In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing 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 own opinion.

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In some countries, individuals think it is an obligation to spend a large part of
budget
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the budget
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to improve railway lines and establish fast
trains
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between
cities
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.
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, other
people
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think
this
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part of
budget
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the budget
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have
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has
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to be spent to improve
public
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the public
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transport
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which is now existing. I personally believe that
money
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should be spent on improving
facilities
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the facilities
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that now exist. On the one hand, travelling quickly between
cities
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with fast
trains
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is the thing that some
people
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want in order to save
their
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apply
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time
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and spend less
time
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in
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on
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the way and reach their destination quickly. It means by spending
money
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from the government budget to
found
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fast
trains
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can help
people
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to save
their
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apply
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time
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during their travel between
cities
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.
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, in
Japan
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,Japan
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fast
trains
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provide
people
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saving
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save
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at least 1 hour
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while
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when
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they
using
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use
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these
trains
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to travel between
cities
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.
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,
these kind
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this kind
these kinds
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of
trains
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help
people
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to spend less
time
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to
reach
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reaching
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their destination and it is very useful because being
in
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on
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a
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the
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road can be tedious.
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, the viewpoint of other
people
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is that since we have public
transport
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in
city
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the city
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, we have to invest to improve and boost the efficiency and quality of them. It means
due to
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the fact that public
transport
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play
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plays
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a vital role in commuter daily life, it is necessary to
Improve
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improve
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their infrastructure.
In addition
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, public
transport
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is a source of revenue for governments and they can earn
money
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from
this
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facility.
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, it is important to improve and make public
transport
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better.
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, it can
brings
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bring
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a sense of satisfaction for
commuter
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commuters
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and they feel that governments acknowledge their efforts and provide them with their needs to commute to work easily. In my opinion, since we see some
weakness
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weaknesses
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in
public
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the public
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transport
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system and infrastructure a sizable amount of
money
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should be spent to improve these things which
it
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apply
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also
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increase
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the
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apply
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society
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satisfaction
of
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with
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governments. In conclusion,
although
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establishing fast
trains
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can help
people
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save their
time
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and energy for some more important
thing
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things
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I believe
boost
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boosting
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the quality of public
transport
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that
existing
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exists
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now is more necessary.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infrastructure
  • efficient
  • congestion
  • sustainable
  • environmentally friendly
  • connectivity
  • economic growth
  • public transportation
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