Transport
People in most countries drive on the right-but people
drive on the left in ----- countries, incluing japan, India, Australia, and
Britain.
In the USA------- people in every thousand drive a
car. In Japan, it’s 640 and in Germany it’s 570. More than ----------------
people in the world ride a bicycle.
In Tokyo, people never wait for more than--- minutes
for an underground train. The only problem is it’s often difficult to get on or
off a train because they’re so crowded.
------- people fly to Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta,
USA every year! (That’s about one hundred and fifty people every minute!)
In China, the 30km journey from Shanghai city centre
to Pudong, Airport takes only ------- minues on the new Magnetic levitation
(MagLev) train.
Most people in Moscow go to work by underground. The
Moscow metro has 168 stations about----------- passengers every day. The
stations in the city centre are very beautiful.
Everyday more than -------- people travel into the
centre of London. About 20% drive, 77 take the train or the bus, and
only------- % walk to work.
In Italy, a country of 57 million people, 9 million
people have scooters. In Rome ------- people ride scooter so they can travel
fast in the city traffic.
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1,000,000(one million) 100,000,000 (one hundred million) 8 9,000,000
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59 77,000,000 5 740 500,000 ( five hundred thousand)
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Look back at the text and choose the correct words
to go toghter.
1) Drive/ride/
a car.
2) Drive/ride/
a bicycle.
3) Wait/
wait for a train.
4) Get
on/ in a train.
5) Get
off/ out a train.
6) Fly
in/ to Atlanta.
7) Go
with/ by underground.
8) Walk
to/in work.
9) Take
/go a train or abus.
Most, a lot of, some, not many.
Most people drive
to work
A lot of
Some
Not many
Which sentences are true for your country? Correct
the false ones. Then compare with other students.
a) Most
people drive Mercedes cars.------------------------------------------
b) People
wait in a queue to get the bus --------------------------------------
c) A
lot of people fly from Kandy to Colombo. -----------------------------
d) Not
many people walk to the shops. ---------------------------------------
e) A
lot of people ride bicycles to work. -------------------------------------
f) There
is some traffic in Colombo. -----------------------------------------
Can/can’t
1) Complete
the gap s with can, can’t (cannot).
(+) She------------- take the bus
at twenty past three.
(-) She-------------- take a taxi
because she only has $ 25.
(?) ----------------- she take the
subway to the airport.
(2) Gina is asking about things you can and can’t do
in New York.
Listen and mark the sentences----
 = if you can do
this.
â= if you can’t.
?
=
if it depends.
a) Travel
by tram.
b) Smoke
in the subway.
c) Eat
on the train.
d) Find
a taxi easily.
e) Have
five people in a taxi.
f) Drive
at sixty kilometres an hour.
g) Ride
a bicycle safely.
h) Eat
in a restaurant ar midnight.
i)
Smoke in a restaurant.
3) Ask and answer
questions about your own city.
Can you taavel by tram
in Colombo?
No, you can’t.
Can you find a trishaw
easily?
Yes, you can.
4) write eight sentences about things you can
and can’t do in your city.
At the Airport
1. Karen
is at JFK Airport. Look at her travel itinerary and answer the questions.
a) What
times are her flights?
b) Which
airport do they go to?
c) What
are the flight numbers?
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Travel
itinerary Ms Karen Davis
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Sun
02 nov
Flight
1’
AA
100
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Check in by
16.30 American Airline desk
Scheduled departure:
18.30 JFK
Scheduled
arrival: 07.25 london Hesthrow (LHR) Terminal X
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Mon
03
Nov
Flight
2
BA0572
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Check in by 08.00
British Airway desk
Scheduled departure:
09:35 (LHR)
Scheduled
arrival: 12:30 Malpensa (MXP) Terminal 1
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Match the phrases in A
with the meanings in B.
A B
a) in transit 1) is late
b) check in 2) go to
c) boarding 3) changing from
d) is delayed 4) final call
e) last call 5) show your ticket and passport at a
desk
f) proceed to 6) getting on ( a plane)
3a) listen to the
recording and answer the following questions.
1) Where
does Karen check in ?
2) What
is the problem with her flight?
3) What is the gate number for her flight?
4) At
Heathro airport, where does Karen go?
5) What is her gate number?
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