Dvizh. Spotlight 9

Spend one minute writing down as many words related to transport as you can. Compare with a partner.
bus
motorbike
tram
ticket
bicycle
truck
car
speed boat
ferry boat
train
road
path
lake
aeroplane
cruise
river

Discuss the questions.
Are roads/streets in your town/city crowded? When?

Discuss the questions.
What public transport is there in your town/city? When does it run?

Discuss the questions.
Which means of public transport do you and your family members use? How do you find it: e.g. cheap, expensive, crowded, efficient, etc.?

Discuss the questions.
Does your town/city have any programmes such as the ones below to reduce traffic? Have they been successful?
increasing public transport e.g. trams, underground trains
increasing cycle lanes
making carpooling*/bus/taxi lanes
banning cars from the town/city centre
making drivers pay to drive into/park in the city centre
*many people driving to work/school in the same car

What do the pictures in the article show? Which of the features below, belong to each type of transport?
*wheels *a windscreen *windscreen wipers *seats *pedals *handlebars *a basket *headlights *a steering wheel
windscreen wipers
wheels
handlebars
headlights
a basket
a windscreen
seats
pedals
a steering wheel
A 3-wheeled car
Some bicycles
A boat

Read the text. Decide which of the statements are True, False or Not stated, meaning that you can’t give a clear answer to them.
Not stated
False
Not stated
True
True
Not stated
True
Not stated
Green transport
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4

Match the words in bold with their meanings below. Use five of them to make sentences about green transport.
cover
where you are going
as you go
unique pattern
very popular
there to borrow
ticket
matching jacket and trousers
people in power
get off quickly
are powered by
individual design
available to rent
hood
run on
destination
a huge hit
the authorities
pass
hop off
on the way
suits

Fill the gaps.
individual design
available to rent
hood
run on
destination
a huge hit
the authorities
pass
hop off
on the way
suits

Find phrasal verbs in the text which mean: collect (text B), travel around (text B), think of (text C).
collect
travel around
think of

Listen and read the texts. How have the means of transport in the texts helped reduce pollution? Tell the class.
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4

Take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions. You have 60 seconds to answer each question.
I am sixteen years old.
My city gets a lot of traffic in the centre, especially at peak times. Also, there aren’t any cycle lanes so sometimes there are accidents.
There are buses, trains and trams.
I use the bus every day to go to school. Sometimes I use the train to go into the city centre.
The trains are fast an comfortable but the bus service can be slow and unreliable.
We should definitely have more cycle lanes so that cyclists can ride in safety. I also think it would be a good idea to improve the existing bus service so that more people would be encouraged to leave their cars at home.