IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 TRANSPORTATION
IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 Transportation recent topic. Below are the sample answers, giving you tips on how to get band 9.0. Get ideas and practice! Don't forget to be natural and confident!
What’s the most popular mode of transportation in your hometown?
My hometown is really remote so it’s expected that we don’t have plenty of choices in terms of public transportation, so basically people in my hometown own vehicles. It’s common in every household to have at least one car and that’s the main means of transportation in there.
Remote [adj.] - far off; distant
Plenty [pronoun] - more than enough; many
In terms of [phrase] - with regard to; regarding; concerning
Vehicle [noun] - a thing used to transport goods or people such as cars, truck, motor, etc.
(every) household [noun] - family
i.) The speaker has a different way of answering the question that instead of giving answers straightly like “train” or “bus”, he makes the examiner visualize what type of life people in their hometown have and after that he gives his answer which is ‘car’. That’s a very good way to show the examiner his language skills. Common answer of this question would be: “Bus/Train is the most famous means of transportation in our hometown because…”, that’s a predictable answer, if you can turn a very simple answer into something creative which you can express your ideas more eloquently then don’t hesitate to do it just like what the speaker did here.
ii.) If you notice the speaker uses the word ‘hometown’ twice, sometimes don’t force yourself to paraphrase words using synonyms, you will sound unnatural when it is forced. Look at the last two words on the last sentence, instead of saying ‘hometown’ for the third time, the speaker simply uses ‘in there’. That’s great!
What’s the difference between planes and trains?
Well for sure there are so many differences between the two but let me focus on one thing which is the most obvious one and that’s the classification of transportation - planes are for air travel and trains are for land.
Classification of transportation [noun] - the different types or the category of transport
i.) The speaker answers the question in a simpler and natural way. You don’t need to enumerate many differences since the question is not asking you “What are…”. The speaker simply points out the reasonable difference. Brilliant!
Do people in your country drive to work?
If we talk about the people in cities, they don’t usually bother themselves driving going to work since the transportation system is incredibly convenient. Our government invested so much on transportation in cities because the business is centered in those places. However, if we talk about countrysides just like where I come from, we definitely drive to work because there’s no any other way, unless you’re patient enough to spend so much time waiting for the bus.
Incredibly [adv.] - used to introduce a statement that is unbelievable; to a great degree
Invest [verb] - to spend money on something with the expectation of profit
Unless [conjunction] - except if
i.) The speaker answers the question in a more detailed way. Instead of just immediately saying ‘Yes’ or “No’, he categorizes his answers into two: people in the city and people in the countryside. That’s a great answer as we cannot really generalize all people.
ii.) Notice how the sentence construction of the speaker, he uses conditional tense and that is really helpful in making his Grammar mark better.
Which do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?
To be honest, it’s really hard to choose between two things when you don’t equally experience them. All my life I’ve lived in the countryside and our main mode of transportation is cars, I’ve never had so many chances to take public transports such as trains or buses. So to answer the question, I can say that I prefer the latter.
Mode of transportation [noun] - another way of saying ‘means of transportation’
Public transport [noun] - refers to buses, trains, subways, etc. that charge fares and have fixed routes
(The) latter [adj.] - the second thing mentioned; the second choice mentioned
i.) The speaker starts his answer by giving his reflection. Since in his previous answers he already mentioned that the only means of transport in his hometown is car, so logically he cannot really compare the two. This shows that the speaker is not just answering the question for the sake of answering but he is also thinking how to connect his answer to the previous ideas to achieve coherence.
Do you think people will drive more in the future?
I don’t really know, I’m not sure, maybe not! The only thing that I’m certain is, the technology is always evolving, these days we do have self-driving cars, although they’re not yet available in the market, still I have this feeling that one day people can use them as their mode of transportation. If that happens, then people will drive less since those cars are computer-generated.
Certain [adj.] - sure; definite
Evolve (-ing) [verb] - progress; develop
Computer-generated [adj.] - designed or produced using a computer program
i.) The speaker is being so honest here since no one really knows or owns the future. Don’t be afraid to be honest if you don’t really know the answer as long as you’re able to provide an explanation why you do not know just like what the speaker did. That’s being natural!
ii.) In the last sentence, he uses the conditional tense, as I have said many times before that using conditional tenses is really good to achieve a better mark in the criterion of Grammar and Accuracy. If you can find a chance to use it in your sentences then do it!
And that's all about IELTS Speaking Part 1 Transportation! It's really easy, isn't it? Anyway, practice the RECENT TOPIC IN IELTS SPEAKING PART 2 ABOUT SOMETHING YOU BOUGHT BUT YOU DON'T USE OFTEN on this link https://www.ieltsdragon.com/ielts-something-you-bought-but-dontt-use-often/ielts-recent-topic-with-answers/
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