Nowadays animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products. Some people argue that these experiments should be banned because it is morally wrong to cause animals to suffer, while others are in favour of them because of their benefits to humanity. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Sample Response
It is true that animals are used for research in a variety of settingssitting, including tests to determine the safety of drugs, cosmetics and other substances. Although reasons can be given to justify this view, I personally believe that these experiments should be banned because it is ethically unacceptable.
There are several reasons why some people support using animalsusing the animal in medical researchin the medical research and testing other productsother products testing. Firstly, humans are the most important beingsthe human is the important being on the planet, soplanet so everything should be done to ensure human safety and survival. Animal testing enables scientistsscientific and researchers to test the safety of medications and other substancesmedication and other substance with which humans have regular contactcontacts. Drugs, for instance, may pose significant harm to humans, so testing them on animals first givesgive researchers a good chancegood chance to determine drug safety before human trials are performed.
Secondly, researchers aim to minimise the suffering that animals experience in experiments by giving painkillerspainkiller and anesthetic drugs. However, I strongly agreeI would strongly agree with those who believe that animal experiments should be banned. Animal right activists (who defend animal rightsright) argue that the lives of animals should be respected. The benefits of research using animals do not justify the suffering caused and the ethical debate against animals testing. Also, there are alternative non-animals methods of testing. For instance, computerised human - patient simulators and inIn vitro testing which is defined as researchas a research using human cells and tissue can be used instead of animal testinginstead of using animals. In conclusion, there are some convincing arguments for and against animal testing, but I strongly believe that we as humans have no moral right to do experiments on animals and we should do everything we can to protect them.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response's strongest feature is its clear, consistent opposition to animal experimentation while still presenting relevant reasons for the supporting view. Its main limitation is imprecise language and frequent grammatical slips, alongside a final body paragraph that combines several argumentative moves and the conclusion. Prioritise accurate noun forms, articles, agreement, and clearer separation of the case against testing from the concluding judgement.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
Both views are addressed, the position is clear throughout, and relevant reasons and alternatives provide generally sound development.
Deepen the ethical case by explaining more precisely why the proposed alternatives make a ban practicable.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ideas progress logically through the supporting and opposing cases, although the long final paragraph combines rebuttal, alternatives, and the conclusion.
Separate the case against testing and the conclusion into distinct paragraphs with clearer internal sequencing.
Lexical Resource
The response uses a sufficient range of topic vocabulary, but recurrent word-choice and word-form problems reduce precision.
Replace awkward forms such as plural modifiers and incorrect person nouns with accurate academic collocations.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of simple and complex structures communicates the argument clearly, but article, agreement, and noun-number errors recur.
Edit systematically for articles, singular-plural consistency, and subject-verb agreement in every sentence.
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Nowadays animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products. Some people argue that these experiments should be banned because it is morally wrong to cause animals to suffer, while others are in favour of them because of their benefits to humanity. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
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