Ielts jeremy Chiron Ideas and Examples for ielts speaking

4. How do you feel about organic food?
Well, I think that food producers should definitely limit the amount of chemicals and pesticides
they use on their crops. We hear a lot about genetically modified food and it doesn't sound so
appealing. I think that pesticides and insecticides can be useful, but they should only be used as a
last resort (= in extreme cases). I think that more and more customers will buy organic food in my
country. Now that people's living standards are higher, they are ready to pay more in order to enjoy
safer, and maybe tastier, products.
5. Should governments give financial support to the agricultural sector?
Of course! Nowadays, there is a huge gap between farmers' and city people's living standards.
Farmers who cultivate a very small portion of land cannot make that much money. The government
does allocate insurance and financial support to farmers, but it is still not enough for them to lead
an easy life. In January, for the New Year, the government passed some policies to lower the taxes
for farmers, and to modernize the agricultural sector.
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of technological developments in
farming?
Right now, I can only see advantages to the modernization of farming in my country. Many
young people leave the rural areas where they were born because they know they cannot make any
money if they stay to work in the fields. I believe that if they had access to modern farm equipment,
they would be able to cultivate more land, and they would make more money. I read in my history
books that modernization could make farmers lose their jobs, but I think that so many men are
reluctant to become farmers that these technological developments might actually encourage more
young men to farm the land, instead of moving to the cities to look for a different job.

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