Vocab & Idioms

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Vocabulary/ Expressions

Infrastructure (n) – the basic systems and services, such as transportation and power supplies, that a country or system uses in order to work effectively
Vehicle (due north) – something used to transport people or goods, especially something used on land or roads
Fashion (n) – a way of operating, living, or behaving
Highway/Expressway/Freeway (n) – a public road, especially an important road that joins cities or towns together
Public Transportation (n) – a system of trains, buses, etc., that is paid for or run by the authorities
Subway/Metro (n) – an underground, electric railroad in a metropolis
Speed up (phrasal verb) – to increase your speed
Make full upwards (phrasal verb) – to fill the fuel tank of a car total
Hitch a ride (idiom) – get a ride with somebody else
Gas Guzzler (idiom) – a vehicle that uses a lot of gas

Role i Questions

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Topic

  • What's the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?
  • Do you adopt public or private transportation?
  • What is your favorite mode of transportation?
  • Do y'all like riding a bike?

Part 2&three Questions

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Sample A

Office 2 Questions

  • Describe a vehicle you would like to have. Yous should say:
    • what vehicle it is
    • what it looks like
    • what information technology would exist used for
    • and why you would like to own information technology.

Part three Questions

  • How do about people travel long distances in your country?
  • Take the types of ship people apply inverse much over the last few decades?
  • Do you think send is likely to keep to improve in the future?

Sample B

Office two Questions

  • Draw a common transportation system for commuters in your metropolis. You lot should say:
    • what type of system information technology is
    • who uses it
    • how convenient information technology is
    • and explain why you like or dislike it.

Part iii Questions

  • Exercise you call up the government should impose a restriction on citizens' car buying?
  • What kinds of improvement have there been in transport in your land in contempo years?
  • How easy is it to travel around your country?

Sample C

Part two Questions

  • Talk about an uncomfortable style y'all accept traveled. Y'all should say:
    • what kind of transportation it was
    • who you were travelling with
    • where you were going
    • and why information technology was uncomfortable.

Part 3 Questions

  • Do you call up that transport problems are worse in urban or rural areas?
  • What measures could exist taken to reduce problems of congestion in cities?
  • Which method of travel practice you consider safest?

Sample Answers

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Function 1 Questions

  • What's the nearly pop means of transportation in your hometown?
    • Beingness that I'm from a small town with a whopping population of almost 18,000 residents, it's, for sure, a auto. We don't have a public transportation arrangement inside the city limits.
  • Do you adopt public or individual transportation?
    • Since I'm living in a big urban center right now, I favor public over individual. On the other hand, if I was living in a pocket-size metropolis or dorsum in my hometown, I'm partial to private. I actually accept a motorcar in my hometown and miss driving it.
  • What is your favorite fashion of transportation?
    • Information technology depends on how far I'm traveling. For example, when I travel long distances, I prefer by plane. If information technology's a curt altitude, I'd rather use my ain vehicle considering information technology'southward quick and timely unless I'g stuck on the highway in a traffic jam.
  • Exercise you like riding a bicycle?
    • My days of riding a bicycle are over. I'd much rather ride a Harley Davidson motorcycle, especially on a pleasant summertime day.

Office 2&3 Answers

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Sample A

Office 2 Questions

  • Describe a vehicle you would like to accept. You lot should say:
    • what vehicle it is
    • what it looks like
    • what it would be used for
    • and why yous would similar to own it.

I always wanted a vintage motorcycle like a Harley Davidson or Indian. Everytime I run into 1 on my internet news feed or on TV, I get the urge to find and buy one. These 2 motorbike manufacturers have a long history and are well known throughout the earth. I feel they are the most stylish bikes out in that location on the streets or in museums on display.

If I had to chose i of them, I think it would be a WWII era armed services model Harley Davidson because I accept an interest in military vehicles, and they are unique in that they have special features similar ammo boxes and special military colored pigment.

I'one thousand sure I would ride information technology on occasions, simply only for short distances or to the local motorcycle meetups. Most of the time, information technology would exist stored in my garage where information technology volition be safety from accidents and the extreme weather weather condition.

