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Couch surfing
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Kate and Rebecca discuss the growing trend of couch surfing, when you sleep on a stranger's sofa free of charge. It's certainly cheaper than a hotel but would you do it? Kate and Rebecca discuss the pros and cons.
This week's question:
Which city is currently the most popular destination for couch surfing? Is it:
a) London
b) New York
c) Paris
Listen out for the answer in the programme!
*If you decide to try couch surfing, please look after your personal safety.
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Couch surfing
Vocabulary from the programme
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- couch
a sofa or long soft seat on which more than one person can sit
- surfing the web
the activity of visiting lots of different websites
- motive
a reason for doing something
- hosts
people who have guests in their house
- compelling
an adjective used to describe something which is very exciting and interesting, making you want to do it
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