WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: 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.

Some would argue that the government should have a large budget for constructing new railway systems for very fast

trains

between

cities

,

while

others say that the fund should be spent on developing public

transportation

.

While

constructing railway lines for speedy

trains

is essential to reduce car

accidents

, l believe that improving public transport is essential to reduce

air

pollution

in

cities

. On the one hand, building new developments and quick

trains

provide safety for

people

who travel regularly. Recently, the number of car

accidents

increased significantly

due to

the dangerous roads and undeveloped infrastructure of highways between

cities

,

thus

if an accident occurs, there will be no one able to help those

people

because they are outside

cities

, where there are not enough possibilities to help. Having said that constructing lines for very fast

trains

encourages

people

to use them because it is faster and safer.

For example

, in 2018, Saudi Arabia had the highest number of

accidents

that occurred between

cities

, it is considered 80% of cars

due to

bad roads and weather conditions.

However

, I think that there are several solutions to address

this

problem

such

as improving roads rather than spending a huge money to build lines for development

trains

.

On the other hand

, improving public

transportation

is a better way to reduce

air

pollution

in the big

cities

because these improvements will encourage

people

to use public buses or

trains

rather than their cars in order to avoid traffic which will decrease carbon emissions in

cities

. Large

cities

now suffer from

air

pollution

which causes some breathing problems, liver cancer and even a big problem with climate change as well,

thus

using public

transportation

is a viable solution to

this

problem.

For instance

, the Japanese government in the

last

decade has developed and improved all public transport in order to avoid

this

issue which is now Tokyo the only unpolluted city in the world,

although

it has population density.

However

, from my point of view, focusing on public transport is extremely important now than anything to reduce the carbon footprint in the big

cities

. In conclusion,

although

building new railways for very fast

trains

is important to avoid tragic

accidents

.

However

, I believe that spending money on improving public

transportation

is extremely crucial for reducing serious

air

pollution

in

cities

.