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CAN DO OBJECTIVES

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■ Talk about past journeys
■ Talk
about what you like and dislike
about transport
■ Say excuse me and sorry
■ Write an email about yourself

Journe

GETTING STARTED
a Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1 This man is on a journey. What country do you think he’s in? Why?
2 What do you think the man and women talk about?
• directions • the weather • personal information
• shopping • their families • something else
3 Think of their questions and answers.
b In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
1 Where would you like to travel to?
2 Would you like to travel by … ?
• car • boat • plane • something else
3 What would you like to see and do there?

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7A We didn’t plan Learn to talk about past journeys
G Past simple: negative and questions
our trip V Transport

1 Asia 2 3 South America

Africa

From China to From South From Ecuador

Europe Africa to Egypt to Chile

THE SILK ROAD

More than 2,000 years ago, China began looking for new places in Europe
to sell products such as silk. Different routes opened and these routes were
called the ‘Silk Road’. It was a difficult journey and could take six months on
foot. Today, companies such as Hewlett Packard use the ‘New Silk Road’ to
transport laptops between China and Germany by train – and it only takes 13
days! The Old Silk Road is also very popular now with tourists – more than 50
million tourists visit Xi’an, the city at the start of the Old Silk Road, every year.

1 READING a

a Look at maps 1–3. Which

journey would you like to go on? Why?
TRAVEL
BLOG
b Read The Silk Road and answer the
questions.
1 Which journey in 1a does it describe? bike
2 Was it always a tourist route?

c Read Travelblog and match the texts HOME FORUMS PHOTOS VIDEOS LINKS

with pictures a and b.

MY BEST TRIP EVER!! MURAT AKAN
d Read the blogs again. Who do you b
think said each sentence after their It really was a great trip and I can remember
trip, Murat (M) or Ingrid (I)? so many amazing things that we did. For
1 I saw some unusual sports on my trip. example, when we were in Kyrgyzstan, we
saw some very exciting competitions with
2 We made sure our bags were light.
horses. We didn’t understand them, but it
3 Sometimes we didn’t want to get on
was a lot of fun! We didn’t normally travel
our bikes. much more than 300 kilometres a day – and
4 The places we stayed in were usually sometimes less – but one day we travelled
two-star. 500! I slept well that night! We stayed in
5 I needed to show my passport a lot. hotels, but we didn’t use luxury hotels
6 We loved seeing where people lived. because they were too expensive. There
was only one thing we didn’t like – going
e Whose trip do you think was from one country to another. The border
better? Why? police checked everything again and again
and it took a long time – six hours one day!

motorbike
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2 VOCABULARY Transport 4 LISTENING

a Match the words in the box with pictures 1–8. a You can also travel along the Silk Road by bus or
train. Which would you prefer to do?
aeroplane (plane) scooter tram ship
helicopter coach ferry train b 2.73 Klara talks to her friend Hans about the Silk
Road. How did Hans travel?
1 2 3
c 2.73 Listen again and underline the correct answers.
1 Country started in: Turkey / Russia / China
2 Cities visited: Samarkand / Tashkent / Kabul / Almaty
3 Change trains: yes / no
4 Price: $2,500 / $25,000
4 5
d 2.73 Listen again. Are the sentences true or false?
1 Hans thinks the train is the best way to travel on the
Silk Road.
2 He liked visiting the cities in Central Asia.
6 7 8 3 He didn’t like the train very much.
4 He didn’t think the trip was too expensive.

5 GRAMMAR Past simple: questions

a 2.74 Complete these questions from Klara and

b Which kinds of transport: Hans’ conversation. Listen and check.

• do people often use to go on holiday? 1 How you travel?
• do people normally use to get to work or school? 2 Where you catch the train from?
• are unusual for people to use in your country? 3 you go through Central Asia?
• do you normally use?
b Look at the questions in 5a and complete the rule.
c Now go to Vocabulary Focus 7A on p.166
To make questions in the past simple, we use:
+ subject + infinitive
3 GRAMMAR Past simple: negative
a Complete the sentences from Ingrid’s blog. c 2.74 Pronunciation Listen to the questions in 5a
again. Notice the pronunciation of did you in each
1 We go very far at all. question. Can you hear both words clearly?
2 We didn’t to take anything that we didn’t .

b Look at the sentences in 3a and complete the rule. d Now go to Grammar Focus 7A on p.148

