Задание

1. Match the words with the definitions

to solve a problem

to rush

to complain about somebody/something

in search of somebody/something

It takes me (a certain amount of time).

A suburb

a drawback

to lead a lifestyle

a place of residence

an issue

constant

A commuter

(= the outskirts) an area that is on the edge of a city or large town

to find a way to deal with a problem or an answer

a problem

a disadvantage or negative aspect

happening all the time (= permanent)

looking for somebody/something (= to search for)

to say that you are not happy or satisfied about somebody/something

to do something or go very quickly

I need to spend a certain amount of time to do it.

a place where a person lives

to live a particular type of life

a person who regularly travels to work, usually from the suburbs to the city centre and back.

2. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box

commuters the suburbs rush complains drawbacks constant issues take residence solve search commute

Millions of travel to the city centre every morning and return to in the evening. The reason for the transport system being overloaded on weekdays is that a lot of people to get to work and back. Sally often about living in the city. She says that its such as traffic congestion, pollution and noise are very substantial. Besides, there are some other, such as overcrowding or the necessity to spend a lot of hours on getting to work and back. It can people several hours to get to the office and the same amount of time to get back to the place of. In order to this problem, some people try to find a job close to home, but it isn't always easy to do it. Some people even change professions when they for a new job so they don't need to.

3. Answer the questions

Do you or any of your relatives and friends need to commute?

How much time does it take you, your relatives or friends to get to school/university/work?

Why do some people complain about living in big towns or cities?

What are the drawbacks of commuting?

Can you suggest any ways of solving the problem of pollution in the cities?