BOL e- lama . What's yourfavourite formof =| 4 transport? Why? . ary and Speaking 5 Listen and repeat the different forms of transport. Which do you use the most? bicycle motorbike plane ship horse andcartiage coach tram lorry yacht caravan the Underground helicopter ferry hot-air balloon 7 GET AROUND! el Usbon is famous for its green form of public transport —the (2) cars. They prefer to travel the old-fashioned way by (1) .. These Irish travellers lve in a (6) and take it with them wherever around is on (6) called the Tube. 2 TD Read and listen. Complete the sentences with words from exercise 1. 3 Answer the questions. Which form of transport 4 carries large, heavy things from one place to another? 2 transports people by air in an emergency? 3 isa fasts noisy vehicle for one or two people? 4 carries people and cars on short journeys across the sea? 5 takes large groups of passengers on long journeys by road? I love travelling by ship, My mum goes to work by bus. The best way to see the Greek islands is by (3) In London, the quickest way to get “which is also You get a great view of the Sahara Desertin a (4) ...1 ‘POURRA 6 2a han IS Aaa) n Chinese people like travelling by (7) because its cheap and healthy. 2 EXPRESS YOUR 4 Which form of transport do you use in these situations? Write sentences. | 0 to school by bicycle. 1 goto school 2 go shopping 3 go tothe beach 4 visit your friends 5 goon holiday ‘5 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the different forms of transport you use. rc ® How do you go to school? 1010 schoo! by bicycle SEN |Reading A feature article 4 GERD who do you think the people in the picture are? Read and listen to check your ideas. JOURNEY INTO THE MODERN WORLD Channel 4 follows a group of Amish teenagers as they leave their homes in the USA for the first time to travel to Britain. WHO ARE THE AMISH? or lsten to rock music. He prefers The Amish are a group of people hunting with his bow and arrow and, inthe USA who live very simply, _ice-fshing, Andrew has lived in the often on farms, far away from state of Mississippi all hs life and big cities. They prefer the old- hasn't been to abig city before. He's fashioned way oflife and avoid never been to school either. His father Usinga lot of modem gadgets. taught him at home with his 12 They don't have cars and brothers and sisters. usually travel around byhorse Along with four other Amish ara and carriage. Amish teenagers teenagers, Andrew is about to go spend most oftheirtime with on ajourey to Britain which will theirfamilies.Girlsdoalot of change his life forever. Andrew's household chores like cooking curious to find out what life in and cleaning, while the boys help Britain is really ike, ‘I've read about their fathers with jobs outside. the history of England in books, but MEET ANDREW MILLER —_ ve heard terrible things about the First, Andrew is going to stay in London, He'll tay with the family of British teenager whois interested in fashion and rap music and likes playing video games. During the rest ofhis stay in Britain, Andrew will have the chance to visita sports club, go toa music festival and try some Andrews 18.Hesnever useda English; he says, When he goes back traditional British sports. Watch Channel 4 on Friday at 8pm to see how Andrew gets on! computer,hadaTVinhishome home, he will decide whether or not corownedamobile phone. He he wants to continue living in the doesn't wear fashionable clothes Amish society. 2 Copy and complete the notes about Andrew. | Name: Andrew Miter Age:() Comes from: Q) Family: (3) Hobbes: (4). Reason or vstng Briss 4 How is Andrew different from most teenagers? Write five differences. Read the text again. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences. 1 Amish children help ther parents at home. aaa 2 Amish people don't. useiany, renspart Do you think Andrew will enjoy his trip to 3. Andrew likes watching TV. Britain? Why (not)? 4 Andrew has been to Britain before. 5, Andrew is going to stay with a British family. He doesnt listen to rock music. {think he wil enjoy his trip to Britain because — ut WEB QUEST Find out more information about the Amish. When you find a 4 Make notes about: ys "website with interesting * The history of Amish people ~ Interesting facts “information, add it to | = Poputation © Their homes ‘your favourites. j ‘2 Work in pairs. Share your information with the rest ofthe class. oyGrammar Present perfect: affirmative and negative - We use the present perfect to talk about things in the past, when we don't say exactly when they happened. |'ve read about England in books. He / She / It's had lessons at home. ‘You / We / They/ve lived all their life in the USA. haven't visited a big city. He / She / It hasn’t used a computer. You / We / They haven't travelled by plane. _ 1 Look at the table and answer the questions. a) What are ‘ve and ’s short for? b) What do we add to the end of regular verbs in the present perfect? 