3a. Read this blog about the daily commute (a journey made regularly between one's home and one's place of work). Write all the phrases that relate to places and the ones that refer to travel or transport. Do not use a dictionary

commuter101 Is anybody else fed up with road works? Is it just here in London where they are appearing all at once, or is it the same everywhere? It's added an hour to my journey. EACH WAY.

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Heather98 Pretty much the same here, commuter 101. I have to do a round trip of 20 miles between Cheltenham and Birmingham every day and pass (very slowly!) 3 areas with road works, on different parts of the M5. It's doubling the time it takes me to get to and from work.

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Musicfan2 Take a train, guys. Last time I checked trains were going regularly between Cheltenham and Birmingham. And in London you've got the tube.

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CharlotteL. t's driving me crazy too. There are road works near the service station by Junction 9 on the M6. It's like the traffic is at a standstill there. I try to avoid it but it's not always possible.

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Heather98 @ Musicfan2: not an option, I'm afraid. I am a sales rep and need my car during the day.

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chico I agree with Musicfan. Instead of complaining about road works, the cost of petrol, the price of cars etc. we need to think about other options. And I don't mean car sharing or building more motorways. I say we try to save our environment by campaigning for better bus and train networks and for different types of public transport such as trams. Use your time and anger to try and make a difference!

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commuter101 What time? I'm stuck in a traffic jam!! (©)

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3b. Look back at the blog in exercise 3a and find the following:

1. A phrase, used in informal language, that means 'to be tired of something'

2. An informal phrase that means 'almost'

3. A phrase that means 'a trip to a place and back again'

4. Names of two motorways in Britain

5. A phrase that refers to places in Britain that sell things such as petrol and oil, but usually also provide toilets and sell food, drink and other goods

6. A point on a motorway where traffic may leave or join it

7. A word that means 'a complete stop of movement'

8. A word that is short for 'representative'

9. A word that refers to activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social, political or commercial change