Overconsumption of Natural Resources and Solutions

Natural resources such as oil, forests and freshwater are being consumed at an alarming rate all around the world.

What problems does this cause?

How can we solve these problems?

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Essay ideas: Overconsumption of Natural Resources and Solutions

WhyThis is aProblem and solution essay — it asks for causes or problems, and for ways to solve them.

SoWe split the ideas intoCauses & problems(what causes it or goes wrong)andSolutions(how to fix it).

Causes & problems

7 ideas

Solutions

9 ideas

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Response 01

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Essay · 329 words · 4 paragraphs · 12 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response fully answers both parts of the question with relevant problems and workable solutions, supported by a clear position and a logical four-paragraph structure. Its strongest aspect is the broad range of ideas and vocabulary, while the main limitation is occasional grammatical slips and somewhat generic development of key points.

TR

Task Response

The response addresses both questions with a clear position, covering environmental and social problems and a mix of short-term and long-term solutions, though some ideas remain somewhat general in development.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically across well-managed paragraphs with effective use of cohesive devices, with only occasional slightly mechanical linking.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

There is a good range of topic-specific vocabulary such as resource depletion, per-capita use and lean manufacturing, deployed with reasonable precision and awareness of style.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A variety of complex structures is used with generally good control. Errors include the missing possessive in 'the Earth environment', the countability pattern 'a series of damage', and the incomplete passive clause 'while consumers sensitized'.

7.0

What to work on next

Develop key problems and solutions with specific mechanisms or examples. Check possessive forms and uncountable nouns, and complete the passive clause about consumers with an auxiliary and parallel verbs for the three actions.

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