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Unit 1
Listening Skills. Activities 1, 2, and 3.
Adult 1  We’re excited. We’re very excited.
Amazing Adventure World Amusement
Park is opening this weekend! There
are over 100 attractions, including the
amazing FireTop Roller Coaster; 25 different
restaurants; and a zoo with over 200
animals! Buy tickets for just 20 dollars at
amazingadventureworldpark.com or at the
park. We open at ten, and this weekend
only, tickets are free for all children under
five years old! See you Saturday!
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Adult 2  Is there a big soccer game this
weekend? Are you watching it at home with
some friends? Maybe you’re just hungry
right now? At francoexpress.com, you can
design and order your own pizzas! Plus,
there are salads and even ice cream! Pizza
prices start at $6 and we guarantee you
never pay more than $16. We guarantee
delivery in 30 minutes. And if we’re late?
Then your pizzas are free!
3 A  Why was it terrible?
Adult 3  Are you having a party soon? Are
you bored with cookouts at home? For
something different, come to Happy Carnival
Restaurant. We offer birthday meals for
between 4 and 40 people. Our menu has
over 20 dishes – from pizza and pasta to
burgers and fresh fish. And this February
only, all customers under 21 get 50% off
tickets to Magical Island Amusement Park,
opposite Happy Carnival.
Happy Carnival – the perfect place to
celebrate!
Speaking and Global Skills. Activities 1 and 3.
A  What are you doing this weekend?
B  I’m seeing my grandparents on Saturday
morning and I’m going shopping with Molly
in the afternoon.
A  Wow! You’re busy. How about Sunday?
B  I’m playing soccer at 10:30 a.m. What
about you?
A  I’m studying tomorrow. I don’t have any
plans for Sunday.
B  Come and watch my soccer game.
A  OK. What’s the weather forecast for
Sunday?
B  It says rain. It looks pretty wet. Bring an
umbrella.
A  Good plan! It looks very cold too on my
app.
B  Wear some boots! I’m walking and I’m
leaving at 10:00 a.m. If it’s really wet, my dad’s
driving.
A  OK. See you at 9:45.
Unit 2
Listening Skills. Activities 1, 2, and 3.
Part 1
Joel  What are you watching?
Lily  I’m watching Mariamstar. She’s
Australian. She’s famous for her TikTok dance
videos. Look.
Part 2
Joel  Wow! That’s amazing. How old is she?
Lily  She’s 13 but that wasn’t her first video.
Her first video was on YouTube when she was
just 11.
Joel  No way! Could she dance like that
when she was young?
Lily  Yes, she could.
Joel  How many followers does she have?
Lily  2.6 million followers and more than 218
million likes.
Joel  Really?
Lily  Yes, it’s true. Oh, and she loves comedy.
She posts comedy videos, too. She was also
an actor in an online comedy series called
Mani.
Joel  What’s next for Mariam?
Lily  She wants to work with other TikTok
stars. One day she wants to be an actor like
Jennifer Lawrence – her favorite American
actor.
Speaking and Global Skills. Activities 1, 2 and 3.
A  Hi, Nate. How was your weekend?
B  It was terrible.
B  I was sick.
A  Poor you.
B  I know. I was in bed all weekend.
A  Oh, no! Are you OK now?
B  Yes, thanks. What about you?
A  I was at the Khalid concert on Friday night.
B  Really? What was it like?
A  It was amazing. The music was awesome.
B  Who were you with?
A  I was with Selena and Ethan. They both
love R&B music.
B  Cool!
Unit 3
Listening Skills. Activities 1, 2, and 3.
Jordan Romero was born in California and
he spent a lot of time outdoors. He climbed
seven mountains on seven continents before
he was 16.
He began in Africa and he climbed Mount
Kilimanjaro when he was only ten years old.
Then he went to Europe and he climbed
Elbrus. In South America, he climbed
Aconcagua. Next, in North America, it was
Denali. In Australasia, he climbed Carstensz
– that’s on the island of New Guinea, in
Indonesia. It’s only 4,884 meters, but it was
really hard for Romero. He went to Asia
when he was 13 and he climbed Mount
Everest – 8,848 meters. Then two years
later, when he was 15, he stood at the top
of Vinson Massif in Antarctica – his last
mountain. He left high school when he was
18 and went to college in Salt Lake City and
he still lives there.
Speaking and Global Skills. Activities 1 and 3.
A  This is boring. What do you want to do?
B  Why don’t we watch a movie?
