Topic: How should you decide what kind of transportation to use when living in the city?

*In this topic, you have to pay more intention in the wors “how should”. It means you have to discuss about the criterias/ standards which you should consider to decide the kind of transportation to use when living in the city.

*There are some common standards/criterias we should base on to decide our transportation such as: the traffic situation in the city, traffic problems in the city (trafficjam at rush hours, accidents), attitude of people involved in traffic, quality of the streets/ roads, your work, your finance,the environment of the city.

*Greeting your friends in your groups

-Hi/Hello

-I am glad to see you today.

-Where are you going?

-How do you go to school today? >By bus, by bike or by motorbike

*Discuss about the main topic

-Let us talk about the topic: How should you decide what kind of transportation to use when living in the city?

-Ask each other these questions:

+If you live in the city, what kind of transportation you will choose to go to anywhere? Why?

>>>Thanks for a nice question. I want to live in the city. And if I live in the city, I will choose motorbike because a motorbike is cheap and it is very convinient.

>>>Ah, I will choose a car because my family often goes travelling. A car has more seats. How about you?

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-Discuss the main questions

+ How should you decide what kind of transportation to use when living in the city?

>>>In my mind, I will base on many standards/criterias to choose my most reasonable kind of transportation

+Ah, I wonder which standards/criterias you will base on.

>>>Firstly, I will base on the traffic situation in the city I live. I will consider there are two many vehicles on the streets or not.

>>>For me, I want to consider more about the traffic problems in the city. I will study about the traffic jams and accidents. If there are traffic jams in rush-hour, I will never buy a car. ^^

+How about other standards/criterias like attitude of people involved in traffic and the quality of the streets/the roads?

>>>Good questions! I like it very much! Ah ha, of course. I will consider more about the quality of the streets.

+Can you tell me what does it means?

>>>Ah, if the streets are good and clean, I will buy a beautiful and expensive motorbike/ car/bicycle.

>>>If the streets are too dirty and dangerous because of having many potholes, I will go by bus. A bus is good enough to avoid dust.

>>> Moreover, if I have a motorbike, my car will be broken easily when I ride it on a street having low-quality.

+I wonder if those factors are good enough for you to decide to choose a kind of transportation

>>>Let me see for a moment. Oh no! The most important factor is my working or studying conditions!

>>>I think we should also consider our finance

>>>That is right! If I am rich enough, I will buy a car or an expensive motorbike.

>>>If the price of gasoline is too expensive, I will go by bus or any other public transportation.

+Ok! Good idea! And if you do not have a lot of money, you will buy a bicycle?

>>>Maybe! But I hope I can buy a motorbike.

+Sorry? Could you tell me more clearly?

>>>Ah. No problem! As you see we need consider our studying and working condition.

>>>It means if I live too far from school or office, I have to buy a motorbike or a car to save my time.

>>>I agree with you. For example, at this time when we are universities students, I live near to school and I ride my bike to school.

>>>It is nice. It is 7 km from my house to schoo; hence, I ride motorbike to school.

>>>In general, we will depend on the distance from our house to school or office when we live in the city.

+However, the environment in the city is now more and more polluted. Will you go by bus to keep the environment clean?

>>>Maybe. As long as I am strong enough to go by bus. If I live very near from my school/office, I will walk to school. It helps me not only avoid traffic jams in rush-hour but also save my money.

>>>>>>>We can base on many standards/creterias to dicide our kind of transportation to live in the city. It is the best to choose a kind of transportation which is suitable for your health, work, study, finance, time. It is also necessary to keep environment clean by using less gasoline.

*Say goodbye to your group!