Commuting - Test 4

C2 Proficiency · Listening Matching · Cambridge English Proficiency 2, Cambridge University Press

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about commuting.

the unproductive use of time

the possible cost to mental health

the lack of investment in public transport

the harm to the environment

the potential risk of injury

the tiredness it causes

the difficulty in avoiding car use

the increasing expense

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what general concern each speaker has about commuting.

pleased that it is relatively short

grateful to have some time for reflection

frustrated by fellow commuters

resigned to making the best of it

aware of the health benefits

hopeful of a change in routine

determined not to continue commuting

appreciative of the surroundings

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) how each speaker feels now about their journey.

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