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In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Others believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

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It is considered by some that the
government
 need to spend a lot of
money
 to build a very fast train between cities, but there are others who believe that existing public
transport
 improvement is more important. In my opinion, both improving public
transportation
 and constructing new railway line are necessary, so the amount of
money
 spent has to be balanced with one another. On the one hand, the
government
 must build some kind of access to increase the profit for bad
economy
 cities.
In other words
, the
government
 does not have any other choices and have to invest a large sum of
money
 to grow the
economy
 of low profit cities. Take
for example
, Yogyakarta which has now become one of the most popular city in central Java due to the new constructed railway lines from Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.
As a result
, Yogyakarta
economy
 rises dramatically because people start going there with multiple purposes, including travelling, studying, job hunting, etc.
Thus
, building a new infrastructure,
such
 as a new railway line for very fast trains between cities, would make a significant effect to the economic growth.
On the other hand
, some
money
 need to be poured for improving and maintaining public
transport
 facilities. If the public
transportation
 was not convenient and comfortable to use, many people would start to avoid using the
transportation
.
Consequently
, the projects will be considered as a failure and a waste of
money
. That's why other than developing a new infrastructure, the
government
 need to always keep a close look at the existing public
transportation
. In conclusion, both improving public
transport
 and building a new infrastructure were important because
this
 would lead into a better
economy
 and ensuring the existing public
transport
 not to be wasted.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infrastructure
  • efficient
  • congestion
  • sustainable
  • environmentally friendly
  • connectivity
  • economic growth
  • public transportation
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