With traffic jams and pollution increasing every year in big cities, some people say that public transport should be free in big cities to help reduce these problems which are caused by cars. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Pollution
and traffic congestion both increase every year in large city centres, and
this
is the reason why some argue that public transportation ought to be free of charge to try to mitigate these issues that
cars
cause.
This
essay will partly agree with
this
statement because making
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public transport free could be
a
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effective way to mitigate these problems,
although
others measures like
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taxes for
cars
to enter the cities can
also
be addressed. Considering
firstly
the reason why people say that if public transport was free the
pollution
would be reduced,
this
is because
cars
emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which is a greenhouse gas responsible for
pollution
and ozone depletion.
As a
result
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this
causes global warming, and as many
cars
are circulating in city centres, more
pollution
they will produce.
For example
, when the underground in Lisbon became free for students and the elderly in 2017, these noxious particles in the city
center
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have been reduced considerably.
This
is to show that if
this
type of transport was free to everyone, the
pollution
could be even more reduced to infinitesimal levels.
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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:
  • urban congestion
  • pollution
  • public transport
  • incentive
  • behavioural change
  • implementation
  • alternative solutions
  • sustainable
  • environmentally friendly
  • infrastructure
  • commuter
  • accessibility
  • efficiency
  • subsidize
  • carbon footprint
  • mitigate
  • feasibility
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