Problem and solution essay

November 4

Problem and solution 
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Watch this video and design a graphic organizer answering the following questions:
What problem is being described in this video?
What is the main cause of this problem?
What are the consequences?
What are the possible solutions?



How to write an essay on problem and solution

First of all organize the information:

Graphic Organizer:
Organize, classify and summarize the information of the text using an appropriate graphic organizer. Remember that the purpose of a graphic organizer is to represent graphically the main themes or ideas of a text and the logical relations existing among them.

You can use the following graphic organizers according to the information you will include in your essay:


Second, start to write your essay:

Your four paragraphs should look something like this:
Paragraph 1- Introduction
Paragraph 2- Problems
Paragraph 3- Solutions
Paragraph 4- Conclusion
At a sentence level, your structure should look like this:
Introduction 
Sentence 1- Paraphrase question
Sentence 2- Outline sentence (say what you will discuss in the rest of the essay)
Problem 
Sentence 3- State problem
Sentence 4- Explain what problem is
Sentence 5- What are the causes and consequences of this problem
Solution
Sentence 6- State solution
Sentence 7- Explain how solution will solve problem
Conclusion 
Sentence 8- Summary of main points 
Sentence 11- Prediction or recommendation


 Check this model to write an essay giving solutions to a problem



Task: Find the topic sentence and supporting ideas in each paragraph.


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4 comentarios:

  1. Oil Spill on wáter Sources

    Each year, human activities send between 190 million and 706 million gallons of crude oil or its refined products into the seas. The single largest source of man-made oil pollution in the oceans is oily waste spills from ships, While oil spills occurs by large industrial accidents or improper practices, oil leak in the pipeline, washing and cleaning of tanks and the more serious are the attacks of terrorist groups especially in Colombia. which consequences does this bad practice of the oil industry?. These oil spills pollute and degrade the soil, vegetation, species of marine and terrestrial animals, crops, drinking water, rivers and seas, also polluting the air. Oil spills are filtered into the groundwater and are directed to the rivers to finally result in the sea, contaminating large amounts of water, this has affected the life present in these environments. How do you clean up an oil spill?

    If the spill is the land, you should be mechanically removed such as to burn contaminated soil in situ, using absorbent or foams and bioremediation, but if seawater is contaminated first thing you should do is to enclose the spill in a particular place with mechanical barriers that absorb or separate oil from water. As then remains oil droplets in water, then to use dispersants to break up the oil and speed its natural biodegradation. Dispersants act by reducing the surface tension that stops oil and water from mixing. Natural bacteria can digest the hydrocarbons and convert them to carbon dioxide and water. This is called biodegradation, and is a natural process that can clean water and sediment after an oil spill. The natural process can be speeded up by the addition of fertilizing nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous, which stimulate growth of the microorganisms.

    In conclusión, the most important is to remove contaminated water from oil to protect human health and wildlife as fast as posible and It is important to have contingency plans in order to deploy personnel and equipment pollution control efficiently.

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    1. Oil Spill on wáter Sources

      Each year, human activities send between 190 million and 706 million gallons of crude oil or its refined products into the seas. The single largest source of man-made oil pollution in the oceans is oily waste spills from ships, While oil spills occurs by large industrial accidents or improper practices, oil leak in the pipeline, washing and cleaning of tanks and the more serious are the attacks of terrorist groups especially in Colombia. which consequences does this bad practice of the oil industry HAVE?. These oil spills pollute and degrade the soil, vegetation, species of marine and terrestrial animals, crops, drinking water, rivers and seas, also polluting the air. Oil spills are filtered into the groundwater and (are) GO directed to the rivers to finally result in the sea, contaminating large amounts of water, this has affected the life present in these environments. How do you clean up an oil spill?

      If the spill is IN the land, you should be mechanically removed such as to burn contaminated soil in situ, using absorbent or foams and bioremediation, but if seawater is contaminated first thing you should do is to enclose the spill in a particular place with mechanical barriers that absorb or separate oil from water. As then remains oil droplets in water, then to use dispersants to break up the oil and speed its natural biodegradation. Dispersants act by reducing the surface tension that stops oil and water from mixing. Natural bacteria can digest the hydrocarbons and convert them to carbon dioxide and water. This is called biodegradation, and is a natural process that can clean water and sediment after an oil spill. The natural process can be speeded up by the addition of fertilizing nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous, which stimulate growth of the microorganisms.

      In conclusi(ó)On, the most important ACTION is to remove contaminated water from oil to protect human health and wildlife as fast as posible and It is important to have contingency plans in order to deploy personnel and equipment pollution control efficiently.

      IS THIS YOUR SOLUTION FOR YOUR COMPANY OR IS IT JUST A SOLUTION THAT IS GIVEN IN THIS KIND OF SITUATIONS?

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  2. Hello, it is one of the solutions that can be given but there are many others, according to research this technique has high removal efficiencies of oil from water, then we chose them as an alternative to solve the problem of Ecopetrol

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  3. teacher, our problem and solution essay is posted in our blog

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