Making your town more 'green'

You see this announcement on the notice board of your local council:

The Environmental Planning Committee is organising a campaign to make our town more ‘green’. You are invited to submit a proposal related to your neighbourhood, which will be presented to the city council. Present some factual information about the area, pointing out any relevant environmental issues, and suggest practical measures which individuals and families could take to make the neighbourhood more green.

Write your proposal in 220–260 words in plain English. Your proposal should be readable by a broad audience.

Please compose your proposal using the text field below. Do not simply copy and paste the finished proposal!

Your proposal

Your word count: 0

You see this announcement on the notice board of your local council:

The Environmental Planning Committee is organising a campaign to make our town more ‘green’. You are invited to submit a proposal related to your neighbourhood, which will be presented to the city council. Present some factual information about the area, pointing out any relevant environmental issues, and suggest practical measures which individuals and families could take to make the neighbourhood more green.

Your proposal will be automatically scored in terms of reading difficulty after submission. You will have the option to revise your proposal afterwards once. You should aim for a score between 60 and 70. Higher scores indicate a too simplistic proposal, while lower scores indicate low readability.

Write your proposal in 220–260 words in plain English. Your proposal should be readable by a broad audience.

Please compose your proposal using the text field below. Do not simply copy and paste the finished proposal!

Your proposal

Your word count: 0

You see this announcement on the notice board of your local council:

The Environmental Planning Committee is organising a campaign to make our town more ‘green’. You are invited to submit a proposal related to your neighbourhood, which will be presented to the city council. Present some factual information about the area, pointing out any relevant environmental issues, and suggest practical measures which individuals and families could take to make the neighbourhood more green.

Your proposal will be continuously scored in terms of reading difficulty. You should aim for a score between 60 and 70. Higher scores indicate a too simplistic proposal, while lower scores indicate low readability.

Write your proposal in 220–260 words in plain English. Your proposal should be readable by a broad audience.

Please compose your proposal using the text field below. Do not simply copy and paste the finished proposal!

Your proposal

Your word count: 0

You see this announcement on the notice board of your local council:

The Environmental Planning Committee is organising a campaign to make our town more ‘green’. You are invited to submit a proposal related to your neighbourhood, which will be presented to the city council. Present some factual information about the area, pointing out any relevant environmental issues, and suggest practical measures which individuals and families could take to make the neighbourhood more green.

Your proposal will be continuously scored in terms of reading difficulty. You should aim for a score between 60 and 70. Higher scores indicate a too simplistic proposal, while lower scores indicate low readability. An emoticon will indicate how well your text corresponds to the requirements.

Write your proposal in 220–260 words in plain English. Your proposal should be readable by a broad audience.

Please compose your proposal using the text field below. Do not simply copy and paste the finished proposal!

Your proposal

Your word count: 0

You see this announcement on the notice board of your local council:

The Environmental Planning Committee is organising a campaign to make our town more ‘green’. You are invited to submit a proposal related to your neighbourhood, which will be presented to the city council. Present some factual information about the area, pointing out any relevant environmental issues, and suggest practical measures which individuals and families could take to make the neighbourhood more green.

Your proposal will be continuously scored in terms of reading difficulty. You should aim for a score between 60 and 70. Higher scores indicate a too simplistic proposal, while lower scores indicate low readability. A slider will indicate how well your text corresponds to the requirements. In addition, you will see how well your text is written compared to text submitted in similar tasks.

Write your proposal in 220–260 words in plain English. Your proposal should be readable by a broad audience.

Please compose your proposal using the text field below. Do not simply copy and paste the finished proposal!

Your proposal

Your word count: 0

Too difficult Too simple

You see this announcement on the notice board of your local council:

The Environmental Planning Committee is organising a campaign to make our town more ‘green’. You are invited to submit a proposal related to your neighbourhood, which will be presented to the city council. Present some factual information about the area, pointing out any relevant environmental issues, and suggest practical measures which individuals and families could take to make the neighbourhood more green.

Your proposal will be automatically scored in terms of reading difficulty after submission. You will have the option to revise your proposal afterwards once. You should aim for a score between 60 and 70. Higher scores indicate a too simplistic proposal, while lower scores indicate low readability.

Write your proposal in 220–260 words in plain English. Your proposal should be readable by a broad audience.

Please compose your proposal using the text field below. Do not simply copy and paste the finished proposal!

Your proposal

Your word count: 0

You see this announcement on the notice board of your local council:

The Environmental Planning Committee is organising a campaign to make our town more ‘green’. You are invited to submit a proposal related to your neighbourhood, which will be presented to the city council. Present some factual information about the area, pointing out any relevant environmental issues, and suggest practical measures which individuals and families could take to make the neighbourhood more green.

Your proposal will be automatically scored in terms of reading difficulty after submission. You will have the option to revise your proposal afterwards once. You should aim for a score between 60 and 70. Higher scores indicate a too simplistic proposal, while lower scores indicate low readability.

Write your proposal in 220–260 words in plain English. Your proposal should be readable by a broad audience.

Please compose your proposal using the text field below. Do not simply copy and paste the finished proposal!

Your proposal

Your word count: 0

Too difficult Too simple

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