Every country has poor people and every country has different ways of dealing with the poor. What are some of the reasons for poverty? What can we do to help the poor?

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Sample Response

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It is undeniable that every nation faces the poverty problem at some point in its history and they all have their own specific ways ofin addressing the issue. Poverty is a pressing issue in many parts of the world and effective measures are essentialeffective steps are quite important to solve this problem. The following essay will discuss some of the underlying causes of the issuereasons that lie beneath the issue and some of the solutions to resolve it. For a number of reasons, poverty has become an issue in many countries in the world. Firstly, some countries have a large population of poor people due to the poor performance of governmentspoor performance of the governments. For example, under a dictatorshipunder the dictatorial presidentship, many people are facing starvation because they havedue to the fact they have a greedy leader who focuses more on personal gainconcentrates more on the personal gains than people's betterment. Secondly, certain countries are facing a poverty problemfacing poverty problem due to the unfavourable geographical conditionsareas. For instance, certain countries in Africa are facing starvationfacing starvation problem due to droughtdue to the drought issue. Thirdly, some nations have poverty-stricken people in their area because many of these people are lazy and not interesting in working. Some people in developed countries are given allowancesallowance by governmentsfrom the governments, and they misuse the fundsfund. Instead of using the money to meetbuy basic needs and searching for jobs, many of them just buy drugs and get drunk. This causes destitution for many people and they cannot risecome above the poverty line. Lack of natural resources, poor education and limited trade opportunitieslack of trade facility are three major reasons many Asian countries are still poor. There are several things that United Nations and governments could do to resolve the poverty problem globally. One of them is that the United Nations shouldthat United Nations should give more attention to countries where political instability is the main reason people starve every day. The UN must conduct intensive diplomatic negotiationsmake intense diplomatic negotiation to reunite people and make them into a free democratic country. As for countries that have unfavourable terrainlandscape, the UN could cooperate with local governments in building dams and other facilities. With the existence of UN provided facilities, it is hoped that many countries could manage their irrigation, natural resources and manpower to improve their condition. Lastly, for people who are idle and become alcoholic, the allowance for them should be stopped. Instead of giving them the money, it could be allocated for treating their addiction and for creating job opportunities for them. In conclusion, many countries have poverty issue, as they have corrupted government, no natural resources, or adverse geographical condition. There are several things that the UN and governments could do to resolve the issue, but the most important one is to change the political condition and help them utilise their own resources.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 6.5

The response is strongest in its broad, relevant coverage of both the causes of poverty and possible remedies, with several ideas supported by explanation. Its main limitation is frequent awkward wording and grammatical inaccuracy, compounded by presenting a long response without clear paragraph divisions. Prioritise organising related causes and solutions into distinct paragraphs, then revise collocations and article forms for greater precision and fluency.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

7.0
Scoring rule

The response addresses both questions clearly and develops a wide range of relevant causes and solutions with examples.

Next step

Develop fewer ideas more critically and avoid broad generalisations about poor people and regions.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

6.0
Scoring rule

The argument progresses logically through causes and solutions, but the single-block presentation and mechanical sequencing weaken paragraph-level organisation.

Next step

Separate the introduction, grouped causes, grouped solutions, and conclusion into clear paragraphs with smoother internal links.

LR

Lexical Resource

6.0
Scoring rule

Vocabulary is sufficiently varied for the topic, but frequent unnatural collocations and word choices reduce precision.

Next step

Replace awkward phrases such as broad problem labels and literal verb-noun combinations with natural academic collocations.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

6.0
Scoring rule

A range of complex structures is attempted successfully enough for meaning to remain clear, although article, agreement, form, and preposition errors recur.

Next step

Edit systematically for articles, singular-plural agreement, and accurate verb forms in complex sentences.

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IELTS Writing Task 2

Every country has poor people and every country has different ways of dealing with the poor. What are some of the reasons for poverty? What can we do to help the poor?

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