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Many people believe that free public transportation should be available in most major cities. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this idea? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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It is widely supported that public
transportation
 should be free to use for citizens in urban areas.
Although
 there are some upsides to
this
 idea, some downsides can not be avoided.
Initially
, there are two advantages about why no fee needs to be paid to use
transportation
: it will be available for anyone as well as contribute to reducing air or other pollution. Adolescents, especially young students have to travel to school or work every day. If they do not need to pay in order to get to desired destinations, it helps to make travelling easier as well as less stressed.
In addition
, if there are more people using public
transportation
 every day, air quality and other features will be highly improved.
For example
, in comparison between China and Japan, the island is obviously less polluted.
This
 situation happens due to the fact that the majority of Japan's population commute by underground or bus, while the Chinese enjoy driving their own vehicles. Using public
transportation
 for free,
however
, has some apparent disadvantages. The
first
 demerit is that it is likely that not many people truly pay attention to maintaining public possessions.
For instance
, if a person is driving their personal car, they will be extremely careful about operating the vehicle, as well as not to dirty it by any means.
In contrast
, if they are on the bus or train, especially under the circumstance of not paying any fee, they will not consider much before littering the surrounding. Another downside is that the population could only use public
transportation
 for a limited time. It is a genuine convenience if citizens can not get to the required destination unless their arrival time matches the vehicle's timetable. In brief, having free public
transportation
 methods in great cities contains both merits and demerits.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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