Find Your Best Place to Live

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Intermediate

Exercise 1

Vocabulary

set up

Verb

set ʌp

to start a business

We set up our food truck a few weeks ago.

preference

Noun

ˈprɛfərəns

a thing that is liked better or best

What is your preference, red or white?

This color is my preference.

He has a strong preference for comedy shows.

category

Noun

ˈkætəˌgoʊriː

a group of people or things with particular features in common

The picture illustrates six categories of food.

This website allows you to browse products by category.

We had to choose questions from 3 different categories at the exam.

job market

Noun

dʒɒb ˈmɑːrkɪt

the number of jobs that are available in a particular place or for a particular type of work

He has predictions about the changes in the economy and the job market.

pollution

Noun

pəˈluːʃn

the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty

Factories create much air pollution.

Governments need to do more to stop water pollution.

Dead sea life is an inevitable result of water pollution.

You can blame factories for the air pollution.

match

Noun

mætʃ

a person or thing that combines well with somebody/something else

All our friends say that Linda and Jake are a perfect match.

influence

Noun

ˈɪnfluːəns

to have an effect on something

Elvis had a big influence on American pop music.

Friends are a major influence on people's lives.

Exercise 2

Article

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Find Your Best Place to Live

If you want to find the perfect place to live, you might spend weeks doing research on cities around the world. Or you could use the Teleport website. It is set up to help you discover the best place for you.

Teleport helps you search for places to live based on personal preferences.

To get started, go to the Teleport website and create an account. Users can choose from among different preferences to find the best city for them to live in.

The search for ideal cities is based on you telling Teleport what is important to you. The site gives 20 categories to choose from.

The groupings include:
Cost of living
Job market
Climate
Language
Pollution
Safety
Traffic
and Internet speed.

No city will likely be a perfect match for you. One issue or another might influence the website’s results. But Teleport can show you which cities are the best, based on your preferences.