ANGELA MORA CHAVEZ

MELIZA OSORIO CARDENAS

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

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

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

C drive a car