Transportation
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What’s
the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?
- The most popular means of
transportation is the a subway. We have a very effective and efficient a subway
system. Particularly, the subway system is are weaving Seoul perfectly where I
live, so people can go anywhere by subways (물론 호선이 여러 개 있지만, 일반적으로 단수 처리합니다. 저 밑에도 마찬가지이고요.). Besides, as it always arrives and
departs on time, passengers don’t need to worry about being late. For these
reason, subways became the most popular one in Korea.
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Can
you compare the advantage of planes and trains?
- Yes, I can. Firstly, in
terms of speed, planes are much faster than trains. To take Korea for example,
we can go to Busan from Seoul within 1 hour by flights whereas it takes about
2~3hours by express railways. Secondly, the distance we can travel by each
means is different. If we use flights, we are able to go a far-off destinations
which are located in overseas. But trains have a limit of distance which they can
travel, especially in the Korean Peninsula. There are no train lines that can bring
people to abroad here. Lastly, a fare is a factor I would like to tell. An airfare is
usually far more expensive than a rail fare. When it comes to a fare, train has
an advantage compared to flight.
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How
often do you take buses?
- Actually, I rarely take
buses because they don’t arrive on time. Every time I intended to take a bus, I
had to wait for a long time. Sometimes I was almost late for appointments. So,
except for when it is unavoidable, I always take subways.
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Is
driving to work popular in your country?
- Not really, because of a huge
traffic. Especially during rush hours, the traffic is terribly heavy. In Korea,
it’s a time-wasting way to commute by car drive. People might as well use public
transportations such as subways or buses rather than drive their own cars.
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Would
you ride bikes to work in the future?
- No, I don’t think so. I don’t
ride bikes. I learned how to ride bikes just a year ago, and I found it difficult
to get be used to riding. I usually feel afraid fear when I ride bikes, so I would never
ride a bike to work – I think I will ride only when I go for a hike.
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Do
you prefer public transportation or private transportation?
- I prefer public
transportation. This is why I don’t drive as I don’t have my own car first, and
I think it is much more convenient way to use public transportation in Seoul. There
is a perfect transit network which weaves the whole city and as integrated–transfer
pay system. I can go anywhere in Seoul by subways or buses, and most of all,
when I transfer from one to another means, all I have to do is just swiping a
transportation card on the pay-box in subways or buses. It’s fairly
comfortable.
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Do
you think people will drive more in the future?
- I don’t think so. More and
more people are giving concerns concerning about the traffic problem and lack of parking areas.
It is becoming more difficult to drive a car in a big cities. In fact, an
automobile manufacturer in Korea has experienced a significant decrease in automobile
sales recently. I think the number of car ownership and drivers will be reduced
continuously.
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What
will become the most popular means of transportation in Korea?
- Oh, I have thought about it
much, and from my perspective, it is personal mobility which will become the
most popular means in the close future. Many kinds of personal mobility devices
such as electric kick-board or electric bicycle are becoming common among average
people. Many people consider they are eco-friendly as well as trendy. It can be
a good alternatives to respond to the traffic problem in the city as well. For
these reasons, I think personal mobility will be popular soon.
아침에 무작정 연습하던 걸 올리다 보니 다른 분들이랑 올린 형식이 좀 다르네요..ㅠ 담번에는 맞춰서 올려볼게요!
첨삭 부탁드립니다-감사합니다^^
총평: 일단 첨삭은 해드렸는데, 코코아님의 경우 첨삭/스크립트 등이 중요한 게 아닙니다.
만약에 지난 시험에서 스피킹뿐만 아니라 다른 리딩 등도 6.0 받으셨으면 그건 그냥 영어 실력이 부족했기 때문이며, 이 경우 스크립트 첨삭이 필요합니다. 그러나 그게 아니었고, 리딩 리스닝 라이팅은 다 어느정도 잘 나왔죠.
이게 의미하는 바는 바로 '영어 실력에는 문제가 없다.' 가 됩니다. 즉 영어에는 문제가 없지만 그 영어를 사람 앞에서 말하는 연습이 부족했기 때문에, 혹은 긴장 등의 이유로 버벅거려서 6.0이 나왔다고 보셔야 해요. 사실 제가 첨삭해드린대로 가시면 좋지만, 그렇지 않고 코코아님 원문대로 가셔도 크게 차이는 없습니다. 코코아님 원문+유창함 vs 제가 바꿔드린 거+어버버의 점수를 비교하면 전자가 훨씬 높게 나와요.
고로 꼭!!!!!!! 사람 앞에서 영어로 말하는 연습을 우선시해주세요!
수고하셨습니다 :)