Problem and Solution Essays

250 words
40 min
• 1. Advantages and Disadvantages Essay
• 2. Problem and Solution Essay
• 3. Agree/Disagree Essay
• 4. Discussion Essay
• 5. Direct Question Essay
Step 1: Understand the question
 Step 2: Brainstorm
-crime - pollution
-cost of living - lack of green spaces
-heavy traffic - noise
-stress - poor public transport
• 1.Intro
• 2 Problem+Solution 1
• 3.Problem+Solution 2
• 4. Problem+Solution 3
• 5. Conclusion
Introduction
Complete:
Time expressions + Tense
 Introduction
• 1. General Statement
• Nowadays, / These days, it is becoming more common/popular/ widespread to do/see/experience ...
• Recently,/Over the last few decades, it has become more common/popular/widespread to do/see/experience...
 Introduction
• 1. General Statement
• Nowadays, / These days, it is becoming more common/popular/ widespread to do/see/experience ...
• Recently,/Over the last few decades, it has become more common/popular/widespread to do/see/experience...

• 2. Explain/Detail
• A growing number of people ....
 Introduction
• 1. General Statement
• Nowadays, / These days, it is becoming more common/popular/ widespread to do/see/experience ...
• Recently,/Over the last few decades, it has become more common/popular/widespread to do/see/experience...

• 2. Explain/Detail
• A growing number of people ....

• 3. Paraphrase Reasons/Problems
• There are several problems with/issues with/reasons for/causes of...
 Introduction
• 1. General Statement
• Nowadays, / These days, it is becoming more common/popular/ widespread to do/see/experience ...
• Recently,/Over the last few decades, it has become more common/popular/widespread to do/see/experience...

• 2. Explain/Detail
• A growing number of people ....

• 3. Paraphrase Reasons/Problems
• There are several problems with/issues with/reasons for/causes of...

• 4. Plan + Paraphrase Solutions

• This essay will explore the reasons/problems and propose some solutions.
Body Paragraphs
 Body Paragraph
• 1. Topic sentence
• One of the main reasons why ../ problems with …
 Body Paragraph
• 1. Topic sentence
• One of the main reasons why ../ problems with ....

• 2. Explain/Detail
• That is to say, ..... / In other words, .... / what this means is that......
 Body Paragraph
• 1. Topic sentence
• One of the main reasons why ../ problems with ....

• 2. Explain/Detail
• That is to say, ..... / In other words, .... / what this means is that......

• 3. Support example For instance, ....

reason This is largely due to the fact that....

result As a consequence, ....

scenario If /Unless .....,
 Body Paragraph
• 1. Topic sentence
• One of the main reasons why ../ problems with ....

• 2. Explain/Detail
• That is to say, ..... / In other words, .... / what this means is that......

• 3. Support example For instance, ....

reason This is largely due to the fact that....

result As a consequently, ....

scenario If /Unless .....,

• 4. Solution

• 5. Result of Solution
 Body Paragraph
• 1. Topic sentence
• One of the main reasons why ../ problems with ....

• 2. Explain/Detail
• That is to say, ..... / In other words, .... / what this means is that......

• 3. Support example For instance, ....

reason This is largely due to the fact that....

result As a consequently, ....

scenario If /Unless .....,

• 4. Solution

• 5. Result of Solution
 Body Paragraph
• 1. Topic sentence
• One of the main reasons why ../ problems with ....

• 2. Explain/Detail
• That is to say, ..... / In other words, .... / what this means is that......

• 3. Support example For instance, ....

reason This is largely due to the fact that....

result As a consequently, ....

scenario If /Unless .....,

• 4. Solution A solution is for the government to do allocate more resources to smth

• To tackle this problem, people should do introduce a new law
• The way forward might be to do raise/reduce tax on
• This problem could be addressed by doing charge people more/less for
• Dealing with this issue involves doing launch a publicity campaign to raise
• awareness of
 Body Paragraph
• 1. Topic sentence
• One of the main reasons why ../ problems with ....

• 2. Explain/Detail
• That is to say, ..... / In other words, .... / what this means is that......

• 3. Support example For instance, ....

reason This is largely due to the fact that....

result As a consequently, ....

scenario If /Unless .....,

• 4. Solution A solution is for the government to do allocate more resources to smth

• To tackle this problem, people should do introduce a new law
• The way forward might be to do raise/reduce tax on
• This problem could be addressed by doing charge people more/less for
• Dealing with this issue involves doing launch a publicity campaign to raise awareness of

• 5. Result of Solution This would lead to/result in/help/encourage/ improve/...

• ...., which would ....
• ....., in order to ....
Conclusion
 Conclusion
• 1. Summary Reasons
• … has become an increasingly worrying issue because (of) reason/problem 1 and reason /problem 2
 Conclusion
• 1. Summary Reasons
• … has become an increasingly worrying issue because (of) reason/problem 1 and reason /problem 2

• 2. Summary Solutions
• Unless we solution 1 and solution 2, the situation with …. will only worsen.
 Conclusion
• 1. Summary Reasons
• … has become an increasingly worrying issue because (of) reason/problem 1 and reason /problem 2

• 2. Summary Solutions
• Unless we solution 1 and solution 2, the situation with …. will only worsen.

3. Opinion
Personally, I believe the main responsibility for tackling the issue with … lies with the government .
• 1. Intro
• 1. General Statement
• 2. Paraphrase questions

• Problems/Reasons
• 1. Problem/Reason 1
• 2. Explain/Detail
• 3. Support
• 4. Problem/Reason 2 + Support

• Solutions
• 1. Solution 1
• 2. Specific example
• 3. Result of solution
• 4. Solution 2+ Result of solution

• Conclusion
• 1. Summary reasons/problems
• 2. Summary Solutions
• 3. Opinion
• You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
• Write about the following topic:
• Many museums and historical sites are mainly visited
by tourists rather than local people.
• Why is this?
• What can be done to encourage local people to visit
museums and historical sites?
• Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant
examples from your own experience or knowledge.
• Write at least 250 words.
• Although most places have sites of historical interest and a variety of
museums to visit, it is predominantly tourists who come to see them, not
local people. This essay will examine the reasons for this before suggesting
some possible methods of attracting local people.

• The main factor is the different motivations of tourists and local people. For
a tourist, the aim when visiting another country, city or region, is to learn
about that new place and possibly to understand its culture and history.
Visiting historical sites and museums is an excellent way to do this. On the
other hand, local people have often lived in the area for much of their lives,
and have either learned this at school or understand it through personal
experience. In addition, tourists are on holiday and have set aside time and
money for these activities. However, local people may be too busy working
and prefer to prioritise their spending on such things as school, shopping
and socialising.
• Despite this, attendance of local people could be encouraged in a variety
of ways. First and foremost, the perception of museums and historical
sites could be changed by holding events at these places. For example,
they could hold cultural festivals or galas for the community to celebrate
a unique aspect of that particular place. Another possibility is to have
special promotions, such as a reduced price or free tickets provided in
local newspapers and magazines. Related to this, concession cards could
also be provided to local people so they are encouraged to come more
regularly.

• In conclusion, tourists have different motivating factors to local people,

which accounts for the reasons that they are more likely to visit
museums and historical sites. That said, it is possible to encourage
attendance by local people through cultural events and promotions.
• You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
• Write about the following topic:

Stress is now a major problem in many countries around the world.

What are some of the factors in modern society that cause this stress, and
how can we reduce it?

• Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your
own experience or knowledge.
• Write at least 250 words.