2 Read the spelling rules on page 83 and look at the Irregular verbs list on page 126. Then write the past participles of these verbs. go make see do laugh come give want think B Read the sentences about Andrew Miller and choose the correct words. 4 His parents has / have allowed him to go to Britain. 2 He've / He's tried English food. 3 He hasn't seen / saw a football match. 4 He isn't / hasn’t called his parents in the USA. 5 His family are sad because they've / they's missed him! ‘has gone to Britain. (He's stil there.) ‘has been to Britain. (He went there 3, but he isn’t there now) 4 Complete the sentences with gone or been. 4 Fiona isn’t here. She's... for a walk. 2 Ihaven't...to Paris, but I'd love to go! 3 We've... ina hot-air balloon, It was great! 4 Scott hasn't... to school yet. He's still here. Cree 5S (BD Complete the paragraph with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. Then listen and check. LIVING WITH THE »a AMISH Bet Charlotte is an 18-year-old student from Devon in England. ATV producer (1)... (choose) her and five other British teenagers to take part ina programme called Living with the Amish. Charlotte 2) ... (live) away from home before, but she (3) .. (not be) to the US She (4)... Gust / arrive) at the airport in Ohio and is very excited! Some members of the Amish family that she will be staying with (5) . (come) to meet her. Charlotte hasn't ‘got much luggage with her. She (6) . (leave) her fashionable clothes, her laptop computer and her mobile phone at home. She (7)... (not bring) her make-up with her either because Amish ‘women don't wear make-up, © What have you done in your life so far? What haven't you done? Write sentences. Ive watched an English film I haven't been abroad. 1 goabroad 4 meet a famous 2 eat Chinese food person 3 travel by plane 5 ride a motorbike ee the present perfect with past Bri)a Vocabulary and Listening Verbs of movement (1) 41 G.I Listen and repeat the verbs of movement in the box. Which can you do without any equipment? sail fly climb drive cross fall crash carry pull push follow arrive take off land . be things with The great thing about an Cycling isn’t much fun when electric bicycle is that you everyone else prefers to never need to (2)... itup hills! (3) It’s easy to (1) an electric bicycl It's so relaxing to (4) ... Guim managed to (5) .. It took Guim weeks to (6) ... across the ocean. to the top of Mount Fuji in ‘Australia in the heat! Japan - without his bicycle! 2 Read the text and complete the sentences with words Listen again and answer the questions. from exercise 1. 1 Where do people still prefer cars? 2 How does the man usually travel to work? 3 What is the problem with cycling in the centre of London? 3 GHD Listen and check your answers to exercise 2. 4 How do you think electric bicycles are different from normal bicycles? . 4 Which part of the man’s journey is 5 GUID Listen toa TV programme about electric easier for him than for other cyclists? bicycles and copy and complete the notes. 5 Give one advantage of e-bicyles. 6 Give one disadvantage of e-bicycles. Electric bikes » also called (1).. + power comes froma (2)... + fastest speed: (3) » popular in 4). + cost in the UK: from 6) £. screenJourneys in the USA FREQUENTLY ASKED 3 QUESTIONS WHAT IS ROUTE 66? itis road that goes trom Chicago in the Midwest to Los ‘Angeles on the West Coast: It crasses eight states and is 3,940 km long, People sometimes call it ‘The Main Street of America’. HOW LONG HAS IT EXISTED? Since 1926. Now, however, there are newer, longer highways and Route 66 no longer appears on most maps. HAVE PEOPLE STOPPED USING IT NOW? No! Many people, especialy tourist, stil travel on it because itis an important part of American history. WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT IT? Route 66 was one of the very frst highways in the USA Cars were a new invention then, and wide roads like Route 66 made it much easier to get from one place to another. WHY HAS IT BECOME SO FAMOUS? In 1946 Bobby Troup wrote a song about Route 66 which became a big hit. Since then, many performers have recorded versions of the song, HAS THE ROAD CHANGED A LOT OVER THE YEARS? Yes, it has, but you can still see what it was like in the past. Herman's Gas Station in Thoreau, New Mexico, first started selling petrol in 1935, The Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, where you can stay ina Native American tent, has also been there since the 1930s. Rikki baqhupecoutene secon 1 Look at the map and the picture. Which two American cities does Route 66 connect? 2 ©,HID Read and listen. What's the connection between the songwriter Bobby Troup and Route 66? B Read the text again. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences. 4 Route 66 is the longest road in America. 2 You can still drive along Route 66 today. 3 Route 66 existed before anyone had a car. ‘4 The Wigwam Motel has now closed. 