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4 DREAM COMMUTERS

DVD PREVIEW
1. Discuss the questions.

How do you get to college?

I arrived in bus to college and work.
How long does it usually take? Is it usually a good or bad journey? why?
This usually takes 30 minutes. It is a good commute because I can
give me a break from the everyday activities and observe different
things.
2A. Read the programme information and answer the questions?
Why did Justin get fed up with his life?
Justin is fed up with his life because go the work takes a long time
and and there is a lot of traffic on the roads. He was not happy with
his work /life balance.
What decide to do?
Justin decide to buy a property in France because there lifestyle is
better, are cheaper properties and flights are cheap (38 Libras). This
has transformed your life.
B. Match the words in bold with definitions 1-7 below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Completely changed
7. Fed up with
Journey in a plane
4. Traffic
People who travel to work
5. Commute
Cars, motorbikes, etc., on the road
6. Property
Journey to work
2. Flight
A building or land that you own
3. Commuters
Unhappy with something, so you want to change it.1. Transformed

DVD VIEW
3. Watch the DVD and choose the correct alternative to
complete sentences 1-4 below.
1. More and more people are choosing to live abroad and commute to
their jobs in the UK.
2. The way we live is changing because of cheaper houses in Europe
and budget flights.

3. Justins commute costs about 38.

4. Justins journey home is about 700 miles.
4. Watch the DVD again. Who says sentences 1-5: the presenter
(P), Justin Saunders (J) or Rebecca Saunders (R).
1. I get fed up with the traffic. (J)
2. Hes one of a group of conmuters who take the same fligth to
Toulouse every week. (P)
3. We looked on the internet and we saw properties available much
cheaper tan in Britain.(J)
4. Thats the house down there. With the terrace. (R)
5. Weve just Transformed our lifestyle. (J)

5. Discuss the questions.

1. Would you like to be a dream commuter?

If I like to be a dream commuter because I like the idea of living in a

place and work in another and I love travelling and changing
environment.
2. What are the benefits and the problems.

DREAM COMMUTER
BENEFITS
PROBLEMS
better life quality
long travel to go to work or
home
better economy

long time no passing with

changing environment
family
kill routine
if something is presented in
avoid highway traffic
grave at work or home will
be difficult going to solve
this

6. Read the text and Discuss the questions.

1. Is the work / life balance the same in your country?
2. Do you think people work too much? What problems can this cause?
3. Are you happy with your work/life or study/life balance? Why/Why
not?

8. Read the entry to www.worlife247.com. Answer the questions.

1. Is this a stressful job? Why/ Why not?

This is not a stressful job because this time not have a
fixed works only five hours a day and the rest every month.
2. Would you like a job like this?

If I would like to have a job like this because I like to be fit

and have time to do other things.
I am pockets and study at the university. I know well the
money, serve customers well and do my homework on
time.
In general, I think my work/study/life is bad bacause I have
no holidays or much time to relax. I travel every day from
home to work and from work to college. I lasted one hour
commute and it is expensive.
But I am that everything, I do is to accomplish the things, I