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	<passage mp3="AUDIO_REPOS/2465.mp3" title="Types of Travel"><![CDATA[<div id="passage"><p><strong>Simon:</strong> Like many people I like to travel and there are many ways
  you can travel, many forms of transportation. Probably the main
  three that I wanna talk about now are by car, by train and by
  airplane. Now, each of these forms of transportation have there
pros and cons. Would you agree?</p>
<p><strong>Friend:</strong> Indeed, I would.</p>
<p><strong>Simon:</strong> So, what's your favorite form of transportation of those
three?</p>
<p><strong>Friend:</strong> I would have to say the automobile.</p>
<p><strong>Simon:</strong> Well, tell me some of the pros of traveling by car.</p>
<p><strong>Friend: </strong>That would be mainly freedom. Freedom of movement.
  Freedom of stop. Freedom to go. Freedom to yeah, freedom
basically.</p>
<p><strong>Simon:</strong> OK, what about a train? What are the advantages of
being of a train?</p>
<p><strong>Friend:</strong> I would say, good views of the countryside. You can
  move around on a train. You're not stuck in a car. You can go for
  a cigarette. You can get something to drink. You can go to the
bathroom which you cannot do in a car.</p>
<p><strong>Simon:</strong> OK, and let's talk about the airplane. Why, what are some
of the advantages of flying?</p>
<p><strong>Friend: </strong>Speed.</p>
<p><strong>Simon: </strong>That's it?</p>
<p><strong>Friend:</strong> That's all I can say about that yes, speed.</p>
<p><strong>Simon:</strong> OK, let's talk about the disadvantages, the cons. So what
are some things that a train has, that is not that great?</p>
<p><strong>Friend:</strong> There's nothing I can say bad about a train except yeah.
Train's good.</p>
<p><strong>Simon:</strong> OK.</p>
<p><strong>Friend:</strong> Price.</p>
<p><strong>Simon:</strong> Yeah, price. In many countries train travel is very
  expensive. We are traveling in Japan so the train is very fast and
  efficient, however, it is expensive and another thing is you're
  confined by schedule and things like that. How about the
disadvantages of a car?</p>
<p><strong>riend: </strong>Pollution, accidents, cost yeah. Cars can be expensive
too, maintenance, gas.</p>
<p><strong>Simon:</strong> And how about the plane?</p>
<p><strong>Friend: </strong>The disadvantages of a plane. The lack of view and yeah,
that stale air.</p>
<p><strong>Simon: </strong>Oh, yeah. Also, I could sort of say the fear factor yeah
and being confined to a small space. Yeah, that's it.</p></div>]]>
	
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