journeys past and present
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I finO out about these important
travellerc.
a) Match them
with
the notes
which follow.
I
Born in Porrugal in
1480, he was the first
man
to
find
a sea
route
&om the
Atlantic
Ocean to the
Pacific, round
the tip of the American continent.
2
Born
in
192
1
,
he was
the first
American
to
orbit
the
Earth
in
1962,
Returned to
space,
aged
77
conduct experiments
on
the process
of
ageing
I
Born in
Morocco in 1304,
he travelled to Pers
(ran),
fuia
Minor
(Tirrkey)
and
Northern
Ind
and
across the Sahara to Tirnbukru. His desc
tions tell
us a lot about the
Muslim world
in t
Middle
Ages.
4 Barn
in 1903
in
Hull,
England,
this
pilot
was
lirst woman
to fly to Australia. She
flerry
toJap
to
Cape Town and
America. Her aircra* fell i
the
sea
in 1941
in mysterious circumstances.
b)
Suggest ihe means
of transport
the travellers
probably
used
to
get
to their destinations.
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to
ilY
like
a
uird'
t{e
made
himself
a
Pair
of
wings'
ustng
wax.
He
flew
so
high
that
he
got too
;;;;
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s*n.
The
heat
melted
hi*
*t""t-."a
he
tell
to
earth
and
dietl'
;"
;;.;
the
storY
in
classical
Greek
mythologY.
-
'rrli.t
iias
always
wanted
ro
{ly'
.,
nqnny
p*ople
have
devr:ted
their
livts
t,r
luii,fing
{lying
machines'
Many
have
diert"in
the
process'
}Vl
have
iieen
travettilg
by
air
{or
such
a
long
ilrt
"
rl'tut
it
1s
easY
to
fr:rget
the
,"
,af'ri*r"*.nts
o{
thrpioneers
rvhich
t
**
*uO*
ir Possibie for
us
t*
flY'
The
first
Person
ta
flY
did
lo
in
1?gi"witt
a
hot-air
balloein
designed
f..lv-
rh"
Montgulfier
brothcrs
in
;i";;;
Thc
lirsr
lrYdrogen-filled
iluituot.rt
llcw
iu
lhe
samt
year'
Thcse
;;ii;;tt
carried
llasscngers
until
the
1930s.
People
ltave
continued
10
lly
rriir.""u
sitrcr
then'
but
mostly
for
oleasurc
(x
sport'
'-i;;
nert
devel'Pttrent
altcr
balloons
was
rhc
airship'
or
d.irigible'
This
was
a
qausage-shaP-eo
ballUon
poit'ered
l)y
an
ellginc"lne
.,,'
iirst ilighi
r:f
an
airship'
La
France'
*rt iu 1884'
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huge
mainly
cltveloped
a{ter
World
War
2
il;-{*,3et
aifliner
entered
se*'ice
i
iqsi.
rh-
Boeing
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je
*"tlfr*
{irst
oI
r}re
wide-br:died
iet
Jel nlanc
manufacturers
have
bcc
i*pi"ti"g
their
machines
constantly
ih"
lut"*t*u*tsions
can
calryaver
60
nrrr.nn*rt
arrd
fl1'
a
third
of
the
wa
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non-sroP'
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iii
tut
g-*iutance
interuaricn
fiavel
is bY
j{t.
vdrogen-tilled
airships
were
built
to
carrv
-largc
nuttrbers
oI
passcngers'
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i
rury
l9l7
thc
rvorld's
longest
,iiri,ip,
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aindenbarg.
burst
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beforc
it
moorcd
in
Nerv
voif.,
Xlffing
35
of
the
97
people
ttn.
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irave
*ot
been
used
aeain
since
that
accideni'
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have
beett
manY
othcr
'
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devel*pments
in
the
lasr
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in
the
usA'
orville
urrJ
*rl.it
wright
built
?Jte
Flycr'
a
Uinf
un.
(wilh
lwo
sets
of
wings)
ttr'r.i.i
tLre
pilot
lay
tlat
across
the
lower
wing.
Bicycle
chains
and
gears
cou1]ected
the
engine
.ta
tY?
uiup.tl"ts
which
rurnecl
at
aLrout
450
Iilir'*,
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minrtte
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l7
December
,,,:
iso:,'Orville
Wright
made
a
12
see,:nri
flighl
over
a
distaace
ol
36
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Tliis
wa;
the
fir:t
aeropianr
ilight
lu
hist*rY'
In
1909'
Louis
ii?iiot
ilew
across
the
English
:'r'
Channel.
