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Speaking and listening
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forms; Articles with jobs; 1a 1.1 Listen to the conversation. Number the sentences in the
be: personal questions order you hear them.
• Vocabulary: Countries and
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• Task: Find information from B: Hello, my name’s Adam. What’s your name?
A: And you!
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• World culture: Life in the Arctic
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2a
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conversation 1
A: Hi! How are you?
B: 1 How are you?
conversation 2
A: This is May. She’s from Hong Kong.
B: 2
C: Nice to meet you, too.
conversation 3
A: 3
B: No, no …
A: 4
B: I’m from Sydney … in Australia.
A: Oh, really?
Where’s he from?
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He’s from …
FRIENDS (291)
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Grammar focus 1
be: positive forms
Grammar
be: positive forms
Adrian D. Poland Jo and Al Kelly Australia
1 complete the gaps with are, am or is.
1 I _______ fine.
2 _______ you from Mexico?
3 He _______ from Ireland.
4 Carla _______ from Italy.
5 Ben and Emily _______ from Australia.
Country Nationality
Spain
China
the USA
2 Match the currencies to the countries. (4 points)
Brazil Russia Turkey India Argentina
Italy
Great Britain
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Poland
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Australia
Japan
N rupee rouble lira peso
Vietnam
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Ireland
3 Which word is in: (5 points)
Russia
Russian? Chinese? Italian? Arabic? Spanish?
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300 = the
number of languages
spoken in London
Grammar focus 2
be: positive and negative short forms
B c
1a Match sentences 1–15 with photos A–C.
1 Her name’s Hanna. C
2 His name’s Gustavo.
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3 Their names are Amy and Lucas.
4 He’s from Brazil.
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5 They’re from Sydney, Australia. 1a Write four true sentences and four false sentences
6 She’s from Kraków in Poland. about the people in photos A–C.
7 She’s 33 and she’s married. N
8 They are both 26. Hanna’s from Poland.
9 He’s 19. Amy and Lucas are married.
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10 She’s a businesswoman.
11 They’re tourists.
12 He’s a student at university. b Work in pairs and read your sentences. Are they true
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b 1.7 Listen and check. False. They aren’t married. They’re friends.
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1 complete the table. 2a Tick the sentences that are true for you. Correct the
false sentences.
+ Short form − Short form
You’re in an English lesson. ✓
I am I am not I’m not
You’re from Korea. I’m not from Korea. I’m from …
you are you’re you are not
1 You’re Italian.
he is he is not
she is she is not 2 Your school’s in Los Angeles.
it is it’s it is not 3 Your classroom’s very small.
we are we’re we are not we aren’t 4 Your teacher’s from Ireland.
they are they are not 5 Your teacher’s married.
6 Your mother’s a businesswoman.
7 Your parents are on holiday.
8 Your English lessons are in the evening.
9 You’re 35 years old.
PrONUNCIaTION 10 You’re at work.
b 1.8 Listen to the sentences. Unit 1, Study & Practice 2, page 138
a B Grammar focus 3
Articles with jobs
1 Look at the two sentences. Which one is correct?
1 He’s actor.
2 He’s an actor.
c D Grammar
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1 With jobs we use the articles a/an.
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an + vowel (a, e, i, o, u) He’s an actor.
She’s an engineer.
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G H 2 I’m engineer.
3 Susanna’s shop assistant.
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Grammar focus 4 2 Work in pairs and take turns. Ask and answer questions
about the people in the photos. Use the questions and
be: personal questions answers in exercise 1 to help you.
b I’m on holiday.
5 How old are you?
a I’m 24.
b I’m fine, thanks.
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6 Are you here on holiday?
a No, I’m from Japan.
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b Yes, I am.
How old are you? i’m 24. 3 Is / Are you from Brazil?
4 Is / Are you 21 years old?
Short answers to Yes/No questions 5 Is / Are your name Julian Mendez?
Are you here on holiday? Yes, I am. 6 Is / Are you here on holiday?
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PrONUNCIaTION
2 Work in pairs and take turns. Ask and answer
the questions in exercise 1. 1 1.11 Look at audio script 1.11 on page 166 and listen to the
stress in the questions and short answers.
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1 A: Are you a student? •
2 A: Is your teacher English?
Practice B: Yes, I •am.
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B: No, she isn’t.
1 Complete the questions and answers. 2 Practise saying the questions and short answers.
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9 Her doctor’s name is Dr Highfield. Full name
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EMPLOYEE PERSONAL
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INFORMATION
Where from?
Address 79 Nelson Road,
Email address
London, N8 4TQ
Home number 020 8348 9841 Telephone
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Job
Where from?
