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Ideas For IELTS Writing 2 - Transport

The document discusses various ideas for addressing transportation issues in cities. It notes that traffic congestion is often caused by many commuters traveling at the same time each day. Some solutions proposed include encouraging workers to carpool, providing more flexible work schedules, investing in reliable public transportation, and taxing drivers to help fund transportation improvements. The advantages of public transportation include reducing pollution and easing congestion, while disadvantages include sometimes being slow and crowded. The document also discusses various measures that can help improve road safety, such as banning mobile phone use while driving and using speed cameras and bumps to slow traffic.

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Ideas For IELTS Writing 2 - Transport

The document discusses various ideas for addressing transportation issues in cities. It notes that traffic congestion is often caused by many commuters traveling at the same time each day. Some solutions proposed include encouraging workers to carpool, providing more flexible work schedules, investing in reliable public transportation, and taxing drivers to help fund transportation improvements. The advantages of public transportation include reducing pollution and easing congestion, while disadvantages include sometimes being slow and crowded. The document also discusses various measures that can help improve road safety, such as banning mobile phone use while driving and using speed cameras and bumps to slow traffic.

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F4C Reading & Writing

Ideas for IELTS Writing


 Topic 2: transport

 Traffic problems
Most people live in the suburbs outside city centre.
People tend to travel alone.
Commuters tend to travel at the same time of day.
Cars and road space are not used efficiently.
This causes traffic jams during the rush hour.
Traffic congestion is caused by commuters travelling to work.

 Traffic solutions
个人角度
Workers should share their cars and travel together.
Public transport needs to be reliable and efficient.
企业角度
In order to reduce traffic, we should change our working habits.
Workers could be given flexible timetables.
More people could work from home.
The internet can now be used to connect people.
Meetings can be held as video conferences.
政府角度
Another solution would be to tax drivers.
In London, for example, there is a congestion charge.
This helps to raise money for better public transport.

 The advantages of public transport


Parking a car can be extremely difficult in big cities.
We need to reduce our dependence on cars.
Well-designed transport systems are comfortable and convenient.
Modern public transport can be fast and cheap.
Public transport can help to reduce pollution in cities.
Investment in buses and trains will ease traffic congestion.
Buses can be given special lanes to avoid traffic.

 The disadvantages of public transport


Public transport is often slow and unreliable.
Cars are much more comfortable.
Metro systems and trains are often dirty and crowded.
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 Road safety
疲劳驾驶
Driving while tired or drunk is extremely dangerous.
Television campaigns are used to remind people to drive safely.
开车接打电话
Mobile phones can be a dangerous distraction for drivers.
They draw the driver’s attention away from the road.
The use of phones while driving has been banned in many countries.
Punishments are becoming stricter.
超速
Speed cameras have become more common.
Speed bumps are another form of traffic calming.
Many streets are designed with the aim of slowing traffic down.

Some people think that strict punishments for driving offenses are the key to reducing traffic
accidents. Others, however, believe that other measures would be more effective in improving
road safety.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Some people think that more money should be spent to promote the use of bicycles in cities.
Others, however, believe that cities should focus on investing in public transport systems.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world
are now “one big traffic jam”.
How true do you think this statement is?
What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars?

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The best way to improve road safety is to increase the minimum legal age of driving cars or
motorbikes.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Some people think more public money should be spent on roads and motorways than the
public transport system.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
F4C Reading & Writing

Ideas for IELTS Writing


Topic 2：Transportation

Vocabulary:
1. 交通堵塞 traffic congestion/jams 12. 减少对车的依赖 reduce our dependence on cars
2. 通勤者(上班族) commuters 13. 专用车道 special lanes
3. 郊区 suburbs 14. 消除交通拥堵 ease traffic congestion
4. 缓解交通 reduce traffic 15. 地铁系统 metro systems
5. 高峰时间 rush hour 16. 超速摄像头 speed cameras
6. 工作习惯 working habits 17. 减速带 speed bumps
7. 公共交通 public transport 18. 车辆减速 traffic calming
8. 对司机征税 tax on drivers 19. 降低车速 slow traffic down
9. 灵活的时间表 flexible timetable 20. 驾驶习惯 driving habits
10. 拥堵费 congestion charge 21. 吊销驾照 license suspension
11. 精良设计的公交系统 well-designed transport 22. 司机安全意识课程 driver awareness courses
systems

Practice 2:
1. 交通堵塞是由通勤者上班造成的。
Traffic congestion is caused by commuters travelling to work.

2. 通勤者倾向于在一天中的同一时间出行。
Commuters tend to travel at the same time of day.

3. 为了缓解交通，我们应当改变我们的工作习惯。
In order to reduce traffic, we should change our working habits.

4. 这有助于为更好的公共交通去筹集资金。
This helps to raise money for better public transport.

5. 公交与地铁的投资可以缓解交通拥堵。
Investment in buses and trains will ease traffic congestion.
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6. 公共汽车可以有专用车道以避开交通(堵塞)。
Buses can be given special lanes to avoid traffic.

7. 手机对于司机来说是一个危险的干扰, 它们会把司机的注意力从道路上转移开。
distraction
Mobile phones can be a dangerous distraction for drivers, which draw drivers’ attention away from
the road.

8. 严厉的惩罚当然有助于鼓励人们更安全驾驶。
Strict punishments can certainly help to encourage people to drive more safely.

9. 对危险司机的处罚可以起到威慑作用，这意味着人们可以避免重复同样的违法行为。
deterrent
Penalties for dangerous drivers can act as a deterrent, meaning that people avoid repeating the same
offence.

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