Band 7: To what extent do you believe that economic growth should be prioritized over environmental protection? (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, in my perspective, both are essential. Economic growth is important, while environmental protection is also vital for a sustainable future. For example, economic growth may involve investing in industries. Industries, during their production, emit smoke, which could be harmful to the environment. It could impact people's health. So, in my opinion, we should pursue both economic growth and be aware of the hazards from industries, and therefore protect the environment. It should not be about prioritizing one over the other. It should be about maintaining a fine balance between the two. As much as we are trying to invest in industries and promote more manufacturing, we should also be aware of the waste that comes from them. This waste could be injurious, dangerous, and detrimental to the health of people and the environment.

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Well, in my own perspective, both are essential. Economic growth is essential, while environmental protection is also vital for a sustainable environment. For example, economic growth may involve investing in industries. Industries during their production emit smoke and smoke could be dangerous to the environment. It could impact the act of people. So in my own perspective, in my own opinion, I’d rather say we should pursue both economic growth and also be aware of the hazards from industries and therefore protect the environment. So it should not be about chasing one and living one alone. It should be about maintaining a fine balance between the two as much as we are trying to investing industries as much as we are trying to bring about more manufacturing industries. We should also be aware of the waste that comes from them. This waste could be injurious, it could be dangerous, it could be detrimental to the health of the people in the environment.

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