Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

In the recent years the government has resorted to increasing the price of petrol as the best way to solve the growing traffic and pollution problems. But in my opinion,
this
will not solve the rising problems,
hence
in
this
essay I would like to explain why
this
might not be the best solution. The two main reasons why I would disagree with
this
statement is
firstly
because of the convenience to travel from one destination to another. People would resort to using their own vehicle in order to travel, as the public transport facilities are not well developed.
Therefore
, it has become unavoidable for people to use their vehicle.
Secondly
, people are ignorant about the pollution their vehicles are causing to the environment, even though they are well informed regarding climate change and depletion of natural resources.
For instance
, effects due to the pollution have been discussed all over the world and awareness has been provided through education and social media, but still most individuals even world leaders take
this
matter lightly.

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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Discourage
  • Incentivize
  • Alternative energy
  • Public transportation
  • Lower-income
  • Carpool
  • Ride-sharing
  • Congestion
  • Urban planning
  • Pedestrian-friendly
  • Tax incentives
  • Electric and hybrid vehicles
  • Emissions standards
  • Cleaner vehicles
  • Congestion charges
  • Bicycle lanes
  • Sustainable
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