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Responsibility for Transport Pollution: Government vs Individuals

Research has shown that the transportation of products and people is the main source of pollution. Some people believe the government should be in charge of this, while others believe it is the fault of individuals. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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WhyThis is aDiscussion essay — it asks you to discuss two opposing views and give your own.

SoWe split the ideas intoFirst view(supports the first view)andSecond view(supports the second view).

First view

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Response 01

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Essay · 300 words · 4 paragraphs · 15 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The essay addresses both views and introduces a clear shared-responsibility position. Its paragraph structure and transport-related vocabulary help the reader follow the argument. However, the freight point ends before explaining its pollution impact, and the individual-responsibility paragraph contains an unclear education explanation and an unresolved infrastructure constraint. Agreement errors and awkward expressions reduce precision, while the conclusion leaves the allocation of responsibility implicit.

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Task Response

Both views are addressed and a shared-responsibility position is introduced, but the freight argument needs a clearer pollution link and the conclusion leaves that position implicit.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Clear paragraphing and signposting support progression, but the explanation linking environmental education to low awareness is unclear, and poor public transport is not fully connected to individual responsibility.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible and mostly precise, with good topic-related collocations such as traffic congestion and sustainable growth, alongside a few awkward or redundant expressions.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A range of complex structures is used with generally good control, but noticeable errors such as subject-verb agreement in the opening sentence occasionally affect accuracy.

7.0

What to work on next

Complete the causal links in the freight and education arguments, explain how poor public transport limits individual responsibility, and restate your shared-responsibility judgment. Also correct subject–verb agreement and awkward phrasing.

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