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Practice Writing: Write Essay ID: #48419 Choice of Transportation
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Choose one transportation vehicle and explain why you think it has changed people’s lives.

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Choose one transportation vehicle and explain why you think it has changed people’s lives.
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Among every transportation vehicle ever invented, the private car has changed the lives of ordinary people most profoundly. This vehicle reshaped how people travel, work and settle, so its impact on daily life is difficult to overstate. By letting individuals commute independently, the car freed people from fixed timetables and transformed personal transportation forever.

The strongest impact of this vehicle lies in the access to work that convenient transportation now gives people. Cars let commuters reach jobs and hospitals far beyond walking distance, widening the choices available to millions of people. For example, a suburban resident can commute by car to a specialised city job while the family lives elsewhere. This flexible transportation raised household incomes and changed how whole communities of people arrange their lives.

Admittedly, this vehicle has also generated congestion and pollution, costs that any honest account of transportation must weigh. However, these drawbacks do not cancel the way the car changed regional trade and emergency travel for countless people. Ambulances and delivery fleets rely on this vehicle, so road transportation underpins the safety and commerce that people depend on. The same car that eases a daily commute also carries the goods and help that modern people expect.

In conclusion, no other transportation vehicle has changed the lives of people as decisively as the private car. It restructured commuting, expanded travel and connected communities, granting people new command over distance and time. Although this vehicle demands cleaner technology, its impact on how people move and live remains a landmark in the story of transportation.

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PTE criteria · full marks
  • Fully addresses the prompt in depth, showing full command of the argument by reformulating the issue in the writer's own words and expanding important points with specificity.
  • The argument is supported convincingly with subsidiary points and relevant examples throughout the response.
How this answer meets itThe essay states a firm opinion about the car and supports it with a real-life example. The support feels convincing and specific. the private car has changed the lives of ordinary people most profoundlya suburban resident can commute by car to a specialised city job
PTE criteria · full marks
  • Has an effective logical structure, flows smoothly, and can be followed with ease.
  • The argument is clear and cohesive and developed systematically at length; a well-developed introduction and conclusion are present, and ideas are organised cohesively into clear, logically sequenced paragraphs.
  • Uses a variety of connective devices effectively and consistently to convey relationships between ideas.
How this answer meets itClear linkers open the paragraphs and connect the points. They help the argument flow. For exampleAdmittedlyHoweverIn conclusionThe same car
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  • A variety of expressions and vocabulary are used appropriately to formulate ideas with ease and precision throughout the response.
  • No signs of limitations restricting what can be communicated.
  • Errors in language use, if present, are rare and minor, and meaning is completely clear.
How this answer meets itThe writer builds complex sentences with subordinate clauses used well. The meaning stays clear. By letting individuals commute independentlycosts that any honest account of transportation must weigh
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  • Shows consistent grammatical control of complex language. Errors are rare and difficult to spot.
How this answer meets itGrammar control is strong across long sentences. This relative clause is accurate and smooth. the goods and help that modern people expect
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  • Good command of a broad lexical repertoire, idiomatic expressions and collocations.
How this answer meets itThe essay uses precise words and natural collocations about transport. These choices are well judged. difficult to overstatefixed timetablesregional tradecommand over distance and time
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  • Correct spelling.
How this answer meets itAll words are spelled correctly, including the British spelling form. Spelling is accurate. specialisedcongestion
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  • Length is within the required 200 to 300 words.
How this answer meets itThe essay has 257 words, which sits inside the 200 to 300 range. It is a clear four-paragraph essay.
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