Unit1 0b: Commuting Listening Speak 1 I think it's a stupid idea.
The motoways are already too full and now they 're going to stop cars using one of the lanes.
It's crazy.
The traffic 'll be twice as bad and there 'll be a lot more accidents as well.
People will spend hours and hours stuck in traffic jams and be late for work all the time.
Speak 2 Ok, I know cars are bad for the environment and all that, but big increases in petrol prices are not going to make any difference.
What about industry?
Highe rpetrol prices are only going to increase companies costs and put jobs at risk.
Speak 3 It's about time!
When I go shopping there are thousands of people all on a narrow little pavement trying to walk along.
It's impossible to relax.
Car drivers should use park and ride schemes and leave their cars out of the city centre.
Shopping should be fun and not stressful.
Speak 4 It's difficult to say, really.
Paying every time you use a road might be good idea.
I suppose some people might leave their cars at home a bit more often, which would be good.
But there is not any public transport where I live, so it would be more expensive for me personally.
Speak 5 How1 am I going to get to work if I can not leave my car there?
It takes twice as long to get to work on the bus and it costs twice as much,
as well.
So, of course I 'm not going to use public transport.
Speak 6 I think it's a good idea.
I hate it when you do not have the right money on the buses.
They do not accept notes so you need pocket full of change all the time.
I like the idea of a plastic card -- especially if it makes them cheaper to use as well.
Nobody liked phone cards at first, did they?
And now, look: everyone uses them.