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Describe a trip that you took by public transportation. v.1

Describe a trip that you took by public transportation. v. 1
Describe a trip that you took by public transportation. You should say:  when and where you went  what kind of transport you used  how was your trip and explain why you chose to use public transportation for this trip. Follow-up questions: - Do you think people should use public transportation more often? - What type of public transports is in use in your country? - Do you think the government invests enough in public transport in your country? - What do you think your government should do to improve the quality of public transport in your country?   Model Answer 1: Taking trips to all kinds of places is a part of our daily life, whether we travel in our private vehicles or use some kind of public transportation. Of course, as far as I am concerned, I am more comfortable to take my trips on my motorbike when I am travelling short distances. But, when I travel long distances, I usually use public transportation, and today I would like to talk about one such long-distance trips which I took about a few weeks ago. Anyway, I took the trip to attend a wedding ceremony of one of my cousins who lives about a couple of kilometres away from me in another city. Since it was a long trip, I naturally wanted to use public transportation except, of course, I just couldn’t decide on whether to use a public bus or public train. Buses travel usually faster than train in my country but they don’t usually provide an opportunity to freshen up or eat any kind of food or snacks during the journey. But, on the other hands, even though, trains run a bit slow, they all offer the opportunity for refreshment. In fact, all of the public trains in my country have canteens to offer food for the travellers, and of course, they also have washrooms to freshen up. So, after considering the pros and cons of using both types of public transportation, I finally decided to make my trip on a public train. Of course, it took me a little longer to arrive at my destination with train, but the trip was comfortable, and relaxing, especially, because of playing some "classical and hit songs" throughout the entire journey. Anyway, I chose to use public transportation, primarily because it provided more safety and security in my travel. In fact, I didn’t have to worry about getting involved in any kind of unfortunate event or accident. Besides, I found travelling by train more comfortable and relaxing because it provided a much larger space to manoeuvre around when I needed to stretch a little. Finally, I never felt any travel fatigue after arriving at my destination.   Sample Answer 2: Though I own a car, I often use public transportation. I do so to allow other family members to use my car for their own important tasks and sometimes I use public transportation, like the bus, to travel a long distance, especially to a different city. Some of the remote areas are not quite as easy to travel by cars and for those places, I use public transportation like the rickshaw, taxi or the rented motorbike. One such trip that I remember I took 2 years ago when I visited one of my aunts' house. My aunt was married to a civil engineer and they had 3 kids. Their living place was kind of a remote area and took almost 10-12 hours to reach. It was the mid-autumn when I had the trip and I alone went there. I had to use 3-4 different public transportation to finally reach my aunt's house. I took a bus and it stopped when we reached near a river after 4-5 hours journey. I had to use a boat to pass the river and after that, I took another bus and finally an auto-rickshaw to reach my aunt’s living place. The trip was a long one and it was neither a very pleasant journey nor a very disturbing one as well. Changing the transportation a few times, carrying two such heavy bags was something that annoyed me. But I enjoyed the natural scenery, a different routine than the usual busy life, scenic beauty on both sides of the road, the beautiful river and the new people and place. I mostly listened to music from my MP3 player and read a magazine on my journey and I enjoyed that also. I took public transportation mainly for 3 reasons. Firstly, I left it home so that other family members can use it if needed as I would be away for about a week. Secondly, I did not know the exact route to the place I travelled and that's why it would have been a bit uncertain to take my private car to a route that I have no idea about. Finally, it was a remote area and taking my car would have caused extra tension like parking it, fueling it and that why I preferred to take the journey in public transportation.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card Topic would also enable you to talk about the following Cue Card Topics: 1.     Describe a common vehicle in your city. 2.     Describe a kind of public transportation you often use. 3.     Describe a trip you recently had. 4.     Describe a journey a common vehicle in your city. 5.     Describe a kind of public transportation you often you to travel. 6.     Describe a trip you recently had. 7.     Describe a journey you recently had. 8.     Describe a picnic you had in a public place.
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a
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trip
that you
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took
by
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public
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transportation
. You should say:
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when and where you went
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what
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kind
of
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transport
you
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used
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how was your
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trip
and
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explain
why you chose to
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use
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public
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transportation
for this
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trip
. Follow-up questions:
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-
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think
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people
should
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use
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public
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transportation
more
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often
?

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What type of
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public
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transports
is in
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use
in your country?

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think
the
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government
invests
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enough
in
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public
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transport
in your country?

