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1 Complete the crossword with forms of transport.

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2 You take this from a station.

5 You pay someone to travel in this car.

6 A common form of private transport with four wheels.

7 This takes off and lands at an airport.

Down

1 A train that travels in tunnels below ground.

3 This travels on water.

4 A common form of transport with two wheels.

2 Answer the questions. Compare your answers with a partner.

1 What is the name of the nearest airport to your town or city?

3 What kinds of trains are there in country?

4 What colour are the taxis in your town or city?

5 What is the name of the underground system in your capital city?

6 What colour are the buses in your town or city?

3 You are going to watch a documentary about transport in the UK. Look at the words in the box and match them with the photographs.

cab traffic jam river bus cycling Heathrow Airport the Tube rail passengers

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4 Now watch the documentary and check your answers to exercise 3 on page 12. What other form of transport do you see in the documentary?

5 Complete the facts about transport in the UK with the numbers in the box.

00:00–01:13

6 Now watch this section and check your answers.

01:13–02:22

7 Watch this section and answer the questions.

1 What colour are London’s famous taxis?

2 Who learns The Knowledge?

3 When did London’s underground system open?

4 How many people use the underground every day?

5 What is an Oyster Card?

6 What other form of transport can you use your Oyster Card on?

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8 Watch this section. Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?

1 You can see lots of things from T / F a London bus.

2 Buses first came to London in 1933. T / F

3 Today, some of the buses in London use T / F electricity.

4 You can hire motorbikes to get around T / F London.

5 This system started in London in 2010. T / F

6 The mayor of London thinks the system is a good thing for people in London. T / F

7 You can go by river bus from the north T / F to the south of the city.

8 You can see some of London’s famous T / F buildings from the river bus.

Now correct the false sentences.

How many?

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1 About ... million people use London’s Heathrow Airport every year.

2 Heathrow Airport is the ... busiest airport in the world.

3 A plane takes off or lands at Heathrow Airport every ... minutes.

4 There are about ... million cars in the UK.

5 People make about ... million journeys by train every day.

6 Eurostar, the high-speed train, travels from London to Paris in two hours and ... minutes.

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9 Watch the whole documentary. Shout Stop! when you see the photographs below. Write down what you can see and what you think is happening. Tell the rest of the class.

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10 Look at the types of transport. Do some research and complete the tables with the correct information.

1 Airport code

2 Number of terminals

3 Exact location from London

4 The underground line you take from Heathrow to Central London

5 Journey time on the underground to Piccadilly Circus

6 Other London airports

7 The smallest London airport

1 London station Eurostar travels from

2 Direct Eurostar destinations from London and journey times

3 How Eurostar travels across the sea to France

4 Number of carriages / passengers on a Eurostar train

5 Is it possible to travel to Disneyland Paris on Eurostar?

London Heathrow Airport

Eurostar

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1 Nickname

2 Number of lines

3 On the map of the Underground, the colour of: • the Northern line • the Circle line • the Piccadilly line

4 Nearest underground station to: Buckingham Palace The London Eye Big Ben

5 Price of a visitor Oyster Card

1 Name of river in London

2 Number of different River Bus services

3 Journey time from Putney to Chelsea Harbour

4 Price of single adult ticket with Travelcard

5 Nearest River Bus stop to the London Eye

6 Travel links from Embankment Pier: • railway station • underground station

11 Choose one of the methods of transport that you researched and write a presentation about it. Use the facts in the table and include some pictures too. Give your presentation to a small group or the rest of the class. Answer any questions.

The London Underground

River Bus

Extra!

Imagine you are using a form of transport in London. You are writing a text message / tweet about what you are doing. Describe:

• where you are • what you can see• the people around you • the experience

Read your message / tweet to the rest of the class.