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Темы "Шоппинг" и "Транспорт" включены во все языковые экзамены для иностранных студентов, будь то ELTS, ESOL или KET. Предлагаю вашему вниманию этот очень коротенький, но потрясающе ёмкий урок + несколько упражнений к нему.
Для наглядности покажу как выглядят Дабл-декер и Routemaster buse в Лондоне:
Передняя и средняя двери дабл-декера оснащены выкатными площадками для въезда колясок и инвалидных кресел
С открытой площадки Рутмастера можно выйти в любом месте, даже на светофоре, зато нет места инвалидным коляскам
Упражнения и текст урока вы найдёте далее под катом
Очень удобно слушать и следить глазами за текстом подкаста. Привожу ТЕКСТ:
So we asked you to write in and tell us about sales in your country, and what you think about them. Are you with Emily or Carolina? Do you love the sales or hate them?
Just as with Carolina and Emily, your opinions were divided. Samba from Mali likes sales very much, and Magnolia57 from Brunei feels happy and relaxed to get things at a cheaper price. Buta from Vietnam loves shopping in the sales because of all the discounts and special offers.
But trener from Poland says ‘I don't like the sales because I spend a lot of money on stuff which I don't need’.
And Juhat from Brunei doesn't understand why people are so crazy about sales because now you can buy everything you want online. That’s a good point.
Tanni, from Pakistan, doesn't like the sales either, because the streets are crowded with people and traffic and people are rude. That sounds like Carolina's experience! And Amy My from Vietnam doesn't like shopping in the sales period because the clothes are all the wrong sizes and don't fit.
Tanni and Amy My also make the point that some shops are clever. They put very high prices on things at first – higher than the real price – and then say that these things are much cheaper during the sales. Sneaky! So watch out for these kinds of tricks.
But that doesn’t happen in all the shops. Kemdehoundja from France is a fan of sales because they're the right time to get good deals. He says ‘In 2009 during the winter sales, my girlfriend and I paid 300 euros for a sofa which initially cost 1000 euros.’ What a bargain!
Kemdehoundja and N4dia, who’s from Italy, mentioned that there are winter sales and summer sales where they live. But BNima and asuma girlish say that in Morocco, there is no special time for sales.
Thanks to everyone who left a comment – we really enjoy reading them and hearing what you think. It’s interesting to read different answers to our questions from our users all over the world. So please keep sending them in!
Now it's time to hear from Tess and Ravi again. And, as usual, they're going to talk about something that people think is typically British, like drinking tea for example. Let's see what it is this time.
Tess and Ravi
Tess: Hello again, everyone. I’m Tess.
Ravi: And I’m Ravi and we’re back to talk about some of the things you think you know about Britain. We’ve talked about fish and chips and bad weather and drinking tea – typically British things – and today we’re going to talk about a typically British way to travel. What do you think it is, Tess?
Tess: The London Underground?
Ravi: Nope.
Tess: Erm … on a horse?
Ravi: On a horse? No. It’s on a bus – or, to be exact, on a red double-decker bus.
Tess: Ah, OK. Good one. Double-decker buses are buses that have two levels – an upstairs and a downstairs. You see them in other countries too, but for lots of people a red double-decker bus is a typical London sight.
Ravi: Where do you like to sit, Tess? Upstairs or downstairs?
Tess: Mm, I don’t really take the bus, Ravi, I like to …
Ravi: For me, the upstairs seat right at the front, above the bus driver – that’s the best one. I always used to sit there when I was a kid and pretend I was driving the bus.
Tess: You’re still a kid, Ravi. Actually, if you think about a red London bus – the typical London bus that you’ve seen in films and photographs – you’re probably thinking about one special kind of double-decker bus called the Routemaster.
Ravi: Is that the one that’s open at the back?
Tess: That’s right. You got onto the bus at the back – there wasn’t a door, it was open. The driver was shut away in his driver’s cabin at the front and another man or woman – the conductor – was inside the bus to collect the money for bus fares from the passengers.
