- Many Asian cities have bad traffic and crowded streets.
- Traffic makes air pollution and harms peoples health.
- Traffic also costs money for families and countries.
- Cities try to reduce car use and pollution.
- Delhi removes old diesel and petrol cars from roads.
- Delhi adds more electric buses and more metro lines.
- People use phone apps for rides and traffic maps daily.
- Cities plan new trains and better bus services soon.
Difficult words
- traffic — many vehicles moving on city streets
- crowded — many people in one place
- pollution — dirty air or water that is unhealthy
- remove — take away something from a placeremoves
- electric — uses electricity for power or movement
- metro — an underground or city train system
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Discussion questions
- Do you use phone apps for rides?
- Do you take buses or the metro in your city?
- Is traffic a problem where you live?
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