This article includes sample answer on the IELTS cue card topic:
Describe a disaster that you know about
You should say:
- What it is
- When this happened
- What effects it had on our lives
- And why you are concerned about it
Sample Answer: Band 8+
In the past few decades, more and more news programs as well as reports have been mentioning one troublesome global phenomenon called “global warming”.
It is happening right now and is gradually affecting our lives in many ways. According to scientists, global warming is caused by the greenhouse gases emitted by factories and other human activities. Year in year out, the overall temperature of the earth has risen to a considerable level, thereby impacting the existence of all creatures. To be more specific, sea water is now hotter than ever, therefore, marine beings such as corals or small fish cease to exist. As a result, bigger creatures have their food sources depleted, so they start dying as well. On top of that, the ice caps are melting, raising the sea level and then flooding coastal lands. Besides, wildfires are taking place all over the world, destroying swathes of forests and killing all dwellers inside.
We, humans, are living among nature, and just one tiny change would lead to the destruction of us all. In recent years, many old people passed away due to the heat in metropolises and there is an increasing number of diseases happening uncontrollably. Therefore, as a human being, I must be aware of this phenomenon and try to contribute to mitigating the problem.
Follow-up Questions: Part 3
What are some effects of global warming?
As far as I’m concerned, this phenomenon has detrimental effects on our world. First and foremost, it is changing the climate pattern, which means that arid areas are now flooded, and tropical regions are turning into deserts. This caprice has laid waste to a host of habitats and animals living within. What is more, sea level is rising, evading coastal lands and drowning many livable areas. Therefore, the territory of many nations has shrunk and agricultural lands along the sea are disappearing.
What should we do to solve this problem?
From my personal perspective, it is almost too late to do anything about this. However, there is something that we can do in order to mitigate the problem. One of the measures is that we limit the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by factories and human activities. Indeed, not only manufacturing processes but also transportation is releasing a tremendous amount of gases into the atmosphere on a daily basis, which must be forced to decrease to a great extent. Another solution to tackle global warming is to educate young generations on the adverse effects of it on their future, so that they are likely to develop a sense of responsibility to take care of the world decades later.
