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OverviewWatch the video podcast. Do people travel in the same way in

your country?

1 Read Natalies text. Then watch the video podcast from 0:11 to 0:21 andcomplete the words.I 1a l w a y s go to work 2b _ tube. It 3t _ _ _ _ about4t _ _ _ _ _ minutes. Its5f _ _ _.How about you? How do you 6g _ _to work?

Glossary: tube = underground

2 Look at the people below and read the questions and answers. Then watch the video podcast from0:21 to 2:36 and circle the correct answers, a) or b).

How do you get to work? How long does it take? How much does it cost?

1a) By underground.

b) By bike.

4a) An hour.

b) Half an hour.

7a) 18 a month.

b) 80 a month.

2a) By train.b) By bus.

5a) Half an hour.b) An hour.

8a) 15 a day.b) 50 a day.

3a) By car.b) By tube.

6a) Forty minutes.b) About half an hour.

9a) About 2.b) About 12.

3 How do they get to work?Read the words in the box. Then watch the video podcast from 0:21 to

0:49 and tick the words you hear. How many people walk to work?

underground bus motorbike car tube train plane taxi bike walk

Natalie

Dawn

Christopher

Robbie

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4 How long does the journey take and do they like it? Look at the people below and read their answers.Check new words in your dictionary. Then watch the video podcast from 0:52 to 1:28 and match thepeople to the correct answers.

The way we speak

5 The people in the pictures talk about how they get to work. Watch the video podcast again from 0:21to 0:49 and complete their answers with the correct verb.

1 It takes me an hour and a half. ____

2 Its about half an hour to walk.

Ten minutes in the car. ____

3 About an hour. ____

4 Sometimes its boring. But sometimesI talk to people. ____

5 Yeah. I just normally listen to music. ____

6 It costs me 20 a month. ____

7 It costs about 3. ____

8 Its free. ____

A

1 I __________ the underground

to work.

2 I __________ my bike. 3 I __________ to work on the

train.

4 I __________ the tube. 5 I __________ by car or I walk. 6 I __________ the bus everyday.

take

A Ailsa

B Beth

C Gabriel

D Ahlian

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Personalisation

6 Write your answers to Natalies questions.1 How do you get to work?

______________________________________________________________________________________

2 How long does it take?

______________________________________________________________________________________

3 Do you like the journey?______________________________________________________________________________________

4 How much does it cost?

______________________________________________________________________________________

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