Unit 21. Transport
LISTENING WARM-UP

• How dangerous are the roads where you live?
• How could they be made safer?
• How can children learn about road safety?
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DEVELOP YOUR LISTENING SKILLS
WORDPERFECT
Read these sentences and then use the words in bold to complete the sentences below.
Key.1 coach
2 hydrofoil
3 toll
4 motorway
5 break down
6 roadworks
7 diversion
8 ferry
9 drink-driving
10 council
Note: You may wish to point out to students that 'My car broke down yesterday' and 'I broke down yesterday' mean the same thing.
• The council is the local government, usually responsible for roads, schools and local services.
• They're mending the road into town, so we'll have to go another way to avoid the roadworks.
• I hope the car doesn't break down on the way to work like it did yesterday.
• We should take the motorway if we're going to drive so far.
• The government have started a major advertising campaign to deal with the problem of drink-driving.
• A coach is a large bus that usually runs between towns and cities.
• You have to stop and pay a toll on some major roads as a kind of tax.
• A hydrofoil is a passenger boat that goes quite fast and is lifted up by a kind of underwater wing.
• Let's take the ferry to the next island and spend a few days there.
• There's been an accident so the police have created a diversion onto another road and we have to turn left.
1 The train only runs twice a day, so I suggest we take the _______________ and then get a taxi.
2 It might be more expensive than the ferry, but the _______________ is much quicker.
3 Could you look in my bag to see if there's any money? We'll have to pay a _______________ soon if we stay on this road.
4 Two people were injured earlier today in an accident on the _______________ just outside Manchester.
5 If I _______________ one more time, I'm selling this car and getting a new one.
6 There'll be delays on the M5 for the whole of next week due to _______________.
7 We'll have to go the long way to Grandma's house as there's a _______________ on the main road because of an accident.
8 The _______________ might be slower than the hydrofoil, but it's certainly cheaper,
9 Did you hear about Darren's dad? He was arrested for _______________ and might go to prison.
10 I think the local _______________ is responsible for making sure the roads are in good condition.
PRACTISE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS
Listening know-how
• Выполняя задание J, помните, что неправильные варианты ответов частодаются для того, чтобы внести вас в заблуждение. Не выбирайте вариантответа только потому, что в нем встретились слова, которые вы слышали втексте.
• Выполняя задание K, прочитайте предложение целиком послезаполнения пропуска. Ваш ответ должен логически и грамматическивстраиваться в контекст.
'As I drove past, I saw Frances crossing the road, and then lost sight of her.'
'I heard two women talking about an accident on the bus, but I had to get off at the next stop.'
These people saw or heard all / part of the action they are talking about.
'I'm sure Mary was on the ferry because I saw her get on'.
'I heard John play an Oasis song on his guitar and it was wonderful.'
These people saw or heard all / part of the action they are talking about.
Complete the rule:
When see or hear are followed by ________________, it usually means that the speaker only saw or heard part of an action.
When they are followed by ________________, it usually means that the speaker say or heard all of the action.
Listen to these statements. For each one, decide whether the speaker saw or heard part or all of the action by circling the correct option.
Statement 1 a all b part | Statement 1 a all b part | Statement 1 a all b part | Statement 1 a all b part | Statement 1 a all b part |
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