Both government investment in public transport systems and reductions in public transport ticket prices will help to reduce transport pollution greatly. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

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Transport
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pollution
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is a big problem for many countries in the world today. In many
cities
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it takes a long time to get to places because of too many private vehicles on the roads.
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all
this
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traffic emits fumes that create air
pollution
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. Some
people
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say that governments spending money on public
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and reductions in public
transport
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prices are the best way to resolve
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problem. I agree with
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and
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suggest there are other steps we can
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take.
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, investment in public
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infrastructure helps solve the problem of traffic
pollution
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. If there was a better, more reliable and developed public
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system
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then
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less
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people
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will drive their
cars
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. If
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people
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drove
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there would be much less
pollution
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.
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example
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in
Tokyo
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there is a very good
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system
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and not many
people
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drive.
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, if the government subsidized or reduced the price of public
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then
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more
people
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would use it.
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, many commuting
people
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in England drive because there is not much
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to the cost of public
transport
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so they choose private
cars
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because they are more convenient.
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,
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to investment in public
transport
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and lower
prices
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we need to
investing
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money in cleaner
cars
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. Nowadays we have the technology
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create electric
cars
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that don’t make
pollution
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In conclusion, a good public
transports
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system
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is the best way to solve traffic
pollution
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. The
transport
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system
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also
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needs to
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cheaper.
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, we
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need to make the
cars
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that we use cleaner by using electricity and not oil.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • sustainable transport
  • carbon footprint
  • mass transit
  • subsidization
  • fare reduction
  • environmental impact
  • urban planning
  • public policy
  • commuter behavior
  • infrastructural development
  • economic efficiency
  • equitable access
  • lifestyle shift
  • congestion
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