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Some believe governments should spend more money on improving roads and highways, while some think money should be spent improving public transportation, such as buses, trains, and subways. Discuss both points of view and give your opinion.

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Introduction
Some
people
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 think governments should invest more
money
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on
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in
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 improving
roads
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 and
highways
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. Whilst, others think it should be spent on improvement of public
transportation
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. In
this
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 essay, I will discuss
about
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both
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people' s
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people's
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view
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views
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 and give my own opinion
for
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on
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 each.
Body paragraph 1
People
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 who believe
governments
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government
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money
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 should be spent
for
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on
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 improving
roads
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 and
highways
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. Because
,
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 lack of
roads
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 and
highways
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 can create more problems
especially
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, especially
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 traffic
as well as
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accidents
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. Because of
lack
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the lack
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 of road facilities
people
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 are forced to
travel
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 through more uncomfortable traffic
situation
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situations
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 which leads to more
accidents
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.
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, cities which have lack
of
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apply
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roads
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 and
highways
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 face
high
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a high
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 percentage of
accident
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accidents
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in
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everyday possible and
probability
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the probability
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 of
increase
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an increase
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 in morality
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also
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is also
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 a concern because of unexpected
accidents
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 and crashes.
Body paragraph 2
Whereas
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, other
people
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 believe as much
money
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 should
be invest
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be invested
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on
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in
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 improving public
transportation
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 which
are
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includes
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 buses, trains and Subways. Because
,
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which
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it
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 helps
the
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apply
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people
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 who are not
affordable
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able
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 to
travel
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 by their own
transportation
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. They are more dependent on
governments
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government
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 public
travel
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 facilities for their needs
such
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traveling
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travelling
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 to work,
to
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and to
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 schools .
Body paragraph 3
For example
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,
people
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 who
lives
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live
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 in
country
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a country
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 like India
are
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mostly
travel
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 through public
transportation
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 rather than on their own
transportation
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 because
,
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 most of them are not able to meet the cost fair.
Conclusion
In conclusion, some believe
government
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the government
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spent
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should spend
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 more
money
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 on improving
roads
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 and
highways
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 because of its consequences like traffic and road
accidents
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.
Whilst some
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Some
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 think
money
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 should be spent on
improvement
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the improvement
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 of public
transportation
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 because it fulfills the needs of struggling
people
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 who are not
affordable
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able
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 to
travel
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 by their own vehicles.

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Introduction
Ensure that your introduction clearly presents the topic and outlines the points of discussion. While your introduction is present, it could be more effectively structured by immediately establishing a clear overview of the perspectives you will discuss, followed by your thesis statement.
Main points
Your main body paragraphs should start with a clear topic sentence that states the main point. Follow this with supporting details and examples. Your current paragraphs lack clearly defined topic sentences and the supporting evidence is not fully developed, affecting task achievement. Work to expand and detail your supporting examples for stronger task response.
Coherence and cohesion
Make use of a range of conjunctions and cohesive devices to better link ideas between and within paragraphs. This essay exhibits a basic application of coherence but can greatly benefit from more complex structures that would improve the flow and readability.
Task response
Achieving a higher score requires fully responding to all parts of the prompt. This includes discussing both views and giving your own opinion. In your essay, clearly state your personal stance and ensure it's consistently referenced throughout the essay. Your conclusion should also clearly reflect this.
Fully explain your ideas

To get an excellent score in the IELTS Task 2 writing section, one of the easiest and most effective tips is structuring your writing in the most solid format. A great argument essay structure may be divided to four paragraphs, in which comprises of four sentences (excluding the conclusion paragraph, which comprises of three sentences).

For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

Our recommended essay structure above comprises of fifteen (15) sentences, which will make your essay approximately 250 to 275 words.

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