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Answer the following questions : 1) Which town is sampled here ? 2) What other towns are cited ? Do they apply traffic charges ? 3) What side are Welsh local ...
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Labo anglais – Conference examines trafic charge Conference examines traffic charge Hear the text What is the text about ? Traffic jams (= embouteillages) in Wales How is Wales going to fight against traffic charges ? It is forbidden for taxis to drive in London. If they do, they have to pay charges (= a tax) Problem : noise, pollution, traffic jams. Public transport = transport en commun

Exercices (Correction) I.Fill in the following excerpt : “Horrendous. At the moment, absolutely horrendous. Er, the amount of traffic that's going through _________________(1) these days, it's unbelievable.” / “It practically got an hour I was stuck.” / What do you think of the idea of some sort of congestion charge ? “I wouldn't come down to _______________(2) the girl down if they did that.” / “Horrible. It just gets ________________________(3). I can see a point for congestion charging. I go to London sometimes and it certainly keeps me up of __________________(4) of London.” / “You know, it'll just really be another way of ___________________(5) the motorists without giving them, you know, the sensible __________________ (6) option to do something differently really.” II. Answer the following questions : 1) Which town is sampled here ? 2) What other towns are cited ? Do they apply traffic charges ? 3) What side are Welsh local authorities taking ? 4) What effect could it have on the development of city centers ? III. Find synonyms for the following words : 1) blocked 2) a motivation 3) alternative 4) to get to grips with 5) to express one's opinion 6) to put off IV. Give the transcription and primary stress for each of the following word 1) horrendous 2) regeneration 3) motorists 4) government 5) debate 6) cars -1-

Labo anglais – Conference examines trafic charge Correction I. 1. Newport 2. park [Rq : “the girl” = la voiture ] 3. busier and busier /bIzI@r_bIzI@ / 4. the middle /mIdl / 5. penalizing / penalising /pIn@laIzIN / 6. liable II. 1. Newport 2. London / Cardiff. They applied traffic charges (success in London) 3. It is still debated, they haven't yet decided. 4. Congestion charges could weaken the development of city centers by putting off investors. III. 1. stuck (personne) / clogged up (chose) 2. incentive 3. option 4. to tackle 5. to voice 6. to discourage IV. 1. horrendous / hO’rend@s/ 2. regeneration /rI,dZen@’reIS@n/ 3. motorists / ’m@UtrIsts/ 4. government / ’gVvnm@nt/ 5. debate / dI’beIt/ 6. cars /kA:z/

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