IELTS Writing Task 2: Leaders and directors in an organization are normally older people. Some people think younger leaders would be better. Do you agree or disagree?

Outline

Opening:

- Paraphrase: leaders are normally older = management comprised of older people

- some think young guns are better -> disagree for reasons below

Body:

Older people are superior for some qualifications

- work in an industry for a long time -> more seasoned

  -> experiences -> decision making

  -> Microsoft's success <- Bill Gates' experiences

- older people have better judgment

  -> life experiences provide people with discernment

Same arguments -> young people should not be leaders

- young people too proud of academic success

  -> not able to realize their lack of experiences

- young people imprudent in making decisions

  -> few young people can make careful considerations

Conclusion:

- Confirm: older people lead better

It is not uncommon in today's world for the management of an organization to be comprised of mostly older people. While some people argue that young guns are better suited to assume these positions, I completely disagree with this thinking, for the reasons provided below.

Older people invariably make superior leaders due to several of their qualifications. First of all, a person who has worked in an industry for a long period of time is naturally more seasoned about that particular industry. Notwithstanding the importance of academic qualifications, when it comes to making managerial decisions, experience always serves as a better guideline. Bill Gates and his tech behemoth perfectly exemplify this principle. While it is irrefutable that Mr. Gates' credentials are impeccable, it is his tried and true experiences in the computer industry to which Microsoft's success should be attributed. Another reason why senior members should be leaders instead of young ones lies in the former's better judgment. Expertise is not the sole parameter that guides a leader's decisions, but it's largely life experiences that provide him with discernment when he is met with options.

It is for the very arguments provided above that the younger generation ought to be spared from top posts in an organization. A number of young people nowadays take too much pride in their academic success. This shortsighted thinking has made them fail to realize that their lack of experiences would do more harm to the organization than good. These young ones are also often quite imprudent in their decision making, which disqualifies them from the job of a leader. Good leadership is often rooted in the ability to make careful considerations, which is a rarity among younger people.

In conclusion, I firmly believe that older people provide infinitely superior leadership to that which younger ones can offer.

Written by IELTS Fighters (303 words)

Good vocabulary

- assume a position: to take on a position

- invariably: always

- seasoned: experienced

- behemoth: a very large company

- impeccable: perfect (degrees/skills)

- discernment: wisdom/ good understanding

- fail to do something: cannot do something

- imprudent: quick to do something without much thinking

- to be rooted in: to come from

- a rarity: a rare thing

IELTS Writing Task 2: Some people say that too much attention and too many resources are given in the protection of wild animals and birds. Do you agree or disagree about this opinion?

Outline (Partly agree)

Opening:

- Paraphrase: protection of wild animals and birds -> mankind is responsible for earth's inhabitants

- However, we are giving more attention and resources than needed

Body:

One hand: Protection of wildlife is important

- loss of one animal -> affects the life of other animals

   -> less fish -> problems for bears

- no protection -> more cruelty and smuggling

   -> health benefit myths -> rising demand for rare animals -> more illegal acts

Other hand: there are other fields that need money

- poverty & hunger > animal extinction

  -> less advertising money -> more support for poor people

- spend more on education & health

  -> people benefit from improved schools and hospitals

Conclusion:

- Paraphrase opening

It is certainly mankind's responsibility to be good stewards of the earth and its inhabitants, especially those that are victims of habitat loss and mass hunting. However, I also think that we're dedicating more attention and resources than needed on this issue.

On the one hand, mankind must not begin to take lightly the protection of wildlife. The food chain dictates that all animals and birds are interdependent, thus the extinction of one will cause serious disturbances to others whose lives it helps sustain. For example, the diminishing number of fish in mountain streams has put tremendous strain regarding food supply on brown bears, which feed primarily on them. Another reason why wildlife conservation support must be perpetuated is that animal cruelty and smuggling would proliferate if this was not the case. Mythical health benefits of animal body parts has given rise to an increasing demand for some rare species such as rhinos or sharks, which in turn supports the aforementioned illegal acts against animals.

However, I do believe a number of other issues are in need of financial support and public attention as well. Poverty rates and world hunger are arguably more immediate threats to mankind than animal extinction. Excessive spending on rhino horn promotional campaigns would be better appropriated to provide food and clothing for people living in austerity. Furthermore, the two areas that should always be prioritized in a country are education and health. People are more likely to benefit directly from improved hospital and school capacity than they would from an additional shelter for endangered animals and birds.

To conclude, although it is irrefutable that the work on animal conservation must be continued, I would argue that there are other issues in more need of support and attention.

Written by IELTS Fighters (292 words)

Good vocabulary

- steward: people who take care of something

- take lightly: to treat something as if it's not a problem

- interdependent: depend on each other

- diminishing number: number that is reducing

- perpetuate: to continue something

- give rise to: lead to

- appropriate (v): to use something in an appropriate way

- prioritize: to make something a priority

- irrefutable: undeniable

IELTS writing task 2: Explain some of the ways in which humans are damaging the environment. What can governments do to address these problems? What can individual people do?

Outline

Opening:

- Paraphrase: humans damage environment = environmental issues increase because of human hands

- actions can be taken

Body:

Problems: People corrupt environment in many ways

- more industrial zones -> air pollution

  -> air pollution also due to more private vehicles

  -> emission in Beijing and L.A. -> rising temperature -> threat Earth's inhabitants

- industrialization -> water sources <- waste dumped in water sources

- animals become extinct <- deforestation and urbanization take away habitats

Solutions: There are several solutions

- more funding for environment conservation

  -> spend more money to purify water

- build shelters for endangered animals

- punish illegal logging

- people should stop littering + tell others

   -> change <- awareness

Conclusion:

- Paraphrase opening

It is clear that environmental issues are inexorably piling up with the help of none other than the human hands. As severe as these issues are, a host of definite actions can be taken by both the world's authorities and its individuals.

People are corrupting the environment in numerable ways. The proliferation of industrial zones and manufacturing plants has driven air pollution to an alarming level. This is further contributed by an exponential increase in private vehicle ownership. The amounts of exhaust fumes emitted by streams of cars circulating daily in metropolises like Beijing or Los Angeles are causing an ever-rising global surface temperature, making climate change the most immediate threat to earth's inhabitants. Industrialization is also to blame for contaminating water sources, as an immeasurable amount of manufacturing wastes is dumped into rivers and lakes around the world everyday. Also, a growing number of animals, especially forest-dependent species, are under the threat of extinction as deforestation and urbanization deprive them of their living habitats.

However, several measures can be adopted to alleviate the situation described above. Governments could dedicate more funding to the conservation of the environment. In particular, more generous investments in water and air purification should be encouraged. Local authorities in various regions around the world could also provide shelters for endangered animals while at the same time administer severe punishments on illegal logging and wildlife smuggling offences. On the personal level, each individual must do away with littering and remind others to do the same. Changes are often initiated by awareness, thus more efforts should be put in by both governments and people to promote better stewardship of nature.

In conclusion, humans are to blame for the damages to the natural environment, and they are responsible for relieving these damages.

Word count: 294

Written by IELTS Fighters

Good vocabulary

- inexorable (inexorably): continuing and cannot be stopped

- proliferate (proliferation): to increase a lot and suddenly in number

- exponential increase: increase by multiple times

- contaminate (water): to make water poisonous

- deprive ... of sth: take away something from somebody

- alleviate: to make a bad situation better

- administer punishments: to make sure someone is punished

- do away with something: to stop doing something

- initiate: to start something

- relieve (damages): to deal with the negative consequences of something