2a 1.12 Listen to two students asking questions about Email address
Deepa. Tick the questions and phrases you hear in the Telephone
Useful language box.
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Student card
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Name: Tom Briggs
Place of study: University of Brighton
Course of study: Engineering
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Telephone number: 07744 345332
Email address: thomasb@yahoo.co.uk
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1a Work in pairs and discuss. What do 2a You are going to watch a video about life in the Arctic.
you know about life in the Arctic? Before you watch, check you understand the meaning
Try to answer the questions in the
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of the words/phrases in the box.
quiz below.
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dangerous the sun snow ice igloo
plants mussels tea trees water
Arctic life
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1 Which country is not in the Arctic? b Watch the video and tick the things that you see in
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2 In winter, the temperature in the Arctic is: complete the gaps with the words in the box.
a minus 40ºC
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World view
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5a Look at the names of other indigenous people in
4a Look at the statements about life in the box below. Do you know anything about them?
the Arctic below. Tick the ones that
are true for your country.
Nthe Degar the Tuareg the Yanomami
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It is very cold in winter.
b Go online to find out more about them and answer
There are no plants and no trees. the questions.
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temperature/diet
b Work in pairs and compare your answers.
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YOUR
LIFE My name is Amrita and I live in Bangalore in
India. It’s a big city with about 8.5 million people.
I live in a flat with my friend Geeta. We study
computer studies at the same university. We get
up at 7.30 a.m. and we go to university by bus.
We start classes at 9.00 a.m. and then finish at
4.30 p.m. In the evenings, we go out a lot.
We don’t have dinner at home – we go to a
restaurant with friends.
My parents are Jairam and Sanjula. They live
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in a small village 100 km south of Bangalore.
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They don’t live in a flat – they live in a house.
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They get up very early – at 5.30 a.m. My father
and his friends are fishermen. They work for a
• Grammar: Present simple: positive small company, and they work very long hours.
N They don’t go to work by bus – they walk to the
and negative (I, you, we, they); river. In the evenings, they have dinner at home
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Present simple: questions and with their families.
short answers (I, you, we, they)
• Vocabulary: Common verbs;
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1a Work in pairs and look at the photos. Where do you think Amrita
is from? Can you describe the places in the photos?
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b Read the text about Amrita. Which of the people in the box
does she talk about?
her friend her sister her father her mother her grandparents
2a Read the text again. Are statements 1–8 true (T) or false (F)?
Correct the false statements.
1 Amrita and Geeta live in a house in Bangalore.
2 They study at school in Bangalore.
3 They go to university by train.
4 They have dinner in a restaurant.
5 Jairam and Sanjula live in a small city.
6 Jairam and his friends get up very early.
7 They work for a big company.
8 They have dinner in a restaurant with their families.
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Grammar
1 complete the gaps.
I live in a flat.
You to work by bus.
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We dinner in a restaurant.
They in an office.
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Practice
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1 Complete the sentences and add more information
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to make them true for you.
3 Work in pairs. Complete gaps 1–5 with the words I don’t live (live) in a house. I live in a flat.
in the box. 1 I (get up) very early.
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to work/school by car/train/bus.
Write six sentences about you using the ideas
in the box.
1I to bed early/late.
out a lot. live in a small town get up late at the weekend
go to restaurants a lot study a lot at the weekend
breakfast at home. have a big meal for lunch work very long hours
2I lunch/dinner in a restaurant/café. live on my own get up before 6.00 a.m.
a shower/bath in the morning/evening. go to bed after midnight study English after work/school
have a big family work at home
very hard.
3I English/economics.
at university.
b Work in pairs and compare your answers. Find six
things you have in common.
in an office / in a school/hospital. We live in a small town.
4I at home. We don’t have a big meal for lunch.
for a big company.
Unit 3, Study & Practice 1, page 142
early on weekdays.
5I at 7.30 a.m.
late at the weekend.
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Grammar a 9 3 9 3 B
1 to make questions and short answers we use do/don’t. N
A: Do you have breakfast at home?
B: Yes, I do. 6 6
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A: Do you work in an office?
B: No, I don’t.
2 complete the questions and short answers. 12 12
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Practice 12 12
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On average,
questions in exercise 1a. people in Britain
get up at 6.57 a.m.
and go to bed at
10.39 p.m.
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PronuncIatIon 10:10
Istanbul
1 Listen to the times again. Notice the stress and weak
forms of to and o.
• /tə/ •
five to ten
• •
four o’clock
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Paris
3 Work in pairs and take turns. Look at the clocks in
different cities around the world. Ask and answer
questions about the time in each city.
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What’s the time in Hong Kong?
