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Band 6+: What measures can be taken to improve public transportation in urban areas?

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Well, I think to improve public transportation in urban areas, the government needs to extend the public transportation system. For example, in my country, there are a lot of public transportation options, but they don't reach any destinations that are far away. The public transportation is only in the central area, which is disappointing because I need to use it to reach certain destinations that are far from the center. I really think innovative ways could include expanding the railway or adding more stops, as this would be really helpful to improve public transportation.

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Well, I think to improve public transportation in urban areas or maybe for the government, they need to extend the public transportation because, for example, in my country, there are a lot of public transportation but they’re not reaching any destination. I mean, they’re not reaching any destination that is kind of far away. So the public transportation are only on the central area which is kind of disappointing because for myself I need to use the public transportation so I can reach a certain destination that are far away from central. So I do really think the innovative ways are maybe they can expand the railway or something like they can expand the stop so it’s really helpful to improve the public conversation.

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public: 5

transportation: 5

think: 2

improve: 2

reach: 2

destinations: 2

really: 2

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Task Response

The response addresses the question but relies heavily on personal experience rather than providing a broader, more general discussion of innovative solutions. To improve, focus on discussing a range of innovative ideas beyond just expanding current systems, and avoid using personal examples.

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Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, but it lacks precision and variety. The same words and phrases are repeated (e.g., 'public transportation,' 'reach any destination'). To improve, try to use synonyms and more specific vocabulary related to urban planning and transportation. For instance, instead of 'reach any destination,' you could say 'serve outlying areas' or 'connect to peripheral districts.'

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

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