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Practice Writing: Write Essay ID: #49038 Improving living standards
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In order to improve living standards, it is inevitable to destroy the environment. Do you agree with this statement or not?

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In order to improve living standards, it is inevitable to destroy the environment. Do you agree with this statement or not?
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Rising living standards are often linked with industrial expansion, and this leads some people to argue that harm to the environment is unavoidable. I disagree with this view, because improving living standards does not inherently require us to destroy the environment, and sustainable development can improve human life while protecting natural systems. In truth, a healthy environment and better living standards can advance together.

First, modern economies increasingly rely on knowledge and technology rather than the heavy pollution that once harmed the environment. Investment in renewable energy and efficient transport creates employment and improves health, and it thereby raises living standards without any need to destroy the environment. Moreover, cities that protect the environment with clean infrastructure improve daily life and attract skilled workers and long-term investment.

Admittedly, rapid development in poorer regions has historically harmed the environment and ruined forests. However, this harm reflects weak regulation rather than inevitability, because stricter environmental laws and cleaner production can raise living standards without wrecking the environment. For example, industries that adopt circular principles reduce the waste that harms our environment while remaining competitive. Therefore, such choices show that we need not destroy the environment to improve life.

Overall, improving living standards does not inevitably require us to destroy or ruin the environment. With innovation and effective governance, our societies can achieve durable prosperity that respects ecological limits, and this makes protection of the environment a foundation for higher living standards rather than an obstacle to human life.

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PTE criteria · full marks
  • Fully addresses the prompt in depth, showing full command of the argument by reformulating the issue in the writer's own words and expanding important points with specificity.
  • The argument is supported convincingly with subsidiary points and relevant examples throughout the response.
How this answer meets itThe introduction states clear disagreement and the body supports it with a circular economy example. This answers the prompt with depth. I disagree with this viewindustries that adopt circular principles reduce the waste that harms our environment
PTE criteria · full marks
  • Has an effective logical structure, flows smoothly, and can be followed with ease.
  • The argument is clear and cohesive and developed systematically at length; a well-developed introduction and conclusion are present, and ideas are organised cohesively into clear, logically sequenced paragraphs.
  • Uses a variety of connective devices effectively and consistently to convey relationships between ideas.
How this answer meets itThe paragraphs open with clear linkers that order the argument. This makes the essay flow smoothly. First,Moreover,Admittedly,However,Overall,
PTE criteria · full marks
  • A variety of expressions and vocabulary are used appropriately to formulate ideas with ease and precision throughout the response.
  • No signs of limitations restricting what can be communicated.
  • Errors in language use, if present, are rare and minor, and meaning is completely clear.
How this answer meets itThe writer uses a concessive clause and a longer causal sentence with ease. The meaning is fully clear. this harm reflects weak regulation rather than inevitabilityimproving living standards does not inherently require us to destroy the environment
PTE criteria · full marks
  • Shows consistent grammatical control of complex language. Errors are rare and difficult to spot.
How this answer meets itThis complex sentence with a relative clause is accurate and well built. It is hard to fault. cities that protect the environment with clean infrastructure improve daily life
PTE criteria · full marks
  • Good command of a broad lexical repertoire, idiomatic expressions and collocations.
How this answer meets itThe essay uses precise words and strong collocations. This shows a broad word range. renewable energycircular principlesdurable prosperityecological limits
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  • Correct spelling.
How this answer meets itSpelling is correct throughout the essay, including words like inevitable and competitive. inevitablycompetitive
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  • Length is within the required 200 to 300 words.
How this answer meets itThe essay has 246 words, which is within the limit. It is a clear four-paragraph essay with an intro, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
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