V: Thanks for coming over.
R: No problem, so you need help with your report?
V: Yes. I’m writing a report about public transportation in big cities.
R: Cool. How can I help?
V: You are from Chicago.
V: Did you use public transportation there?
R: Yes. I used it all the time.
V: Great! Tell me about it.
R: When I lived in Chicago. I took the subway to work.
V: It is the third busiest subway in America. I read about it.
R: Yes. And people called it the “L”.
V: Interesting! Do you like public transportation?
R: Well. There are good things and bad things about it.
V: What are the good things?
R: Public transportaion is convenient. Chicago’s “L” has 144 stations.
R: I took the subway all over the city.
V: London’s Subway has even more stations. It has 275 stations.
R: Wow. that is really convenient. Public transportation is also cheap.
R: You really don’t need to drive a car.
V: So you also save money.
R: Right. Because you don’t need to pay for gas.
R: You can also save time when you use public transportation.
R: Sometimes taking the subways is faster than driving in traffic.
V: That’s good. Now what are the bad things?
R: Well. many people use it. Sometimes you can’t find a seat on the subway.
V: So it can be very crowded.
R: Right. You also need to walk or take a bus after the subway ride.
