00:00What do you do? I am a teacher. Where do you work? I work here in Cambridge in a big college. Do you
00:19work long hours? No, I work part-time because I have small children. What do you do? I'm a taxi
00:27driver. Where do you work? I work in London. Do you work long hours? Yes, quite long
00:37hours. I work from 12 o'clock to 9 o'clock. What do you do? I'm a chef. Where do you
00:47work? I work at a restaurant. Do you work long hours? Very long hours, yes, normally
00:5312 hours a day. What do you do? I work with the computers. Where do you work? I work
01:00in an office in London. Do you work long hours? Yes, really long. I work until 8am every evening.
01:06When do you usually get up? I usually get up around half past 6 or 7. When do you usually
01:26get up? I usually get up about 10 o'clock, 10 o'clock in the morning. When do you usually
01:34get up? Oh, normally quite late, about 10 or 11. When do you usually get up? I get up at
01:42about 7 in the morning. When do you usually go to work? I usually go to work at 9 o'clock
02:00in the morning. When do you usually go to work? I usually go to work at midday. When do you
02:07usually go to work? Normally about midday. When do you usually go to work? I usually go to
02:14work at about half past 7. James, hi. You again? Yes, me again. Hi Sophia. Hi James. They're nice flowers. Yes, they're
02:36there for Sophia, for her flat. Yes. Oh yes, your flat's near here. That's right, just there in fact.
02:43Oh right. Come with us. Is that okay Sophia? Yes, why not? Are you sure? Yes. Well yeah, I'd love to. Okay, great. Good, come on.
02:55They're lovely flowers. Thanks again Megan. No problem. I really like your flat Sophia. Yeah, thanks. I like it here. Would you like a cup of coffee?
03:14Yes please. Yes, thanks. Ah, there's just one problem. What's that? No coffee? Will you have tea now? I know that. Yes, but there are only two cups and one glass. Look.
03:29You need to go shopping. I know. I need a lot of things. Cups, glasses. Well, I can go with you. I'll help you buy things.
03:38That's great. Thanks. What do you need? Cups, glasses, what else? I need plates and... Do you want to go today? We can go this afternoon.
03:49Okay, great. I don't have a lot of things, but I have biscuits. Would you like one Megan?
03:56No, it's okay, thanks. James? Yes, please.
04:00I'll come with you if you like. I love shopping. Oh, thank you James. That's very kind. I'm sure you have other things to do. It's the weekend.
04:21Oh, that's okay. Sophia and I are fine, James. But nice to see you again. See you soon, maybe. Bye. Bye, James. See you later.
04:31Okay, bye. Thanks for the biscuit.
04:36Every morning, people around the world do the same thing. They go to work. In many cities, the roads are very busy. In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, people go to work at 7 a.m.
05:03They ride scooters on the busy roads. On a scooter, they can arrive at work on time. There are 7.5 million scooters in Ho Chi Minh City. Do you take the train in the morning?
05:24In Manhattan in New York City, 652,000 commuters use the subway every day. It's very full.
05:351.1 million people commute into London every day. 80% of them travel by train. London is famous for its underground system. But at rush hour, the trains are very full. And they're often late.
05:54In Bangkok in Thailand, there are commuter boats. The boats travel on the city's canals and rivers. Bangkok's roads are very busy. But these boats are a fast way to travel.
06:17This is La Paz in Bolivia. Here, the cable cars carry commuters down the mountain to work.
06:26The cable cars can carry 18,000 people every hour. There are 39 stations. The tickets are very cheap. Just 3 bolivianos or 43 cents.
