" PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS "
Essays providing solutions to problems are pieces of writing in which you discuss a problem and its causes as well as the expected results or consequences of your suggestions.

"Structure"

Structure:

1. Introduction (state the problem and/or what has caused it).

2. Body (present suggestions and their results/consequences. You should start a new paragraph for each suggestion and its results/consequences).

3. Conclusion (you summarise your opinion).

Advice:

  • Essays providing solutions to problems are normally written in a formal or semi-tormal style, depending on who is going to read them and where they are published.They are usually found in newspapers and magazines.

How can we make our city a better place to live?

Heavy traffic, air pollution and litter are among the most serious problems modern cities face nowadays. Ours is no exception. What can we do, then, to help make our city more pleasing to its residents?

First of all, it would be a good idea to encourage people to use public transport instead of their cars, especially when commuting to work.The result would be fewer cars on the roads, and therefore fewer traffic jams.

Secondly, steps should be taken in order to solve the problem of air pollution. The situation could be improved if factories were moved out of the city. If this happened, the air would not be so polluted.

Finally, efforts should be made to make our city a cleaner and healthier place to live. A useful suggestion would be to put more litter bins in the streets. If this was done, people would stop dropping their rubbish on the ground, and our city would be cleaner.

There are many ways to make our city a better place to live. Adopting some of these measures would definitely result in better conditions for everyone.

"Useful language"
To make suggestions
  • It would help if / be a good idea if …;

  • A / Another useful suggestion would be to …;

  • The situation could be improved if / by …;

  • Steps / Measuer should be taken in order to solve / deal with …

To present results and consequences
  • In this way …;

  • This would …;

  • Then …;

  • If …, the result would be …;

  • The effect / consequence / result of … would be …

"Example"
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