Ten
years
later'
Alceick
ancl
;t"*;
made
tle
first
non-staP
flight
aryoss
the
Atlantic'
--r"ir.ttg*t
llying
dr:veloped
a{ter
Wclrld
?rir
1'
During
the
1920s'
rrurr*rr*arc
flcw
atroard
nrail
PIanes'
i,,rr
tr1;
the
latc
I930s'
f
IYitrg
was
much more
luxurious'
Jets were
Th*
wealrhY
can
ttavel
Concorde,
the
firsr
suPer$0
,itfi".t'
Coneorde
has
ireen
carry
"."nf
"
around
the
world
sincc
iauncf,
in
1969.
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can
carry
uP
r-+J ,utt"ng"rs
at
twicc
the
spce
..rr,-ri
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cross
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Now
that
air
travel
is
&
c'rrtm
"*o"rience,
man
has
tr'rrneti
,rrin,iu"
Io
the
cr:nquest
of
sPac
i\rr't vel nossihle
lor
You
or
m
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intn
space
for
a
holidav
vou
can
ht
sure
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is
rvorking
to
nrakc
posslble.
perl'raps
during
our
iileti
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Reading
_i,''
Skimming
means reading
o text
quickly
ta
get
an
--.i
ides
of the orgonisotian
and the
main ideas in
the
iext
Recd the begfnnings
and
the ends of
poragraphs;
thot is
where the main ideas
are.
Skimming o
text
rryill
moke
a detailed
reoding
eosier.
2
toot
at the article
on
the
page
oppoiite,
Read
the
ritle
and
look at the
pictures.
Then skim the text.
Circle the description
that fits the article best.
. This
is an
article
about the l4rright brothers
and
rheir fllng machine.
"lhe
rnain
point
of
the text is
:he
contribution
they
made to fl:n*g.
-
The article is ahout the
history of
flying.
It
iescribes
the different
ways
of
flying
man has
:rr-ented,
This
text
is
about
the
lirst
rnan r,vha managed
:r,
the equiprnent
he used and
horv he died.
3 R"read
the article.
Write
the dates of
each event.
\.mber
the events
l-6, in chronological
order.
first flight
of
an
airship
first non-stop
fiight across the Atlantic
hrst aeroplane
flight
in history
nrst flight r:f a
jet
airliner
,ast
journey
of
an
airship
irst
crossing of the
English Ch*nnel by
plane
Grammar
Present
Ferfect
',1:;rv
people have
devoted their
lives
to
-
-:.dins
fff ing inachines.
.'-
."
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pflst
ecent
bxt
wt dan'f. x?siltian €ff$$ly'ixl]€n
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it
l:apperzed $t
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lilxsp€eiJird
timc irr
--.
.:.i.tr
aud
it
rtry
h*ppen agsfu.
-
l.:=
:chievements of the
pi*neers
h*ve
=:de
rt possible
for
us tc:
fl;r
.
-:
:t'e-tettf
situttti*n,
th*t
we a't'e $l1k ta
fiv,
is the
'
..:
:-f tbe
p$st
war"k
af
tbe
pianrers.
-::-
has ahvays wanted
to
fly.
-:':':
,iesire
to
fiy
lt*g*n in
tfte
pcst
nrud still
*ists.
&"esent
Perfect
Continuous
4
put
the
verbs in brackets in
either the Present
Pe$ect
or the
Present Perfect Continuous.
1 Richard
Branson, ou,'ner of
Virgin Atlantic,
(fly)
ballaons
for many
years.
He still
flies them
today.
2
I F.now he
(make)
a
transatlflntic
flig'ht, but
I'm not
sure
when.
3
_--
you ever
(see)
a
hot-air
ballooni
4 Scientists
the
work
is n
(rvork)
on
a
rew plane but
ot finished
yet.
5
John
Glenn
(orbit)
the
Earth
many
times
in his life.
6
Mir, the space
station,
(orbit)
the
Earth
non-stop since
1986.
7
Captain
Lewis
is
a
very
experienced Concorde
pilot. He
(fl1,)
the
supersonic
plane
for ten years.
They
(build)
a
new
terminal in rhe
ciry so
more airlines can
use the
airport
now.