Ravi: And you could just jump on or off the bus? Bit dangerous.
Tess: Yeah, a bit.
Ravi: And you don’t see bus conductors on buses any more, do you? You just pay your money to the driver or use your Oyster card …
Tess: Yeah – An Oyster card is a sort of travel card that you can use on all kinds of London transport – but, yeah, we don’t really have bus conductors any more. In fact, we don’t really have that typical red double-decker Routemaster bus any more.
Ravi: Yeah we do – I saw one this morning.
Tess: Well, we do still have them on one or two bus routes right in the centre of London but I think that’s sort of a tourist thing, really. Buses nowadays are mostly new double-deckers – they’re still red – or the very long single-decker buses – the ones we call bendy buses.
Ravi: Oh, yeah, I don’t like those bendy buses.
Tess: But they’re much easier to get on – for people in wheelchairs, or mums with babies in pushchairs or old people who can’t walk very well – it’s much easier to get on to the bendy buses. That was one of the main reasons that they stopped using the Routemaster buses.
Ravi: Oh right, I didn’t know that.
Tess: So people like to see the old-fashioned Routemaster buses and tourists like to see them too but it’s probably better to travel on the new buses – they’re definitely more comfortable.
Ravi: Well, there are so many traffic jams in London that it's probably quicker to walk – it took me ages to get here this morning.
Tess: Actually, you know, walking is a great way to see London.
Ravi: If you like walking, it is …
Tess: Oh Ravi, don't be lazy, you’re always going on about ..Jo and Adam
Adam: And Jo's here again with me today. Hi Jo.
Jo: Hi Adam.
Adam: And what did you think of that, Jo? Do you take buses?
Jo: I don't. I live in the country, so I usually walk, cycle or take the car or the motorbike. The last bus I took was in London.
Adam: When I'm in London I always take a bus. I love sitting on the top deck, right at the front. Why don't you write and tell us what your favourite transport is? How do you get to work or school or university?
Jo: And is there a special form of transport that tourists use in your country? Like the Routemaster buses in London?
УПРАЖНЕНИЯ Exercises (Ответы в конце поста)
Activity 1
Choose all the sentences that are true according to the podcast.
1. Buses in London are usually red.
2. Ravi travelled on buses when he was a child.
3. Tess doesn't travel on buses very much.
4. Buses in London are all the same.
5. There are a lot of Routemaster buses in London.
6. Tourists like Routemaster buses.
7. The new buses are more comfortable than the old buses.
8. Ravi walked to the studio today.
Activity 2
Match the definitions to the things, according to the podcast.
a) something that you can use to travel on all kinds of London transport
b) very long single-decker buses
c) buses that have two levels
d) the person who collects the money from the passengers
e) buses that have only one level
f) an old kind of double-decker bus that's open at the back
1. single-decker buses
2. double-decker buses
3. Routemaster buses
4. bus conductor
5. an Oyster card
6. bendy buses
Activity 3
Put the words in order to make sentences from the podcast.
1. is a / A red / typical / double-decker / London sight / bus
2. have / any more / We / conductors / don’t really / bus
3. are / Buses nowadays / mostly new / double-deckers
4. like / buses / I / bendy/ those / don’t
5. onto / buses / much / to get / the bendy / easier / It's
6. travel / new buses / It’s /on the / better to / probably
7. is a / see London / Walking / to / way / great /
8. to get / me / this morning / It took /here / ages
Activity 4
Vocabulary. Put the words in the right places to make sentences from the podcast.
