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Задание
  1. Match the words with the definitions
It takes me (a certain amount of time). a place where a person lives
a place of residence I need to spend a certain amount of time to do it.
to solve a problem (= the outskirts) an area that is on the edge of a city or large town
to complain about somebody/something looking for somebody/something (= to search for)
a drawback a disadvantage or negative aspect
constant to do something or go very quickly
in search of somebody/something a problem
to lead a lifestyle to say that you are not happy or satisfied about somebody/something
A suburb to find a way to deal with a problem or an answer
an issue happening all the time (= permanent)
to rush a person who regularly travels to work, usually from the suburbs to the city centre and back.
A commuter to live a particular type of life
  1. 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             [ ].
  1. 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?

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