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Band 5

"Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?" The task requires test-takers to present a written argument to an educated reader, state their opinion, and provide reasons and examples to support their views within approximately 40 minutes and a minimum of 250 words.

Transportation , highways, and roads are fundamental needs of the public. High authorities need to spend on these types of projects. So, a question arises
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 where should money be invested
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 I agree with the statement, and I will discuss my perspective below. To spend the money on manufacturing railways is the best decision for the poor by the governments. It will help them to travel a long distance with less budget. The prices of the train tickets are much cheaper than those of buses or other
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.The management can get benefits from the scheme.To exemplify, in Pakistan, 60% of the population belongs to the middle - and low-class people. If executives can provide citizens
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 prices on trains, the public will have to choose railway transport. The second reason is that railways are more environmentally friendly as compared to
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 on roads. Highways always remain overcrowded with
automobiles
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 traffic jams , and have effects on the daily lives of the nation.
Automobiles
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 release highly toxic pollutants in the atmosphere, which cause severe diseases, as lung cancer, skin cancer, depression, and anxiety. But
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, most trains run on electricity and consume less fuel. Because of
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 of reason ,it is more atmosphere-friendly. To exemplify, if a person gets stuck in a traffic jam and gets duration of the jam is about 1 to 2 hours, surely, he will be late for meetings, work, or daily tasks.
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, it is not the right decision to focus only on the construction of the highways. From my perspective, the government needs to find out the basic requirements of the middle-class and lower-class public.
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 way, our management can grow economically

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structure
Add a short plan at the start and a clear end to show your view and full idea.
content
Give more facts or proof to back each point, and add more examples from life.
grammar
Fix small errors in spelling and form. Use short, simple sentences.
coherence
Use more link words to show how ideas go together, like also, but, so.
vocabulary
Check words and reuse; try to use many common words rather than hard ones.
content
You state your view clearly at the start.
example
A real life example is used (Pakistan).
clarity
The writing is easy to read with short ideas.
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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