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 own opinion.

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Some say that funds should
be spend
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for
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constructing new
railways
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and fast
trains
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between different regions,
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others would argue that funds should be used for existing public
transport
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.
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essay will argue that
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improving existing public
transport
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can connect different parts of a city,
people
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can get to other
places
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quicker with fast
trains
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and
railways
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. On the one hand, improving public
transport
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allows
people
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to get to more
places
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.
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is because there are individuals who do not have
driving
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license, so the only option they have is to use public
transports
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. In some nations, it is difficult to get to the countryside by public
transport
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or using Uber and Cabify, so
better
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with better
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public
transport
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,
people
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will be able to move easily inside the city.
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, in many Spanish
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, there
are
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no public
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or only
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of them every day,
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make
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it difficult for
people
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to get to other
places
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.
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, I believe constructing new
railways
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can
also
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solve
this
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problem.
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, constructing new
railways
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and fast
trains
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between cities, allow
people
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to get to their destination quicker. So the time that
people
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spend
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travelling will reduce and efficiency
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.
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will lead to economic benefits as businesses
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have greater access to markets.
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, nowadays many
people
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are working in
places
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far away from their family,
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construction of fast
trains
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allow
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allows
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these
people
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to be with their family.
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, there are many fast
trains
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between Chinese cities, in
a
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normal public
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, it takes around 4 hours to travel from Shenzhen to
Hongkong
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Hong Kong
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, but with fast
trains
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, it only
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approximately 30 minutes. In my opinion,
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point of view is preferable because
people
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do not need to waste long journeys
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travelling. In conclusion,
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public
transport
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can connect
places
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around cities, new railway lines and fast
trains
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reduce the time spent
in
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travelling, and
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is why, is better to construct new railway lines and fast
trains
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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infrastructure
  • efficient
  • congestion
  • sustainable
  • environmentally friendly
  • connectivity
  • economic growth
  • public transportation
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