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SUPER COMMUTERS
Do you often complain about the traffic and how long it takes to travel to school? Think about
the ‘super commuters’ who travel a hundred miles or more to work.
One of them is Curt Badinski, who lives in Los Angeles and works in San Francisco. He wakes
up at 5 a.m., drives to the airport and gets on a plane to Oakland. As a regular flier he skips long
check-in procedures and 90 minutes later lands in Oakland. There he keeps a plug-in hybrid
vehicle for the drive into San Francisco. He reaches his office by 8 a.m. Surprisingly, Curt
doesn’t hate his 6-hour daily journey. He can get a lot of work done while travelling there and
back and he is able to have everything he wants - time with his family and personal contact
with his employees. Five hours of sleep per night may seem too little, but Curt has got used to
it and doesn’t mind getting up early. He admits, however, that there are some additional
challenges he has to face. For example, it might be sunny in LA, but cold and rainy when he
gets to San Francisco. And that can be really annoying.
At first, he considered moving with his family to San Francisco, but his wife strongly opposed
the idea. Nor could he just move his company to Los Angeles, because all his employees live
in San Francisco. “Things will have to stay the same in the coming years,” Curt says.
Other super commuters travel internationally. For example Gerad Kite. He used to spend all his
lunch breaks walking along London’s Marylebone Road breathing in the traffic fumes. Now,
he can spend part of the week relaxing in the garden of his 17th-century home in the south of
France. Kite hasn’t given up his career. But, instead of having a standard 40-hour workweek,
he flies 600 miles once a week to work three 8-hour workdays at his London office. Then he
goes back to France. He says his faraway home gives him a quiet, stress-free lifestyle, which
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would not be possible if he lived in London. Since he started working in London part-time, his
income has dropped, but travel expenses are not that high and the cost of living in rural southern
France is much lower than in London.
Curt and Gerad chose this kind of life but there are people who have no choice but to super-
commute, usually for economic reasons. And the number of super commuters of this kind is
growing. In areas where no or little work is available, people are looking for jobs further away
from home. When they find one, it often turns out they cannot move, because nobody is
interested in buying their house. With no other choice, and despite stress and limited means of
transport available, many decide on the long commute.
Whatever the motivation for super-commuting, those who do it warn others not to take
the decision lightly. “Have a Plan B. After six months it might turn out that it’s not working
out,” Kite says. “Try it out first and only then, if you are happy, go for it!”
adapted from www.bbc.com
6.1. What does Curt find irritating?
A. the long check-in queues at the airport
B. not having enough time for his family
C. differences in the weather
D. not getting enough sleep
6.2. Curt has decided that in the near future
A. he will limit personal contact with his employees.
B. his family will move to San Francisco.
C. his daily routine will not change.
D. he will move his office to Los Angeles.
6.3. Since moving to France, Gerad
A. has a more peaceful life.
B. spends more time at work.
C. earns more money.
D. works more from home.
6.4. Which reason for the growing number of super commuters is mentioned in the text?
A. Transport has become cheaper.
B. Houses are sometimes hard to sell.
C. Travelling has become less stressful.
D. Local companies offer poorly paid jobs.
6.5. The last paragraph
A. encourages people to find a better job.
B. warns readers against moving abroad.
C. discusses the benefits of long commutes.
D. gives advice to potential super commuters.
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