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9.1 TRANSPORT

VOCABULARY transport collocations

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bus

1A Label pictures A -I. 2 Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs below.

B Match sentences 1-9 w ith pictures A -I.

It's got two wheels, you get on and off it
I~ go by (x2) go on take ride come by get on

and it doesn't use petrol. C

A: Can you tell me the way to the Sports Centre?
2 It's usually got two pilots and can carry a
B: Yes, you take the number 195 bus and you ~et off at the third
lot of people.
stop.
3 It's got four wheels and you pay the driver
2 A: How did you travel to Paris?
at the end of the journey.
B: I train .
4 It's got four legs and you ride it.
3 A: Is this Kenji's first bike?
5 It's got two wheels and it uses petrol.
B: Yes, and he it everywhere.
6 It's got a lot of wheels and you need a
ticket. 4 A: What's the best way to get to the airport?
7 It hasn't got any wheels and it can't carry B: You can go by bus or you can _ _ __ _ a taxi.
a lot of people. 5 A: How do you go to school?
8 It hasn't got any wheels, it uses no petrol, B: I usually foot.
and it's free. 6 A: How does Stefanie go to work?
9 It's got four or more wheels and you pay B: She car.
at the start of the journey.
7 A: Where are you?
B: I'm at Berlin airport and I _ __ _ _ a plane to South Africa, so I
can't talk.
S A: Did you drive here?
B: No, I bus.

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B Match sentence halves 1-6 with a) - f) .

READING
W rite the line number from the article
3A Read the article and circle the correct answers. where you found the information.
A commute is ... I jim won the contest because f - line 1·6
a) a type of transport 2 He was surprised to win because
b) the journey from home to work and back
3 He was happy about the money because
c) a part of a car.
2 jim Kendrick won $10,000 because ...
4 He does the commute because
a) he was the safest driver in Texas
b) he drove the most ki lometres in one year S He feels good when he drives because
c) he travelled the furthest to work.
6 He's thinking about changing jobs because

DO YOU THINK YOUR COMMUTE IS a) he doesn 't want to change his lifestyle .

BAD:- TRY 640 KILOMETRES ADAY! b) he spends about $ 10,000 a year on gas.
c) he thought so meone else drove further.
Do you think gas' prices are too d) gas prices are so high .
high?\ ell, be happy that you
e) he feels like a racing car driver.
aren't Jim Kendrick of Texas in
the U A. f) his commute was the longest.

5 Every weekday, Kendrick drives

320 kilometres from his home GRAMMAR articles
in an Antonio, Texas, to hi
job at bleCargo in the port 4 Complete the text with a/an, the or no
of Houston ... and then 320 art icle (-).
10 kilometres back again! He leaves jim lives in I Q house near
work at 5a. m. and gets home 2 San Antonio, Texas. He 's got
and has dinner with his wife at _ _ _ _ job at AbleCargo in 4_ __ _
9p.m. Houston, Texas, in 5 USA.
For his daily journey, Kendrick AbleCargo is 6 shipping company,
15 won the competition l\merica's and jim's 7 engineer there. He
drives seven hours every day, and gets
Longest Commute'. His three-
8 home at 8.30 and has
and-a-half-hour commute
9 dinner at 9p.m . He likes
was longer than all the other
10 fast cars, and he drives
people in the competition, and 'The drive gives me a lot of
II Ford Mustang. jim doesn 't
20 is a lot more than the average energy. Sometimes, when I commute at 12 weekend .
American commute of twenty- 35 drive my Ford Mustang down
five minutes. the highway, I feel like a 5 Add the (x6) and a/an (x4) to these
'I was surprised to win: said professional racing car driver.' sentences. One sentence does not need
Kendrick, who won $10,000. How much longer does he want any extra words.
25 'I was sure that someone else to do this commute? 'Another the
had a longer commute. But it's 40 five or ten years: Kendrick Yes,/bus station is down this street on
great - $10,000 is just enough to said. 'I don't see any reason to left.
buy gas for another year.' stop. But gas prices are high, so
maybe I need to look for a job 2 Rajiv is actor in Mumbai.
Why does he do it? 'Well, my
30 wife and I have a beautiful nearer home.' 3 I haven 't got car, but I've got motorbike.
house in San Antonio and our ' gas (American English) = petrol
4 Town Hall opens at 9.30 in morning.
lifestyle is important to us.' (British English)
S I love planes and flying. I always ask for
window seat.

6 Keith often works at home in evening.

7 Is Manchester in UK?

8 I often go home by taxi at night.

VOCABULARY adjectives (I) B 9.1 Listen and check.

1A Complete the adjectives in this article about transport. C Listen again and repeat. Write the adject ives
in the correct place according to the stress.