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think
your
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government
should do to
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improve
the quality of
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public
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transport
in your
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country
?
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Model Answer 1:

Taking
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trips
to all
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kinds
of
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places
is a part of our daily life, whether we
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travel
in our private vehicles or
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use
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some
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kind
of
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public
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transportation
. Of
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course
, as far as I
am concerned
, I am more comfortable to take my
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trips
on my motorbike when I am travelling short distances.
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But
, when I
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travel
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long
distances, I
usually
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use
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public
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transportation
, and
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today
I would like to talk about one such long-distance
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trips
which I
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took
about a few weeks ago.

Anyway
, I
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took
the
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trip
to attend a wedding ceremony of one of my cousins who
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lives
about a couple of
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kilometres
away from me in another city. Since it was a
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long
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trip
, I
naturally
wanted to
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use
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public
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transportation
except, of
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course
, I
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just
couldn’t decide on whether to
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use
a
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public
bus or
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public
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train
. Buses
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travel
usually
faster than
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train
in my
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country
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but
they don’t
usually
provide an opportunity to freshen up or eat any
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kind
of food or snacks during the
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journey
.
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But
, on the other hands,
even though
,
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trains
run a bit slow, they all offer the opportunity for refreshment. In fact,
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all of the
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public
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trains
in my
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country
have canteens to offer food for the
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travellers
, and of
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course
, they
also
have washrooms to freshen up.

So
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public
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transportation
, I
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finally
decided to
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make
my
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trip
on a
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public
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train
. Of
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course
, it
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took
me a
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little
longer to arrive at my destination with
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train
,
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but
the
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trip
was comfortable, and relaxing,
especially
,
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because
of playing
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some
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classical and hit songs
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throughout the entire journey.

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, I chose to
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use
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public
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transportation
,
primarily
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because
it provided more safety and security in my
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travel
. In fact, I didn’t
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have to
worry about getting involved in any
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kind
of unfortunate
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event
or accident.
Besides
, I found travelling by
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train
more comfortable and relaxing
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because
it provided a much larger space to
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manoeuvre
around when I needed to stretch a
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little
.
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, I never felt any
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travel
fatigue after arriving at my destination.
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Sample Answer 2:

Though I
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own
a
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car
, I
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often
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use
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public
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transportation
. I do
so
to
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allow
other family members to
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use
my
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car
for their
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own
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important
tasks and
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sometimes
I
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use
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public
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transportation
, like the bus, to
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travel
a
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long
distance,
especially
to a
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different
city.
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Some of the
remote areas are not quite as easy to
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travel
by
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cars
and for those
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places
, I
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use
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public
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transportation
like the rickshaw, taxi or the rented motorbike. One such
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trip
that I remember I
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took
2 years ago when I visited one of my aunts'
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house
. My aunt
was married
to a civil
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engineer and
they had 3 kids. Their living
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place
was
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kind of a
remote area and
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took
almost 10-12 hours to reach. It was the mid-autumn when I had the
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trip
and I alone went there. I had to
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use
3-4
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different
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public
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transportation
to
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finally
reach my aunt's
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house
.

I
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took
a bus and it
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stopped
when we reached near a river after 4-5 hours
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journey
.
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I
had to
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use
a boat to pass the river and after that, I
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took
another bus and
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finally
an auto-rickshaw to reach my aunt’s living place.

The
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trip
was a
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long
one and it was neither a
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very
pleasant
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journey
nor a
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very
disturbing one as
well
. Changing the
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transportation
a few times, carrying two such heavy bags was something that annoyed me.
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But
I enjoyed the natural scenery, a
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different
routine than the usual busy life, scenic beauty on both sides of the road, the
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beautiful
river and the new
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people
and
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place
. I
mostly
listened to music from my MP3 player and read a magazine on my
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journey
and I enjoyed that
also
.

I
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took
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public
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transportation
mainly
for 3 reasons.
Firstly
, I
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left
it home
so
that other family members can
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use
it if needed as I would be away for about a week.
Secondly
, I did not know the exact route to the
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place
I travelled and that's why it would have been a bit uncertain to take my private
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car
to a route that I have no
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idea
about.
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Finally
, it was a remote area and taking my
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car
would have caused extra tension like parking it, fueling it and that why I preferred to take the
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journey
in
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public
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transportation
.
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Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card Topic would
also
enable you to talk about the following Cue Card Topics:

1.
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Describe
a common vehicle in your city.

2.
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Describe
a
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kind
of
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public
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transportation
you
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often
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use
.

3.
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Describe
a
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trip
you recently had.

4.
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Describe
a
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journey
a common vehicle in your city.

5.
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a
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kind
of
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public
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transportation
you
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often
you to
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travel. 6
.
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Describe
a
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trip
you recently had.

7.
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Describe
a
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journey
you recently had.

8.
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Describe
a picnic you had in a
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public
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place
.
23Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
141Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
36Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a trip that you took by public transportation. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
20 paragraphs
950 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
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  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
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Task Achievement: 5.0
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