I recollect I started liking antiquarian motorcycles after I took a tour of a Harley Davidson motorcycle establish and museum in York Pennsylvania about 15 years ago. In the museum, they had on brandish a model from every year starting from, umm, I call up, 1903 when the company was founded. When I came across the armed forces edition model, I became hooked. I knew I needed one right then and there.

The closest I came to getting i was back in 2001 when I bought my outset Harley Davidson motorcycle, merely it was a model yr 2001 and not-military. Possibly someday my dream to have a WWII era Hard disk drive will come true. For now, I volition proceed dreaming and hoping.

Part 3 Questions

  • How do nigh people travel long distances in your country?
    • Well, since traveling by air is a lot cheaper these days, I'm sure many people prefer to fly over any other style of transportation . Not simply is it less expensive, it's too safer than, umm, driving a auto. I heard this on a news documentary about air travel a couple of weeks ago. They said the safest way to travel is in an airplane. Furthermore, the pct of accidents per year involving a plane are the lowest of any other vehicle.
  • Take the types of transport people use inverse much over the last few decades?
    • According to contempo news reports, three times every bit many people own and drive personal vehicles nowadays than 10 years agone. This is probably the number one reason why air pollution has skyrocketed in the last two decades. Another change in transportation I see is the use of motorbikes, more than then in the cities. I call back because they are less expensive to purchase and maintain and they are quicker than cars when maneuvering through traffic jams. Motorbikes can weave in and out of traffic more easily.
  • Do you think transport is likely to continue to improve in the time to come?
    • No doubt in my mind there volition be major improvements to the current transportation systems and infrastructure of the roads. With breakthroughs in applied science, I think highways volition become 2 or 3 tier roads, buses volition exist replaced past superfast trains, and sea liners will be able to transport people faster than before. I don't think during my time on this globe, but I believe someday cars will be like to airplanes and actual fly down the roads in the air. With all the innovations in technology today, it'southward all a possibility.

Sample B

Part ii Questions

  • Describe a common transportation arrangement for commuters in your city. Yous should say:
    • what blazon of organization it is
    • who uses information technology
    • how user-friendly information technology is
    • and explain why you like or dislike it.

There aren't many public transportation options in my small town because they are not necessary. Although, there's a public bus system that takes people to and from the nearest metropolis. I never used this system and really don't have any idea most it. I do recall reading or hearing about it at some betoken in my life.

From my agreement, this service is a direct route starting well-nigh the square of my hometown to the foursquare of the final destination. I believe there are several stops in betwixt, nonetheless I have no thought where the omnibus stops are located on the major road. I tin only imagine the stops are strategically located.

I would assume the people who have this bus don't have their own cars and work in the city or are visiting family and friends. On 2nd thought, possibly it could be commuters who work in the city and don't want to drive their personally vehicles everyday. It'southward hard for me to say why people employ it.
When I was back in my hometown in one case, I didn't take a auto and needed a manner to become into the city. Since I knew nigh this jitney organisation, I looked up the stops and times on the internet. I believe the pickup and drop off times were non suitable for me, and so I found another mode into the city. I think it was with my parents car.

I don't know if the system is good or bad or if I like or dislike it. I never read any reviews about it or heard anyone mention the service the bus provides. In all honesty, I know it exists, but have fiddling information about it. Perhaps anytime I volition.

