IELTS Writing Task 2/ IELTS Essay:

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Some people think that instead of preventing climate change, we need to find a way to live with it.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Sample Answer:

Perhaps the greatest threat to the world is not the atomic bombs, the regional conflicts, terrorism, an
outbreak of population or political instability but the climate change and environmental degradation. If
we do not address this greatest danger properly, we will be responsible for our own extinction and I do
not believe that we should let it happen by doing nothing about it.

To begin with, the rising temperature, Arctic ice melt, deforestation, uncontrolled industrialization, air
pollution and depletion of the ozone layer are all connected and would lead to a single event- the
destruction of the world. We have already harmed the environment to a great extent and the time has
come for all nations to work together to reduce the environmental damage. The sudden flood in the
USA, intense storm in Asian countries, unpredictable droughts in African countries are all resulting from
the climate change and this change is occurring rapidly than ever before. If we let this continue, the
future would be even more perilous. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
consequences of climate changes include increased intensity of storms including tropical cyclones,
increased risks of drought and, a wetter Asian monsoon, and, possibly, more intense mid-latitude
storms. According to a 2001 report, global warming would cause sea levels to rise up to 4 feet by 2100
and many countries including some South Asian countries would suffer greatly from that.

The last thing the human should do to turn a blind eye to this imminent problem and learn to live with
it, of course, if we do not want the termination of the human race. There is a lot to do and we should
start implementing regional cooperation right now. Every individual should contribute by emitting less
fumes and planting as many trees as possible while the use of fossil fuel should be globally prohibited.
Industrial countries have more responsibilities as they contribute more to the environmental
degradation and an international panel should be formed with giving it a supreme power to make any
legislation to curb the environmental damages.

To conclude, for our own existence in the mother Earth, we should take immediate actions both in
individual and international level to check the climate change. Otherwise, we will fail to save our planet.