Business English listening comprehension exercise: Will cities survive permanent work from home?

Here's what you do:

1. Click on the video below.
2. Watch the first 2:30 of the video and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
3. Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
4. Check your answers.

1. The concept of telecommuting was first developed about _______ years ago.
  30
  50
  40

2. What was the initial reason that telecommuting was developed?
  to allow people to spend more time with their cats
  to solve the problem of traffic
  to increase efficiency

3. What percentage of Americans wants to continue working from home?
  80%
  8%
  close to 90%

4. The clip states that ____________ are likely to suffer financially if people work from home.
  urban retailers
  libraries
  schools

5. Which city's public transportation system has already been hit hard financially?
  Los Angeles
  New York City
  Philadelphia


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