A  We did that yesterday. I’d rather go
outdoors.
B  OK.
A What about looking online?
B Good idea. What do I look for?
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A Try Fun or interesting things outdoors.
B Here’s one: Explore Outdoors. How about
climbing? That sounds fun.
A Great idea! Let’s do it. Let’s book it now.
B Cool. We have tickets for 12:00 p.m.
Unit 4
Listening Skills. Activities 1, 2, and 3.
RP Hey, excuse me, um …
Dan Dan.
RP Can I ask you a question, Dan?
Dan Sure.
RP So, Dan. What do you do online?
Dan Hmm … well, I started a blog about a
month ago.
RP So, only four weeks ago. Why did you
start it?
Dan Well, it was for a school project. Now I
write it every day – it’s all about my life and
my family. At first, my brother and sister
weren’t happy. I didn’t tell them about it, and
they didn’t want me to write about them.
But now they enjoy reading it! Last week, 30
people read it.
RP Interesting! Thanks. Excuse me … What’s
your name?
Olivia Hi. Olivia.
RP OK, Olivia. Did you go online yesterday?
Olivia Yes, I did. I go online almost every day
and always at the same time: after dinner. I
use my dad’s laptop because it has a good
camera. I make a video almost every day. I
dance, but I don’t sing. When I started, the
videos weren’t very popular, and people
didn’t watch them. Now, about 550 people
watch them every day.
RP Wow! You always have more than 500
viewers … that’s great!
Speaking and Global Skills. Activity 3.
A Hi, Georgia. You didn’t reply to my
messages last night.
B Sorry. I was busy. I was online.
A Again! What did you do?
B I shared some videos. I didn’t message
my friends. I read my favorite fashion blogs.
What about you?
A I watched soccer videos last night.
B How often do you go online?
A I don’t go online every day. I only go
online for about an hour three times a week.
B Three times a week? I spend two or three
hours online every day.
Unit 5
Listening Skills. Activities 1, 2, and 3.
Sara OK, Joe, let’s make a list.
Joe Sure.
Sara Is there any orange juice?
Joe Yes, there is.
Sara Great. What about soda?
Joe There isn’t any soda. I finished it
yesterday.
Sara OK. We need some soda.
Joe And Mom loves fruit. Is there any fruit?
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 Sara  No, there isn’t.
Joe  So, fruit, but not pineapple because
Mom doesn’t like pineapple and it’s her
special party.
Sara  We need some potato chips. Are there
any nuts?
Joe  No, there aren’t.
Dad  Remember your cousin. She can’t eat
nuts.
Sara  OK. Don’t buy any nuts. Dad, we need
some money. And can you buy a cake?
Sara  OK. We’re ready. Mom is at work. Our
friends are arriving. There are a lot of things
to eat on the table. And there are some
presents.
Joe  I’m really excited! Sara, does Mom know
about the party?
Sara  No, she doesn’t.
Joe  Listen, everyone!
There’s a message from Mom. She’s driving
home from work right now. Where’s Dad,
Sara? Dad?!
Sara  He’s at the store. We don’t have a cake!
Joe  What? Send him a message and …
Sara  Oh, no! I can see Mom’s car. Come on,
guys. Shhh …
Everyone  Surprise!
Joe and Sara  Happy birthday, Mom!
Mom  Wow! This is amazing!
Speaking and Global Skills. Activity 3.
A  Hello. Can I help you?
B  Could I have some orange juice, please?
A  I’m sorry. There isn’t any orange juice
today. There’s some carrot juice and there’s
some tomato juice.
B  No, thanks. I don’t like carrots or tomatoes.
I’d like an iced tea, please.
A  No problem. Anything else?
B  Do you have any snacks?
A  Yes, we have some snacks. There’s a fruit
salad, or some nuts.
B  What kind of fruit is in the fruit salad?
A  There are some strawberries, pineapples,
and oranges in this one.
B  They’re my favorite. Can I have that one,
please? How much is that?
Unit 6
Listening Skills. Activities 1, 2, and 3.
Carla  Hey, Eric. What’s Orlando like?
Eric  It’s a big city. There are a lot of malls. I
went to three yesterday! The Disney World
Resort was awesome, and I went to two
museums.
Carla  You – in a museum?
Eric  They were really interesting. It was
great to stay with my relatives, too.
Carla  Where did you go after Orlando?
Eric  We went to Lake Apopka. I saw
alligators.
Carla  No way! How many alligators did you
see?
Eric  A few. I didn’t stop to count them!
