CAR OWNERSHIP HAS INCREASED SO RAPIDLY OVER THE PAST THIRTY YEARS THAT MAY CITIES IN THE WORLD ARE NOW 'ONE BIG TRAFFIC JAM'. HOW TRUE DO YOU THINK THIS STATEMENT IS ? WHAT MEASURES CAN GOVERNMENTS TAKE TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM USING THEIR CARS?

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Nowadays, a car has become a basic necessity of man. All the households have at least one vehicle.

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caused due to the increased standard of living of people, and simultaneously the automobiles becoming more affordable to humans.

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has lead

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has led

to increased

traffic

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congestion in all major cities around the world. In

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essay, we will discuss how car ownership has made the

traffic

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terrible.

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, we will see some measures that the government could take to discourage the public from using private cars for their basic needs. The development in science relating to car manufacturing leads to the production of low cost, affordable cars to the middle class.

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the car’s number increases drastically. Even when the car’s count increased, the respective governments failed to upgrade the road infrastructure. For the same street size, the number of cars is more.

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During

evening hours it takes hours to travel even a small distance due to dense

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. Improving the transport infrastructure and public transit system is the best method by which the government

cant

can not

can't

deter the public from using private cars. If people feel more ease in

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

public system

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the public system

gradually more people will prefer public transportation, and in a long way, the

traffic

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could be reduced significantly.

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, people should be educated regarding the benefits of using public transport. Another method is to impose a hefty tax on private cars. I think it is correct to consider many cities around the world as ‘one big

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jam.’ In

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essay, we

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discussed various methods the government can take to discourage people from using their cars.

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Sentence 3 - Discussion
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Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

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Introduction & conclusion present

Supported main points

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Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 5.0

Varied vocabulary

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Grammatical Range: 5.0

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CAR OWNERSHIP HAS INCREASED SO RAPIDLY OVER THE PAST THIRTY YEARS THAT MAY CITIES IN THE WORLD ARE NOW 'ONE BIG TRAFFIC JAM'. HOW TRUE DO YOU THINK THIS STATEMENT IS ? WHAT MEASURES CAN GOVERNMENTS TAKE TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM USING THEIR CARS?

Fully explain your ideas

A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honor, kindness and trust, no longer seem important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

8.Shops should not be allowed to sell any food or drink that have been scientifically proved to be bad for people’s health. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people claim that it is acceptance to use animals in medical research for the benefit of human beings, while others argue that it is wrong. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

he rise of social media has affected personal relationships and society as a whole. do the advantages of using social media for communication outweigh the disadvantages.

More and more wild animals are on the verge of extinction and others are on the endangered list. What are the reasons for this? What can be done to solve this problem?