ENGLISH 02

UNIT 3 – TRANSPORT

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH THEORY

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 3a. Transport solutions
Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

➢ Read for general ideas and details about transport solutions

➢ Use nouns about transport

➢ Use comparatives and superlatives

➢ Speak about everyday journey

Learning methods:
➢ Individual work
➢ Pair work
➢ Group work
 3a. Transport solutions
1. Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1 How do you go to your place of work or study?
2 Do you use public transport?
3 Are there often traffic problems?
Suggested answers:
1. I go to school/work by bus/bike...
2. Yes, I do. I often go by bus because the monthly ticket is cheap
(No, I don’t. I use my own motorbike because it is convenient.)

3. Yes. There are often traffic jams in rush hours, so it will take me a lot of
time to go to school/work.

2. Read the article about four solutions to transport problems. Match the paragraphs
(A–D) with the photos (1–4).

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2. Read the article about four

solutions to transport problems.
Match the paragraphs (A–D)
with the photos (1–4).
Answers:
A-3
B-2
C-4
D-1

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 3 . Look at the photos and read the article again. Which types of transport (A–D) do you think
the sentences describe? Some sentences describe more than one type.

1. It moves over people’s heads. B, D

2. It’s a faster way to commute.
3. It needs human energy.
4. It uses energy from the wind or the sun.
5. It makes travel cheaper.
6. It isn’t for long distances.

1. B (can cycle over people’s heads), D (shown

in photo)
2. B (new solution for commuters in traffic
jams during the rush hour), D (travel at
1,200 kilometres per hour)
3. B (The passenger sits in a pod and can cycle)
4. A (solar energy), C (wind)
5. C (reduces the fuel costs)
6. B (for commuters in traffic jams)

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 Vocabulary - transport nouns

4. Find these compound nouns in the article. Match the nouns with the definitions (1–7).

1. the maximum speed you can legally drive Speed limit

2. a long line of vehicles moving slowly on the road traffic jam
3. the time in the day when lots of people travel to/from work rush hour
4. the money you spend on petrol or diesel in transport fuel costs
5. the amount of CO2 that a type of transport produces carbon emissions
6. the middle of cities city centres
7. transport for moving products around the world container ships
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 5. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1. Which of the four transport solutions in the article do you think are a good idea?
1. I think driverless cars and the cycle monorail are good ideas.
2. Which traffic problems will they solve in your area?
2. Using driverless cars to stop pollution in a city and to solve the problem
of having inconsiderate or angry drivers in a city, or using the cycle
monorail because there are no good bike lanes in their city.

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 Grammar comparatives and superlatives
6. Listen to a short conversation between two colleagues at work. Which types of
transport do they talk about? What advantages and disadvantages do they mention?
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Answers:
Types of transport: bicycle, car and bus
1. bicycle
advantage: faster than a car in the rush hour
disadvantage: takes too long with long distances
2. car
advantage: electric cars better for the environment
disadvantages: slow in rush hour, cost of petrol, electric cars
expensive
3. bus
disadvantage: slow – stops everywhere

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7. Listen again. Choose the correct option in these sentences.
Track 19

1 Eight thirty is the bad / worst time for traffic.

2 My bicycle is faster / fastest than your car in the rush hour!

3 I travel far / further than you.

4 They’re better / best for the environment.

5 They’re better but they’re also more / most expensive.

6 A new electric car is the more / most expensive type of car.

7 The faster / fastest bus takes over an hour.

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 Track 19
Script

A: Sorry I’m late. Eight thirty in the morning is the worst time for traffic.
B: I know what you mean. My bicycle is faster than your car in the rush hour!
A: I’m sure it is, but I travel further than you. It’d take me hours by bicycle.
B: There’s also the cost of petrol. It’s so expensive!
A: Tell me about it. In fact, last week I went to look at an electric car.
B: Good idea. They’re better for the environment.
A: They’re better, but they’re also more expensive. In fact, a new electric car is the
most expensive type of car.
B: Really? Anyway, what about public transport? Isn’t there a bus stop near your
house?
A: Yes, but the fastest bus takes over an hour. It stops everywhere!
 8. Look at the grammar box.
Answer these questions.

1. What letters do we add to short adjectives (fast, cheap, etc.) to form comparative and
superlative adjectives? -er and -est

2. We use more before longer adjectives to make the comparative. What do we use to
make the superlative? (the) most
3. What is the comparative and superlative form of these irregular adjectives: far, good,
bad? further/furthest; better/best; worse/worst
4. Which word often comes after a comparative adjective? Which word normally comes
before a superlative adjective? than; the
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 10. Complete this report about a transport survey. Write the correct
comparative or superlative form of the adjectives.

Report on local transport

For commuting and daytime travel in our town, the (1) ______________most popular (popular)

cheaper
form of transport is the bus because it’s (2) ____________ (cheap) than going by car or
taxi. However, some people in the survey want (3) _________ better (good) cycle paths
slower
because the bus is (4)_________________ (slow) than a bicycle in the rush hour.
biggest
Everyone said that parking in the town centre is the 5 ______________ (big) problem,
more popular (popular)
so people don’t often use their cars. As a result, taxis are (6)______________
more expensive
than private cars in the evenings, even though taxis are the (7) _________________
(expensive) type of transport.

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 Speaking
11. Work in pairs. Make comparative and superlative sentences with these transport
words and adjectives. How many sentences can you make in three minutes?

Trains are quicker than cars but planes are the fastest type of transport.
Example answers:
- Cars are safer than motorbikes, but trains are the safest type of transport.
- Buses are cheaper than taxis, but bicycles are the cheapest way to travel.
- Trains are more expensive than buses, but planes are the most expensive
type of transport.

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12. Find out about your partner’s journey to work or college. Ask these questions.
1. How far do you travel to work or college? It’s about 10 km.
2. How long does it take? It takes me 30 minutes to go by bus.
3. How much does it cost every week? It costs me 50.000 VND every week.

13. Make sentences comparing your journeys.

My home is further from college than yours. / Your home is nearer than mine.

14. Work with another pair. Compare your information. Find out:
1. who lives the nearest to / furthest away from work / college
Mario lives the nearest to work and Ahmed lives the furthest away.
2. who has the shortest / longest commute
3. who has the cheapest / most expensive journey each week
4. which type of transport is the least / most popular in the group
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 GOOD BYE!

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