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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There is a contentious in so many countries between some
people
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who think it is vital to invest huge
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constructing new railway lines for
high speed
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trains among
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or spending that on enhancing the existing public
transportation
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. I absolutely agree with the latter mindset. Investing
money
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for producing
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better
transportation
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among
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cities
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can bring benefits to the country.
People
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always
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concern
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to apply
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for work purposes which
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not in their town but with
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improvement
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they can travel more straightforward.
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, advanced
transportation
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can bring more tourism. The main issue for
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who
wants
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to make their itinerary is the
transportation
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so by doing that the number of
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who manage
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significantly soar.
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,
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these changes bring better and
convenient
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life
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for individuals, the main problem does not
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. These days public
transportation
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of
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their own
cities
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does not match the advancement of technology and
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the fact that
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it is increasing it does not
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any improvement. Peoples mostly
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public transport in everyday
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so it plays a critical role in their
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and they spend a considerable time on that. These days as a high expenditure of owning
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car the majority of
people
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use public transport
for
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their main
transportation
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. I believe that
by
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investing
money
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to
enhancing
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the existing
one
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in
cities
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people
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's
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life
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can lead to a better way. Not only upgrade their own
transportation
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to be better but
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we prevent to cause more pollution to the air.
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spending
money
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by adding some
improvement
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like high speed, cleaning, free wifi, and a convenient place for disabilities can bring comfort to
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lives. In summary, I believe that individuals these days
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the expenses can not afford
owning
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a car and mostly
using with
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public transport and it plays a main role so by spending
money
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on them to have higher speed and cleaner
transportation
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peoples
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life
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would be so much comfort and of
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we helped air pollution as well.
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Ensure that each paragraph has a clear main idea and uses evidence to support this effectively. This will make your argument more compelling.
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The essay presents a balanced discussion of the views, which is in line with the task requirements.
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There is an effort to compare and contrast both viewpoints, which shows a good understanding of the task.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infrastructure
  • efficient
  • congestion
  • sustainable
  • environmentally friendly
  • connectivity
  • economic growth
  • public transportation
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