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It’s seven thirty in the morning. 13:45
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Rio de Janeiro
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21:55
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a B
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c D
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Dawn, David, Sam and Julie
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My husband and I live in Dubai, a big city in the United Arab
Emirates. Our children, Sam and Julie, go to the International
School. They start at 8.00 a.m. and finish at 2.30 p.m. They don’t
F go to school on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday’s a school day.
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We live in a modern
block of flats with
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Listening
Life on a Scottish island
1 3.6 Sheena lives in Stornoway, a town on the Isle of Lewis
in Scotland. Listen and tick the things she talks about.
• the journey from Ullapool to Stornoway
• the languages on the Isle of Lewis
• the shops in Stornoway
• summer sunsets
• weekends
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three really good restaurants in the village centre.
b closed.
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4 In summer, it is:
a dark at 10.30 in the evening.
b light at 10.30 in the evening.
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5 People on the Isle of Lewis speak:
a only Gaelic.
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b English and Gaelic.
Henry
I live in a small town called Southwold. We haven’t
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Life in Melbourne
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1 Where do most people live? 5 Do shops close
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a in houses at lunchtime?
b in flats a yes
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MELBOURNE: MUST-KNOW FACTS! 2 What time do children c other
start and finish school? 6 Do shops open
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a 7.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Sunday?
b 8.30 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. a yes
c 9.00 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. b no
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d other c other
3 Where do most people 7 What time do people
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d other d other
4 Do shops open late? 8 What time do most
• a no restaurants close?
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Most people don’t go home …
Most shops open/close at …
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Most people have lunch/dinner at …
Restaurants/Pubs open/close at …
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Task Speaking
SHARE YOUR TASK
1a Think of your favourite village, town or city. Look at
Practise describing your
questions 1–8 in the questionnaire and make a note of your
favourite place or your
answers. Ask your teacher for any words/phrases you need.
partner’s favourite place.
b Work in pairs and take turns. Ask and answer questions 1–8. Film/Record yourself describing
Make a note of your partner’s answers. the place.
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INDIAN RAILWAY
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1a Work in pairs and discuss. How much 2a You are going to watch a video about a family in India.
do you know about India? Try to Before you watch, check you understand the meaning
answer the questions in the quiz.
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of the words/phrases in the glossary.
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GLOSSarY
colonial times the time when the British governed India
What do you know about India? station master the manager at a railway station
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1 What is the capital city of India? porter a person who helps passengers with their bags
a Delhi prediction a guess about the future
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b Kolkata
c Mumbai
2 Shimla is in the of India. b Watch the video. Number the people (1–5) in the order
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World view What do you know about them?
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Great Barrier Reef Angkor Wat Rapa Nui
4a Look at the statements below. Write SN NGrand Canyon Stonehenge Historic Cairo
(Sanjay), ST (Satna), C (their children) or
A (all of them) next to each statement.
c Go online to find out more about three of the World
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I am serious about my job – it’s Heritage Sites and answer the questions.
important.
1 Where is it (country/region)?
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morning.
We go to a private school.
Write up your research
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IN THIS UNIT
• Grammar: can/can’t: possibility
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and ability; Articles: a/an, the and
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no article
• Vocabulary: Transport; Travelling
• Task: Do a transport survey
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1 In the USA, 74% of people drive a car. In Japan, it’s 59%; and in Germany,
it’s %. The average American family owns 1.9 cars.
2 More than 100 million people in the world ride a bicycle. About a third
of these people are in China. In the Netherlands, about 30% of people
choose to ride a bicycle. But in the USA, it’s only about %.
3 In Italy, a country of 60 million people, people have scooters.
In Rome, 500,000 people ride scooters, so they can get about easily in
the city traffic.
4 In Italy, the average journey to work is about 25 minutes; and in the
USA, it’s about 32 minutes. In Great Britain, it’s about minutes
− that’s nearly 200 hours a year travelling to and from work.
5 Every day, more than people travel into the centre of London:
77% take a bus or train, about 20% drive and only 3% walk to work.
6 There are over underground train systems in the world,
including those in Paris, Shanghai, Mexico City, Seoul, Moscow, Madrid
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and Tokyo.
7 The London Underground, or the ‘Tube’, has stations.
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Over 1,000 million passengers use the Tube every year.
8 The underground train system in Tokyo is very efficient: people usually
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wait no more than minutes for a train. The only problem is
that it’s sometimes difficult to get on or off a train because they’re often
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very crowded.
9 The two busiest international airports are Hartsfield–Jackson Airport in
Atlanta, USA, with 71 million passengers every year, and Beijing Capital
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• What different forms of transport can you see?
