UNIT transport UNIT 9 BC (cd PO era ceed Sea) Saeed Se eae flying LISTENING ret tans Seen Urs pects ars Pd PRUs ey Coote e ciety Pee ad Oy » Read an article about Paris for WRITING Nee are Da csy Ree tse eran id Cy ToC Neer you get to word? TienTRAVEL IN STYLE Gunner VOCABULARY | transport collocations | > HOWTO | talk about ways to travel Neter NUE NG transport collocations ‘1A. Workin pairs. Which types of transport can you see in the pictures? Tick the correct words n the box. bus plane train taxi car helicopter bike horse motorbike foot B Look at the word webs below and cross out the type of transport which does not go with the verb. Then add a correct type of transport to each word web. wi Shs as ap car foot ~ g0 by helicopter a bike ahorse ride aphine a page 159 PHOTOBANK Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: say a type of transport. Student B: say the verbs that can go with it. A: bike B: go by bike, get on a bike, ride a bike D. Work in pairs and discuss. | How do you usually get to work/school? 2. What's your favourite type of transport? Why? 3. Which types of sransport don't you like using? Why not? 2A Match pictures A~C with the titles below. 1 A.monorall train from the Word Fae in Seatle, USA, 1962 2. The iller Hornet'~a home helicopter, 1951 3. Aplane with a car that comes off, 1948 B ©91 Listen to.a museum guide and answer the questions. 1. Which transport ideas from above does he talk about? 2 What are his favourite ways of travelling? Listen again. What's the problem with each transport idea? D Work in pairs and discuss. What do you like about each idea? Which one was successful? Why? Cea lauae articles: a/an, the, no article 3A ©92 Listen to an extract from the museum tour and complete the text with a/an, the, ~ (no article). Look at this photo on !__ left. t's rom? ‘World Fair in3__Seatle. That was in 1962. 4 monorails were 5___very popular idea in ‘america at that time. 7 people wanted to leave their cars at ®__home and go to? work by '°___ public transport. B Find examples for rules a)~f) from the text above. Rule a) Usually use oan before singular nouns: ve got acar.__ 5 ) Usually use no article before plural nouns: Jove cars. ) Usually use no article before cities and countries: Madrid isin Spain d) Use no article in some phrases: by car, on foot, goto school, at work. €) Usually use the before nouns when there's only one: the sun, £) Use the in some phrases: in the marning, on the right, in the oly cenvre. imp page 144 LANGUAGEBANK © ®9.3 We usually pronounce a/a/ and the /da! in phrases/sentences. Listen and write the four phrases you hear. Then listen again and repeat. 3 4 D. Listen again and check your answers. Then listen and repeat. 4A. Work in pairs and complete the sentences. Use a/an, the or — (no article). || There was _o big problem with each one, 2 There are some monorails in__world ... but not very many. 3 Lookat this photo, Is that___car under __plane? 4 People wanted to fly from __ Los Angeles to__ New York, 5 There was __ engineering problem. 6 We laugh at this now, but___ people were very serious about it 7 People wanted to leave_ home in_morning and go to__work by __ private helicopter 8 ___ helicopters are very difficult to fy. B Check your answers in audio script 9.1 on page 173. 5A. Look at questions 1-5. Choose one of the endings and write a short answer. | How do you get to school /t0 work / home? By car 2. What are three things you like / you don’t ike / you liked when you were a chil? 3. What's a famous city in Inia / China / Africa? 4 When do you check your emails /do your homework / relax) resident of the USA / the student 5. What's the name of the next to you / the teacher! B Workin pairs and take turns. Student answers to the questions above. Student book and guess the question. A: By cor. B: How do you get to school? A: No. B: How do you get to work? A Yes! ‘When you write a noun in your notebook, put it in a short phrase. This shows how to use the word with the articles ‘fon, the or no article. For example: in the city centre, he's a doctor, Vike cats GA Workin pairs. Look atthe pictures of transport inventions below. Think of two problems wit each invention. The Horseless Sulky abfficut to turn, ad your : close your B. Work in pairs, Student A: look at page 164. Student B: look at page 161. The Lightning Bug+P ele dass ce ee SPEAKIN' 1. Workin pairs and discuss | Is there alot of wafie where you Ive? 2. When's the worst time to trave? 