CAUSE/ EFFECT/ SOLUTION

1. INTRODUCTION

Sentence 1: Introduce the topic

+ In this day and age, it is true that …has become a major concern in today's society

Sentence 2: Thesis statement

+ There are various reasons why this trend occurred and various measures can be taken by
individuals/ the society/ the authorities to improve this situation. (causes + solutions )
+ Although there will undoubtedly be some negative consequences of this trend, societies can
take steps to mitigate these potential problems. (effects + solutions)
+ There are many reasons for this issue and many effects have been associated with it
(causes + effects)

Example:
Today more people are overweight than ever before. What in your opinion are the primary
causes of this? What are the main effects of this epidemic?

In this day and age, it is true that the number of overweight people is constantly increasing/ is
growing at an alarming rate. There are many reasons for this issue and many effects have been
associated with it.
2. BODY:
CAUSE
Topic Sentence
This phenomenon/ this situation results from/ stems from many factors.
A few reasons can be given to justify the trend of …
There are two main factors that are contributed to
Ideas
One of the main cause is that …
The main cause of this problem is
Another possible factor could be that

EFFECTS
Topic Sentence
A number of serious problems have arisen as a result of ……………../ this phenomenon/ this trend.
As S + V, several related problems can be anticipated.
Ideas
First and foremost, ….. clearly has adverse effect on ………
Another devastating effect is that
….. is seen as causing serious damage to …

SOLUTIONS
Topic Sentence
There are a number of solutions which should be adopted to deal with this phenomenon/ this issue.
There are measures which could be implemented to deal with
Some actions can be taken at the individual level to …
individual and goverment as a whole should take this issue as a matter of urgency and take
necessary step to over come at every stages.
Ideas
The government needs to take proactive measures
the government plays an integral role in investing money to …
take educational campaigns to …. raise people’s awareness of…
Example:
Today more people are overweight than ever before. What in your opinion are the primary
causes of this? What are the main effects of this epidemic?

The trend of getting obesity in modern stems A number of serious problems have arisen as a
from many factors. First and foremost, people, result of being overweight. First and foremost,
especially urban dwellers are likely to have a obesity clearly has adverse effects on our
sedentary lifestyle these days. In other words, physical health. Obese citizens are very
people have fewer physical demands at work unhealthy and often suffer from fatness and
and spend most of their time sitting in front of fitness-related diseases such as heart disease,
their computers. If working people have spare cancer, and sugar, which will lead them to be
time, they seem to prefer inactive leisure with medication and pose a threat to our health
activities such as reading books, playing online system. Another devastating effect is that
games, or watching TV instead of playing people can experience depressions and mental
sports. This results in burning fewer calories disorders. Overweight people usually feel less
and gaining weight. Another factor that confident about their appearance which can
contributes to the growing number of lessen their work capacity and result in lower
overweight people is their unhealthy eating productivity.
habits. This means more and more people eat
irregularly because of their workload or give
preference to high-calorie food / consume large
portions of high-calorie food.
3. CONCLUSION
For the conclusion you need simply to restate the problem and sum up the causes and effects that
you described in your body paragraphs

Example:
Today more people are overweight than ever before. What in your opinion are the primary
causes of this? What are the main effects of this epidemic?

In conclusion, obesity is a serious issue that affects people negatively nowadays. It’s mainly caused
by inactive lifestyles and eating disorders and results in severe health problems and loss of
productivity.
Example:
Today more people are overweight than ever before. What in your opinion are the primary
causes of this? What are the main effects of this epidemic?

In this day and age, it is true that the number of overweight people is constantly increasing/ is
growing at an alarming rate. There are many reasons for this issue and many effects have been
associated with it.

The trend of getting obesity in modern stems from many factors. First and foremost, people,
especially urban dwellers are likely to have a sedentary lifestyle these days. In other words, people
have a lower level of physically demanding work and spend most of their time sitting in front of their
computers. If working people have spare time, they seem to prefer inactive leisure activities such as
reading books, playing online games, or watching TV instead of playing sports. This results in burning
fewer calories and gaining weight. Another factor that contributes to the growing number of
overweight people is their unhealthy eating habits. This means more and more people eat irregularly
because of their workload or give preference to high-calorie food / consume large portions of high-
calorie food.

A number of serious problems have arisen as a result of being overweight. First and foremost, obesity
clearly has adverse effects on our physical health. Obese citizens are very unhealthy and often suffer
from fatness and fitness-related diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and sugar, which will lead
them to be with medication and pose a threat to our health system. Another devastating effect is that
people can experience depressions and mental disorders. Overweight people usually feel less
confident about their appearance which can lessen their work capacity and result in lower
productivity.

In conclusion, obesity is a serious issue that affects people negatively nowadays. It’s mainly caused
by inactive lifestyles and eating disorders and results in severe health problems and loss of
productivity.
PRACTICE
In the developed world, average life expectancy is increasing. What problems will this cause
for individuals and society? Suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact
of ageing populations.
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PRACTICE
In the developed world, average life expectancy is increasing. What problems will this cause
for individuals and society? Suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact
of ageing populations.

It is true that people in industrialised nations can expect to live longer than ever before. Although
there will undoubtedly be some negative consequences of this trend, societies can take steps to
mitigate these potential problems.

As people live longer and the populations of developed countries grow older, several related
problems can be anticipated. Aging population can clearly impose a financial burden on the
government. Although the governments have to pay more to pensioners, they receive less money in
taxes because of the decline in the working population. As a result, there will be less funding for other
aspects such as schools or hospitals. In addition, growing numbers of elderly people will also have an
impact on their own family. This means young adults will increasingly have to look after their elderly
relatives.

There are several actions that governments could take to solve the problems described above.
Initially, a simple solution would be to increase the retirement age for working adults, perhaps from 65
to 70. Nowadays, people of this age tend to be healthy enough to continue a productive working life.
A second measure would be for governments to encourage immigration in order to increase the
number of working adults who pay taxes. Finally, money from national budgets will need to be taken
from other areas and spent on vital healthcare, accommodation and transport facilities for the rising
numbers of older citizens.

In conclusion, various measures can be taken to tackle the problems that are certain to arise as the
populations of countries grow older.