10 200
fast

3000 4000

I go to work by rollerblades.
50000
It's a 1fast way to
travel and it's very
2hea because I get
lots of exercise.
Sometimes it feels quite
READING
3d an with so many
cars around me, and it's a little 2A Read the article. How does the writer feel?
4inc because I need
to change into shoes when happy relaxed angry hungry funny I
I go into my office. But roller
blades are a lot of fun. rollerblades
Tony Jones, film producer
No more wheels!
A shopkeeper speaks out
'I have a small food shop in the city
I go everywhere by centre, and I really don't like customers
skateboard. True, it takes coming -into the shop on wheels. A
a long time to learn businessman comes in on a kick scooter,
because it's 5dif_ _ __ and he thinks it's funny to do his
to ride one, but it's very shopping on the scooter. I don't think
6 con - when I it's funny, I think it's dangerous. And
go into a shop I just pick the skateboarders, they ' re even worse.
up the skateboard and They say they ride skateboards because
carry it like a book! it's fast and convenient, you know, it's
skateboard Joel WiJliams, musician easy to pick up the skateboard when
they walk into a shop, but they don't
pick up the skateboard, they ride it up
and down my shop. But the worst of all
I use my scooter all around are the rollerbladers. They fly into the
the city. It's 7saf_ _ __ shop, of course they don ' t take off the
it's Beas to ride rollerblades because it's inconvenient,
and it's more 9 com,_ _ __
and they crash into customers and
than roller blades or a
knock things down . It's terrible! So now
skateboard, because
I have a new rule : 0 more wheels.
balancing isn't a problem.
Shoes only!'
Sometimes you see
scooters with motors on
them, but those are really
lo pol . 'Go green,' B Read the article again . Are sentences 1-6
I say! true (T) or false (F)?
kick scooter
Nanci Levine, student I The writer has a restaurant. F
2 He thinks the businessman is a funny person.
3 To the writer, kick scooters are not safe .
4 He thinks kick scooters are are better than
skateboards.
5 Skate boarders usually pick up their skateboards
when they 're in his shop.
6 Ro llerbladers are the most dangerous, he th inks.
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9.2

GRAMMAR can/can't, have to/don't have to LISTENING

3A Complete the conversations with the correct form SA Look at the picture of Carin Van Buren on her
of can. balancing scooter. Do you think the statements are
A: Can I bark my car here? (I / park) true (T) or false (F)?
B: No, _ _ _ _ _ _ . (you / not) I It's difficult to ride.

2 A: your bike on the pavement 2 You can ride it on

because it's too dangerous. (You / not / ride) the pavement.

B: Oh, OK. 3 In a city it's faster

than a bus.
3 A: on the train? (people / smoke)
4 It's tiring
B: No, . (they / not) to ride.
4 A: to the theatre? (we / walk)
B: Yes, , but it's a long way. (we)
5 A: into the city centre, but not cars.
(Taxis / drive)
B: OK, thanks.

B Complete the conversations with can'tor don't

have to.
Conversation I
A: What clothes do you have to wear for the new job?
B: I don t have La wear a suit and tie, but I have to wear
a whl e shirt and I wear jeans.
Conversation 2
A: It's late ... after midnight.
B: Yes, but we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ get up early tomorrow. It's
Saturday.
Conversation 3
A: You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ drive down this road . It's for
buses only.
B: Oh, sorry.
Conversation 4
A: I haven't got any money with me.
B: It's OK. You pay me now. Give me the
B ® 9.2 Listen and check.

money tomorrow. C Listen again and answer the questions.

Does Carin ride the scooter to work?
4 Underline the correct alternatives.
Yes, she does.
A: Hey, do you want to do something tonight? I lcan't /
don't have to work. 2 How did she travel to work before?
B: Let's see ... No, I 2can't / don't have to meet you tonight -
I 3can / have to work late. 3 How long does it take to learn?
A: W e ll, 4eon we / do we have to meet tomorrow?
B: Sorry, I seon't / don't have to, I'm busy. But I 6can / 4 How fast can the scooter go?
have to do something on Saturday.
A: Great. We 7 eon / have to go to that new Italian 5 Does she think a scooter is better than a bike?
restaurant, La Spezia.
B: Hmm ... Saturday night is usually crowded. SCan we / 6 Where does she leave her scooter at work?
Do we have to book a table or 9can we / do we have to just
go there?
A: It isn't so popular now, so we I Deon 't / don't have to 7 How does she feel when people laugh at her on her
book. And if we lleon't / don't have to get a table, we scooter?
12eon / have to go somewhere else.
B: Great! See you on Saturday, then. 8 Does she like it when people stop her and ask her
questions?
 VOCABULARY excuses LEARN TO tell a long story
1 Complete the excuses. 3 Write Bruce's email from the notes.
I I didn'th~~L my al ___ cl ___ .
Dear Alexis,
2 We slept late and mi _ _ _ _ our plane.
I'm really sorry about last night. I know it was your
3 110 __ myke __ .
birthday. But I had an unlucky evening ... -
4 Mycarbr ___ d ___ .
First of all, I / leave / the house late because I /
5 The traf _ _ _ was b __ . lose / my keys.
Then I / miss / the bus, so I / phone / a taxi,
but the taxi / break down / and I / wait / thirty
FUNCTION apologising minutes for another taxi .

