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ThisisthenextinmyseriesoflessonswithmodelIELTSessays.Inadditiontotheessaytodownload,
youwillfindadviceonansweringthequestion,structuringtheessay,ideasforothertransportessays
andchoosingtherightvocabulary.

Thequestion
Asever,thefirststepistoanalysethequestionandconsiderwhatitisaskingyoutodothetask.the
questionis:

Publictransportcouldbemadefreeofcharge.Aretheremoreadvantagesor
disadvantagestothischange?

Thetaskistogiveyouropinionaboutwhethertherearemoreadvantagesthandisadvantagestotheidea
ofmakingpublictransportfreeofcharge.Ifyouaretoanswerthequestionproperly,youneedtoconsider
notjustwhattheadvantagesanddisadvantagesare,butalsohowmanyofthemthereare.Thisshould
highlightedbothinyourintroductionandconclusion.

Structuringtheessay
Toanswerthequestionwhethertherearemoreadvantagesordisadvantages,youreallyneedtolookat
bothadvantagesanddisadvantagesintheessay.Itmaybepossibletosayinyour
introduction/conclusionthatyoucanseenoadvantages/disadvantagesandthentowriteaboutonlyone
sideoftheargument.However,Imuchpreferamorebalancedstructurethatconsidersbothprosand
cons.
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Thestructure5paragraphs
ThestructureIchooseforthisessayisa5paraessay.IdothispartlybecauseIwantaseparatepara
foreachadvantageoffreepublictransport.Thisemphasisesthattherearemoreprosthancons.

Intro
Identifyfreepublictransportasessaytopic.Statetherearemoreprosthanconstosuchapolicy(there
isonlyonedisadvantagebuttwoadvantages).Thissetsoutthemapoftheessayonedisadvantage
andtwoadvantageparas.

Content1(thedisadvantage)
Lookattheonemajordisadvantagecost/revenue.Explainthatitisasignificantpracticalobjection

Content2(thefirstadvantage)
Explainhowfreepublictransportcanreducepollution.

Content3(thesecondadvantage)
Explainhowfreepublictransportcanreducecongestion.

Conclusion
Aonesentencesummaryisnormallyrightina5paraexamessay.SoallIdoisdirectlyanswerthe
question(therearemoreadvantagesthandisadvantages)andlinkbacktotheintroduction(theone
disadvantageissignificant).

Vocabularytransport/government/cost/environment
Youwillfindmoredetailedvocabularynotesbelow.TheonepointIwanttoemphasisehereisthatoneof
thebestwaystovaryyourvocabularyistousevocabularyfromdifferenttopicareas.Thereareonlyso
manydifferentwaysofsayingpublictransport.Mysolutionislikethis:
publictransportmeanstalkingaboutgovernmentlocalgovernmentcouncilstransport
authorities
thisisamoneyquestionfaresrevenuecostsincome
transportandtheenvironmentareoftenrelatedtopicsgreencleanexhaustemissionsair
pollution

Ideasforpublictransportessays
TransportisacommonIELTSessaytopicand,assuch,itisoneofthoseareasthatyouneedtohave
ideasfor.HereareafewIuseinthisessayandsomeothersyoucoulduseinothertransportessays.

Advantagesoffreepublictransport
1.theenvironment:moreuseofpublictransportmeansfewercarsontheroadandthatmeansless

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1.theenvironment:moreuseofpublictransportmeansfewercarsontheroadandthatmeansless
pollution
2.congestion:moreuseofpublictransportwouldleadtolesscongestion
3.greaterpublicaccess:makingpublictransportfreewouldmeaneveryonecoulduseit,regardlessof
income

Disadvantagesoffreepublictransport
1.Faresareanimportantsourceofrevenuefor(local)governmentswithoutthemtaxeswouldrise
2.Governmentsneedtoinvestintransportinfrastructureandthisrequiresrevenue
3.Transportworkersneedtobepaidwheredotheirwagescomefrom
4.Afreeservicemaymeanalowerqualityservice

Neutralideas/Ideasfortransportessays
1.Isallpublictransportthesame?Whataboutlongdistanceroutesbetweencities?
2.Couldpublictransportbemadefreeforsomesectionsofsociety(pensionersandschoolchildren)?
3.Couldsomeformsofpublictransportbemadefree(egurbanbusroutes)?
4.Peoplecouldsharecarjourneys,walkmoreorusebicycles.Itisapersonalresponsibility.
5.Publictransportshouldbeprivatisedallowingprivatecompaniestoprovidetheseservicesina
competitive MARKET place

Theessaywithnotes

Seetheessayreadthenotes

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LETMECLARIFYMYDOUBTCANIFOLLOW4PARAMODELFOR
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Ingeneral,mypreferenceisfora4paraessayonthegroundsthatitisnormally
moreeffectivetowritemoreaboutlessthanlessaboutmore.Therearetimes,however,
when5parascanmakesense:
youhaveavarietyofdifferentargumentsbutnotsomuchtosayabouteachofthem
youwanttoemphasisethenumberofdifferentarguments(asinthisessay)
youwanttowritemoreaboutonesideoftheargumentthantheother
youwanttowriteaboutoneside,theotherandthengiveyourownopinionina
separatepara
Really,mysuggestionisthatyoutakeitonacasebycasebasis.Itiswisetobeableto
writebotha4andaparaessayforjustincase.Idontreallysuggestthatyousaythisis
anargumentessaysoiamjoingotwrite4parasetc.Ishalltryandpostmoreabout
thissoonitsanimportantquestion.

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Hello,
Mr.Dominic.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatItisprofoundlyacademicessay.If,iresponseto
thisquestiononlystatingbenfitsofthefreepublictransportation.Whatisyourviewabout
it?Ihavewrittenmyessayasfollows.
Nowadays,manycitiesprovidenumerouspublictransportationmeansavailableto
inhabitantsforafree.Whethertheseoptionswithoutfareisadvantageousisoneofthe
mostcontroversialtopictoday.Thisessaywillbelookingathowafreetransportation
systemwillbemoreenvironmentallypositivetothesocietyandprovideaccessibilitytolow
earners.
Firstpointtomakeisthatencouragingpeopletousefreepublictransitserviceshasmany
advantagestoenvironment.Forinstance,Ifmorepeopleusetransportserviceswithout
charge,manybigcitiesthatareexperiencingcongestionontheroadswouldconsiderably
reduced.Bymakingfreetranspotservicesavalabletogeneralpublic,therewouldbefewer
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reduced.Bymakingfreetranspotservicesavalabletogeneralpublic,therewouldbefewer
vehiclesontheroadandasaresultofit,thecarbonfootprintofvariouscitieswouldslow
down.Thus,itisunderstandablethateleminatingchargesfrompublictransporthasmore
prosthancones.
Inadditiontothis,providingaccesstouseacitystransitserviceswihoutfarecanbe
helpfultolowincomepeople.Forexample,anycitywiththisservicewouldprovide
opportunitiestoitsresidentstoliveandworkinanypartofthecity,regardlessoftheir
financialposition.Thiswouldthenhelpthelowincomeindiviualsofearninghugerevenue
fortheirfuturegenerations.Thus,itisclearthatmakingfreetransportmeansavailableto
acitysresidentshasmoremeritsthandownsides.
Afterlookingatabove,Itisclearlyseenthateradicatingfarefrompublictransporthas
morebeniftsthandrawbacks.Thus,itisexpectedthattheideaoffreepublictransitwould
beconsideedasanoptionforfuturegrowthformostoftheemergingcities.
Kindlycommentonmypieceofwriting.

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