Carla  What about the beaches?
Eric  There are a lot of amazing beaches
here. I’m at the beach now. Listen.
That’s the Atlantic Ocean. I had a surf lesson
this morning.
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Carla  Yes. I saw your post and photos. What
was that like?
Eric  Wet! It wasn’t easy.
Carla  Whose sunglasses are you wearing in
the photo?
Eric  They’re mine.
Carla  Yours?
Eric  Yes. I bought them. It’s really sunny
here.
Carla  They’re so cool.
Eric’s aunt  Eric!
Eric  Sorry, Carla. That’s my aunt. It’s
lunchtime. We’re having fish tacos on the
beach! Talk to you later. Bye!
Carla  Bye.
Unit 7
Listening Skills. Activities 1, 2, and 3.
Man 1  James Bond flew with a jet pack in
the 1965 movie Thunderball, but pilots flew
prototypes in 1961. These early jet packs
used a lot of gas, and they could only fly
for 20 seconds. People forgot all about jet
packs until 2016, when a new jet pack was
launched. It can fly for 30 minutes, and its
top speed is 74 kilometers per hour!
Woman 1  A Scottish engineer invented the
railplane in 1921. It looked like a train and
a plane. It didn’t fly, but it had a propeller
and wheels. The prototype railplane was
fast and comfortable, but people preferred
trains. The railplane disappeared.
Man 2  In 1931, an Englishman invented the
dynasphere. It was one very big wheel, with
the motor and driver inside the wheel. But
the prototypes were hard to drive, and they
were never made again.
Woman 2  In 1962, American engineers
wanted a vehicle for traveling across
mountains and through forests. But their
prototype – the first design of this new
invention – didn’t have wheels. Their
prototype had four legs – a pedipulator!
Similar vehicles appeared in the Star
Wars movies, but after that, pedipulators
disappeared.
Speaking and Global Skills. Activity 3.
A  I’m going to the game tomorrow night.
Are you going?
B  Yes! How are you getting there?
A  I’m planning on taking the bus. I mean,
really, I want a lift from my mom! Going by
car is more comfortable than taking the
bus.
B  I thought going by bus was a good idea,
but then I checked the schedule. You know
you need to change in SoHo, right?
A  Oh! That’s no good. Hey! I have an idea!
What about walking to SoHo together?
Then we only need to take one bus and
there’s no changes.
B  Good idea. It’s probably quicker than
taking one bus and then waiting for ages to
change buses! We’ll get some exercise, and
walking is healthier, too!
A  Exactly! And taking one bus is cheaper
and greener!
Unit 8
Listening Skills. Activities 1, 2, and 3.
1
Andy  Hi, this is Andy MacClean for VBC at
Ten, and I’m at the start of this year’s world
downhill mountain biking championships.
Listeners can probably hear the bikes …
Last year, the teams were riding in the
French Alps, and this year we’re in Whistler,
in Canada.
In the winter, Whistler is a ski center, but
now, it’s summer and there’s no snow. The
mountains around here are perfect for fast
downhill riding.
2
Jayden  Grace? What do you want?
Grace  What were you doing last night? I
called you three times. You didn’t pick up.
Jayden  I was with some friends. We were
doing parkour.
Grace  Can we talk now?
Jayden  Uh … I can’t, Grace.
Grace  Why not?
Jayden  I’m busy … I’m doing parkour.
Grace  Again? You know what, Jayden. Forget
it. Parkour is more important than me.
Jayden  Aw, Grace. I’m sorry. Grace? Grace?
Hmm…
3
Narrator  Do you want adventure? Do you
want to fly like a bird at 200 kilometers
an hour? Then you want to go skydiving!
There’s nothing better than jumping out of
a plane at 4,000 meters!
A  OK. Are you ready?
B  Sure. I’m not worried, not me!
A  OK. Three – two – one – jump!
B  Wow!
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D  I’m on the bridge now. I’m ready … to do
my bungee jump. … Whoa!
C  Don’t look down! You’re going to be fine.
Stand here, please.
D  Here?
C  Right here. When you hear the whistle,
you jump.
D  The whistle? Help! I’m scared.
C  Yeah. … Jump!
D  Jump? I … aarghh! Wow! I … I … I did it!
Speaking and Global Skills. Activity 3.
A  How did it go?
B  It was OK, I guess.
A  What do you mean, OK? Were you
excited?
B  Not really. I was feeling really scared at
first.
A  Don’t feel bad. It’s OK to feel scared.
