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0 The main purpose of daylight saving time is to make better use of daylight. It reduces the period between sunset and bedtime by one hour. This means that less electricity is used for lighting and appliances late in the day. Most people plan out door activities in the extra daylight hours. Occasionally, however, people complain about daylight saving time. A frequent complalint is the inconvenience of changing many clocks, and adjusting to a new sleep schedule.......02br
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00In the passage above, the writer is talking about pros and cons about summer time. I've made questions myself.( I'm an English teacher in a country where English is the foreign language). The answer to Q b doesn't look appropriate. Especially the sentence including bother. 01u00Is the word 'bother' appropriate here? And what do you think is the most appropriate answer?02u02br
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00Q a: Why do people agree with summer time?02br
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00A: It allows us to use less electricity and do more outdoor activities.02br
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00Q b: Why do people complain about summer time?02br
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00A: It makes us change clocks and adjust to a new sleep schedule.02br
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00 It makes us experience the inconvenience of changing clocks and adjusting to a new sleep schedule.02br
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00 We have to bother to change clocks and adjust to a new sleep schedule.02br
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00 It forces us to change clocks and adjust to a new sleep schedule.0-
  

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0I'd make the answers less personal, using 'people' instead of 'us'.02br
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00Bother to - yes this is ok in meaning but is very informal.0-

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