Most of the urgent problems can only be solved with international cooperation. Do you agree or disagree?
Sample Response
It is often argued that the most urgent global challengesworld’s most pressing challenges, from climate change to disease control, can only be resolved through cooperation internationallyamong nations. While some believe individual countries can manage these issues independently, I strongly agree that lasting solutions demand global collaboration.
Environmental problems are inherently transnationalfundamentally international in nature. Air pollution, ocean acidification, and climate instability cross national bordersdo not respect national borders. For example, even if Greenland decided to eliminate all emissions immediatelyhalt all emissions tomorrow, its glaciers would still melt if other countries continuedcontinue to burn coal. A striking illustration of the power of cooperation can be imagined in a recent hypothetical treaty in which every country agrees to launch reflective “sky sails” into the upper atmosphere to deflect solar radiation. No single nation could finance, launch, and monitor millions of such sails; however, by sharing technology and pooling budgetsthrough shared technology and pooled budgets, this collective effort could theoretically reduce global temperatures by 0.5°C within a decade.
Similarly, public health crises require synchronized global responses. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that an outbreak in a single small townone small town can spread worldwide in weeks. A purely national strategy would be as ineffective as locking one door while leaving all the windows open. Imagine a future scenario in which scientists from twenty nations collaborate via a quantum computer grid to rapidly model viral mutationsinstantly simulate virus mutations and design vaccinescounter-vaccines within hours. This would be impossible without seamless cooperation on data sharing, logistics, and ethical standardscooperation in data sharing, logistics, and ethics.
In conclusion, the interconnectedness of today’s world ensures that isolated solutions are no longer sufficient. Whether cooling the planet or containing disease, only a united human effort that transcends political borders can address the most urgent problems threatening our collective future.
Why this response received Band 8.5
The response presents a consistently clear position and develops two persuasive, logically organised lines of argument with precise, varied language and strong grammatical control. The main limitation is that some support relies on highly speculative technology, which slightly weakens the real-world persuasiveness of otherwise sophisticated reasoning. Prioritise replacing one hypothetical scenario with concrete evidence of successful international coordination while retaining the essay’s focused progression.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The position is direct and fully sustained, with well-developed arguments on environmental and public-health cooperation, though the speculative examples slightly limit persuasiveness.
Ground at least one argument in a concrete international agreement or coordinated health response.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ideas progress seamlessly through well-focused paragraphs, and cohesive devices are varied, unobtrusive and accurately used.
For further refinement, make the transition from each real-world premise to its hypothetical illustration even more compact.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is wide, precise and natural, with confident control of topic-specific and abstract language apart from a few slightly constructed terms.
Prefer established terms over novel expressions such as technological labels that may sound speculative or artificial.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A full range of complex structures is used accurately and flexibly, with consistently controlled punctuation and virtually no errors.
Maintain this level of accuracy while varying occasional sentence openings to make the style even less patterned.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Most of the urgent problems can only be solved with international cooperation. Do you agree or disagree?
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