,5
So*"
of
the time expressions below
can only
be
used
to complete
sentence
2
correctly;
some
ts
complete
I
and
2; one expression
cannot
he used
with
either,
Write
out the completed
sentenc€s.
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tlix
g
*fs*&
**r
w.*x&,*
age
$rr
*
fuxg
*a*
aff &y
t''f{ffi9{
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f{#r
8$#
I
She
has
been
ciriring
...
2
He
has
drjven
,..
6 W.it"
true
sentences
about
yourtelf
using
the
clues in
brackets
(
),
as
in the example.
Be careful:
you
need to add
for
or since.
1
I/pl*y
(your
favourite sport)/(the
duration).
I
have treen
playing'footliail
for
three
years.
2
My
family
and
tr/live in
(your
town)/(the date).
3 Ilstudy
at
(the
name
of your school)l
(number
of
yqars).
4
My father/r+,ork
at
(his
place of
wcrk)l
(srardng
datc).
i
Vlearn
English/(schcol year).
6
(1four
best
friend)
and
Ilbe best &iends/
(1iear
when
you met).
have
been trav*trling hv
iet
sincc tire
vil
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7
Ho*
do
people
in
your
rlars travel?
a) fuk and answer these questions
in your class.
1
Hou'do
you
travel
to school?
2
How long
does
your
journey
take?
3
How
much do
you
spend on
transport
a
week?
4
\4{ry
did you
choose
your
means
of
transport?
5
How
long have you
been
using
this
means
of transport?
6 Have
you
tried
any other means
of transport?
Which?
b) Make a
chart
of
your results. Then
ansvrer these
questions.
I l,tr&at is
the most
popular
form
of ransport?
2
How
long
do people travel,
on
averase, per
day?
3 How
much do people
spend
on transport, on
ayerage,
per
week?
4 Has anyone
tried
any
other ways of travelling to school?
lVhichi
I
ReaA
this student's composition. How many means of
transport
does he mention? How
many of them exist in
your
town?
fourneys
Past
and
Present
in
London
3y
MickeY
Owen
ln
1800
London
was
home
to
about
one
million
people'
fewer
than
today's
,utf,
nouitiavellersl
By
1900'
London
was
the'
biggest
city
in
*:u
*otf
J,
*ith
a
population
of
over
six
million'
As
the
city
grew,
naw
kinds
of
transport
were
needed'
This
u
pl"i*.,
it
u6out
tf,.
history
of
bus
services
in
London'
The
first
London"omnibls
service
was
introduced
by George
Shillibeer
in
1829.
The
omnibuses
were
pulled
by
horses'-By
1834
there
**r"
:fe
ticensed
omnibuses
in
London'
ln
1858'
theLondonGeneralomnibusCompanytookoverthree-
i0
quarters
of
the
r*itl"'
companies'
ln
1870
the
first
horse
tram
began
running.
rt
rtn
afong
trackswhich
lay
levelwith
the
ro-Jd
surface'
ihey
*et*
cheap
and
could
carry
as
many
;;;-"g";t;t
tr.r-
rt-rs"
u'i*t'
trt"
public
was
impressed
and
the
trams
were
an
instant
Success'
However'
horses
were
15
expensive
to
keep
and
feed'
so
transport
companies
looked
for
alternativemeansotpo**'.Tramsbecamepoweredby.
electricity
tro*
ou"'*ad
wires
and
buses
by
diesel
eng.ines'
Londan
rranspan ihe
state-owned, companv
formed
in
.
,,
1933,
gradurffV
got
tiO
oit"*''
London's
red
buses'
especially
20
the
Routemasteal*,'"a"t*d
in
1956'
have
been
a
symbolof
London
since
then'
ln
1985
the
government
encouraged
other
bus
companies
to
oifer
services
within
the
capital'
Since
September
tggs
au
l-ondon
buses
have
been
run
by
privately-
owned
comPanies.
25
My
family
has
lived
in
London
for
seve-ral9^":.-J,*:,:::',
dilil;;;;;;;;k;
as
a
bus
conductot
ror
tl'11,,ll1'j;*"
ii:itilffirv.nt"g"iin
the
transp.ort
svstem'
i
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ru;
;il
;il
;i;
;
;u,
i
n
*y
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i,
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"nlv
convenient
but
also
the
best
wav
to
9
Anu*r". these
questions
about Mickey's
composition.
I
Why do you
think
Mickey
chose this topicl
2 What
do
you
think the
traffic
was
like
in
London
in the late
19th
century?
