Pollution caused by private cars (Opinion Essays)

Level: C2 (Advanced)
Topic: Environment – Pollution caused by private cars
Text type: Opinion Essay

This C2 Writing worksheet helps students develop the ability to write well-structured, high-level opinion essays on complex global issues such as urban pollution and sustainability. The task encourages students to express agreement or disagreement, propose measures, and justify their ideas using sophisticated reasoning and academic tone.

Students will practice:

• Using advanced lexis and collocations related to environment and urban planning (low-emission mobility, environmental toll, regulatory frameworks, resilient environments).

• Writing with formal register and syntactic precision, integrating complex structures like not only... but also, thereby + gerund, and balanced parallel clauses (By prioritizing…, tightening…, and embracing…).

• Applying a wide range of cohesive devices (First and foremost, Furthermore, Simultaneously, Thereby, To conclude) for smooth and logical progression.

• Enhancing argumentation and critical thinking skills by organizing ideas into a clear, academic-style essay.

Benefit for Teachers:

An excellent resource to train students for Cambridge C2 Writing (Part 1), EOI, or any advanced writing module that requires sophisticated argumentation, topic-specific vocabulary, and coherent academic writing style. It also serves as a model text for class analysis, peer correction, or guided rewriting at advanced levels.