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Unit 6 Culture clip

6E Transport in the future: Worksheet

1 Watch the video report. Choose the correct answers.
1 How many kilometres of roads are there in Britain?
a  over 1,300,000   b  over 30,000   c 300,000
2 How many cars are there in Britain?
a  33 million   b  13 million   c  30 million
3 What do you do on a park and ride scheme?
a  go from one town to another by bus
b  park your car outside a town and take the bus to the centre
c  park your car in any car park in town
4 How many kilometres of national cycle routes are there in the UK?
a 66,000   b 60,000   c 16,000
5 What should cyclists wear?
a  helmet and bright clothes
b  shorts and T-shirt
c  helmet and jacket
6 What does the reporter think will happen if more people cycle?
a  People will be healthier and happier.
b  The air will be cleaner and the roads less dangerous.
c  Car drivers will be able to travel faster.

2 Watch the report again. Complete the chart with positive and negative things about
these types of transport.

Positive Negative
Cars
Buses
Trains
Bikes

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6E Transport in the future: Answer key

1
1 c
2 a
3 b
4 c
5 a
6 b

2 Suggested answers
Positive Negative
Dangerous, polluting, difficult
Cars Students’ own answers
because of traffic jams
They don’t have to wait in traffic
Buses Students’ own answers
jams
Trains Students’ own answers Very expensive
Bikes Cheap, clean, healthy Dangerous

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6E Transport in the future:

Script
Britain is quite a small island, but it’s got a lot
of traffic. In fact, there are 33 million cars on the
300,000 kilometres of roads in the UK, and each
person in the country makes an average of 700 trips
a year by car. Every year around 270,000 are hurt
in road accidents, and about 3,000 people die. In
many cities the air pollution is quite bad, and it is
difficult to travel around because there are so many
traffic jams.
People are worried that in the future the pollution
and traffic will get worse if more people use cars,
and they are trying to change how people travel in
Britain.
Britain has got the oldest train system in the
world, but travelling by train in the UK can be very
expensive.
Many towns and cities have got Park and Rides. This
means you park your car outside the city and you
catch a bus into the centre. There are special lanes
on the road for buses so they don’t have to wait
in traffic jams. But there is a better, cheaper and
cleaner way to travel: on a bicycle.
With so many cars and buses on the roads, cycling
can be dangerous. At the moment, only three per
cent of people cycle to school or work every day. To
help more people to cycle safely in the UK, there
are special cycle lanes in many places. If you are
careful, wear bright clothes and always wear a
helmet, it’s a great way to get around. And there
are cycle parks in some towns. You can cycle across
the country on 16,000 kilometres of cycle routes.
You can see the special cycle route sign and follow
the routes on a map. In some places there are even
special traffic lights for bicycles. In the future, the
UK will be less polluted and safer if more people get
on their bikes.

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