Commuter's story

1.Listen the text

2.Answer the questions.

a) What kind of people live in the City of London?

b) What’s the population of the City of London?

c) Where do the commuters come from?

d) Do the commuters all come to the City by British Rail?

e) Do the trains always run on time?

f) Why are trains delayed, according to British Rail?

3. Complete the sentences.

Most of the people ... work in the City of London don’t live there ... working day, 400,000 commuters come to work in the City. They arrive by British Rail, by Tube, by bus or ... foot. The trains are often delayed - be­cause of the weather, because of strikes or technical failures, or for ... of a long list of other reasons. Brian Baker is an accountant … Blackheath in southeast London. He works ... a bank in the City. He usually leaves ... work at 8.15 a.m. and gets back at about 7pm. His wife has all sorts of even­ing activities, so they don’t see much of ... other in the week. Brian some­times goes out ... the evening to play squash or to have a drink with friends … the local pub.

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