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EXPERIENCE: I LIVE IN MY CAR
On 12 July 2006, I shut the door to “normal” life and decided to live in my car. I was
a teacher but I didn’t enjoy it. My dream was to be a professional musician. I formed a band
with some friends and we started playing in concerts. But I didn’t earn much so I had to
reduce my expenses. The cheapest option was to move out of my flat. I wanted it to be a short
experiment, but a few years have passed and my lifestyle hasn’t changed.
When people find out about my lifestyle, they all ask similar questions. How do you organize
your life there? Where do you sleep? Where do you park? Well, first I needed to fit the tea
and coffee facilities so I bought a travel kettle that plugs into the cigarette lighter. I also
managed to sort out the sleeping arrangements. Moving forward the two front seats I created
what I call the back-seat bedroom. It is far from comfortable, but still, it’s a good hideaway
from the outside world. I’m happy because I can practise the guitar late into the night and
nobody comes to complain that I’m too loud as nobody lives around. Unfortunately, there is
too little space to cook any meals, so I have to eat out. I must also be careful where I park.
I don’t want to pay a fine, so I always check for restrictions and never park in
a forbidden place. I avoid parking near a school or church, because there is too much
noise early in the morning.
It’s not paradise: there are still some monthly payments to be made, as well as taxes
and insurance. In the summer, there’s the problem of the boiling heat and in the exceptionally
cold winter of 2011, I sometimes found my bedclothes covered with frost, but I survived.
There’s also no running water or refrigeration. Still, it is better than working in an office from
nine to five. It’s not illegal to sleep in your car, but I’ve been woken a number of times by
curious policemen. When they realise I’m not whoever it is they’re looking for, I’m free to go
to sleep again. Another problem is that I do not have a home address, but I use my parents’
address for official correspondence.
MJA-1P
People always thought I was eccentric and it took my family and friends some time to accept
my way of life. They do not visit me but when we want to meet, I go to see them. And if
a friend or relative needs a ride, I sometimes take them where they want to go. After all,
I have a car and a lot of free time.
adapted from www.theguardian.com
6.1. The narrator decided to live in a car
A. because he had always planned to do this.
B. to lower his living costs.
C. to drive his friend’s band around.
D. because he had lost his job.
6.2. What does the narrator like about his present life?
A. He has a lot of cooking equipment in the car.
B. He can easily park in any place in the area.
C. He has arranged a comfortable sleeping space.
D. He has no neighbours.
6.3. Which is TRUE about the narrator?
A. He still needs to pay some bills.
B. He is sometimes arrested by the police.
C. He moves in with friends in winter.
D. He would rather have a house and a regular job.
6.4. The narrator’s family and friends
A. have got used to his lifestyle.
B. are eccentrics themselves.
C. refuse to go for a ride with him.
D. often visit him for tea.
6.5. The text is about a man who
A. complains about his present work.
B. lives with a group of strangers.
C. accepts the kind of life he is living.
D. dreams about a more luxurious life.
PRZENIEŚ ROZWIĄZANIA NA KARTĘ ODPOWIEDZI!
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