3 Do you prefer to travel around your town/city by car, by public transport, by bike or on foot? Why? VOCABULARY Etigaara 2A Circle three adjectives to complete the senten Cycling in the city is... Sonvenient | | safe fast inconvenient slow Comfortable dangerous unhealthy uncomfortable polluting difficury gee healthy B Match each adjective toits opposite. fast slow © ©9.4 Listen and check. D Listen again and underline the stressed syflable. speakout Look in your dictionary to find the pronunciation of new words. Longman WordWise Dictionary shows the word stress with a before the main stress, eg, /dutikolt/ difficult, Find dangerous in your dictionary. How does it show stress? 3 Work in pairs and take turns. Student ‘A: you like bikes. Student B: you like cars. Talk about which is better and why. A: Cors are faster B: Yes, but they're more dangerous! ‘With 20,000 bikes and 1,450 pick-up stations, Vélib is Paris's free bike scheme. Cyclists can take a bike from one pick-up station and leave it ‘at any other station in the city. ‘Ywes Guesnon, 4. businessman, ‘oves travellingto work with the wind uv hal: ‘There's astation near my flat and another one twenty. metres from my office, s0 it's perfect, can get to work in ten amimates. It takes thirty minutes by metro.” “The scheme is good for everyone, Parisians and tourists,’ a city official said, “The only condition® {is that vou have oe over fourteen READ! ‘Paris by Citybike { Users have b pay twenty-nine _ etttos a year and give thelr credit card details. They don’t have to pay for the first thrty minutes. After that, they have to pay one euro for the second hal-tout ‘The scheme is very popalar, but there's one problem. Some people ‘ride the bikes downhill in the morning and ten take the metro hhome in the evening. ‘Tm just not fit ‘enough,’ one mm explained. “I can’t cycle up the hillto my flat’ So every evening, city workers have to bring Be aes a A. Look at the photos of Vib, the citybike system in Pars. Write three questions with how much, how many, who or where. | How much does 2 How many. 3. Who/Where ost to use o bike B_ Read the article. Did you find the answers to your three questions? € Aretthe sentences true (T) oF alse (F)? Change the false sentences so that they are true. |. You leave the bicycle in the same place you took it. 2 Yves Guesnon uses a bike because it's fast. Tourists can't use the bikes. Small children can use the bikes. It costs one euro for ane hour's eyeing \ 3 4 5 6 City workers ride the bikes phil in the evening, D Work in pairs and discuss. Is the Citybike system a good idea for your town/city? Why/Why not? | e ea Raila can/can't, have to/don't have to 5A. Underline the correct alternative. Then check your answers in the ar le. | You can/can't leave the bike at any station in the city. 2 A thirteen year-old child con/con't use the bikes. 3 Users have to/don't have to be healthy. PRACTICE GA Complete the sentences with can/can't, have to/ don't have to. 1 You___can get to the arport. go by underground, bus or taxi to 2 You drive on the lef in the UK. 3 You drive in the town centre, so come by bus. 4 You be sixteen or aver to drive in Canada. 5 You se your mobile when you drive, It's dangerous! 6 You ‘wear seatbelt in your car — the driver and all the passengers. 7 You ‘wear a helmet on bikes but it's safer If you do wear one, 8 You park here for free between | and 3, Other times you pay. B_ Work in pairs. Which sentences are true for your town/city? SPEAKING 7A. Workin groups. Student A: look at page 162. Student B: look at page 160. Student C: look at page 165. Complete the table below with information about each city’s tourist card. 4 Users have to/don't hove to pay for the frst thirty minutes B Match sentences 1-4 above with meanings 2) le’ necessary. Price b) Ie’ not necessary ©) k's OK, 4) I's not OK Transport Complete the table below. Eniry «0 Tourists [con we [the bikes museums Chiléren the bikes ec Users | have give _| theircredit card details Other You have 1 for the fst hal hour D ©2955 Listen to sentences 