2A Put the words in the correct order to complete the After that, I / get / to the restaurant an hour late,
but I / leave / your present in the taxi.
conversation.
I / phone / the taxi company, but they / not
A B
answer, so I / go / into the restaurant, but you /
not be there.
Oh, hi!
1 I'm reall\'. sorr'l. I'm late. Finally, I / go / home and / try / to phone you, but

+
(late / sorry / I'm / I'm /
you / not answer.
really) I missed the train . Now I don't know what to do. I'm really sorry.
2 Love,
Bruce
f (you / believe / don't / I)

No, really,
3

(terrible / was / traffic /

the) t
And?
First of all. I left the house late because .. .

f
I~c:~ ~ my / down / broke) 1-1-----.., Your car, agai n?
f
l And 5
I (my / left / I / home / at
/ wallet)

f
I And ... OK, I forgot about
"
Ah, your wall et.

our meeting!
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VOCABULARY airport
(fee l /this / terrible / I /
about)
t 4 Put the letters of the words in brackets in the correct
Well,7
order to complete the story.

,
(about / worry / don't / it)

8
f
We had a terrible time at the airport. We missed
(so / I'm / sorry) our train and arrived forty minutes before the
plane I took off (okto fof). We ran to the
9
-------- desk,2 (deckche nil and got our
( (no, / fine / it's / really,) boarding passes. Then we went through
3 (irucytes) and 4_ _ _ __ _
I'm so so ...
(protsaps nolcrot) - no problems. In the
5 (pratedeur gunole) we didn't
That's OK!! do any 6 (xat-refe pishpong)
10 because we only had ten minutes. We ran to the
--------
(don't / but / again / 7 (teag), but we were too late so
happen / it / let) we didn't 8 (teg no) the plane.
What a disastef!
B 9.3 Listen and repeat.
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GRAMMAR verb forms VOCABULARY alphabet puzzle

1A Underline the correct alternatives. 2 Complete the sentences with words
beginning with the letters A-Z.
I'm sorry I'm late. I didn 't hear my
alarm clock.
My grandfather had a moustache and a
big black .....b=e=
a.."rd<--_ _
The tram stop is close to my flat, so it's
very for me.
Riding a bike is quite , so
Jesse McCormac k is a member you have to wear a helmet.
of th e roc k gro up th e St rin gers. The opposite of a crowded beach is an
He I writes / is writing most of _ _ _ _ _ beach .
th e band 's song s an d The White House is one of the most
2plays / is playing lead gu itar. _ _ _ _ _ buildings in the world.
This is his summer fest iva l b log.
I want to see the Eiffel Tower. Where do
Saturday 4th August ~ I off the bus?
I 3 write / 'm writing my blog c....~ Frankenstein was one of the first
today at our fourth festival this _ _ _ _ _ films. It was quite scary.
summer ... but It's the biggest The opposite of boring is
with more than 25,000 people
and we <: have 're having a
great time. The atmosphere here is amazing and people are very The Amazon is 7 million
friendly. e usually sarrive / are arriving the day before we play, square kilometres.
but this time we 6come/came here two days ago. Do you the way to the
Most people have tents, but in fact you 7 don't have to / can't sleep bus station?
In a tent. You Bcan / can't sleep in your car. And there are t he usual Fran<;:ois is on his bed . He
festival rules, for example you 9 can / can't use glasses for drink s - doesn 't feel very well.
you IO have to / don't have to use pl astic cups. Thi s is a good idea
I got up late and I my
because sometimes peop le, ofte n chi ld ren, II wa lk / are wa lking
train.
around with no shoes on.
The children in the next room are too
There's on1y one hour befo re w e start our sh ow. Danny
_ _ _ _ _ - I can't work.
12talks / 's talking to a w oman from Radi o On e. Saul
I 3 practises / is practising ou r fi rs t song. Our manag er, Dave, D o you go by car or _ _ _ __
I 4 calls / is calling us so I I Shave to / can stop now. More foot?
tomorrow! Cars are more than
bikes. Bikes are greener.
Be ! The baby's sleeping.
B Complete the interview with the correct form of the present simple or
present continuous. Can you _ _ _ _ _ a good DVD?
Janna: This is Janna Towli from Radio One and I I 'm talking (talk)
to Danny Wright from the Stringers. Hi, Danny. Tourists always visit Red _ _ __ _
Danny: Hi, everyone. in Moscow.
Janna: So Danny, 2_ __ _ _ _ (you / enjoy) yourself at the festival? I was late because the _ _ _ __
Danny: Yeah , it's cool. was bad.
Janna: We've got some questions. First, from Luka. He asks: Alan's shoes are too small , so they 're
'3 (Jesse / write) all the songs or very _ _ _ __
4 (you / write) any of them?' She was born in a small _ __ _ _ in
Danny: Oh , Jesse is the songwriter. I just 5_ __ __ _ _ (sing) the songs. Belgium.
Janna: And from Viktoria: 'What's your favourite Stringers song?' The traffic is _ _ _ _ _ at five
o'clock than at three o'clock.
Danny: Erm ... You never 6 (say) 'I love you.'
Janna: OK, right. And the last question, from Abby. She asks : 'What
n How do you spell the opposite of cheap?
e_ _
7 (Danny / wear) today?'
Hi, liz. It 's Jon. I waited for _ _ _ __
Danny: Me? Well , today I 8 (wear) a Stringers T-shirt and
for two hours! What happened?
jeans. My usual! Oh . there's Dave, our manager. I have to go.
My holiday was great. W e saw the Great
Janna: Thanks for talking to us. Good luc k with the show!
W all. It was ama"--_ _ __ _
Danny: Thanks!
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GRAMMAR comparatives and superlatives

