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 Travelling by bus is usually my first option especially because it’s free
of charge for students.
 For one thing, taking the bus is very convenient because there are bus
stops in many places of interest in the city. Therefore, I can get
around the city easily except during the rush hour, when people can
get stuck on a bus and there can be traffic jams which may delay you
for over an hour at times.
 One thing I don’t quite like when taking the bus is that they can be
packed / dirty / … that people speak too loud on their mobile
phones or listen to loud music disregarding the other passengers.
When do you take a bus or taxi?
Regarding to your question, when do I take a bus regarding + noun (no preposition is necessary!!!)
or a taxi, I have to say that most of the time I use take a bus / travel by bus / go by bus
the bus. Considering that I’m a student, I don’t considering – too formal for speaking, it is a good
have to pay for my bus pass, so it is cost- word to use in formal writing
effective. as I am I student, …
And I use it when I have to go to shopping, when I go shopping (GO + VERB + ING) – no preposition!
have to meet my friends or when I have ??????? go to the shops
so in situations when I can plan my time and I can ???? I couldn’t understand the pronunciation…
take the bus easily. In addition, bus station are bus stops – statii de autobuz (oriunde in oras)
located in all areas of the city so they are handy bus station – bus terminal (capat de linie / autogara)
for me. avoid taking
However, in the rush hours I avoid to use the public transportation (no article)
mass transportation because your destination
it can takes ages to get to a place and moreover … to get to your destination. Moreover,
the traffic lights are devices for trapping you in
the middle of the intersection. Just hurry causes I only take a take when I’m in a rush/hurry
me to use a taxi, but that happens rarely and The only reason why I sometimes get a taxi is the
usually in an unforeseen situation when I’m in a rush / the fact that I like to be punctual / the fact
hurry. that I don’t want to miss my appointments.
But most of the time in the majority I use the bus. “most of the time” is enough! There’s no need to
(take the bus / travel by bus) add anything else.
Collocations with BUS - https://www.macmillandictionary.com/collocations/british/bus

bus a large road vehicle for passengers

Verbs frequently used with bus


take a bus: catch, get, go by, go on, ride, take, travel by
If I go by bus, it takes an hour.
The easiest thing would be to go on the bus.
get on a bus: board, climb on/aboard, get on, jump on
It took several minutes for everyone to board the bus.
wait for a bus: queue for, wait for
We didn’t have to wait long for a bus.
get off a bus: alight from, get off
It was time to get off the bus.
miss a bus: miss
Only once did I miss the last bus back to camp.
provide buses: lay on, operate, run
They even laid on buses to take the children home.
We run some 400 buses, mostly on local bus services.

Verbs that frequently follow bus

travel: go, run, travel


Buses run every 90 minutes.
go between places: connect, link, operate, serve
Infrequent buses serve the rural area.
arrive: arrive, pull up, stop
He ran up to the bus stop just as the bus pulled up.
carry passengers: carry, pick someone up
At 4 pm the bus picked us up at our hotel.

Bus stop versus bus station


A bus stop is anywhere that the bus stops to pick up or drop off riders. It can be a street corner
with nothing there or a designated point with a bench, sometimes a little shelter with a bench.
A bus station is a bus terminal. It is usually a larger building where riders can buy tickets and it
usually the point from which passengers leave on (and arrive from) longer journeys.

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