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English Audio Request

George1
224 Words / 1 Recordings / 7 Comments

Naturally, there are a lot of possibilities for travels. The type of transport is based on the distance.
I take trains for short distances. It is quite fast, and we can safely travel to more places worldwide than people taking bus transport.
I prefer taking planes for longer distances. It is the fastest type of transport because of the distance. There are low-cost airlines which are not expensive. If you want to get the cheapest price for a plane ticket, you can take a flight through another country. I have taken flights from Prague through Frankfurt with a final destination in Helsinki. Somebody can say that it is not convenient to change planes and wait at another airport. That is true. Nevertheless, it is the cheapest solution to take a plane. Sometimes it seems unbelievable that people fly more kilometers (mils) by plane, and the final price is cheaper than a direct flight. It depends on the policy and business of airlines. They want to have a lot passengers, so it is worth it to them to offer these variants.
If you are, for example, in Helsinki, you can travel to Stockholm. I really recommend to go by a ferry. I have taken a transport by a ferry 3 times. The atmosphere was also unforgettable because of clubs, restaurants, and parties on the ferry.

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  • Plane, train or boat? ( recorded by kaupo ), Midwestern accent (United States)

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Comments

jannr
July 8, 2011

Hello George1,
I´ll be glad to record this for you, but I see a few minor mistakes in grammar or vocabulary. Would you like for me to make those changes for you in the transcript and in the recording?
jannr

George1
July 8, 2011

Of course, if you want, you can improve the article,but the text already has been corrected a native speaker. It seems that not enough. Thank you very much.

adelie
July 9, 2011

I made a few corrections:

Naturally, there are a lot of possibilities for travels. The type of transportation is based on the distance.
I take trains for short distances. It is quite fast, and we can travel safely to more places worldwide than people traveling by bus.

I prefer taking planes for longer distances. It is the fastest type of transportation because of the long distance.
There are inexpensive airlines. If you want to get the cheapest price for a plane ticket, you can take a connecting flight through another country. I have taken flights from Prague through Frankfurt with a final destination in Helsinki. Some may find it inconvenient to change planes and wait at another airport. That is true.

adelie
July 9, 2011

Nevertheless, it is the cheapest solution. Sometimes it seems unbelievable that people fly more kilometers by plane and the final price is cheaper than a direct flight. It depends on the policy and business of the specific airline. They want many passengers, so to them it is worth it to offer these variants.

If you are, for example, in Helsinki, you can travel to Stockholm. I highly recommend traveling there by ferry, however. I have taken a ferry three times. The atmosphere was unforgettable because of the clubs, restaurants, and parties.

jannr
July 9, 2011

Just to make it sound a little more idiomatic (or natural) I would make these changes. Remember, I said they were minor changes!

Naturally, there are a lot of possibilities for travel [not "travels"]. The type of transportation depends on [not "is based on"]the distance.
I take trains for short distances. They [not "it"}are quite fast, and we can travel safely to more places worldwide than people traveling by bus. [Do you think this is true?? It's true in Europe, but in lots of places there are no trains.]

I prefer taking planes for longer distances. It is the fastest type of transportation because of the long distance.
There are inexpensive airlines. If you want to get the cheapest price for a plane ticket, you can take a connecting flight through another country. I have taken flights from Prague through Frankfurt with a final destination in Helsinki. Some may find it inconvenient to change planes and wait at another airport. That is true. [I would omit this last sentence.]

jannr
July 9, 2011

Nevertheless, plane travel [not "it"] is the cheapest solution. Sometimes it seems unbelievable that people fly more kilometers by plane and the final price is cheaper than a direct flight. It depends on the policy and prices [possibly "seasonal demand" but not "business"] of the specific airline. Airline companies [not "They"] want many passengers, so to them it is worth it to offer these options [not "variants"].[in business terminology, "options" sounds more idiomatic.]

If you are, for example, in Helsinki, you can travel to Stockholm. I highly recommend traveling there by ferry, however. I have taken a ferry three times. The atmosphere was unforgettable because of the clubs, restaurants, and parties.

I hope this is useful,
jannr

adelie
July 9, 2011

In the following sentence, I believe "it" was referring to the connecting flight option, not plane travel in general: "Nevertheless, it is the cheapest solution."

And I don't think "That is true" would need to be omitted. In those three sentences, he's saying "some think otherwise, and I acknowledge this is true, however I still find this option to be the best despite said truth."

Also, "it" in this sentence could easily be referring to the travel of trains, not trains themselves: "It [traveling by train] is quite fast, and we can travel safely to more places worldwide than people traveling by bus."

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