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Anthony Cosgrove, Anna Cowper, Sheila Dignan, Deborah Hobbs, Niamh Humphreys, Susan Kingsley, Susan White and Claire Wijayatilake
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4 Decide which of the words in Exercise 2 have other uses/meanings in different contexts and as different parts of speech. Try to work out the meaning of the underlined word or phrase. 1 Writing things in my phone calendar is the best way to keep track of everything I need to remember to do. 2 I thought learning to drive would be easy but the reverse was true. I needed to take the test a few times before I passed. 3 I will never pass my driving test. Every time I get behind the wheel, I turn into a nervous wreck and forget to do the basic things. 4 Initially, I was a bit dubious about electric cars, but now that I have had the long term and environmental benefits explained to me, I am fully on board with the idea. 5 I’m pretty sure that within the next few years, the production of electric cars will overtake that of conventional petrol-powered cars. 5 Which of the ideas/experiences mentioned in Exercise 4 are true for you or do you agree with? Compare with a partner and explain.
1 Work with a partner. Make a list of as many kinds of vehicle as you can, including ones that travel by air, by water and by land. 2 Put the following words and phrases into the most suitable transport categories in the Venn diagram. Use a dictionary if you have one.
track (n) reverse (v) boot (n) give way (v) carriage (n) board (v) cabin (n) shuttle (n) congestion (n) wreck (n) overtake (v) commute (v) divert (v)
OK, so track – is that connected with flying, driving or taking the train?
GETTING STARTED 1 Work with a partner to complete the quiz.
Taking the train – the track means the rails the train goes on.
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Yes, but you can also drive a car along a track, which is a rough road or path or a “racing track.” So, for me, it’s driving and taking the train.
1 Complete gaps 1–4 with one word in each space. Use the clues below to help you. 1 Complete gaps 1–4 with one word in each space. Use the clues below to help you.
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Gap 1: Sometimes a gap might be part of a phrase. Here you need to complete a three word phrase that means due to or because of
Gap 2: Although faced is passive, don’t fall into the trap of writing by . Which preposition completes the phrase to be faced … difficulties ?
Gap 3: The missing word is part of a phrase ( nothing of ) which means nothing less than .
Gap 4: What multi-word verb means get rid of something?
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The first ever electric car was a the Roadster, built by Elon Musk’s firm Tesla in California in 2008. b produced in Russia in the 1950’s, but then converted into a petrol car. c created by an engineer from Scotland called Robert Anderson in 1832. More pollution is caused in the production of a electric vehicles (EVs). b fossil fuel vehicles. A law came into effect in Europe in 2019 requiring electric cars to be a quieter. b noisier. The first country in the world where more than 50% of cars were electric was a Norway. b New Zealand. Between 2014 and 2018, monthly sales of electric cars in the UK increased by a 100%. b 1000%.
THE ELECTRIC EGG
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In 1942, reports began circulating (0) a strange shiny little car that silently flashed around the streets of Paris. This turned out to be the invention of artist and engineer Paul Arzens, and it soon acquired a name, L’Œuf Electrique (The Electric Egg), on (1) of its shape. Faced (2) a scarcity of materials, Arzens’ approach to the design of his car had been nothing (3) of revolutionary. His solution was to (4) away with the conventional shape of a car body and instead construct a lightweight oval frame of aluminium. This tapered to a blunt point at the rear, behind (5) was the of third wheel and motor. This ran on electricity rather than petrol, making the Egg much cleaner than most other vehicles of the day. Sadly, the Electric Egg never caught on, and Arzens’ prototype was the (6) one ever constructed. However, in (7) way should it be seen as a failure. Arzens demonstrated first (8)
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3 Complete the travel announcements with a word from Exercise 2 in the correct form.
3 This is a passenger announcement for all those travelling on ECT4857 to Seville. Please proceed to gate 14, where the aircraft is now ready for .
1 We regret to inform you that the 10:43 train to Winnipeg is cancelled due to engineering works being undertaken on the .
2 All passengers wishing to continue onto London Kings Cross station should make their way to the front four of the train before we reach the next station. 5 OK, so now it’s time for a travel update, and we’ve got reports of heavy on the M5 motorway heading towards Birmingham after an accident has blocked two lanes. Traf c is being onto alternative routes where possible.
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foremost that a graceful non-polluting car could be built with minimal resources.
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4 Flight attendants will now be passing through the , offering a range of light refreshments and duty-free items.
6 Taxis are available if you turn left out of the main terminal building, or for the bus to the city centre, turn right.
2 Now complete the other four gaps.
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