ENGLISH FOR THE SCIENCES

TEMPLATE FOR PREPARING A PROBLEM-SOLUTION TEXT FOR

WAT 2
DEADLINE TO WRITE THE TEXT: WEEK 4 DAY 1 APRIL 25TH 2022
BEFORE 11.59 PM VIA BLOQUE NEON ONLY
General recommendations

Use paragraph indentation. (Each paragraph should have a space that

signals the beginning of that paragraph; Use double space and font 12).
Example:
Solving the Problem of Pollution in Big Cities like Bogota

The issue of pollution is devastating for some regions of Latin America,

particularly big cities. These regions are suffering much more because of the

big amount of people who live in these cities.

Give your composition a nice title that invites the reader to get interested
(Not too long, not too short)
The Problem of Pollution in Hidroituango
PARAGRAPH 1: INTRODUCTION TO Give a Title to This Section
THE TEXT (6 lines maximum)
Here you start contextualizing the readers
about the situation. Tell where the
situation is happening and who gets
affected. Briefly mention (not explain in
detail) the problem and the solution
proposed.
Useful phrases:
A rise in …. has been observed recently.
-(Problem) has been observed in…
-(Problem) has potential consequences for
citizens
- (Mention the solution) Recently there has
been an interest in solving the issue of
(problem) by _______
v. ing
(Mention the solution)
PARAGRAPH 2: PROBLEM (6 lines Example
minimum 10 lines maximum)
Have a subtitle that summarizes the The Waste of Water in
problem in bold. (This subtitle should be Bogota
one sentence long)
Here provide a deep explanation of the There has not been sufficient
problem explaining at length why it is a attention given to the impact
problem, who gets affected, what causes of parasites XXXXX in the
the problem, what consequences will come area of infectiology. The
if the problem is not solved. chagas disease consists of…
Useful phrases This sickness leads to…
How to explain what the problem is
(Problem) consists of…
(Problem)… refers to…
(Problem)… leads to…
Due to (Problem)…
________(consequence)
How to explain where/how it originates Due to ___, ____________.
from noun sentence
(Problem) stems from… Due to air pollution, a lot of
(Problem) is brought up by… inhabitants of Bogota are
(Problem) is caused by… having lung problems.
The first cause of this problem is…
Another cause of (Problem) is…
How to explain consequences of the
problem
… directly affects… (mention whom)
… causes an impact in… (mention
whom/what)
PARAGRAPH 3: SOLUTION
(6 lines minimum, 10 lines maximum)
Have a subtitle that summarizes the
solution in bold. (This subtitle should be
one sentence long)
Here, provide a lengthy explanation of the
solution.
Useful phrases
-(Solution) is a strategy for solving this
problem considering that….
-(Solution)… is probably the best option
for… because…
- My argument is that… can be solved
by…
bearing in mind that… (taking into
account that…)
PARAGRAPH 4: EVALUATION OF
THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS (7 LINES
MAXIMUM)
Explain at least one advantage and one
disadvantage of the solution proposed.
Finish the text with a conclusion.
Useful phrases to add the evaluation.
-One benefit of this solution is that…
-This solution proves to be useful
because…
-One main drawback of this solution is
that…
-…… is a disadvantage of using this
solution, though.
Useful phrases to add the conclusion.
-All in all, the issue of… should be
resolved; otherwise…
-In a nutshell, solving (problem) will result
in benefits for (mention whom)
- In short, there is need to solve (problem)
so that…