[00:01.380]--- Lesson 84 On strike.
[00:06.220]--- First listen and then answer the question.
[00:12.460]--- Who will be driving the buses next week?
[00:18.060]Busmen have decided to go on strike next week.
[00:22.340]The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
[00:25.460]No one knows how long it will last.
[00:28.660]The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
[00:37.660]Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week.
[00:43.020]Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.
[00:50.780]This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
[00:56.020]Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.
[01:03.980]All the students are expert drivers,
[01:07.220]but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.
[01:14.100]The students are going to take the test in two days' time.
[01:18.700]Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.
[01:24.020]But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
[01:31.220]Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
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