My elder son is a commuter!!!

Do this listening exercise ('The Commute', 6 Minute BBC English) and tell me the meaning of the following words and phrases:

• commuter
• the commute
• day in day out

Some articles to read about the issue:

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  Meet the supercommuters: how to survive five hours of travel every day (The Guardian)

• 'How I learned to love my long commute' (The Guardian)

• Millions of people spend two or more hours commuting a day (The Guardian)

What are the advantages and disadvantages of commuting? Would you do it or would you rather move to the bigger city? Is this usual in Spain?

Are you a commuter yourself? Well, my son is, as he usually takes the coach to the university in Granada on weekdays.

LINGOHACK: Episode 160127 / 27 Jan 2016   >>> Expressions presented: crossing, sporadic & spot.