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