Transportation

General

How did you come here today? Why did you choose that form of transport?

What form of transport do you usually use?

Which kind of transport do you like? Why?

How much time do you spend travelling on a normal day?

Which kind of transport do you like when travelling?

How do people in your country usually travel when they go on holiday?

Which types of transport do you think are better for short journeys and which are better for long ones?

Special

How might technological advances change transport in the future?

Just compare the transportation in the past and now?

Transportation in Your Country/ Hometown

What do you think of the transportation system in your hometown?

What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?

What will become the most popular means of transportation in China?

Do you like the transport system in your country?

What do you think of the transport conditions in your hometown?

Do you think transportation costs (gasoline, subway, bus & taxi fares, etc) are expensive in your

hometown?

In China, is transportation in the big cities the same as transportation in small towns and villages?

Problems of Transportation

Do you ever have problems with transport?

Which type of transport do you think is most dangerous in cities?

Which transport-related problems are most serious, in your opinion, and why?

Are there any public transport problems in your country?

Improvement

How would you improve the public transport system in your country?

How could the transportation system be improved in your country?

Methods of Travelling

Compare the different transportation, such as between plane, train and car.

Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?

Compare trains and buses as forms of transport in your country.

Air Plane

Is flying a common form of transport in your country?

Railway

Tell me about an important transport development in your country.

Driving

Do people in your country (or, you) prefer to share public transport or do they (you) prefer to use private

transport?

Public Transportation

What different forms of public transport are there in your area?

What are people’s attitudes to public transport where you live?

Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?

Taxi

What are the advantages of taking a taxi compared with buses?

Is it convenient to take the bus/taxi in your city?

Train / Subway

What is the difference between taking a bus and taking a train?

Bus

Do you usually take the bus?

Do you prefer to travel by bike or by bus?

How often do you take buses?

When was the first time you took a bus?

Is it convenient to take the bus in your city?

Do people in your country take the bus?