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TPO-14 - Integrated Writing Task Every year, forest fires and severe stormscause a great deal of damage to forests in the northwestern United States. One way of dealing with the aftermath of these disasters is called salvage logging, which is the practice

TPO-14 - Integrated Writing Task Every year, forest fires and severe stormscause a great deal of damage to forests in the northwestern United States. One way of dealing with the aftermath of these disasters is called salvage logging, which is the practice dop6X
Reading and lecture are debating whether or not salvage logging offers benefits for forests and economy. On the one hand, the writer asserts that it has important positive implications, providing three reasons for support. However, the lecturer casts doubts on the claims made by the writer, saying that his arguments are not sustainable when compared to long-term environmental advantages. First, cleaning up the forests of dead trees harms the habitat because it deprives the soil of important nutrients. In other words, dead trees provide essential nutritive substances which are vital for the revitalization of the forest, and for new trees to grow up. So, this standpoint clearly contradicts the passage. Second, the writer affirms that spruce bark beetles harm the environment because they are going to infest the fallen trees. Anyway, the lecturer refuses this idea, by adding that spruce bark beetles have been living in these kinds of habitats over the last century, and no tremendous damages were registered. Moreover, there are other species such as birds and other insects which lives in this habitat and benefit from dead trees. Furthermore, some insects have the role to maintain the forests prosperous and healthy on long-term, by exterminating the harmful insects. Third, the economic gains are insignificant and on short-term. This is because sometimes forests see enormous damages and people can enter the space only by using helicopters and vehicles which are expensive to maintain. In addition to this, regarding the employment issue, this argument is not relevant, because companies prefer hiring outsiders who have experienced and who are specially trained for these kinds of missions. Therefore, local residents are less likely to be hired, even temporary. As a result, this argument is refuted by the lecturer, who proves once again that salvage logging does not provide any important benefits.
Reading and lecture are debating
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whether or not
salvage logging offers benefits for
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forests
and economy. On the one hand, the writer asserts that it has
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important
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positive
implications, providing three reasons for support.
However
, the lecturer casts doubts on the claims made by the writer, saying that his arguments are not sustainable when compared to long-term environmental advantages.

First
, cleaning up the
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forests
of dead
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trees
harms the habitat
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because
it deprives the soil of
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important
nutrients.
In other words
, dead
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trees
provide essential nutritive substances which are vital for the revitalization of the
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forest
, and for new
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trees
to grow up.
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So
, this standpoint
clearly
contradicts the passage.

Second, the writer affirms that spruce bark beetles harm the environment
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because
they are going to infest the fallen
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trees
. Anyway, the lecturer refuses this
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idea
, by adding that spruce bark beetles have been living in these kinds of habitats over the last century, and no tremendous damages
were registered
.
Moreover
, there are other species such as birds and other insects which
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lives
in this habitat and benefit from dead
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trees
.
Furthermore
,
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some
insects have the role to maintain the
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
forests
prosperous and healthy on long-term, by exterminating the harmful insects.

Third, the economic gains are insignificant and on short-term. This is
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because
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sometimes
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forests
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see


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enormous
damages and
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people
can enter the space
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only
by using helicopters and vehicles which are expensive to maintain.
In addition
to this, regarding the employment issue, this argument is not relevant,
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
because
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
companies
prefer hiring outsiders who have experienced and who are
specially
trained for these kinds of missions.
Therefore
, local residents are less likely to
be hired
, even temporary.
As a result
, this argument
is refuted
by the lecturer, who proves once again that salvage logging does not provide any
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:
important
benefits.

IELTS essay TPO-14 - Integrated Writing Task Every year, forest fires and severe stormscause a great deal of damage to forests in the northwestern United States. One way of dealing with the aftermath of these disasters is called salvage logging, which is the practice

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  American English
5 paragraphs
300 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.5
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Grammatical Range: 6.5
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