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6 JOURNEYS
UNIT 6

Overview
Watch the video podcast. Do people travel in the same way in
your country?

1 Read Natalie’s text. Then watch the video podcast from 0:11 to 0:21 and Natalie
complete the words.
I 1 a l w a y s go to work 2 b _ tube. It 3 t _ _ _ _ about 4 t _ _ _ _ _ minutes. It’s
5
f _ _ _. How about you? How do you 6 g _ _ to work?

  Glossary:  tube = underground

2 Look at the people below and read the questions and answers. Then watch the video podcast from
0:21 to 2:36 and circle the correct answers, a) or b).

How do you get to work? How long does it take? How much does it cost?
1a) By underground. 4a) An hour. 7a) £18 a month.
b) By bike. b) Half an hour. b) £80 a month.

Dawn
2a) By train. 5a) Half an hour. 8a) £15 a day.
b) By bus. b) An hour. b) £50 a day.

Christopher
3a) By car. 6a) Forty minutes. 9a) About £2.
b) By tube. b) About half an hour. b) About £12.

Robbie

3 How do they get to work? Read the words in the box. Then watch the video podcast from 0:21 to
0:49 and tick the words you hear. How many people walk to work?

underground ✓    bus    motorbike    car    tube    train    plane    taxi    bike    walk

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4 How long does the journey take and do they like it? Look at the people below and read their answers.
Check new words in your dictionary. Then watch the video podcast from 0:52 to 1:28 and match the
people to the correct answers.

1  It takes me an hour and a half.  A

____

A  Ailsa 2  It’s about half an hour to walk.

Ten minutes in the car. ____

3  About an hour. ____

B  Beth 4  Sometimes it’s boring. But sometimes

I talk to people. ____

5  Yeah. I just normally listen to music. ____

6  It costs me £20 a month. ____

C  Gabriel

7  It costs about £3. ____

8  It’s free. ____

D  Ahlian

The way we speak

5 The people in the pictures talk about how they get to work. Watch the video podcast again from 0:21
to 0:49 and complete their answers with the correct verb.

take
1  I __________ the underground 2  I __________ my bike. 3  I __________ to work on the
to work. train.

4  I __________ the tube. 5  I __________ by car or I walk. 6  I __________ the bus every
day.

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Personalisation
6 Write your answers to Natalie’s questions.
1  How do you get to work?
______________________________________________________________________________________

2  How long does it take?

______________________________________________________________________________________

3  Do you like the journey?

______________________________________________________________________________________

4  How much does it cost?

______________________________________________________________________________________

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