TOPIC: TRANSPORTATION

What form of transport do you prefer to use? Why?

Answer: Well, I like motorbikes and it is also my main means of transportation. Compared
to other vehicles, a motorbike is easy to ride, convenient and it just gives me a sense of
freedom. 

How often do you take buses?

Answer: Not really often, I suppose. Now I mostly travel from my apartment to my
company and it’s not far so I ride my motorbike. I only take a bus twice or three times a
year to visit my family. 

Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?

Answer: Well, I think travelling by plane is much faster and more comfortable while taking
a train is cheaper. The best thing about travelling by these means of transportation is you
don’t have to worry about traffic congestion. 

How much time do you spend travelling on a normal day?

Answer: Honestly, even though my house is not too far from my working place, it takes
me around 2 hours to commute every day due to traffic congestion. Even though I try to
go early, I always get stuck in a traffic jam and it’s really time consuming. 

Would you ride bikes to work in the future?

Answer: Definitely! Riding a bike is not only a good way to keep fit but also to reduce
pollution because it’s an environmentally-friendly vehicle. I think I will try to make
bicycles my daily means of transportation next year. 

Q1. What is the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?

It’s the bus. I would say many students in my university go to school by bus on a daily
basis, simply because it’s cheap. You know, a bus ticket costs only around five thousand
VND, such an affordable price for anyone who is living on a tight budget and doesn’t
have enough money to buy their own vehicle. 

Q3. Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation? 

Honestly speaking, I prefer public transportation. To illustrate, public transportation

helps ease the intensity of traffic jams  during rush hour and reduce the greenhouse gas
emissions  caused by cars and motorbikes. That’s why I prefer public transport to private
transport.

Q4. Do you think people will drive more in the future?

It’s hard to say about the future but I hope people will use more public transport instead
of cars or motorbikes. Driving more just makes the air quality deteriorate, which
negatively affects people’s health.

Q3. What type of public transport can be found in your city?

Well, that’s an interesting question. In Hanoi, buses are the most used public transportation by
people. In addition, high-speed rail is expected to finish in the near future, and hopefully by this
time, this means of transportation would help people with their travelling.

Q6. What will become the most popular means of transport in your country?

Well, that’s very hard to tell. If I have to guess, I think elevated trains would be dominant  in
terms of public transportation. However, since there aren’t many stations at the moment, people
still find it hard to use this type of public transportation on a daily basis.

 “carsick” nghĩa là say xe

People who get carsick usually use medicine or a strong smell to avoid this
condition. 
 “vomit” nghĩa là nôn mửa
At midnight, she came home drunk and vomited all over the kitchen floor.
 mass transit (n) = public transport

How do most people travel long distances in your country?

Answer: Well, I think most of them take public transportation like trains, buses or air
planes because it’s safe and fast. But there are some people who also choose to use
personal vehicles like motorcycles or cars because they want to have a sense of freedom
and it’s also more convenient if they want to stop on the way to buy some souvenirs or
visit some tourist sites. 

Have the types of transport people use changed much over the last
few decades?

Answer: Yes, I suppose. The living standard is improved day by day so people’s means of
transportation is also improved to make it more comfortable and convenient. For
example, as far back as about 50 years ago, the main vehicles of Vietnamese people were
bicycles and motorbikes. But now, more and more households own a car and it is also
affordable for people to take planes if they travel long distances. 

What kinds of improvement have there been in transport in your

country in recent years?

Answer: I think the government has widened and built more roads to reduce the heavy
traffic. Besides, they also introduce new laws to reduce the accident rate. Public
transportation system is also improved to encourage people to use those environmentally-
friendly vehicles. I think those are positive changes and hopefully in the future, traffic
congestion will be solved. 

Do you think most people should use public transports? Why/ why
not?

Answer: Definitely! Using public transports is a good way to reduce vehicle emissions and
cut the accident rate. Besides, when commuting by public transports, people will not have
to worry about being stuck in a traffic jam or breaking traffic rules like when they operate
their personal vehicles. 

Why some countries impose higher taxes on car ownership?

Answer: Because they want to reduce the use of personal vehicles and encourage people to travel
by public transports. High taxes will discourage drivers from owning a car because they have to
spend too much money. So if people change from cars to buses or trains, the traffic and
environmental problems will be solved.