getting around town

Activity 1 A Pair work
Look at these pictures. Then discuss the questions below.
What’s happening in each picture?
Do these things ever happen to you? How do you feel?
How do you usually get around town on weekdays? On weekends?
“ The man is stuck in a traffic jam.
He’s sitting in his car with the door open”

B pair work
Describe common transportation problem where you live .
Use the phrase in the box and your own ideas.
Traffic jam full parking lots subway or bus overcrowding
Not enough taxis road repair slow public transportation.
“ Slow public transportation is really big problem”
I agree. Sometime it takes me two
hours to get to work by bus”

Activity 2 A. Pair work
Ask your partner these questions, and write the answers
In the past week, how
many times have
you…..?
Traveled by car
___________
Ridden a motorbike _________
Taken a bus
______________
Traveled by train____________
Taken the subway
_________

Taken a taxi ________________
Ridden a bike
_____________
Walked somewhere __________

B Join another pair
Compare your answers. Then discuss these questions.
When was the last time you used each type of transportation?
Where did you go ? how long did it take ?
Why did you travel this way? Did you experience any problems?
“ The last time I traveled by car
was last weekend”

Then turn to page 93 to check then answers.
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Bike lane  No charging  Pass on right
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 Buses only  No cars  Watch for bikes
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 pay to enter downtown  Bus parking  Drive with care
Activity 3
A Pair work
Do you know what these signs mean? Check ( ) your guesses.