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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated non-specialist audience
on the following topic.
The private motor vehicle has greatly improved individual freedom of
movement. Moreover, the automobile has become a status symbol. Yet the use of
private motor vehicles has contributed to some of today's most serious problems.
How can the use of private motor vehicles be reduced?
You should write at least 250 words.
You should you your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your
arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
Topic words:
Private motor vehicles
privately owned cars
Serious problems eg. Pollution, traffic jams, accidents
Task words:
How can……be reduced?
Note: answer question "how can……" not "Should the use of cars be reduced?"
The task is in the final question, not in the preceding sentences.
The answer must:
Suggest some ways to stop people from using their cars so much, eg.
Government measures, education campaigns.
Sample Essay
The private motor vehicle has given us a freedom our ancestors could not
dream about. We can travel swiftly, and usually safely, over the roads which
have been built to accommodate our cars. People can display their wealth by
driving a car which may cost as much as another person's home. - Introduction:
advantages of cars (brief)
Sadly the car has become a disadvantage as well as a boom. The car pollutes
the atmosphere, may be involved in serious accidents, and by its very numbers
blocks roads and chokes cities. How can we reduce its use? - Brief statement of
problem: disadvantages of cars
The car is only desirable if we can use it easily, so we might begin by
reducing access to parking spaces in the cities and simultaneously increasing
the quality and availability of public transport. Cars could be banned form
certain parts of the city, thus forcing people to walk or to use public
transport. - Ideas for cutting the number of cars
The expense of buying and running a car can be raised. If the motorist is
faced with a high purchase price, high road tax, high insurance premiums and
substantial fines he or she may reconsider the purchase. A corresponding
reduction in the price of public transport would help this financial argument
against car ownership.
Neither of these arguments will sway the super rich who can afford the
status cars, but it would perhaps encourage them to look at other ways of
demonstrating their wealth. However we do it, reducing the number of cars on the
road will reduce the problems of pollution and the congestion which can bring
cities to a standstill. - Conclusions: states the benefits of reducing the
number of cars
Remember: this sample answer is one of several satisfactory ways to answer
the question. Other essays which respond to the writing task would also be
acceptable.
Source: Prepare for IELTS, by Vanessa Todd & Penny Cameron, 1996, UTS,
Australia. For non-profit educational use only.
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