5, The 1928 race stopped at the end of ® Cultural awareness Find American words in the text that mean .. cuttunat @comparison 5 Think ofa long car journey that you have made in ay In 1945, the very first McDonald's, fast food restaurant opened on Route 66 in San Bernadino, California, The Disney film Cars also takes place on Route 66. HAS ANYONE EVER TRAVELLED ALONG ROUTE 66 ON FOOT? Yes, they have! In 1928 there was a race which ‘went from one end of Route 66 to the other and then continued to New York! The route was 5,507 km Jong, making it the longest race in history! WHAT IS THERE TO SEE ON ROUTE 66? The road passes through beautiful scenery, including the Arizona Desert and the Black Mountains. There are also lots of interesting towns and sights on the way, such as the Grand Canyon, 1 abigroad. 2 petrol. 3 ahotel. your country and answer the questions. 4 Where did you go? 2 What did you see? 3 What did you enjoy about the journey? 4 What didn’t you enjoy about it? a ehh .apdelh ‘aeGrammar Present perfect: questions and short answers Have |/ we / you / they (2). along Route 66? @)...he / she / it been in a song? | short answers. Yes, | have. / No, | (3) Yes, it has. / No, it hasn't. 1 Copy and complete the table with driven, has and haven't. 2 Order the words to make questions about Route 66. Then write true short answers. Route 66 / famous / become / Has ? Has Route 66 become famous? ves, it has. 41 hotels / all / closed / the / Have / old ? 2 in/ Has / been / film /it/a? 3 about / sung / it / people / Have ? 4 longer roads / Have / they / built? 5 walked / anyone / Has / Route 66 / along? We often use ever in present perfect questions to mean ‘at some time in your life’, The negative of everis never. Have you ever driven a car? Yes, | have. / No, I've never driven a car. 3 Write questions using the present perfect and ever. (travel) across America? Have you ever travelled across America? (See) the film Cars? (ride) a motorbike? (stay) in a hotel? (eat) fast food? (climb) a mountain? waune 4 Workin pairs. Ask and answer the questions from exercise 3. @ bau @ No t havent u ever travelled across America? Digital course: Interactive grammar table (GBs Grammar in context: Transport 5 Complete the project with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 2 if are A journey through the history of transport by Jairiée'Drécton, aged {3 @ .. (You ever, / think) about the transport you use every day? (2) . (people / use) cars, bikes and trains for hundreds of years or are they a modern invention? Read my project to find out! it's 1783: the Montgolfier brothers 6 ei) for ones time ~ ina hot-air balloon! Its 1814: George Stevenson gong cage the wor ie the invent) the car, the bus or the train? It’s 1863; London (5) .. (become) the first city in the world with an underground railway. At the moment there js only one, line! The other lines (ot start) running yet It's 1870: lots of people are riding bicycles like this! Cycling (7) .. (never / be} so difficult! t's 19Q3: the wget brothers (8) - (design) the first plane with an engine. It's 1908: Henry Ford (4) .. (open) the first car factory. Now people can own a carl It's 1976: for the first time passengers (10) . (travel) by joncorde, a new Kind of plane. ifs faster than the speed of sound. 1995: the UK and France (i (hnish) building the Channel Tunnel. There is now a railway line between the two countries which goes under the seal Finally, in case you're wondering, George Stevenson invented the train! 6 ©511) Listen and check your answers. el is CLIL TASK 2 What was the most popular Briect Ne Step 2: Listen Ermeng- esac) Listening for key words _ Before a listening task, read the questions and find the key words. Listen carefully for words which have a similar meaning as the Step 1: Read Layers 2 For example, you read: . 1 Look at the information about trams in ‘They artive late at the station. (late = key word) Manchester. What is the best kind of ticket for In the listening you hear: someone who travels by tram every day? “Quick! Hurry up! Oh no, our train has already gone.” 2 Answer the questions. 1. You are at St Peter’s Square and want to go 3 GEMD Listen to three dialogues. Which to Piécadilly. How many stops is it on the pink Annee ebeeecain Manneser line? 2 You are at Market Street and want to go to Freehold. What colour line will you use? 3 You want to go from Central Park to Old Listen again and write the number of the dialogue in your notebook. Trafford. Where will you change onto the a) They want to buy some tickets. green line? b) They artive late at the station. 