3
Why
do
you
think
the
transport
companies decided
t0
stop using horses?
4
Why
do you
think
red buses
became so
famous around
the worldl
5
Why
do
you
think
private
companies were
encouraged
to offer
transport
services?
Grammar
Collective
nouns
1 The public was impressed
by the nel.Y trarns.
{We
think
af
tfu
publit
*s n
single
wit)
2 The
public were
impressed
by
the new
trams"
(We
tbtuk of
tbe
publk
as
*
wnnlt er
of indiwi
daals.)
Look
You
tan
use a
pltt't'*l
uerb after u
colletiae
nou,n,
lsat rallettiae
na#fis
t:tzwzot
fu
plw"*liscd.
r
y'Some
members of
the
public
liked onrnibuses.
*'traxy ralle*iz:r notms fsni;e
othr:r'
rneawing"r
in wbirb thry rtr"e
esu'ntultk.
The team
har.e been
wearing
the
same
cr:lours
fbr
years.
{lt's
a
p*rtiudar
*arn.)
Same
te*ms
have \rrorn the
s*rte colours for
years.
{Tl:ry
*r'e swetztl
dffirelt
twrns.)
ro
enioY
the:ights
of
our
citY'
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Ll*tening
I
2
"*
A
group
i*
vi*iting the L*ndon Tran*part Hurcum.
a)
Listen and
mark
thcse statements
T
{true}
*r
F
(falsei.
i
The
guide is
erplaining
the
history
*f
Lo*d*n tanspr:rt"
?
The
gyor:p is interested
in
the
inform*tian.
3 The
groilp understood
*11 the guide's explanations.
b) Listen
again.
Tick
the points the
group
didn't nnderstand at first"
4 wh*n,Qu*en Victariq
rlived
5
rhe
itlb'ffuffers'do
-,
6 the rneaning of
'flufP
I 0 e".n of the following
$enten(eg
Ntes
one mistake.
Underline the
nnista^ke
and corect it.
-
The family
have always been
:-ose and it gets
together every
Sundar'.
-
.r}e
company
are
Yery
proud
of
i:e
nerv
bus service
it
has
.:':nched.
:
l:e
staffs
on the Underground
:-:-.'e
got
new
uniforms.
-
-..--
rhe medias
have
reported the
;
: ::
dent.
'
;::ejand
have
lost
all
its
games
:-
-3r.
I I
Write
sentences
about the
F€s belw,
:-
-'-
r:-
=:
-\{y
cmntnunity
is vnnll. It
t,&.:
jr,..ir
I
1,200
inhabitanx.
*
:t
lcc',ba\l
*,earr'
-
rfr.
c) Listen
again.
List the
phrases
used
to ask for clarification of the
points
in b),
and
those
which
give
clarification.
Aeking for clarificaticn
Clarifying
your
message
Do you mefin
tfu
f**
undwgvu"nd
I rnean tfu
warld's
firct
...
railwq eaeri or
jwt
in
Londan?
Get
talking
I
3 fr*pr." to
describe and
draw a
picture,
.$TUosMr,.1:
Look
at page
xix"
Follow the instructions
there.
$TUD*'Nr8:
Look
at
pag* xx.
Follow
the
instructions
there.
Writing
1\
The
pro{ess
af
writing consists
of
different. stoge$,
flrom
plonning
to
1Tf
edit ng
yaur
worh lf
yau
follow
the
steps and rewrite bits
you
6re not
happy with,
your
writrng
in
English
will
imprave"
I
4 fr*p*r*
to write
a
composition,
a)
You
are
going
to
write about tran$port
in
your
hctne
mea.
Number
the
steps below
in
the order in
which you would
do
them.
-
check my
grammar, *pelling
anel
puncruadon
-
r*nite
down lots
of
icleas
-
make
a
plan,
including
an introduction and
a
conclusion
-
write
a first draft
of
rny
composition
-
select and order the
ideas I
want
to use and make nores
-
check that each
paragraph
has a
main
idea
(in
a
topic
sentence)
and good supporting details
b)
The
dde of
your
compositionis'Joumrys
past
nnd
present
in
Qonr
totn)'.
LTse the information
vou
gathered in
exercise
7.
Follow
the
steps
vou
have numbered
in a). llickev's
composition
will
give
vou
ideas
on
hoq'to organise
vour
composition.
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