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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now ‘one big traffic jam’.
How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
– Phần Giới thiệu:
over the past thirty years = in recent years
Tóm tắt lại đề bài:
Most people would agree that car ownership has increased in recent years and is causing a range of problems, particularly in built-up areas. I think there are a number of ways that governments can aim to deal with this.
– Phần Thân bài:
Đoạn 1: Trả lời câu hỏi 1: How true do you think this statement is?
Many big cities in the world have traffic problems but these problems vary. For example, it is reasonably easy to drive around my city after 10 am and before 5 pm. However, outside these hours, you have to allow double the usual time to reach your destination. In some other cities, traffic is congested at all times, and there is the continual sound of car horns as people try to get wherever they want to go.
Người viết trả lời câu hỏi dựa trên kinh nghiệm của bản thân.
Đoạn 2, 3, 4: Trả lời câu hỏi 2: What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars?
One of the best approaches governments can take in busy cities is to encourage the use of public transport. This means the transport facilities have to be well run and people must be able to afford them. Buses, trams and trains are good ways of getting around, and if they are cheap and reliable, people will use them.
Another approach is to discourage people from actually entering the city by building car parks and shopping centres on the outskirts. Many cities around the world do this quite successfully and offer passengers bus transport into the centre if they need it.
At peak travel periods, governments can also run campaigns to encourage people to be less dependent on their cars. Apparently, a lot of car trips involve very short journeys to, say, the supermarket or local school. These are often unnecessary, but we automatically get in our cars without thinking.
Người viết lần lượt đưa ra các biện pháp mà chính phủ có thể áp dụng được: phương tiện công cộng, điều hướng giao thông ra vùng ngoại ô, tăng cường nhận thức để người dân hạn chế sử dụng xe hơi
– Phần Kết luận: tóm tắt lại ý đã nêu trong phần thân bài
Clearly we all have a responsibility to look after our cities. Governments can do a lot to improve the situation and part of what they do should involve encouraging individuals to consider alternatives to driving.