B  Thanks, Frida. My mom and my sister
weren’t worried at all.
A  How did you feel afterwards?
B  I was surprised. I felt happier than before.
A  That’s great! Congratulations! You did
really well. The most important thing is you
did it.
B  You’re right. Thanks.
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Unit 1 their documentary on the computer screen. Lyttelton Harbour in New Zealand. They
Watch. Activities 1 and 2. They watch it together. It’s exciting. They reached Antarctica on 8 February 1902.

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talk about the problems, the things they Soon, Discovery became stuck in the snow
What’s the weather like where you are
weren’t happy about, and the good things. and ice. But the men stayed with the ship.
today? It’s cold and it’s raining here! Today,
The documentary was short, but it was very The weather was very cold, and often
I want to show you some places where the
interesting. The students were very happy. windy. The men didn’t leave the ship very
weather is pretty unusual. Do you know a
Now here’s Noah in the U.K. to tell us about a often.
place where it hardly ever rains? Or a place
different kind of school. They worked, studied, ate, and slept in the
where it can be hot, cold, sunny, and it can
Noah  Thanks, Emma. Hi! I’m Noah and this is ship’s rooms.
rain all in one day? Let’s find out!
Chetham’s. It’s a very famous music school Finally, in November 1902, Robert Scott and
This is the Atacama Desert in Chile, South
in Manchester, in the north of England. a group of men left the ship. They wanted to
America. It hardly ever rains, so it’s very dry.
Chetham’s was opened in the 1650s. In the reach the South Pole. It was a very difficult
It’s also very hot. There’s no water and it’s
past, all the students were boys, and they journey. Every day, they walked about 16
hard for plants or animals to live here.
were all from rich families. kilometers across the snow and ice. But soon
But in Rjukan, a small town in Norway, it’s
Today, Chetham’s is different. The school they decided to stop. Their journey to the
quite different. In the winter, it’s often very
now has 300 students, and they are from all South Pole was over. The men returned to
cold and it sometimes snows. And for six
over the world. Students are between the their ship.
months each year, it isn’t sunny.
ages of 8 and 18. These young musicians On 5 January 1904, two ships arrived to
Here in the U.K., the weather is very different
are practicing. They’re playing classical help them. The men worked together and
in each season. In the summer, it’s usually
music on violins and a cello. At Chetham’s, broke the ice around Discovery, and the ship
warm. Sometimes, it’s cloudy and raining! In
students can study the usual subjects like started its journey home. On 10 September
the winter, it’s cold, but it isn’t usually very
English and science, but they also study 1904, the ship finally arrived in London.
cold. And in every season, some days are
music for about three hours a day. Peter Scott was a hero, but he wanted to return
sunny, raining, windy, or cloudy. In fact, it’s
Moore is one of the students here. He plays to Antarctica. He wanted to reach the South
often sunny, windy, and cloudy on the same
the trombone. Pole. But a Norwegian explorer named Roald
day, then it rains. Sometimes making plans
Peter  I’m Peter Moore. I’m 14 years old and I Amundsen got to the South Pole first – in
for the weekend is a problem! It’s often cold
study music at Chetham’s. December 1911. Scott finally reached the
and windy when you’re hanging out with
Noah  Peter was only 12 years old when he South Pole in January 1912, but he died in
friends on the beach and then suddenly it’s
was the winner of a TV talent show called the snow on the return journey.
sunny again!
BBC Young Musician of the Year. He’s from a Robert Scott was a great explorer. He loved
Because the weather changes all the time,
very musical family, and he could play an adventure and became famous for his life of
the weather forecast is very popular in the
instrument when he was very young. discovery. What an amazing story! What do
U.K.
Peter  My parents were both professional you think?
These people study the weather every day.
musicians, and I grew up listening to music
This is the Radcliffe Weather Station in the
U.K. Jamie is a student at the station, and
all the time. Unit 4
Noah  He works very hard and practices Watch. Activities 1 and 2.
every day he checks the weather. At the
every day. Peter knows that with hard work, Jacob  Hello! I’m Jacob, and today I’m with
moment, he’s reading the thermometer and
you can make your dreams come true. Chris, Jenna, Greg, and Morgan. Today, we’re
he’s writing the temperature in a notebook.
