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Jul 28, 20191 min

IELTS READING - PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE FUTURE

Updated: Jul 30, 2019

Public Transport questions are very common in IELTS reading, writing and speaking. Students are often asked by the examiner, "how did you come here today?" followed by the question "what do you think about the public transport system in Sydney?". Here is an article from BBC about the future of public transport. Lookout for good vocabulary and expression to use in your answers.

Below is a list of articles with interesting ideas about the future of public transport and below that are some useful lexical resources to address the IELTS marking criteria and improve your band score.

LEXICAL RESOURCES

VOCABULARY

Commute

commuting

commuters

automobiles

sustainability

urbanization

destination

concession

congestion

roadways

walkways

vehicles

cycling

Subway

fare

route

fleet

COLLOCATIONS

urban cities

urban areas

private cars

transport solution

cycle lanes

transit system

smart cities

The Underground

transport sector

driverless cars

self-driving bus

integrated system

PHRASES

peak hour traffic

carbon dioxide emissions

cleaner fuel technologies

sustainable forms of transport

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