3 Complete the information with the correct comparative or superlative form of the words
in the box.

cheap hot quiet interesting gee€! slow convenient co ld fast

When is the best time to go? I only have one day! What can I see?
The 1 best months to visit are May Visit 7 building in China, the
and October, when it's 19-24°C. July and August are 492-metre Shanghai World Financial Centre. The floor
2 months, when it can be 28 °C. is glass and it feels like walking in the sky. Walk along
November to April are 3 months, the Bund, next to the river - it's very central, but it's
when it's 3-14°C. a lot 8 than the noisy city centre.
And visit the Shanghai Museum - most visitors to the
How can I get around? city say this is 9 thing to see in
You can travel by bus or by metro. Buses are Shanghai.
4 than the metro, especially in
the morning and evening when the traffic is bad . The Where can I stay?
metro is 5 than buses, but there Shanghai has hundreds of hotels, and there are many
are only two metro lines. The 6_ _ _ _ _ __ two -star and three-star hotels for travellers on a
way to trave l around the city is by taxi because there budget - of course, these are 10_ _ _ _ _ __
are lots - they go everywhere and they aren't very than the 4-star luxury hotels. Check the internet for
expensive. recommendations from other travellers.

FUNCTION recommending; giving directions GRAMMAR articles

4A ® RC 3.1 Listen to the conversations and choose 5 Complete the text with a/an, the or no article (-).
the correct ending to the sentence.
Jurge n recom mend s a restaurant to Greg but .. .
a) Greg doesn't understand and takes the wrong street.
POLAND - DAY 7
b) he gives bad directi ons and Greg and does n't find the The best way to see
restaurant. 1 the city of

c) Greg decides to stay home and eat pizza. 2 Krakow is

in 3 Trabant
B Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? - the classic eastern-
I It 's Ju rgen 's wife's birthday. F European car. The tour
2 Greg and his wife like Chinese food. starts at 9 .00a .m. in
3 Jurgen recommends a Chinese restaurant. 4 . h
- - - - City centre, were you meet your tour guides
4 The restaurant is near the pharmacy. Irek and Kasia . Irek is 5 university student and
6
5 Greg and his wife find the restaura nt. Kasiais h'IStOry teac her, an d together they
6 They have pizza at the restaurant. know Krakow b~tter than most professional guides. You

C Listen again and complete the sentences.

~tart the tour on foot and visit C loth Hall in
9 centre of G rand Square . You then go by
I What kind of food -"d=0-l-y=ou'-"=ik=e_ _ __
- - - - car and visit Nowa Huta and the Jewish
2 Do you think my wife _ _ _ __ __
;iuarter. Lunch is at 10 restaurant near the castle.
3 Can you tell _ _ _ _ _ __
- - - - Polish food is quite rich, so try not to eat too
4 Go down Hill side Road past the pharmacy muchl In 12 r I k
. arternoon, re and Kasia can show
you Wawel Castle or take you back to your hotel.
5 Then go straight _ _ _ _ _ ___ 200 metres.
6 Oh, no - I'm so _ _ _ _ _ __
I feel terrible _ _ _ __ _ _
Don't worry _ _ _ _ _ __