Noah and Emma  So, which school do you talking about the internet! My first question:
He’s also checking the rain gauge. Rain
prefer? What do you do online?
falls into this small bottle, and today there’s
1 mm of rain. This information on the Chris  I look up information a lot – soccer
temperature and the rain helps experts
Unit 3 scores, news about my favorite athletes,
to forecast the weather. And it’s really Watch. Activities 1 and 2. that kind of thing.
helpful when you’re making plans for next Do you know about the British explorer, Jenna  I read fashion blogs, I chat with
weekend. Are you going to an exhibition? Robert Scott? Do you know where he my friends, and I download music, too.
Or are you having a barbecue? Whatever traveled and what he explored? Let’s find And I look up information online for my
you’re planning, I hope the weather is nice. out! homework.
Robert Scott was born on 6 June 1868, Greg  I write a blog, mostly about music, and
Unit 2 near the town of Devonport, in England. I share videos and pictures of my favorite
Watch. Activities 1 and 2. He started school near his home. Then four bands.
years later, he went to a different school. It Morgan  I watch and share skateboarding
Emma  Hi! I’m Emma. I’m from the U.S. This
prepared boys for the navy. At the age of videos, and I post comments on
is City College, New York. It’s a very old
13, he left school and found a job with the skateboarding websites and forums.
college. It was opened in 1847. Today, it
Royal Navy. Sometimes, I make my own skateboarding
also has a famous film school. Each year, 25
In 1899, when Scott was 31 years old, he videos, and I share them online. I play
students, between the ages of 18 and 25,
took a new job: leader of an expedition to games online a lot, too.
learn to make films here. Let’s take a look.
Antarctica. Scott’s ship came from the city Jacob  Did you spend time online last
These students are writing a documentary.
of Dundee, in Scotland. The ship was called weekend?
These students are planning what to film.
Discovery, and it was very strong. Chris  I played soccer on Saturday, and I
Now, they’re filming their documentary.
Fifty men sailed to Antarctica – sailors, went to the movies with my friends on
Each student has a different job. Nick is the
scientists, and explorers. They wanted to Saturday night. But we chatted online
camera operator. Sue is the sound recordist.
learn about the land, the plants, and the about the movie.
John is the director.
wildlife there. Jenna  Probably two or three hours. I looked
Now, it’s time to edit the documentary. The
On 6 August 1901, Discovery left the U.K. up information for my homework, and I
students watch it again. They choose the
The men traveled for five months. They went online to look at some shoes and
parts to use. This is the first time they see
stopped in Cape Town, South Africa, and some clothes, too.

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 Morgan  Maybe six hours on Saturday – I
played Minecraft a lot – online, with some
people in other countries.
Greg  A few hours on Saturday. I watched
some music videos online, and I
downloaded some music.
Chris  Then on Sunday, we played baseball,
and on Sunday night, I watched a soccer
game on TV. So I wasn’t online much! Actually
… I chatted online to my friends about the
soccer game. So I probably spent three or four
hours online.
Morgan  But on Sunday I went
skateboarding with my friends – I didn’t
spend time online on Sunday.
Greg  On Sunday, I did homework, so I
looked up information on the internet. I
spent about two hours online.
Jacob  What’s the best thing about the
internet?
Jenna  The internet is so good for
homework! When my mom was young,
she didn’t have a computer! She didn’t go
online to look up information – she went
to the library! Now it’s so easy to look up
information online.
Chris  The best thing? It brings people
together. I sometimes watch a soccer game
on TV, and at the same time, my friends and
I text each other and talk about it on social
media. When my dad was a teenager, that
wasn’t possible. He listened to games on
the radio!
Morgan  The communication. Email, video
chatting, messaging, sharing photos and
videos … It’s amazing. My mom didn’t have
a cell phone when she was 13.
Greg  You can learn about everything.
Sometimes, I hear about a new band. Then,
I go on the internet and I visit their website,
watch their videos, maybe download their
music. It’s amazing. When my dad was a
teenager, he bought CDs in a store. Life was
different 30 years ago!
Jacob  What’s the worst thing about the
Internet?
Greg  The worst thing? Last night, I stayed
awake too late looking at the internet on
my phone. I’m tired today!
Chris  There is no worst thing. Life before the
internet was boring and slow. Life with the
internet is good. The worst thing about the
internet is when you’re not connected to it.
Jenna  Wrong information. Recently, on
the internet, I read some information
about history. Then I checked the dates
at school, and they were wrong. There are
a lot of different websites with different
information. You have to be careful!
Morgan  It’s addictive! I spend a lot of time
playing games online!
Jacob  Thank you, Morgan, Jenna, Chris, and
Greg! So, how about you? What do you do
online?