1-4. Circle the correct pronunciation. \ ikon keen 2 fkont/ kant! 3 thefts! heftat 4 fdountheeftuy! — /dauntheetta! E Listen again and check. Then listen and repeat. imp page 144 LANGUAGEBANK B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions to complete the information about the other cities. Which city has got the best tourist card system? | think Progue has got the best system because it’s the cheapest. © Work in pairs, Talk about travelln towns/cities you know. ‘A: What's the best way to get around your city? B: You can buy a travelcard for buses and underground trains, But sometimes it’s faster to walk! ‘two or three9.3 SORRY I’M LATE Binet Bie e > LEARNTO | tell along story Wieter NCEA excuses 1 Workin pars and discuss. Are you often late for work, school or meetings? Why/Why not? 2A Work in pairs and match 1-5 to a)~e) below. 1 Host: a) broke down, 2 I missed ®) my alarm clock. 3 Mycar ©) the tain, 4 The traffic ‘d)_my keys. 5 Ididn'thear ——_@) was bad B Look at the collocations above and write sentences with the words in the box. 5A. Work in pairs. Complete the conversation between a student and a teacher. Sorry / late. 'm afraid (cay the reason) Y And then (coy wer heppene ne) [Ty nn Lee! really bad about it. thebus my ticket was terrible the phone didn't start ENGNG apologising 3A Lookat the cartoon ‘and answer the questions. ‘Who are the people? What's tthe problem? What do you think happened? B Read the text and check your answers. Train delays BR stecpissons bay smmterinento London were late on Tuesday morning when a train hit a cow. The animal got onto the line between two stations and the accident happened at about 7.40a.m, ‘Train services between London and the south were seriously delayed. 4A What did the man say to his boss? Underline the correct alternatives inthe sentences below. 1 Look, I'm realy /real sorry Im ate 2 tm temblyAernble sorry mite 3 feel terblyherrbie about it 4. im offi /smry my train hit a cow! B 9.6 Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. C Lookat the responses below. Is the boss happy (V) or unhappy (X) about the situation? 1 | don’t believe you 2. k's half past nine! 3 Don't worry about. 4 That's OK. No problem 5. Dont ltt happen again at page 144 LANGUAGEBANK B_ Work in pairs and have another conversation. Apologise for being late. Choose one of the pairs below. + astudent—ateacher + a friend —a fiend + aworker—the boss + a child—a parent C Listen to other students’ conversations. Guess their roles. TEINETON tal! 2 long story GA. Look at the online diary extracts below. Why was ‘the man late each day? Day one: Day two: Day three: “The train lot fteen minutes late. But that wasn't the problem ~| simply didn't go vary fast. We really knew there was a problem ven a man on a bicycle went faster than us! was an hour lato for work. The boss wasn't happy... but she doesnt take the ain (OK. | didn’t hear my alarm so | woke up late and missed my train. | got the next one, but then the train stopped in the middle of nowhere... for twenty minutos! The guard said there was a signal problem and then the air-conditioning stopped working! Imagine, no air-conditioning in the mice of summed! | was two ‘and a half hours late for work and really hot and sweaty, My bose was very unhappy. ‘Service: 0 points. Orginalty: 10 points. We stopped again, for no reason, but then there was a reason ~ not the signals, not the engine but a cow onthe inl Poor thing, we didnt stop in time. This time, | was two hours late for work and my boss did't believe me B 927 Listento the man talk to a colleague. Which two days does he talk about? Listen again. Which two things are different from the online diary above? 7A. Look at the linkers in the box and circle them in the listening extract below. festofal and but so finally because then after that EGET ot te bees shear my dam. s0 only Woke up at 8.30. | ran to the train station — usually I walk ~but | missed the tran by two minutes! Then | waited forthe next train the 9.15, and everything was fine unt we just topped —just stopped ~ inthe middle of nowhere. The guard said that there was a signal problem, ‘ter that the air-conditioning topped working, It was lke an oven ~ at least a thousand degrees! Final, after forty minute, we starved moving. very very slow B Work in pairs and discuss. || Which linkers do you use for the beginning and end of the story? 