• Do you think it is easy to travel about in b Read the webpage below. Which of your ideas from
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Hong Kong? exercise1a does it mention?
c Finally, you board the plane. know about Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)?
d You book your ticket online. We have a stopover of eight hours there.
e You go to the check-in desk with your luggage.
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GRAMMAR PRONUNCIATION
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1 We use can for things it is possible to do or things 1 Listen again. Notice the pronunciation of can and can’t.
we are able to do.
You can fly direct to more than 160 destinations. 2 Practise saying the sentences.
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2 We use can’t for things it is not possible to do 2 5.5 Listen to Mei Ling talking about things you can
or things we are not able to do. and can’t do in Hong Kong. Tick the things you can do.
A: Can you smoke in most airports? Cross the things you can’t do.
B: No, you can’t.
• travel by tram
• eat and drink on the underground trains
• find a seat easily on the underground trains
• find a taxi quickly
• use a special travel card on all public transport
PRACTICE • buy food and drink with the special travel card
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PRACTICE
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1 Where do you live? 3 The population of Mexico City, including
2 Where does your family come from? the surrounding area, is about 18 million.
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3 What is your job? 4 There are lot of traffic problems, so from
4 How do you travel to school or work? N Monday to Friday you can only drive
5 What other ways can you travel to school your car into the city centre four times.
or work? 5 Many Mexicans travel around by taxi.
6 What is your favourite day of the week?
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The traditional colours for taxis in city centre
Why?
7 What is your favourite time of day? Why? are green and gold.
6 Offices are usually open in Mexico City from 7.00
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the evening?
9 At the weekend, what do you usually do • Thalía: she’s businesswoman.
in the morning, in the afternoon and in • Carlos Slim Helú: he’s singer.
the evening? • Salma Hayek: she’s actor.
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Do a transport survey
Preparation Reading and listening
1a Work in pairs and discuss.
• Which photo shows a cycle-sharing scheme?
• Which city does it show?
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30 minutes?
5 What is the record number of journeys in one
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day using the scheme?
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a Asking questions
How do you travel to school/work/university
1 (every day)?
(How / travel / to school or work every day?) Do you live near a bus stop / train station?
a by bus b by car How long does your journey take?
c by train d on foot e other How far do you walk … ?
Can you drive a (car)?
2 Can you ride a bike?
(How long / your journey / take?) How often do you ride a bike in the evenings?
a 1–10 minutes b 10–20 minutes How often do you use public transport?
c 20–45 minutes d 45 minutes +
b Answering
3 I go by (bike).
(How far / walk / every week?) My journey to work takes (an hour).
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I can/can’t drive a (car).
a 0–5 km b 6–10 km
I haven’t got a car.
c 10–15 km d more than 15 km
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I don’t use public transport (much / very much).
4 c Summarising
(Which of these things / can / do?)
a drive a car b ride a bike
N He/She comes to school/work by …
His/Her journey takes …
c ride a scooter d drive a van
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He/She walks about … a week.
He/She can/can’t (drive a car, ride a bicycle).
5 He/She uses public transport / drives a car …
(How often / travel by car?)
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(What / think of / public transport in your town?)
a excellent b good
c OK d not good e don’t know
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a b
c d e
SHARE YOUR TASK
Practise talking about your
partner’s answers to the survey.
2a Work in pairs and take turns. Ask and answer the questions Share your film/recording with
in the survey. Make a note of your partner’s answers. other students.
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1a Work in pairs. Look at the photos and 2a You are going to watch a video about a race across
discuss. Which famous places in the London. Before you watch, check you understand the
box can you see? Do you know any
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meaning of the words/phrases in the glossary.
other famous places in London?
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GLOSSARY
Canary Wharf London City Airport rush hour the time when people travel to/from work
Tower Bridge the River Thames speed limit the maximum kilometres per hour you can travel
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b Read about the famous places below. b Watch the video. Complete the table with the type of
Try to guess the correct answers. transport each presenter uses in the box below. Then number
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14 20 … 25 … 18 28 80
c Go online to check your answers or
ask your teacher.
1 The distance from Kew Bridge to London City Airport:
Search: Thames length / Kew Bridge km
opened / London City Airport / 2 The speed limit on the River Thames in Central London:
Tower Bridge / Canary Wharf kph
3 Jeremy’s speed at Tower Bridge: kph
4 James’s speed in Central London: kph
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World view b Go online to find out more about each race and
answer the questions.
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4a Look at the statements below. Tick the 1 What kind of race is it?
ones that are true for you. 2 Where does it happen?
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3 When does it happen?
Cycling is a popular sport in my 4 Who was the last winner?
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country.
Search: [name of race] + date/winner
I like Formula One racing.
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