UNIT 7.1
1. VOCABULARY
REMEMBER!!
The ferry took an hour and a half
It took me two hours from home
How long does it take you to get to the languages school?
Use take (+person) +time (+to get to)... to talk about the duration of a journey
BE CAREFUL!!
The ferry took an hour and a half
It took me two hours from home
How long does it take you to get to the languages school?
Use take (+person) +time (+to get to)... to talk about the duration of a journey
BE CAREFUL!!
- Travel is used to mean the general activity of moving from one place to another. It can be used as a noun when you refer to compound words. Eg. travel agency air travel travel documents.
- Also it could be used as a noun but as a general meaning, in this case it's an uncountable noun. Eg. Colombus travels
- Journey refers to travelling a long distance, or travelling regularly, emphasizing on the idea of travelling itself.
- Trip refers to travelling a short distance, or an unusual journey, it has a reason of travelling. E.g. School trip business trip
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3. READING AND LISTENING
Watch the following videos from the BBC car programme Top Gear and answer the questions
- Where do they have to go from? Where to?
- What are the four methods of transport?
- Which one will be the fastest? Why?
- In what order do you think the other three will arrive? Why?
- Where do they have to go from? Where to?
- What are the four methods of transport?
- Which one will be the fastest? Why?
- In what order do you think the other three will arrive? Why?
LISTENING
Click here to listen to an audio about travel arrangements and answer the questions
Click here to listen to an audio about travel arrangements and answer the questions
Remember from the previous unit the use of comparatives and superlatives.
GRAMMAR
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
If you want to download the theory click below.
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Superlatives
Watch the video and pay attention to comparatives and superlatives used in it.
GRAMMAR OF THIS UNIT
Will/won't/ might for predictions
Will/won't/ might for predictions
Watch the following video and learn the difference between will/ won't and might for predictions about the future.
WRITING
Your friend Susan is doing a survey on transport and people’s preferences and has asked you for your opinion. Write an email to Susan (about 60 words) with the following information:
Your friend Susan is doing a survey on transport and people’s preferences and has asked you for your opinion. Write an email to Susan (about 60 words) with the following information:
- The transport you like the most and why
- The transport you like the least and why
ROLE PLAY SITUATIONS
STUDENT A
One of your workmates wants to go to France for his/her next holidays. As you have already been there you arrange meeting him/her to talk about the best means of transport to get there and things he/she needs to know before departing.
Do not forget to mention:
- Best means of transport.
- Duration of the journey.
- The accommodation you stayed in.
- The activities you did there.
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STUDENT B
You want to spend your next holidays in France, as you are from England and you have never been abroad, you are meeting someone from work who’s already been there. You want him/her to tell you everything about:
- Best means of transport to get there.
- Duration of the journey.
- The accommodation he/she stayed in.
- The activities he/she did there.
One of your workmates wants to go to France for his/her next holidays. As you have already been there you arrange meeting him/her to talk about the best means of transport to get there and things he/she needs to know before departing.
Do not forget to mention:
- Best means of transport.
- Duration of the journey.
- The accommodation you stayed in.
- The activities you did there.
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STUDENT B
You want to spend your next holidays in France, as you are from England and you have never been abroad, you are meeting someone from work who’s already been there. You want him/her to tell you everything about:
- Best means of transport to get there.
- Duration of the journey.
- The accommodation he/she stayed in.
- The activities he/she did there.