Put the elements into the gaps

Complete the text with the given words. There are four words you do not need to use.

• community
• sign
• station
• walkers
• affect
• society
• signal
• pedestrians
• affect

Mrs Robinson and Her Home

Mrs Robinson is a town legend. Every day she takes her wheeled cart, puts on her old dirty clothes and sets off to the streets of the town to find some people from her [ ]to have a chat with. She is very friendly and nice. But her neighbours are not eager to meet her.

Her unconventional home of an old van covered in colourful spots and stickers has become a neighbourhood landmark. There is a special [ ]in front of her house welcoming everybody to enter the van and have a chat about her life values. The van stands near the bus [ ], so there are always a lot of people who scurry around searching for the right platform.

As it stands in the centre of the city, it adds some unusual charm to the town and is a popular route with [ ]. But the problem is that Mrs Robinson occupies a place where the land is very expensive. Some neighbours try to make her move from this spot as it can [ ]the value of their half-million-pound homes. The argument now is in its full force. Authorities are trying to persuade Mrs Robinson to sell her unusual house and move to the suburbs. But she desperately stands her ground. Who will win this battle?