Part of the ielts speaking Test Yourself 13 Reading Your Family 14

8. Is your hometown a good place for young people
？
I think it’s a great place to study because we have some good
high schools and pretty good
universities
．
In addition
，
there are not so many temptations
（＝
distractions) in Fuzhou You know,
the night life is pretty boring, and there aren’t that many great places to
go shopping either. I think that the young people who were born here get tired of the city, but
those who come from smaller towns in Fujian Province find Fuzhou fun and lively. It’s a
question of perspective
（＝
point of view)
．
9. Has your hometown changed in recent years
？
Yes, a lot. You wouldn’t believe the chan
ges that my city has undergone in the last10 years.
First of all, the city has modernized a lot. So now there are plenty of new buildings and new
residential areas everywhere. As a result, the city has been expanding every year. Ten years ago,
Fuzhou was an old-fashioned looking place, with narrow streets and alleys everywhere. Everyone
used to ride a bicycle; we even had rickshaws everywhere. But nowadays, roads count three or four
lanes on each side; everyone owns a car, and the government even ordered a subway to be built.
Restaurants and shopping centers have mushroomed all over the city. I think that business is
booming, and it’s only the beginning.
10. What changes would you like to make in your hometown
？
I would definitely try to improve the traffic situation in my hometown. Every day
traffic gets congested around rush hour. It drives people crazy
！
I guess that the roads are
not wide enough at some junctions, and there are simply too many people and too many
cars nowadays
．
You can get stuck in traffic on your way to work and easily lose 30 or 40
minutes
．
In addition, traffic jams cause severe pollution problems
．
Cars and buses emit
exhaust fumes
（＝
exhaust gas)
．
It’s really gross disgusting)
．
The government should
really encourage people to use public transport.