4 You want to go from Piccadilly Gardens to ) Something is broken. Victoria. Is it direct or do you need to change ) The boy and girl don’t know each other. trams? €) It isn’t possible to make the journey by train.Hello, Could you tell me how to gettothe Yes, of course. The nearest station is (2) .... Shall (4)..., please? |_| show you on the map? Yes, please. | | OK, we're here at Combrook. Take the (3) .. line | to Piccadilly Gardens, then take the blue line to | Shudehil Where do | change trains? At Piccadilly Gardens. Great! Thanks. How much is it? | | Are you under 162 Yes. | | That's just (4) ..., please. OK, Here you are, | | Thanks. Bye! 5 EBD Listen to Nina asking aboutt SO in Manchester. Complete 4-4 in your notebook. ‘9 Work in pairs. Take turns to practise your dialogues. G Listen again and repeat. Practise your intonation. COE 7 Copy the questions in bold into your notebook. 40 Act your dialogue for the class. Then look at the information on page 8o again. Choose a different place in Manchester and write your answers to the questions. d you tell me how to get to .? ion is COMMUNICATION KIT Asking for travel information Could you tell me how to get to . How do | get to? Where do | change (trains)? How much is it? What time does it leave? & Imagine you want to travel to the place you have chosen. Write a new dialogue. Write both parts. Use the dialogue in exercise 5 to help you. Hello, Could you tell me how to get to. Yes, of course, The nearest ststio fecesWriting A blog post ee hd Posted on 8th July, 10. 14am SEEING THE SIGHTS IN LONDON This isthe second day of my holiday in London! I've never been here before, so I'm really excited! Yesterday we went to Buckingham Palace, but we didn't see the Queen! We also went fo the London Eye. Itwas fun, but Mum thought it was a bit scary Today we're shopping in Harrods, the biggest shop in the world! We come here by Tube, bui we got a bit ost. The London Underground is really busy — and there are a lot of stations! We've sil got ots of things to dol We haven't been to Madame Tussauds or the Natural History Museum yet. | hope we'll have time to go there tomorrow because i's our last doy! (GHID Read and listen to the blog post. ‘Answer the questions. What has the writer... 4 already done? 2 not done yet? 2 Look at the sentences from the blog post. What is the meaning of the words in blue? 4 Mum thought it was a bit scary. 2 The London Underground is really busy. Read the Writing focus. Then find more ‘examples of really and a bit in the blog. WRITING FOCUS really anda bit We can use really and a bit before adjectives i informal writing, such as in a blog or an email. really = very abit=alittle 'm really hungry! Sam isa bit sad. 4 Rewrite the sentences using a bit and the words in brackets. ‘The buses weren't very fast. (slow) The buses were a bit slow. 1 The museum wasn't very interesting, (boring) 2 It isn’t very warm today. (cold) 3, The people weren’t very friendly. (unfriendly) 44 The meal wasn't very cheap! (expensive) 5 Rewrite the sentences using really. Puce Itwas hot on the train, It was really hot on the train 4 We had a great time. 2 | was tired after the journey. 3 I think Berlin is an amazing city. ‘4 There was a long queue for the museum. 5 It’s a big shop. Writing task Write a blog post. Plan Imagine you are on holiday. Make notes about: ‘© where you are and how you feel. ‘+ what you've already done. * what you're doing now. * what you haven't done yet. Write Write two short paragraphs based ‘on your notes. Cheek Check your present perfect © other verb tenses really and a bit + adjectiveGrammar Present perfect: affirmative and negative [use of the present | We use the present perfect to talk about things | in the past, when we don’t say exactly when they happened. affirmative I've seen lots of monuments. He / She / It’s visited interesting places. You / We / They’ve lived in many different haven't read the new novel. He / She / It hasn’t been on a yacht. | We / You / They haven't flown by helicopter. Present perfect: questions and short answers Has he / she / it seen the TV programme? short answers Yes, | have. / No, | haven't. | Yes, he has. / No, he hasn' | Present perfect spelling rules * For most verbs, add -ed to the infinitive to form the past participle walk walked jump — jumped * Some past participles are irregular, but the same as the past simple have—>had say said ‘* Some past participles are irregular and different from the past simple do— did done give > gave given Check the Irregular verbs list on page 126. Study guide Vocabulary Transport bicycle lorry caravan motorbike coach plane ferry ship helicopter the Underground horse and carriage tram hot-air balloon yacht Verbs of movement (1) arrive drive pull carry fall push climb fly sail crash follow take off cross land Speaking Asking for travel information Could you tell me how to get to... 2 How do | get to? Where do I change (trains)? How much is it? What time does it leave? w LEARNING TO LEARN When you are reading in English and find a word you don’t know, try using a monolingual dictionary instead of a bilingual one. ‘Monolingual dictionaries contain a lot of Useful information about new words.