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