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Describe a problem in your city/hometown. v.1

Describe a problem in your city/hometown. v. 1
Describe a problem in your city/hometown. You should say: what it is how serious it is what causes this problem and say what can be done to solve/reduce this problem. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Sample Answer 1: I live in (… say the name of your city. . . ) and this city has a very large population. With the increasing population, unplanned urbanisation, rapid industrialisation and lack of proper steps from the authority have led to many different problems here and traffic congestion, in my opinion, is the worst of all. Traffic jam in large cities is a common problem; however, this in our city is far worse. It is a common scenario in our city that cars are stuck on roads and passengers and drivers have to wait for an unusually long time before they can move forward. Sometimes cars and buses remain unmoved for more than an hour and people get very depressed and annoyed due to this. The long lines of cars and buses and their movement at a snail's pace have become a very annoying yet common scenario in this city. The rush hours are even more devastating and bad traffic kills a considerable amount of time each day. The business owners, office goers, students and their parents and people from all walks of life suffer seriously due to this uncontrollable traffic jam. Everyone seems like devastated and vexed about it, authorities know that as well, and yet there no proper steps to solve this heinous problem. There are many reasons behind this problem and an increasing number of cars and vehicles, in my opinion, is the main reason. The number of cars is increasing more rapidly than the construction of new roads and roads are becoming more congested. Second, lack of proper traffic control system and scarcity of traffic police could be another reason for that. Moreover, the public transportations are not as reliable and updated as they should have been and due to that people are mostly relying on private cars in my city. Violation of traffic rules is another main reason for this unbearable traffic jam. Some effective measures must be taken in order to address this serious problem. Since this is already a grave issue, steps should be taken before it gets worse. First, government and road authority should invest more money in building new roads and for the repairing and maintaining of old ones, particularly in areas where traffic jam is more severe. On the other hand, public transportations should be improved so that people use them more frequently. Restriction on private car ownership in our city is also required for the control of increasing traffic jam. At the same time, it is essential that stricter traffic rules be issues and violation of traffic regulation should be severely punished in order to reduce the traffic jam.
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Describe
a
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problem
in your city/hometown. You should say: what it is how serious it is what causes this
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problem
and say what can
be done
to solve/
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reduce
this
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problem
. [You will
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have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you're going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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]
Sample Answer 1:

I
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live
in (… say the name of your city.
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.
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.
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)
and this city has a
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very
large population. With the
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increasing
population, unplanned
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urbanisation
, rapid
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industrialisation
and lack of proper steps from the authority have led to
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many
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different
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problems
here and
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traffic
congestion, in my opinion, is the worst of all.

Traffic jam in large
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cities
is a common
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problem
;
however
, this in our city is far worse. It is a common scenario in our city that
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cars
are stuck
on
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roads
and passengers and drivers
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have to
wait for an
unusually
long time
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before
they can
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move
forward.
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Sometimes
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cars
and buses remain unmoved for more than an hour and
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people
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get
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very
depressed and annoyed due to this. The long lines of
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cars
and buses and their movement at a snail's pace have become a
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very
annoying
yet
common scenario in this city. The rush hours are even more devastating and
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bad
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traffic
kills a considerable amount of time each day.
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The
business owners, office goers, students and their parents and
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people
from all walks of life suffer
seriously
due to this uncontrollable
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traffic
jam. Everyone seems like devastated and vexed about it, authorities know that as
well
, and
yet
there no proper steps to solve this heinous problem.

There are
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many
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reasons
behind this
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problem
and an
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increasing
number of
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cars
and vehicles, in my opinion, is the main
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reason
. The number of
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cars
is
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increasing
more
rapidly
than the construction of new
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roads
and
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roads
are becoming more congested. Second, lack of proper
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traffic
control system and scarcity of
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traffic
police could be another
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reason
for that.
Moreover
, the public transportations are not as reliable and updated as they should have been and due to that
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people
are
mostly
relying on private
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cars
in my city. Violation of
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traffic
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rules
is another main
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reason
for this unbearable
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traffic
jam.

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Some
effective measures
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must
be taken
in order to address this serious
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problem
. Since this is already a grave issue, steps should
be taken
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before
it
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gets
worse.
First
,
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government
and
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road
authority should invest more money in building new
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roads
and for the repairing and maintaining of
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old
ones,
particularly
in areas where
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traffic
jam is more severe.
On the other hand
, public transportations should be
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improved
so
that
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people
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use
them more
frequently
. Restriction on private
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car
ownership in our city is
also
required for the control of
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increasing
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traffic
jam. At the same time, it is essential that stricter
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traffic
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rules
be issues and violation of
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traffic
regulation should be
severely
punished in order to
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reduce
the
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traffic
jam.
9Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
44Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
8Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a problem in your city/hometown. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
5 paragraphs
509 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.0
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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