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Names:

Melissa Natalia Mora Guevara


Karen Dayana Revelo Martínez
Asly Camila Solarte Delgado

GETTING AROUND TOWN! Listening & Reading Task

PART 1: Listen to six people talking about transportation. How do they get around town?

Kat / Germany

“I don't use public transportation too often.


When I still lived in my hometown, it was just too Sarah / England
small to have public transportation. Nowadays,
I like to ride my car. I think public transportation “Public transport is something that I don't often
is a great idea, but I really like the convenience use at all. Because I own a car, I normally
of having my own vehicle.” just jump into the car and just drive wherever I
need to go. The only time really that I go, use
public transport is when I'm traveling around
Danni / England
London, because using the underground is a lot
“All the time, especially here at the moment at more easier than trying to drive through the
the university, I always use the bus or the train busy roads.”
or walk everywhere. I can't drive, so it's my
only option really.” Warren / Canada

“Not so much these days. I have a car now and


Shiloh / United States
where I'm living, the bus system isn't very good
“At school, I use public transportation a lot to and there's no train station right by me, so I tend
get from my home to my university. There's a to drive.”
regular bus service that runs between my house
and my school, which is about five kilometers or
Tim / United States
so. But when I'm at home with my family in New
Mexico, I don't use public transportation at all. I “I don't use public transportation very often. It's
think that American public transportation is few not as common in America as it is in other
and far between. it's not very well-funded, and countries. And I also own a car, so if I need to get
it's not very good, unless you live in the city. anywhere, I just drive my own car, which is very
Everybody has cars, so you don't really have a convenient, because I can go wherever I want at
need for public transportation, because whatever time I want without
everybody is able to drive himself where they being dependent on a bus schedule or
need to go.” something like that.”
PART 2

● Read the questions (1-7) and choose the correct


answer to complete each statement. 4. In London, Sarah A drives her car
usually… B uses public transport
1. Kat usually… A takes the bus 5. Warren drives because A not that good
B drives her car the buses are… B not available
2. Danni usually… A takes the bus 6. Tim does not like to be A gasoline
B drives to school dependent on… B schedules
3. Shiloh thinks transport A well-funded A walk
7. Most people tend to…
in the US is not… B a good idea B take the bus
C drive a car

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