Reading. Variant 1 (A1+)

Read the text and do a True/ False task.

Americans enjoy travelling by car most of all. Families often have two cars. And in many states teenagers get driving licences at the age of fourteen.

In large cities like New York or Boston public transport is very good. There are buses and the underground.

In the countryside Americans use their cars to get around because they often have to drive long distances to get to school or to work.

When they want to visit their friends or relatives, Americans usually travel by plane. This is because the USA is so large that it may take a lot of time to travel by car or by train.

1. The car is the most popular means of transport in the USA.       [False, True]

2. Most families have more than one car.       [True, False]

3. There is no good public transport in big cities.       [True, False]

4. In the countryside, Americans don’t have to drive long distances.       [True, False]

5. People usually travel by car around the USA.       [False, True]

6. In the USA teens get their driving licences at 14.       [True, False]