Encouraging People for Public Transport Glossary for IELTS
10 Transport terms
This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to Encouraging People for Public Transport.
commute
verb
Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.
Example: Anyone who lives in a city is aware of the increasing number of cars on the road and the kinds of problems this creates, traffic jams, air pollution and longer commuting periods.
congestion
noun
Overcrowding; clogging: severe traffic congestion.
Example: Indeed, making public transport more comfortable and convenient should work to attract more commuters and decrease traffic congestion.
inconvenient
adjective
Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort.
Example: One way to stimulate public transport use is to make private car use more expensive and inconvenient.
motorways
noun
A dual-carriageway road designed for fast traffic, with relatively few places for joining or leaving.
Example: The introduction of tolls along urban motorways has been successfully employed in many cities.
permit
verb
Officially allow (someone) to do something.
Example: Other such measures are high-priced permits for parking in urban areas and the restriction of parking to a limited number of cars.
public transport
noun
Buses, trains, and other forms of transport that are available to the public, charge set fares, and run on fixed routes.
Example: There are also less punishing ways of spurring public transport use.
restriction
noun
A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one.
Example: Such measures are high-priced permits for parking in urban areas and the restriction of parking to a limited number of cars.
suburban
adjective
A person or thing located just outside of a city.
Example: The construction of free car parks at suburban train stations has proven successful in quite a number of countries.
traffic jam
noun
A line or lines of stationary or very slow-moving traffic, caused by roadworks, an accident, or heavy congestion.
Example: Anyone who lives in a city is aware of the increasing number of cars on the road and the kinds of problems this creates, traffic jams, air pollution and longer commuting periods.
urban
adjective
In, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city.
Example: The solution, it would seem, is for government to encourage the use of public transport in urban areas, thus decreasing dependence on the car.