To make the past simple negative, we use: e 2.76 Klara went on the Silk Road and told another
+ the infinitive friend about her journey. Complete their conversation
using the verbs in brackets. Then listen and check.
PAUL How 1 (be) your journey along the Silk Road?
KLARA It 2 (be) amazing – incredible!
MY DREAM JOURNEY ON PAUL How 3 you (travel)?
THE SILK ROAD INGRID LEIDENROTH KLARA We 4 (cycle), but sometimes we 5
(take) trains or 6 (travel) by coach.
This was my dream holiday!! It wasn’t a fast way to
PAUL How many countries 7 you (visit)?
travel, but there was a lot to see and a lot of time to
think! Before we left, we packed our bags very carefully KLARA Most countries in Central Asia, but we 8
because we didn’t want to take anything that we didn’t (not go) to Tajikistan.
need (too heavy!). Some days we travelled about 80 PAUL What 9 you (enjoy) most?
kilometres, but other days – when we were tired – we KLARA Meeting the people – they 10 (be)
didn’t go very far at all. And sometimes, when we were so friendly.
very tired, we didn’t want to cycle and we got lifts on
trucks. We didn’t plan our trip very carefully, and we
often changed our plans. We slept in tents next to the 6 SPEAKING
road and watched the stars for hours. The best thing
about travelling this way is that you can meet the people a Communication 7A Student A go to p.130.
who live there. They were interested in us and wanted to Student B go to p.134.
find out about our trip. We even saw inside a traditional
home – a yurt – and had dinner with the family!
b Would you still like to go on the journey you
chose in 1a? Why / Why not?
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7B I love going on Learn to talk about what you like and dislike about transport
G love / like / don’t mind / hate + -ing
the metro V Transport adjectives

1 READING d Underline two things in the text that surprise you.

Tell a partner.
a Which cities do you know that have metros?
e Read Our reviews and answer the questions.
b Read Metros around the world. Match the cities with • Which metro do you think each review is about?
pictures a–c. • Which words tell you the answer?

c Which metro … ? f The first reviewer gave five stars (= excellent).

1 is very old 4 looks nice In pairs, give stars to the other three reviews.
2 is very new 5 has trains with no drivers
3 has good views 6 do you think is the best
a

city tripper .com

METROS AROUND THE WORLD
Dubai
The Dubai Metro opened in 2009. It’s 76 kilometres long and
there are no drivers. The metro goes above ground in many
places, so you can see the city really well. Of course it has air
conditioning (it needs it because the temperature in Dubai can
sometimes be above 40°C!).
b
Moscow
If you visit Moscow, go on the Moscow Metro. It opened in 1935
and the stations are very beautiful, with statues and lamps. Eight
million people use it every day so it can get very crowded. There are
police at the stations so it’s very safe, even at night.
London
The London Underground – the ‘Tube’ – was the first underground
(or metro) in the world. It opened in 1863. It now has 270 stations
and you can go nearly everywhere in London. It’s not cheap and the
trains are often full, but it’s unusual because it’s very deep under c
the ground (50 metres in some places). One station, Hampstead,
has 320 steps!

c
Our reviews ‘Good but expensive’
‘Amazing’ ✪✪✪✪✪ It’s a fast way to get around such a big city
The stations are really fantastic. I went from but it’s quite expensive. Also, it’s sometimes
one station to the next and took lots of very crowded and uncomfortable – a few
photos. And the trains are also good. It’s a fast times we couldn’t even get on the train. And
and comfortable way to see the city. you have to be careful becausa the platforms
aren’t very wide so there’s not much space!
‘Loved it!’
It was clean and never late so we didn’t wait ‘Difficult to find your way’
at all. The air conditioning was great and the We don’t speak Russian and there’s nothing
seats were comfortable – you can really relax. in English at the stations, so it’s not easy to
I preferred it to a taxi and it was a cool way to know where to go. But it’s very cheap – you
travel when it was hot outside. can go across the city for 30 roubles.

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2 VOCABULARY 3 GRAMMAR AND LISTENING

Transport adjectives love / like / don’t mind / hate + -ing
a Find the opposite adjectives in the texts. a When you go to meet a friend, do you usually … ?
Write them in the table. • go by car • use public transport • cycle • walk

fast slow b 2.79 Svetlana and Alex live in Moscow and meet in the city
dangerous centre. Listen and complete the table.
empty /
She came by … The journey took …
comfortable
Svetlana
expensive
Alex
dirty

c 2.79 Listen again. Complete the notes.

b Pronunciation Listen and check your
2.77
answers. Practise saying the words. Svetlana thinks Alex thinks
the metro is …
c Which of the adjectives are positive?
Which are negative? the stations are …
driving is …
d 2.78 Listen to the words and underline
the stressed syllable in each word. Alex’s / Her car is … –

comfortable dangerous expensive

d 2.80 Can you remember what Svetlana and Alex said? Complete
e With a partner, take turns being A the sentences with love, like, don’t mind, don’t like or hate. Then
and B. listen and check.
A Make a sentence about transport with an 1 Svetlana I going on the metro.
adjective from 2a. 2 Alex I using the metro.
B Say you don’t agree and use the opposite 3 Svetlana I the stations.
adjective. 4 Alex I driving in Moscow.
5 Svetlana I sitting in traffic.
The buses in 6 Alex I it, it’s not
this town are I don’t agree. too bad.
very expensive. I think they’re quite
cheap. e Which verb in 3d means:
1 I like it a lot.
2 I don’t like it at all.
3 It’s OK.

f Now go to Grammar Focus 7B

on p.148

4 SPEAKING
a Tick ((✓) three kinds of transport that you use.
bus train metro tram boat taxi plane

b Make notes about the transport you ticked. Use adjectives

from 2a and verbs from 3d.
bus – hate, crowded, slow, dirty

c Tell your partner about your ideas from 4b.

How similar are you?

I hate going
on buses. They’re
always crowded …

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