2. Which two linkers mean next in the story? speakout Linkers join sentences ina story and help the listener to follow and understand the story better. When you next el a stor, practise using the linkers in Exercise 7A, BA. Imagine you are late for an important event/ situation, eg. a wedding, a birthday party, an English lesson, a date with a boy/gilriend, a mesting, a job interview, the doctor's. Make notes about five things that happened. Use the photos to help. Think about: + When was it? + Where were you? + Who were you with? + What happened? + What did you do? + What happened finally? B_ Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: tell your story, Student B: show interest and ask follow-up questions. A: First of al, my car broke down B: Oh no! That's terrible! What did you do? 9 Write your story using your notes above. Remember touse linkers.speakout deal with a problem 5A Workin pairs. Read problems 1-8 below and 4A Look at the sentences. Use a dictionary to check the Beet we tetireceere 1. Workin pairs and discuss. What are the good and bad things about airports and flying? 2A Putthe actions below in the correct order. 2) checkin 7 ») the plane takes off €) go through security ) walt in the departure lounge ) get on the plane ) go to the departure gate 8) do some tax-free shopping h) g0 through passport control B_)9.8 Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. C Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: say one ofthe actions in Exercise 2A. Student B: say the next action. 8: Go though secunty and then you ...? 3. Read the programmer information and answer the questions. 1 Why are the planes late at Heathrow Airport? 2 What do you think passengers do while they wait? meaning of any new words. People are queuing, ‘Some men are making phone eal ‘Awoman is reading a newspaper. ‘Two men are playing chess, People are sleeping everywhere. ‘Arman is arguing ata check-in desk. A family is eating pizza ‘Some boys are skateboarding. Watch the DVD. Tick the activities above you see. C Watch again and listen to four people talk about the situation. Match the person with the activity. is trying to get to Amsterdam, Woman 1B Se goto Berlin Man 1 )*is there with her grandmother and parents. § Woman 2 jj thinks everything is very calm vers Man 2 meme a place ina hems is there with her son and dang] problems? ‘You want to check in, but there are no more seats on the plane. ‘Your baggage Is too heavy. You have to pay 200 euros, butyou don't have enough money. ‘Your flight is delayed by twenty-four hours. You want the airline to pay for a hotel You get on a long-distance fight. There’s a screaming child in the seat next to you. ‘You ordered a vegetarian meal, but when your food arrives, it's chicken curry You're on the plane and very tred, The person next to you wants to talk ... and talk, ‘You arrive and go to get your luggage. You see your bag but another passenger picks i up. ‘You arrive and go to pick up your luggage. It never B (>)909 Listen to the conversation. Which problem does the passenger have? Listen again and tick the key phrases you hear. phrases I'm sorry, but there's a (small) problem here. | understand the situation, but i's very important that | get on this plane! I see, but Let me explain [one more time/again} You don’t understand. It's your job to [find a hotel/bring me a meal/etc:} Can | speak to the person in charge, please? D Workin pairs. Choose a problem from Exercise 5A, and role-play the situation. Use the key phrases tohelp. write! an email 6A. Complete the email below. Hi . well, Fi finally here in 2 but the Journey 3 | Tarrived at the airport yesterday at # but when I got there 5 3018 At? Oiclock & and 301% Then had a good Idea, re nd then | Aner that "3 at On the plane, | thought everything was fine and then "3 ‘That made me really anary, so 7, ‘What a nightmare! im trying to get some sleep now. Speak to you soon, "7 The plane finally B_ Write an email to a friend. Tell them about a problem you had at an airport/on a plane. p9.5 << LOOKBACK Goes 1A What are the adjectives? Add the vowels. Then match them with their opposites. | cheap easy fast safe expensive green 6 slw healthy B Workin pairs and take turns. ‘Student A: choose a type of transport. Student B: guess the transport. B: [sit fast or slow? A: Fost 2 Work in groups. Make a lst of the things that: I youcanride a bike, you can drive you can get on and off you do inan airport can go wrong with transport to make you late for work/school 3A Complete the sentences with a/an, theo rno article (-). | Most of us have to use alarm clock to wake up in _morning. 