Motorways help people travel quickly and cover long distances but they also cause problems. What are the problems of motorways and what solutions are there?
Sample Response
Many countriescountries in the world rely on motorways for fast and efficient transportspeedy and efficient transportation, as they are a convenient means of long-distance travela very convenient way of travelling long distances. However, motorways also have drawbacksnegative aspects such as road-safety risksdangerous traffic, damage to the environment and pollution. In this essay, I will look at some of the problems of motorways and how they can be overcome. One major problem of motorways is that they can be dangerous. In many countries, the speed limit on motorways is relativelyvery high. This means that any accidents are more likely to be serious and involve multiplemany vehicles. In bad weatherSometimes in bad weather, several vehicles crash into each other and many people are killed or injured. This problem could be solved in a number of ways. People could have dedicated trainingspecial lessons on how to drive safely on motorways. In addition, warning signs could be activatedspecial signs could be displayed when driving conditions are bad to make people drive more slowly and safely. Alternatively, the general speed limit could be reduced slightly. Secondly, motorways can spoil the environment. Motorways often cross areas of natural beautygo through beautiful areas and may damage plants and wildlife. This problem could be avoided by building motorways through less beautiful areas or putting some sections in tunnels. In addition, the large amount of traffic on motorways produces both air pollution and noise pollution. However, governments could help to reduce air pollution by making environmentally friendly carsenvironmentally-friendly cars cheaper. Noise pollution could be reduced by changing motorway surfaces or by putting up sound-proof fences. Despite the problems of motorways, they are necessary and useful. With careful preparation and planning, the problems they cause could be reduced. People today are also more aware of environmental issues and as a result cars and road transport in general are becoming more environmentally friendly.
Why this response received Band 8.0
The response addresses both parts directly, with a particularly clear problem-and-solution structure and relevant coverage of road safety, environmental damage, air pollution, and noise. Its main limitation is that several proposed measures are presented briefly rather than justified in depth; the highest-priority improvement is to explain more precisely how the strongest solutions would work and why they would be effective.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
Both required parts are fully addressed through several relevant problems and corresponding practical solutions.
Develop the most important solutions with clearer reasoning about their likely effectiveness and feasibility.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ideas progress logically through well-controlled paragraphs, and referencing and linking make the relationships easy to follow.
Create slightly tighter links between each environmental problem and its specific remedy to sharpen progression further.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied and precise enough to discuss safety, infrastructure, wildlife, and different forms of pollution effectively.
Reduce repetition of key nouns such as motorways and pollution by using a few more natural contextual alternatives.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of complex structures is used accurately, with consistently clear and well-controlled sentences.
Refine occasional heavy sentence constructions so that longer explanations remain as concise as the strongest passages.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Motorways help people travel quickly and cover long distances but they also cause problems. What are the problems of motorways and what solutions are there?
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