Public Transport Vocabulary for IELTS
1. Public Transport
English Meaning: A system of buses, trains, or other vehicles available for everyone to use.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ
IELTS Sentence:
Public transport helps reduce traffic congestion in large cities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
2. Bus Stop
English Meaning: A place where buses regularly stop for passengers.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϏā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ
IELTS Sentence:
There is a bus stop near my house, so commuting is convenient.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϏā§āĻāĻĒ āĻāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻāύāĻāĨ¤
3. Railway Station
English Meaning: A place where trains arrive and depart.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϰā§āϞāϏā§āĻā§āĻļāύ
IELTS Sentence:
The railway station becomes crowded during holidays.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϰā§āϞāϏā§āĻā§āĻļāύ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Fare
English Meaning: The money paid for a journey on public transport.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Bus fares are relatively cheap in my country.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĨ¤
5. Commuter
English Meaning: A person who travels regularly between home and work or school.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰā§
IELTS Sentence:
Many commuters prefer trains because they are faster.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤāĨ¤
6. Traffic Congestion
English Meaning: A situation where roads are crowded with vehicles.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Traffic congestion is a major problem in urban areas.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
7. Subway / Metro
English Meaning: An underground railway system in a city.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰā§āϰā§āϞ / āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ āϰā§āϞ
IELTS Sentence:
The metro system saves a lot of travelling time.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
8. Ticket Counter
English Meaning: A place where tickets are sold.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ
IELTS Sentence:
People had to wait in a long queue at the ticket counter.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āϞāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
9. Passenger
English Meaning: A person travelling in a vehicle.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰā§
IELTS Sentence:
Passengers should follow safety rules while travelling.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
10. Platform
English Meaning: The raised area beside railway tracks where passengers wait.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻĢāϰā§āĻŽ
IELTS Sentence:
The train arrived at platform number three.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻŋāύ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĒā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻĢāϰā§āĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
11. Delay
English Meaning: When something happens later than expected.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ
IELTS Sentence:
Train delays can be frustrating for passengers.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
12. Rush Hour
English Meaning: The busiest time of day for traffic and transport.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
IELTS Sentence:
Public buses are overcrowded during rush hour.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
13. Route
English Meaning: The path or direction followed by a vehicle.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϰā§āĻ / āĻĒāĻĨ
IELTS Sentence:
This bus route connects several important areas of the city.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϰā§āĻ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
14. Terminal
English Meaning: A place where buses or trains start and end their journeys.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻžāϞ
IELTS Sentence:
The bus terminal is located in the city centre.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
15. Overcrowded
English Meaning: Filled with too many people.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
IELTS Sentence:
Public transport is often overcrowded during festivals.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϏāĻŦā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
16. Eco-friendly
English Meaning: Not harmful to the environment.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ
IELTS Sentence:
Using public transport is more eco-friendly than using private cars.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦāĨ¤
17. Schedule
English Meaning: A plan showing times of arrivals and departures.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻāĻŋ
IELTS Sentence:
The train schedule is usually reliable.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĨ¤
18. Commute
English Meaning: To travel regularly between home and work or school.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϝāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
I commute to college by bus every day.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤
19. Smart Card
English Meaning: An electronic card used to pay transport fares.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ
IELTS Sentence:
Smart cards make travelling more convenient.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻāύāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤
20. Pedestrian
English Meaning: A person walking on the street.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒāĻĨāĻāĻžāϰā§
IELTS Sentence:
Good public transport systems help pedestrians feel safer.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻĨāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Band 8â9 IELTS Collocations
- Heavy traffic â āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ
- Reliable transport system â āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
- Affordable fare â āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
- Daily commute â āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϝāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ
- Environmentally friendly transport â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ
- Efficient railway network â āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āϰā§āϞ āύā§āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻ
- Traffic jam â āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ
- Peak hours â āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
- Road safety â āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž
- Well-connected city â āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻļāĻšāϰ
Useful IELTS Sentences (High Score)
1.
Public transport plays a vital role in reducing environmental pollution.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
2.
An efficient transport system improves the quality of urban life.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
3.
In my opinion, governments should invest more in public transportation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤā§, āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
4.
Many people rely on buses and trains for their daily commute.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϝāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
5.