2 Two of us didn'thave breakfast this morning. 3. Three of uslivein__town/eity centre 4 Allof us think bikes are better than __ cars for traveling in the town/city centre 5. One of us has got __motorbike 6 Half of us took _ taxi home last weekend. 7 None of us go__home by __ rain 2 3 4 5 B_ Workin pairs. Write the questions and ask other students. Was the information above true or false? ‘A: Do you have to use an alarm clock to wake up in the morning? B: Yes, Ido, | have to use two because I can’t wake up! CANICAN'T, HAVE TOIDON'T 4A. Complete the rules with the correct alternatives. Inalibrary ... | You can't/don't have to talk on your mobile phone. 2 You can't/don't have to pay for a book before you take it out. Ona plane... 3. You can/have to wear a seat belt when the plane takes off. 4. You can’t/don’t have to smoke. Athome ... 5 You can/have to do anything you want, 6 You can't/don't have to pay to eat. B Choose three of the places below and write two sentences for ‘each place. Use can/can't, have to/ don't have to. ‘restaurant a hospital a friend’s housea Work in pairs and take turns. ‘Student A: read out your sentences. ‘Student B: guess the place. TELL A LONG STORY 5A. Workin pairs and take turns. Student A: close your book. Student B: ask your partner to tell you words to put in the spaces 1-10, Write them in the spaces and then read the story. A Tell me an adjective 8: funny Today was a! cay. Gn aieevey First of all, | got up late because | didn’t hear? knock Gane) ‘on my door. Finally, > Gases rae) phoned me on my mobile and woke me up. | went to the ef . put on Gronna rere) 7 (pees of conn) and ran out of the (ote peaeat acting) and door, Then my 7 (yeep) didn't stare, s0 | took a 8 But | got on the (omer ape TT p0) wrong ane and it went all the way 0% I phoned my (Gre name of a ei) ie y, boss from there, but he didn't believe my story, o I lost my job. That's OK — | never liked working asa? Ry B_ Work in groups. Read your story tothe other students. Which isthe funniest? TENG VIDEO PODCAST Pee rod penny repent etary Coreen ey BC interviews9 LANGUAGE BANK eT articles roarte wan before paral before singular | Wea Fra nouns when | | like cats, but I don’t like dogs. uly nouns I've got a younger brother. ‘we speak in | Sweets are bad for you. ar ear sare ateactien pare before jobs | My sisters a teacher sual tena [bees | Shang Cas ta and counties | I went Russa st year Bc ts before nouns | The president visited us last g0 by car/ran/bue/ a Ranta (Pest - goon foot only one __| Can you cose the door, please? insome | gohome, oro work/school | | ysualy Po — = al rue usualy Inthe mornng/afiernoon/ have breakfast/dinner/lunch insome evening the weekend Phrases In the town/city centre on the rg/lf ‘With countries, use the with groups: the United States, the United rob Emirces. ‘With times, use inthe morning/fternoan/evening but use at right (no article) can/can’t, have to/don’t have to Use can when something is OK/permitted, Trowtey [an vse [the bikes for fee Se ee si Tntiecryconme 7] Useco' when somethings not OK/not permite E Use have to when something is necessary obligatory. Wesel Thain Use drt ho when someting not a pay | ten euros. necessary/ obligatory. He/sherit__| Faso Compare WreulWel | done have You can't come tothe party. (You did't get a9 They Sree Tay | agents invitation ) He/She/It doesn’t have to ree: You don't have to come to the party. (You got an invitation, butt’ OK to stay at home) apologising ‘Apologising Responding ‘When speaking Soya + tw emphasise how sorry you are, sean I'm really/very sorry I'm terribly/so sorry. I eel bad/terrible about this, ‘That's OK. No problem. + | Don't worry about it. No, really. It's fine. adverb + 50 + sory. I'm terribly/so sorry. + to show how it makes you