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Listen to the dialogue while reading the text.
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Have you already signed up for City Car?![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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No. What is City Car?![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-m1-150x150.png)
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It is a car sharing service. You can rent cars from them.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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Why wouldn't I just rent from a regular car rental company?![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-m1-150x150.png)
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They also allow you to rent for very short periods of time and are based all over the city.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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You mean I could use their cars to go grocery shopping?![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-m1-150x150.png)
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Exactly. It's called car sharing. That way less people need to have their own cars.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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I've heard of that before. It's kind of like Airbnb, right?![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-m1-150x150.png)
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Yes. Just with cars instead of rooms.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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I like this idea of a shared economy. I have many things I barely ever use.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-m1-150x150.png)
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Me too. If we share things, we can save money and resources.