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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
68 words
- A new study looks at traffic in many cities.
- Researchers say jams need more than road size.
- Sprawling cities often produce higher amounts of daily traffic.
- Areas with shops and homes close together reduce commutes.
- Clusters of leisure increase weekend traffic levels.
- The study used vehicle movement data from a provider.
- The method finds links between city features and traffic.
- Results may help plan cities in the future.
Difficult words
- researcher — person who studies things and finds factsResearchers
- sprawling — large and spread out city area
- commute — daily travel between home and workcommutes
- cluster — group of similar places close togetherClusters
- provider — company or service that gives data
- feature — important part or quality of somethingfeatures
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Discussion questions
- Do you drive or use public transport for your commute?
- Do you like living near shops and homes together?
- Do you see more traffic on weekends where you live?
