The use of personal cars has increased more than ever before but this use of cars causes many problems. What are those problems? In order to reduce these problems, should we discourage people from using cars?
The usage of personal vehicles has been rapidly increasing. Nowadays people prefer to travel with their own
cars
instead
of public transport
. This
trend does more bad than good. In this
essay, I will review this
attitude and discuss its pros and cons. On the one hand, this
attitude has some benefits but on the other
hand
it has major disadvantages. Beginning with its few advantages: First of all, using your own car is probably more comfortable than sitting Add a comma
hand,
in
a bus with 30 strangers. If not more. Sometimes you can not even find a place to sit and you have to stand the whole way because of the crowd, especially at peak hours. Change preposition
on
Secondly
, traveling
with your own vehicle might be more Change the spelling
travelling
cost effective
than public Add a hyphen
cost-effective
transport
depending on the traveler's
situation. Change the spelling
traveller's
For instance
, here in the Netherlands students have a free card by which they can use public transport
for free. Ordinary people, on the other hand
, do think that public transport
is too expensive and that is
one of the reasons why they choose to travel with
their own car. Change preposition
in
Thirdly
, it is faster and it saves time
. Instead
of spending 40 minutes
you spend 20 minutes. Those were some advantages. Now it is Add a comma
minutes,
time
to review the disadvantages of using our own vehicles. Firstly
, It causes damage to the environment. The more cars
we use, the more pollution we get. Co2
coming out of those vehicles affects the atmosphere Correct your spelling
CO2
and
elevates global warming and makes it a bigger issue than what it already is. Second of all, using Correct word choice
apply
cars
leads to more traffic james
. Streets will be more crowded and that may cause frustration and delay. Correct your spelling
jams
Thirdly
, it is inconsistent, one day you will get on time
the other day you may face traffic jams meanwhile public transport
barely delays and always comes on time
. Finally
as I mentioned earlier it is more cost effective. As a conclusion, using our Add a comma
Finally,
cars
is comfortable but we have to be aware of its dangers and how it affects and harms our environment. Everyone should be responsible for earth
. the place where we and our kids . be wise and care of our beautiful planet.Correct article usage
the earth
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Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
The easiest way to score well on the IELTS Task 2 writing portion is to structure your writing in a solid essay format.
A strong argument essay structure can be split up into 4 paragraphs, each containing 4 sentences (except the conclusion paragraph, which only contains 3 sentences).
Stick to this essay structure:
- Paragraph 1 - Introduction
- Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
- Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
- Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
