Task 2 · · 17 samples

Some people think that zoos are cruel and should be closed down. Others, however, believe that zoos can be useful in protecting wild animals. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Ideas to explore

  • Zoos may support conservation through breeding programmes and care for animals that cannot safely return to the wild.
  • Captivity can limit animals’ movement and natural behaviour, while noise and visitor contact may cause stress.
  • A balanced position can distinguish entertainment-focused zoos from rescue centres or carefully managed conservation programmes.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the disagreement and state your own position clearly.
  2. Explain the strongest argument for zoos, using conservation or education as a reason.
  3. Explain the opposing welfare argument and its consequences for animals.
  4. Give your judgement, clarify any exception you accept, and conclude with a practical alternative.
Useful vocabulary & examples
breeding programme
An organised effort to help animals reproduce, often to support a threatened population.

A carefully managed breeding programme may help maintain the population of an endangered species.

animal welfare
The health, comfort and quality of life of animals.

Animal welfare should be central to any decision about keeping wild animals in captivity.

natural habitat
The place and environment where an animal normally lives in the wild.

Protecting a natural habitat can allow wild animals to live and reproduce with greater freedom.

return to the wild
To release an animal back into its natural environment when it can survive there.

Some rescued animals may be able to return to the wild after treatment.

Sample answers

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The existence of zoos has mentioned as a hot topic when people talking about animals and several environment issues nowadays. A group of people believe we should close zoos since imprisoning another kinds of creature is cruel and unfair to them, while the others think in a positive way agree with their maintain as a protective facility. The case for closure begins with the conditions of captivity. An enclosure may r…

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There is a heated debate over whether zoos are cruel and should be shut down. I believe that these places are indeed beneficial for preserving wild animals. On the one hand, zoos can be deprived of their freedom which makes people steadfastly cling to the opinion of closing the zoos. The majority of Zoological will say that animals need space to run and live in a natural way. In zoo, they are kept in small cages and …

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Nowadays, animals and preservation of their biological diversity is one of the most actual problems. Everyday some organizations , which consider environmental issue’s faced with hardships in problem , concerning safety of animal biodiversity , through usage zoo’s for solution of this problem. But zoo’s owners and organizations often encountered with opposition’s of people , who consider captivity unacceptable. The …

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