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65 Imagine you are spending a semester in a rural area in Ireland and getting to school is difficult and time-consuming. You have decided to write an email to the manager of the local bus service company explaining your situation and suggesting a solution. Write around 250 words. An international forum discussing public transport wants to know what public transport is like in certain areas and how more people can be motivated to use it. You have been asked to hand in a report based on a survey done among users of public transport in your area. WRITING 27 28 What people like best about public transport (n = 100) 10% punctuality 16% price 25% comfort 49% safety In your report you should: describe public transport in your area explain the results of the survey suggest how more people can be motivated to use public transport Write around 250 words. Divide your report into sections and give them headings. See Writing coach, Report , p. 186. Prepositions Discuss with a partner how living in rural areas might affect students’ chances of education. Then insert the correct preposition into the text below. SPEAKING + LANGUAGE 26 M p. 26 Many young people living in rural areas can’t get to school in a ‘reasonable travel time’ (1) public transport or walking, which means their school choices depend (2) where they can be driven by their parents. According (3) research there are more people with low qualifications (4) rural areas, but being able to improve their skills and take a step (5) further education is made difficult because (6) weak transport links. It also shows that the amount spent on transport (7) rural students is much higher than in urban areas. Moreover, it’s harder (8) young people to get apprenticeships as there are few big employers to help with work experience. Another obstacle is poor internet connection in many rural areas. It can be a barrier (9) online learning and help with homework. It is crucial that policymakers consider how they can help young people overcome the obstacles (10) them and further education, rather than creating new barriers. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv