1: How long has Tom lived in Brighton? a.1 year
b.2 years
c.3 years

2: How long has he lived in his flat?

a.1 year
b.2 years
c.3 years

3: What does he like about the city?

a.the sea
b.the events
c.the nightlife

4: What does he dislike about the city?

a.the crime
b.the poor transport
c.how dirty it is

5: How does he get around the city now?

a.bike and skateboard
b.bus and skateboard
c.skateboard and car

6: Which is his favourite place to eat out?

a.a restaurant in the city centre
b.a café near his office
c.a café by the sea

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1: How long has Tom lived in Brighton?

c.3 years

(Let me see. I’ve worked here for four years now, but for one year, I commuted into Brighton by train. But after that, I got a room in a shared house in Brighton, and I lived there for a year before I got my own flat here two years ago.)

2: How long has he lived in his flat?

b.2 years

(Let me see. I’ve worked here for four years now, but for one year, I commuted into Brighton by train. But after that, I got a room in a shared house in Brighton, and I lived there for a year, before I got my own flat here two years ago.)

3: What does he like about the city?

b.the events

(Lots of people like Brighton because it’s on the coast, but I grew up by the sea so that’s nothing special for me. There’s always plenty going on though. Festivals, shows, sports events. I like that. My friends say the nightlife is good too, but I don’t go out to bars much, so I wouldn’t know.)

4: What does he dislike about the city?

a.the crime

(My things are always getting stolen! two bikes, a bag, two phones. And recently I read about someone who was attacked just after getting off the bus stop outside my flat! It’s a shame, because most people are really friendly and care about the city. It used to be a really dirty place, but volunteers do a great job cleaning it up.)

5: How does he get around the city now?

b.bus and skateboard

(Well I used to cycle everywhere, but since my last bike was taken 18 months ago, I’ve used a skateboard instead. I can carry it into shops with me, or into the office. If I need to, I can take it on the bus. I don’t drive. None of my friends do, because it’s so hard to find places to park a car.)

6: Which is his favourite place to eat out?

c.a café by the sea

(Well, there are lots of great restaurants in the city, but I think my favourite place to eat out is a little café. It is on the edge of town, three of four miles from the city centre. It’s on the beach, on the other side of the harbour. I go there in the mornings before work for a coffee and a bacon roll. It’s a great start to the day before I go to the office.)