You are going to listen to a radio report from 2019 about traffic management in New York. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below. Then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1-8) with the sentence endings (A-K). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Choose the correct answer. The first one (0) has been done for you.
A will use alternatives more frequently
B were surprised about the developments
C remained the same
D ought to be charged for driving
E were very unpopular
F may develop a different view in future
G understood that it worked
H will pay for travelling in a certain area soon
I hesitate to take public transport
J has to pay extra due to where she lives
K proved to be the opposite
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People who are against the new fee .
F may develop a different view in future
In contrast to today, drivers _.
The first interviewee says drivers .
The second interviewee explains that she .
The third passer-by likes the consequence that drivers .
In Sweden, the changes originally .
Specialists in Sweden .
People finally approved of the new development when they .
The attitude of the Swedish people on the potential of the fees .
Tonquelle: Sprecherin: Domonoske, Camila: City dwellers don’t like the Idea of congestion pricing – but they get over it. NPR: All Things
Considered.
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/720805841/city-dwellers-dont-like-the-idea-of-congestion-pricing-but-they-get-over-it [04.01.2021] (adaptiert)