feel, use fee! + adjective: I fee! terrible about the mess! + reply with No, realy. I's fine when I'm afraid Sorry, but (# reason) | missed the bus. | didn't hear my alarm clock, ost my keys. | don't believe you, Don't let it happen again someone apologises again: A: I'm so sorry. B: Don’t worry about it, A: But | fee! terrible ... B: No, really. I’ fine. + Use Dan't let it happen again only when you're realy angry. PRACTICE cy) 93 ‘A Complete the text with a/an, the or no B Co article (-). ttt smplete the sentences with a/an, the or no article (-). ink_—_ cars are safer than motorbikes 2 Velike __ scooter for my birthday. Lucio is from !__Italy__and he's? 4 ies the box aitine d doctor He vas or and grew I's the best airline in___worl fii sm Toe cro elie 4 Trode bike to school when | was younger. just outside small town in 5 Uhate___ boats. 'm always sick! the south. Every day, early in°_ 6 live in a small village and walk to ‘in station every day morning, he leaves ® home and = 7 y drives to his clinic in town C Read the conversation, Find and correct six mistakes with the, centre. He usually has lunch (Two are correct.) with colleagues and sometimes Pedro: Mrs Thorpe. Where can I buy the dictionary? teaches in. afternoon. At Mrs T: There's the bookshop in South Street. | think they sell the W __weekend, he often visits his brother’ family. They lve in the countryside, about two hours away by Ce oe Pedro: Mes T: Pedro: dictionaries. What kind do you want? | need the English-Spanish dictionary for my English class. The teacher said we have to get one. The only problem is that the. books are very expensive here. Maybe you can barrow one. Does your school have the library? Yes, it does. Good idea. | can ask there. they mean? Underline the correct alternative. | Motorbikes don't have to/ean’t go here, They have to/don’t have to go on another road, 2. You can/have to park here for free. ‘You can't/don’t have to pay for fifteen minutes parking. 3. Bikes have to/can keep let. People on foot don't have to/ean't walk on the ef. _— 4 You can/can't catch the bushere. You | EVERY (2) have to/dont have to walt more than ten minutes E 5. You can’t/don't have to ride your bike. You can have to get off and walk, 6 You can/can’t take a taxi here. You cean/eon’t park here. 2@ B_ Complete the conversations. Use the correct form of can/can't, have to/don't have to and the verb in bold. Conversation 1 ‘A: You lave to wear (wear) a jacket and te to this dinner, I's very formal party. 8: Butit’s so hot! A: Well, you (wear) your light jacket Conversation 2 You? (come) to the meeting. Its not very important. B: That's good because |“ (come) -'m too busy. Conversation 3 AL. (get) a birthday present for Sandra. | completely forgot yesterday. B: es OK. You (get) anything. | bought her a present from both of us ‘A: Thanks! What did you buy? A. Read the conversation and correct the six mistakes. Teacher: Can | have your homework? Student: Oh, I reilly sory. I'm afraid of left it at home. Teacher: Don't worry it. Did you do *? Student: Yes, of course. Teacher: Which part did you think was dificuk? Student: Sorry, both | don't remember. Teacher: Did you realy do it? Seuden sa Lafrald | forgot to do it. Teacher: Don’t left it happen again!PHOTO BANK EONS eon) 1A Label the photos using the words in the box. * also use thi, but slim is more positive * fats also possible, buts very negative B Match the names of the clothes with the photos. 1 socks 2 jeans 3 suit 4 jacket 5 trousers 6 hice 7 te 8 top 9 stare 10 sweater 1 shorts 12 dress 13 T-shirt 14 coat 2. Write which words are adjectives (adj), uncountable nouns (U), countable singular nouns (C sing), countable plural nouns (C pl). Eel ae Gir 1 Match the names of the body parts with the photos. back eye face finger foot hand > 9 head 10 knee UI leg 12 elbow 13. neck 14 nose IS. shoulder 16 mouth 17 thumb 18 toe 2. What do you have one, two, eight and ten of? Make a list read, face, nose TRANSPORT ‘1 Match the types of the transport with the photos. | abike 2 aboat 3 abus 4acar 5 aferry 6 helicopter 7 alorry/a truck 8 amotorbike 9 aplane 10 ascooter I aship 12 ataxi 13 atrain 14 atram 15 an underground/ a subway train 16 avan 2. Put the words into the following transport groups: a bike