38 Work in pairs. Tell your partner your favourite form of transport for short journeys (car, bus, etc.) and for long journeys, and say why you prefer them.

39 Work with a partner. Give your reasons which of the forms of transport is: • reliable? • quiet? • fast? • cheap? • comfortable? • safe? • healthy? •interesting?

40 Work with a partner. Say which way you would prefer to travel and explain why.

Useful language I’d rather … dangerous Exciting expensive (un)comfortable

41 Work in pairs. Discuss pictures according to the tasks. Use expressions given below.

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Task 1

Student 1 and Student 2. Look at pictures 1 and 2. They both show vehicles.

Student 1: Compare and contrast these pictures. What is common and different between them? Say what means of transport do you prefer to go by while travelling? Why? You will have one minute to think about what you are going to say.

S tudent 2: Listen to Student 1 carefully. Can you add anything in addition?

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Task 2

Student 1 and Student 2. Look at pictures 3 and 4.

They also show vehicles.

Student 2: Compare and contrast these pictures. What is common and different between them? Say what means of transport do you prefer to go by while travelling? Why? You will have one minute to think about what you are going to say.

Student 1: Listen to Student 2 carefully. Can you add anything in addition?

42 Work in pairs. Imagine you are going on a holiday. Discuss positive and negative sides of each way of traveling and choose one which would be the best to go by.

Here is the list of possible options:

• to go by plane

• to go by train

• to go by car

• to go by ship

Give your opinion and reasons why you think so. Find out your partner’s option. You need to choose one option.

Remember:

• discuss all the options

• be polite

• take an active part in the conversation

• come to an agreement

Useful language:

1 Making suggestions: What about going … ? We could go… . I think we should go …. It would be a good idea to go …. Why don’t we go …?	2 Agreeing: I agree with you. That’s (probably) right. You could be right. Definitely! Sure!
3 Disagreeing: I can’t agree with that. In my opinion, that’s quite wrong. I see what you mean, but I think …	4 Asking someone else for their ideas: What about you? So, what do you think? Do you agree? How do you feel about this?

WRITING

43 Imagine that you recently accompanied a group of travellers on a trip involving several means of transport. Write a story (in 100-120 words) of the trip using as many of the words in the box below as you can.

liner sail set off platform harbour cruise baggage passenger stewardess landing taking off destination airport delay far-away places en route via total cost bicycle cheap expensive beautiful countryside departure