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Types of transport Travel Accommodation 1 speaking
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speaking Look at the images of the two women above and describe what you can see. When do you think the photos were taken? Why do you think the people in the photos are famous?
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4a Complete the text with these words. Use a dictionary if necessary. bed and breakfast • c ampsite • caravan • holiday home/apartment • homestay • hostel • motel • tent 11 Accommodation
2 Read the text and check your ideas in 1.
Write these words in the correct columns.
Lexie Alford Intrepid travellers
Annie Londonderry Intrepid travellers
cable car • c oach • cruise ship • ferry • helicopter • hot-air balloon • jet-ski • lorry/truck • motorbike • plane • scooter • skateboard • spacecraft • tram • underground/subway • van • yacht 08 Types of transport
On 27 th June 1894, a woman called Annie Kopchovsky began an amazing journey. She was only 24 and managed to go around the world on a bicycle. When she began the journey, she had never ridden a bike before, apart from two quick lessons in the days just before starting. So, what made her begin such a difficult journey? Two rich men in Boston had a bet. One said that a woman was incapable of cycling around the world, the other disagreed. Annie accepted the challenge. She had just 15 months to complete the journey. When she set off, she was wearing a very long, impractical skirt and her bike was incredibly heavy, but she soon changed both. A company called the Londonderry Lithia SpringWater Company paid her $100 to put a Londonderry sign on her bike and to use Londonderry as her last name. In fact, to pay for the trip she advertised anything, from milk to perfume. She also sold photographs and autographs and gave talks about her adventures. In her talks, she said she had hunted tigers in India and fought a war and fallen in a frozen river in Japan. People loved her stories, whether true or not. Londonderry returned to America on 23 rd March 1895. By the time she arrived in Chicago, her journey had taken exactly 15 months. People wanted to hear her stories and she began writing about them in a New York newspaper. Her first article began: ‘I am a journalist and a “new woman”, if that term means that I believe I can do anything that any man can do.’
In 2019, a 21-year-old woman from California called Lexie Alford became the youngest person to travel to every country in the world. The last of the world’s 196 countries that Lexie visited was North Korea on 31 st May 2019. The first was when she was just a child. Of course, the fact that Lexie’s family are travel agents probably helped her. By the time she was only 18, she had already travelled to 72 countries! Travelling around the world, often alone, wasn’t easy. In fact, one of the hardest parts was getting visas. In some cases, she applied once and then she tried again and again until she finally got it. Visiting so many countries isn’t cheap either. Lexie paid for her trips by selling photos, writing articles and advertising different products on social media. But apart from that she was also careful to budget her money. She looked for cheap accommodation such as hostels and didn’t waste money on smartphones or wi-fi. Lor m ipsum So why did Lexie try to break the record? She said that one of her goals was to inspire other people, particularly young women. Lexie’s experiences show that the world is a welcoming and friendly place. In some cases, it isn’t portrayed this way, so Lexie was happy to show a more positive side. She was surprised to find that some of the most incredible countries she visited were ones that she hadn’t expected to be very interesting, including some countries that some people consider to be quite dangerous.
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DISCOVER New Zealand: Types of accommodation (a) : Perfect for you when you’re driving around, you want comfort and maybe even luxury, but you don’t want to stop for too long. (b) : Staying here is a great way to meet friendly people. Share a local family’s home, eat with them, and really get to know New Zealand and New Zealanders! (c) : You’re young and you want nice accommodation without spending too much? This is just right for you! (d) : An ideal option if you want to sleep in a friendly place for the night, eat and get your energy back in the morning, and then maybe move on. (e) : You prefer to cook your own meals and have a bit more space? This is the option for you! And you can come and go as you like. (f) : If you’re driving around with a (g) or you’re carrying your own (h) , there are lots of open areas where you can stop and make yourself at home!
name of a place. Explain what each place is.
bus • c ar • coach/train • service • taxi • ticket • lost property • waiting
office (x2) • park • rank • room • station (x2) • stop
3a Complete the text with these words.
arrivals • c ancel • catch • delay • departures • fare • information screens • luggage • miss • platform • return • single 09 Travel Travelling by train When you go to the station to (a) a train, if you don’t already have a ticket you go and buy one at the ticket office. You can buy a (b) (if you’re only going one way) or a (c) (if you’re coming back). The (d) is more expensive when you travel first class because it’s more comfortable and you have more space. There isn’t an extra cost for (e) – you can take two or three big bags without a problem. When you have your ticket, you need to find the (f) that your train is leaving from. If you arrive late, you may (g) your train. But sometimes there can be a (h) and your train doesn’t arrive on time. And sometimes there’s no train at all because they (i) it! It’s important to keep looking at the ( j) , which tell you when and where to find a train. Of course, they show the (k) (the times that trains are coming into the station) and the (l) (the times that trains are leaving).
13 Read the text again. Decide if each sentence talks about Annie (A), Lexie (L) or both (B). 1 They were under 25 when they finished what they were trying to do. A/L/B 2 It took them under two years to do it. A/L/B 3 They did it to show that somebody else was wrong. A/L/B 4 They tried not to spend much when travelling. A/L/B 5 They said they were part of some dramatic and dangerous incidents. A/L/B 6 They wrote about their adventures. A/L/B 7 They changed their name to advertise a product. A/L/B 8 They changed their mind about some places after going there. A/L/B
5 What do the underlined words in the text mean? Guess and then check in your dictionary. Critical thinkers 6 In your opinion, whose journey,
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12 Listen and check your answers. Use it … don’t lose it!
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questions. 1 How do you prefer to travel short/long distances? 2 Which accommodation from 4a do you prefer for holidays? Why?
Can you find any other similarities or
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differences between Annie and Lexie?
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