IELTS Essay: Roads

Vocabulary Answers

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Some today have argued that many people have made the point that

funding money, resources

road systems streets

responsibility of governments duty of the authorities

maintaining roads keeping streets up

considered a public service for the public good

private motorists people who drive their own vehicles

pay in order to more generally benefit society give money to help everyone out

Proponents of people who support

assuming road costs taking on the expense of streets

basic service tax-payers expect minimum that people who pay taxes want

certain percentage of their monthly salary to the government some amount of their money every month to the state

contributions what they give

feel entitled to a variety of public services ranging from police and fire departments to affordable hospitals and safe infrastructure think they should get things from the government related to health, safety, and roads/buildings

key component crucial part of

contract deal

in order to so that

take holidays go on a trip

benefit not only from fulfilling this mandate good not only to satisfy the deal

in terms of concerning

financial byproduct economic result

consumers being outside actively contributing to a market economy people who buy things adding to the consumer market

forcing drivers to pay these costs making people who drive pay for it

greatly discourage private automobile ownership make people not want to own cars

disincentive does not encourage people to do it

crucial key

overcrowded overpopulated

private vehicles contribute to rising pollution levels cars add to more climate change

In large cities such as in big urban areas like

nearly impossible almost can’t happen

traverse go across

automobile at peak rush hours car when it gets busy

freely when they want

Additionally also

inefficient not a productive way

relatively small carbon footprints comparatively little added to pollution

carrying bringing along

petrol gas

normally be required to usually have to

Replace take the place of

transport options ways of getting around

marked decrease in the consumption of fossil fuels big fall in the use of gas

despite the strong argument that tax-payers deserve regardless of the good point citizens should get

discourage not encourage

In the long-term over time

greatly benefit cities and the world as a whole help urban areas and the whole Earth