Listening

13 You will hear four people talking about how they feel and what they do at the airports. Before listening, discuss the following questions. • How do you feel when you’re in an airport? (nervous, worried, bored, exciting, etc.) • What do you do while you’re waiting for your flight?

14 Now listen to the recordings. For speakers 1-4, choose the appropriate activity (a-g). Each question can have more than one answer.

PEOPLE	ACTIVITIES
Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4	A read B watch other people C sit near the departures board D wander around E watch the planes F talk to people G go to the duty-free shop

15 Imagine you’re going on a plane journey. Which speaker would you most like to travel with? Why?

16 You will hear a radio announcer giving some information about a cycling holiday with Pathway Holidays. Before listening discuss the following questions. • Is cycling an exciting method of travelling? • Have you ever cycled around 40 km a day? • Would you like to go on a cycling holiday one day? Why? Why not? • If you went on a cycling tour, would you rather hire a bicycle or bring your own one?

17 Now listen to the recordings. For each question (1-6), fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

Pathway Holidays Monday 12 June – Saturday 17 June Cycle from Whitehaven to Sunderland in England The total length of the ride is (1) ………………………………………….kms. The highest place on the ride is (2) ………………………………………..Hill. The price includes accommodation, food, luggage transport and a (3) ……………………………………………………………………………………… It is recommended that you bring your own (4) ………………………………. On Friday evening there is a (5) ……………………………………………….. Information available from the (6) ………………………………………………

1 8 Listen to Trains and boats and planes, a song by Burt Bacharach, and answer the questions.

• What do trains and boats and planes mean to most people?

• Why is the singer unhappy?

• What does he do when he sees trains and boats and planes?

• Do you think relationships can last if people are not together?

• What is the author’s idea of the song?

Vocabulary and grammar

19 Write the missing words in the crossword.

Travelling by rail: (1-7)

You can buy your ticket at the ticket (1) _______. Your ticket can be single (one-way) or (2) _______ .

Excuse me. Where’s the nearest underground (3) _______ .

The (6) _______ leaves at 11.05 from (5) _______ there. Don’t be late, because it always leaves on (4) _______ .

It’s very busy at the weekend, so it’s a good idea to reserve a (7) _______ .

Travelling by road: (8-14)

There’s your bus, standing at the bus (8) _______. You’d better run if you want to (10) _______ it.

The tank’s nearly empty. We’d better stop at a (13) _______ station and (9) _______ it up.

Most children know how to ride a (11) _______ .

When you get on the bus, tell the (12) _______ that you want to go to the university. He or she will tell you when to get (14) _______.