a) dangerous
b) old-fashioned
c) passengers
d) pretend
e) pushchairs
f) routes
g) traffic jams
h) upstairs
i) wheelchairs
1. The __________ seat right at the front, above the bus driver – that’s the best one.
2. I always used to sit there when I was a kid and __________ I was driving the bus.
3. And you could just jump on or off the bus? Bit __________!
4. The conductor was inside the bus to collect the money for busfares from the __________.
5. We do still have them on one or two bus __________ right in the centre of London.
6. But they’re much easier to get on – for people in __________ or mums with babies in __________.
7. So people like to seethe __________ Routemaster buses.
8. There are so many __________ in London that it’s probably quicker to walk.
Activity 5
Talking about your journey to work. Match the answers to the questions.
a) About twenty-five miles.
b) About forty-five minutes door to door.
c) At quarter to eight.
d) By train.
e) I get off at Tipton station and walk down Marley Street.
f) Seven pounds return with a student card.
1. How do you get to work?
2. How long does it take?
3. How much does it cost?
4. How far is it?
5. What time do you leave home?
6. Which way do you come?
Activity 6
Choose the right preposition.
1. Tourists often travel ______ Routemaster buses in London.
a) on
b) in
2. I watched a good film ______ the plane.
a) on
b) in
3. ‘I'm ______ a taxi – I'll be there in five minutes.’
a) on
b) in
4. I usually read ______ the train.
a) on
b) in
5. Get ______ the train at Bidlington station and we'll be there to meet you.
a) off
b) out
6. My car is very small. It's difficult for my grandmother to get ______.
a) on and off
b) in and out
7. The police told the driver to get ______ of the car and put his hands up.
a) off
b) out
8. You can ask the bus driver to tell you when to get ______.
a) off
b) out
Activity 7
What does 'get' mean in these sentences? Put them in the right group.
a) I got him a clock for his birthday.
b) What time does the train get to Bristol?
c) Can you tell me how to get to Oxford Street?
d) Did you get the email I sent yesterday?
e) He'll get angry if you tell him.
f) I didn't get home until two o'clock in the morning.
g) It gets cold in the evenings – you'll need a jacket.
h) My English is getting a lot better
i) What did you get for your birthday?
j) You look great in that jacket – you should get it.
k) I get extra money if I work on Sundays.
l) Can you get some milk on the way home?
1. arrive at / reach a place
2. become
3. buy
4. receive
Activity 8
Common phrases with 'get'. Match the two halves of the sentences.
a) back from lunch.
b) better soon.
c) dinner tonight.
d) lost on the way.
e) ready for the party.
f) the bus if it's raining.
g) a bad cold in the winter.
h) up late and relax.
1. Dad's in the kitchen – it's his turn to get
2. Don't forget the map. We don't want to get
3. I never work on Sundays, so I can get
4. Sorry to hear you're not well – I hope you get
5. I'll give him the message when he gets
6. I usually walk to work, but I get
7. I spent two hours getting
8. I always get
Задание 9 – Комментарии на тему транспорта от жителей разных стран Вы можете найти по ссылке
ПРАВИЛЬНЫЕ ОТВЕТЫ:
Activity 1
True: a, b, c, f, g
False: d, e, h
Activity 2
1.e, 2.c, 3.f, 4.d, 5.a, 6.b
Activity 3
1. A red double-decker bus is a typical London sight.
2. We don’t really have bus conductors any more.
3. Buses nowadays are mostly new double-deckers.
4. I don’t like those bendy buses.
5. It's much easier to get onto the bendy buses.
6. It’s probably better to travel on the new buses.
7. Walking is a great way to see London.
8. It took me ages to get here this morning.
Activity 4:1.h, 2.d, 3.a, 4.c, 5.f, 6.i/e, 7.b, 8.g
Activity 5:1.d, 2.b, 3.f, 4.a, 5.c, 6.e
Activity 6:1.a, 2.a, 3.b, 4.a, 5.a, 6.b, 7.b, 8.a
Activity 7:1. arrive/ reach a place: b, c, f 2. become: e, g, h 3. buy: a, j, l 4. receive: d, i, k
Activity 8: 1.c, 2.d, 3.h, 4.b, 5.a, 6.f, 7.e, 8.g
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