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Are there any problems with the public transport system in your town/city?
3. Has the way people travel changed much in the last few decades?
4. Do you agree that governments should do more to encourage greener methods of transport?
6. Do you think that transport problems are worse in urban or rural areas?
Useful Vocabulary
Typical methods of transport in cities
to take/catch a tram
to take/catch a bus
to take/catch a taxi
to go by car
to go by motorbike/scooter/moped
to go by bike/bicycle / to cycle
to go on foot / to walk
to go by / to take/catch a train
to go by / to take a coach
to go by / to take/catch a boat/ferry
Transport problems
thick fog / icy roads / heavy rain / strong winds / heavy storm
bypasses / ringroads
for instance
such as
like / as
Sample Answer
What measures could be taken to reduce problems of congestion in cities?
There are many ways that congestion could be reduced in big cities. In my city, for example, they have
introduced a bike rental system where members can pick up a bike at one point and drop it off at another.
It’s proving to be very popular and as a result more cycle lanes are also being provided.
Another example, which unfortunately doesn’t exist in my city, is a park and ride scheme where you leave
your car outside the city in a carpark and then take a free bus into the centre. Another way to prevent
people bringing their cars into the city would be to charge a special fee to access the centre, like they do
in London, though I guess this wouldn’t be quite so popular with the residents.
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