△　Writing　Task　2

　　You　should　spend　about　40　minutes　on　this　task.

　　Present　a　written　argument　or　case　to　an　educated　non-specialist　audience　on　the　following　topic.

　　The　first　car　appeared　on　British　roads　in　1888.　By　the　year　2000　there　may　be　as　many　as　29　million　vehicles　on　Bri

tish　roads.

　　Should　alternative　forms　of　transport　be　encouraged　and　international　laws　introduced　to　control　car　ownership　and　use?

　　You　should　write　at　least　250　words.

　　You　should　use　your　own　ideas,　knowledge　and　experience　and　support　your　arguments　with　examples　and　relevant　evidence.



　　There　is　general　a　greement　that　there　are　far　too　many　 automobiles　crowding　the　roads　nowadays.　In　fact,　it　is　estimated　that　 there　will　be　as　many　as　29　million　motor　vehicles　on　British　roads　by　 the　year　2000.　Not　only　do　these　motor　vehicles　cause　inconvenience　in　 the　form　of　traffic　jams　and　accidents,　they　also　contribute　to　the　 planet’s　ever-worsening　air　pollution.

　　In　my　opinion,　we　must　encourage　alternative　forms　of　transport.　 If　more　people　rode　bicycles　or　traveled　by　public　transport　they　would　 be　healthier　and　suffer　less　from　stress,　the　roads　would　be　less　 congested　and　safer,　and　the　air　in　our　cities　would　be　cleaner.　An　 added　benefit　would　be　that　people　would　have　more　money　to　spend　on　 more　people　than　private　cars　can,　and　subway　systems,　of　course,　take　 passengers　off　the　streets　entirely.　Moreover,　private　cars　are　banned　 in　the　downtown　areas,　where　the　only　form　of　wheeled　transport　allowed　 is　the　bicycle.

　　However,　it　is　necessary　that　these　efforts　to　improve　the　traffic 　situation　be　backed　up　by　international　laws　to　control　the　ownership　 and　use　of　cars.　This　is　because,　first　of　all,　pollution　caused　by　 automobiles　is　worldwide　problem.　Secondly,　more　people　are　traveling　by 　car　to　other　countries　nowadays.

　　If　measures　are　taken　in　a　planned　way　to　encourage　alternative　 forms　of　transportation,　and　international　laws　put　in　place　to　control　 car　ownership　and　use,　there　is　no　doubt　that　the　result　will　be　safer　 roads,　a　healthier　lifestyle　and　a　less-polluted

atmosphere.