- Asia has many busy cities.
- Traffic jams happen often.
- This causes pollution.
- Many people use cars instead of buses.
- Pollution affects health and the planet.
- Some cities want to improve public transport.
Difficult words
- pollution — Dirty air or water that harms living things.pollution.
- traffic — Lots of cars and vehicles on the roads.
- cities — Large places where many people live.
- transport — Ways to move people or goods from one place to another.transport.
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Discussion questions
- What do you think about public transport?
- How do traffic jams make you feel?
- Why is pollution a problem?
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