Part 3 Questions

  • Do yous think the regime should impose a brake on citizens' car buying?
    • This is a idea provoking question, and I'one thousand not sure what I think. Ok, in my viewpoint, I retrieve it's a skilful thought for ane crucial reason, too many vehicles. Huge metropolitan cities have overcrowded highways and inner city streets. Not merely is there a pollution problem, just there's likewise a major traffic problem because the infrastructure tin can't handle the mass amounts of cars on the roadways. Past limiting automobile ownership it will subtract both problems. I was told by a person from China that such a law is currently in effect in Beijing.
  • What kinds of improvements have in that location been in ship in your country in recent years?
    • I can't speak about the entire Us, just only for Pennsylvania the land I alive in. I do know that the major price route, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, has been going through some major construction to widen and resurface the roads. Correct at present the highway is a mess to travel on because of these construction projects, but in one case it's finished it will be and so much better and faster. Some other surface area is transportation regulations for tractor trailers. For case, truck drivers can only drive a maximum of x hours total in a 24-hour interval compared to xiv. I retrieve this is an important regulation and will lower the number of accidents involving trucks significantly.
  • How easy is it to travel effectually your country?
    • I would have to say it'due south fairly simple, unless you encounter some problems as traffic jams, accidents, flying delays, and road construction. Let's accept road construction for example. I drove from the east coast to the due west coast concluding yr and plant it quite enjoyable until I encountered a route structure project. It was worse if it was in close proximity to a urban center. For instance, I came beyond one in Chicago. Unbelievable! The congestion was terrible, not to mention some crazy drivers. Overall, I think it'south uncomplicated no matter if yous are traveling by country or air.

Sample C

Part 2 Questions

  • Talk about an uncomfortable fashion yous have traveled. You should say:
    • what kind of transportation it was
    • who you lot were travelling with
    • where you were going
    • and why it was uncomfortable.

I remember a time when I was in the U.South. Army and took a long unbearable military charter flight from Newark Delaware in the The states to Rhein-Primary Air Base of operations in Germany, which is near Frankfort. This was back in 1985 and I was only eighteen at the time.

I was going to Germany to be stationed at a military institution for 2 years, so I was excited about the trip. Little did I know that the flight was going to be one of the worst I ever had.

Let me kickoff by saying the airplane was full, or better notwithstanding, I would say overloaded with military machine personnel to include their deport on bags. All of the bags didn't fit in the overhead compartments, so they were stored on the floor in various locations in the plane. Well, I was the unfortunate rider who had what I would say, the worst seat in the house. I was seated in the row of seats with no row of seats in front end of me. Guess what?! A lot of those actress carry on bags were placed in the little space in front of me. This made it then I couldn't stretch my legs out. Right and then and in that location, I knew I was in for a cramped and intolerable 8-hour flight.

As I expected, the flight was horrible. I couldn't sleep, and I don't think I got up once during the flight. I saturday at that place for the entire time wishing I was at my destination sooner than later.

One time I arrived at the airport, I was beyond happy to get off the aeroplane and stretch my legs and walk around a bit. I wouldn't wish this type of experience even on my worst enemy. It was definitely a trip I wanted to forget and never relive again. Luckily, until this day i oasis't taken another flight similar it.

Part 3 Questions

  • Do you think that transport problems are worse in urban or rural areas?
    • By a mile, metropolis living has far worse bug than the countryside. I'm originally from a semi rural area in Pennsylvania, and I live in the capital urban center of Bangkok. City life hither is past far a lot more hectic and downright outrageous when it comes to traffic concerns. The roads are awful and the infrastructure of the inner urban center roads are downright unsafe due to heavy traffic. Public transportation is non-existent in the country, so there's cypher to compare.
  • What measures could be taken to reduce problems of congestion in cities?
    • I recall there are a couple of things that can be washed to help this situation. For one, ask residents to accept the subway and omnibus system instead of driving their cars. Mayhap an incentive like discounted rates would entice them to apply public transportation. A second one, to ban all vehicles from driving on specific days by license plate number. For example, license plates beginning with 5 tin can't bulldoze on the start Monday of every calendar month. A third 1, restrict gas guzzling vehicles from driving in the urban center during rush hour.
  • Which method of travel practise y'all consider safest?
    • According to some enquiry I heard in the news, the experts say traveling via air is the safest because there are fewer plane accidents than any other mode of transportation. I tend to agree with this inquiry. Fifty-fifty though you here well-nigh a deadly blow involving a airplane, it'southward non often. At present take cars for example. I hear everyday most fatal auto accidents in the news or on social media and information technology'due south not just one. Information technology seems to be driving a route vehicle is the most unsafe form of transportation.

Wrap-up

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