Overcrowded buses can make travelling stressful and uncomfortable.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Advanced Idioms & Phrases for IELTS
1. Hit the road
Meaning: Start a journey
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
We decided to hit the road early in the morning to avoid traffic.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
2. In the fast lane
Meaning: Living a busy and exciting life
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ
Sentence:
City dwellers often live life in the fast lane.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
3. Miss the bus
Meaning: Miss an opportunity
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§
Sentence:
People who ignore public transport improvements may miss the bus on future benefits.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
4. On the right track
Meaning: Following the correct path or method
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence:
The government is on the right track by expanding metro services.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
5. Go the extra mile
Meaning: Make extra effort
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
Transport authorities should go the extra mile to ensure passenger safety.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰ⧠āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāϰā§āϤā§āĻĒāĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
21. Tram
English Meaning: A rail vehicle that runs on tracks along city streets.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
IELTS Sentence:
Trams are a convenient mode of transport in many European cities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻāύāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤
22. Cab / Taxi
English Meaning: A car that carries passengers for payment.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϏāĻŋ
IELTS Sentence:
People often take a taxi when public transport is unavailable.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϏāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
23. Shuttle Service
English Meaning: A transport service travelling regularly between two places.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻžāĻāϞ āϏāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϏ
IELTS Sentence:
The airport provides a free shuttle service for passengers.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāύā§āĻĻāϰ āϝāĻžāϤā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ⧠āĻļāĻžāĻāϞ āϏāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
24. Transit System
English Meaning: A public transportation network in a city or region.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
A modern transit system can reduce pollution significantly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
25. Vehicle
English Meaning: A machine used for transporting people or goods.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ
IELTS Sentence:
Too many private vehicles create severe traffic problems.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
26. Carpool
English Meaning: Sharing a car journey with others.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻāϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ
IELTS Sentence:
Carpooling is an economical and eco-friendly option.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāĨ¤
27. Lane
English Meaning: A section of a road for vehicles moving in one direction.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϞā§āύ
IELTS Sentence:
Some cities have separate bus lanes to reduce delays.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϞā§āύ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
28. Flyover
English Meaning: A bridge carrying a road over another road.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻ
IELTS Sentence:
The new flyover has improved traffic flow considerably.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻ āϝāĻžāύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
29. Junction
English Meaning: A place where roads or railways meet.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧ / āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāϏā§āĻĨāϞ
IELTS Sentence:
Traffic police were controlling vehicles at the busy junction.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻļ āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
30. Seat Reservation
English Meaning: Booking a seat in advance.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϏāύ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ
IELTS Sentence:
Seat reservations are necessary during holiday seasons.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽā§ āĻāϏāύ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
31. Ticket Inspector
English Meaning: A person who checks travel tickets.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻ
IELTS Sentence:
The ticket inspector checked everyoneâs tickets carefully.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻ āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
32. Road Accident
English Meaning: An unfortunate event involving vehicles on the road.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻāύāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Poor road management can increase road accidents.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
33. Fuel-efficient
English Meaning: Using less fuel.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§
IELTS Sentence:
Fuel-efficient buses are better for the environment.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
34. Infrastructure
English Meaning: Basic systems and structures such as roads and bridges.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§
IELTS Sentence:
The government should improve transport infrastructure.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ
āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
35. Navigation
English Meaning: The process of finding directions or routes.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāύāĻž / āĻĒāĻĨāύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ
IELTS Sentence:
Digital navigation systems help drivers avoid traffic jams.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞ āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻļāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
High-Level IELTS Collocations
- Public transit network â āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āύā§āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻ
- Sustainable transportation â āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
- Massive traffic congestion â āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻš āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ
- Road infrastructure development â āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ
- Convenient means of transport â āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻāύāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽ
- Cost-effective transportation â āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ
- Traffic management system â āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
- Safe commuting option â āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āϝāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ
- Long-distance travel â āĻĻā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϞā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ
- Urban transportation facilities â āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
IELTS Speaking Sentences (Band 8â9)
1.
I strongly believe that improving public transportation can reduce air pollution dramatically.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻŋ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāĨ¤
2.
People should be encouraged to use public transport instead of private cars.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
3.
One of the biggest problems in my city is unbearable traffic congestion.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻ
āϏāĻšāύā§āϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻāĨ¤
4.
Modern metro systems are not only fast but also environmentally friendly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻ āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦāĻāĨ¤
5.
Reliable public transport improves both productivity and quality of life.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Advanced Idioms & Expressions
1. Stuck in traffic
Meaning: Unable to move because of traffic congestion
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence:
I was stuck in traffic for almost two hours yesterday.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϤāĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
2. Jump on the bandwagon
Meaning: Follow a popular trend
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
Many cities are jumping on the bandwagon of electric public transport.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύā§āϰ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
3. At full speed
Meaning: Moving very quickly
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϤāĻŋāϤā§
Sentence:
The metro train was running at full speed during peak hours.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāϞāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4. Backseat driver
Meaning: A person who gives unwanted advice
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž
Sentence:
My friend acts like a backseat driver whenever I travel with him.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻŋ āϤāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧ⧠āĻ
āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
5. Change gears
Meaning: Change approach or direction
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻļāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
The government needs to change gears to improve the transport sector.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāĻžāϤ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āĻļāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤
