limitation is language: ambitious but frequently misused vocabulary and strained phrasing repeatedly distort meaning, so the ideas feel padded and harder to follow than they should be.

TR

Task Response

Both views are discussed and the introduction clearly supports stopping growth. The environmental case is much fuller; the national-income measures are relevant to growth but do not explain how gains reach people experiencing poverty, and hunger receives little development.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The introduction states a position and the body separates the two views, followed by a conclusion. Within this clear overall structure, long sentences and conflicting relationships sometimes obscure progression, especially the claims about a dip in development and diminishing water scarcity.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

A wide range of less common vocabulary is attempted, but frequent misuse such as 'lacerate the poverty line', 'steadfast the essence' and 'endangered quotations' reduces precision and sometimes obscures meaning.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Complex structures are attempted throughout, but the missing verb in “some people steadfast” and the nonparallel phrase “the improvisation and revamping the ailing lifestyle” weaken control. Meaning usually remains recoverable, though several long constructions are difficult to follow.

6.0

What to work on next

Replace overwrought or misused expressions with precise, natural word choices and check each sentence for grammar so the well-organised ideas come through clearly.

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