Task 2 · · 18 samples

Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

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Ideas to explore

  • A fuel-price rise may discourage optional car journeys, but it can affect people with limited transport choices more heavily.
  • Frequent, affordable and reliable public transport gives commuters a practical alternative to driving.
  • Combine congestion measures, such as peak-time charges, with investments in cleaner vehicles and safe walking or cycling routes.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the problem and state clearly whether higher petrol prices are the best solution.
  2. Explain one benefit and one limitation of increasing fuel prices.
  3. Develop public transport as a main alternative, linking service improvements to reduced car use.
  4. Add one or two complementary measures for congestion and pollution.
  5. Conclude by comparing a price increase alone with a combined approach.
Useful vocabulary & examples
a practical alternative to driving
A realistic option that people can use instead of travelling by car.

Frequent buses would give commuters a practical alternative to driving.

peak-time charges
Fees applied to vehicles travelling in busy areas during the most congested hours.

Peak-time charges could reduce the number of cars entering the city centre.

emissions standards
Official limits on the pollutants that vehicles or other sources may release.

Stricter emissions standards can help reduce pollution from vehicles.

place a heavier burden on
To make a cost or difficulty affect a particular group more severely.

A large fuel-price increase could place a heavier burden on lower-income drivers.

Sample answers

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368 words · Illustrative target band

Some people claims the best solution for problem of traffic or pollution is increasing the petrol prices. this claim has very understandable sides, but this sides not enough for solving the problems. Lets assume that governments increased the petrol prices with taxes. Firstly it has to be a serious amount of increase because of the way drivers may respond to small changes. A higher fuel price can give drivers a reas…

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371 words · Illustrative target band

In our modern era, traffic is a one of the most challenging activity in all over the world. All the governments are trying to solve their traffic problems. Increasing price of petrol is not so effective other explanation will be considered in next paragraph. Firstly, increasing the price of petrol is not sufficient to reduce the journeys that people have no practical way to change. A higher fuel price can give drive…

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AI-completed learning example

369 words · Illustrative target band

Nowadays, there is a statement that increasing petrol’s price is the best way to reduce the growth of traffic and pollution problems. From my perspective, I agree with this opinion and this essay will show the reason why I believe that. On the one hand, if the petrol’s price grow, drivers need to drive carefully when considering optional journeys because fuel costs more. A higher fuel price can give drivers a reason…

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