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People think that the government should increase the cost of fuel for cars and other vehicles to solve environmental problems. Give your opinions.

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As society is advancing by leaps and bounds, people attach great importance to the protection of the environment. Under
this
 circumstance, an absolute consensus can hardly be reached as to whether the
government
 should raise the price of petrol for transportation to solve environmental problems.
While
 I consider that
this
 might be an effective
measure
, I would argue that other measures would have a greater impact.
Firstly
, it is noteworthy that if the
government
 has a sharp rise in petrol prices, people would limit the number of their cars and the length of their journeys in order to save an extra expense.
For example
, the
government
 would have to upgrade and expand public
transport
 provisions
such
 as trains or buses, as inhabitants would still need to travel to work, to school or to travel to shopping or hospitals.
Secondly
, from the perspective of freight services, more items would have to be transported by rails rather than trucks.
Therefore
,
this
measure
 could cut down on emissions from vehicles
such
 as private cars, motors or lorries; and help to reduce the greenhouse effect.
On the other hand
,
while
 the above-mentioned method might be useful, the authority should adopt
transport
 policies which would be more effective in the long term.
For instance
, the
government
 of London has introduced a new policy called the congestion policy, which allows all vehicles to visit the city centre by paying a congestion charge. They
then
 use that money to subsidize the cost of fares for citizens and to invest in
transport
 infrastructure.
As a result
,
this
 policy would help to improve air quality. Another
measure
 would be to provide free-bus and free-train,
this
 could help to reduce pollution for private vehicles and to combat global warming. In conclusion, increasing the cost of fuel would be an environmentally-friendly
transport
measure
 to solve environmental problems,
although
, in the long term, other methods would be more effective.
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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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