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Unit 5 For example, they build gardens outside
Watch. Activities 1 and 2. train stations. So, how does Urban Growth
work? The volunteers work with different
Hi! It’s Sarah here, and today I want
groups in a local community. They build
to talk about food. What do you think
big community gardens. They help people
supermarkets, cafés, and restaurants do
grow plants or vegetables, and they create
with the food they can’t sell? Let’s find out.
gardens with flowers everywhere. They
Food waste is a big problem today.
work with cafés and restaurants. And they
Did you know: we throw away millions of
create urban and indoor gardens. They also
tonnes of food every year. In the U.K., for
create fruit orchards and vegetable gardens
example, we throw away 7.3 million tonnes
for local communities.
of food every year. And over 50% of this
Urban gardening helps people in a lot of
food is still okay to eat. But there is a special
different ways. It connects people. People
café in Oxford that wants to stop this.
work together to grow things. People can
It uses food waste to make delicious meals.
get active. They have to work hard, but it’s
It’s called the Oxford Food Surplus Café.
great exercise. People in towns and cities
There are more than 200 volunteers of all
learn about nature. And you don’t have to
ages at the Oxford Food Surplus Café. They
be an expert to start gardening. The natural
help plan, prepare, cook, and serve meals
world is everywhere around you, and
with this food waste. They’re all friendly and
everyone can help look after it.
cheerful, and they’re very happy to work
Urban gardening also helps the
together.
environment in many different ways. For
So how does it work? A group of volunteers
example, more animals, birds, and insects
from the café visits restaurants, cafés,
visit urban gardens.
supermarkets, and food producers. The
There isn’t much air pollution. So, what do
volunteers take any food these places are
you think? Do you want to try some urban
planning to throw away. Then, they work
gardening?
together to plan and create a menu with
all the food. So, for example, today there
are some potatoes. What are they making?
Unit 7
Watch. Activities 1 and 2.
Fried potatoes. They’re also making a salad
Hi, it’s me, Logan! Today, we’re going to find
because there are some tomatoes and
out about transportation in Beijing, China’s
there is some lettuce. There aren’t any nuts
capital.
in the salad. The volunteers organize pop-
Beijing is in the northeast of China. It’s
up cafés in different parts of the city. They
a very big, modern city, but it’s also
serve all the delicious and healthy food to
noisy and crowded. The historic part of
local people.
Beijing is quieter than the more modern
Is it expensive to eat in the café? No, it isn’t!
neighborhoods, but there are always a lot
They have an honesty box. Some people
of people everywhere. More than 21 million
give the café money for their meal, but
people live here. Every day, they travel
some people don’t. And that’s okay. The
through the city to get home,
Oxford Food Surplus Café wants to do three
get to work, or get to school.
things: reduce food waste, offer healthy
They drive cars, and take buses, taxis, and
meals at low prices, help local people.
rickshaws. And look – people also ride
What an amazing café! Is there a place like
motorcycles and bikes in Beijing.
this in your town or city?
And a lot of people use the Beijing subway.
Unit 6 It’s usually faster than driving and easier
than walking. The Beijing subway opened in
Watch. Activities 1 and 2.
1969. There was only one line, and it was 21
Hi! It’s Noah here. Today, I want to talk to
kilometers long. Today, the subway is much
you about urban gardens in London.
bigger. It has 23 lines with 700 kilometers of
London is a very big city with a population
track. Each day, around ten million people
of about nine million people. There’s a river
use the subway. It’s more efficient than
in London, but a lot of people don’t live
taking the bus, and cheaper than taking a
near it. They live in urban neighborhoods.
taxi. The Beijing subway is getting bigger
In some parts of the city, there are a lot of
and better, with new trains, new track,
blocks of flats. There’s some green space,
and new stations. The new trains are more
but there isn’t much. But there are a lot of
comfortable than the old trains. And the
small urban gardens. For example, you can
new stations are bigger and more modern
see some beautiful gardens with flowers
than the old ones. The Beijing subway is
beside busy roads. Or in the middle of
crowded, but it’s also fast and efficient.
big blocks of flats. And there aren’t just
What’s transportation like in your town or
plants and flowers. There are also a lot of
city?
vegetables, like these tomatoes. So, what’s
going on? Let’s find out.
These volunteers are from Urban Growth.
They work with Londoners, and they help
them to build green spaces in the city.
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adventure sport! I live near the mountains,
and I often go skiing with my family. It’s
great, but one day I want to ski in New
Zealand!
New Zealand looks awesome! It has
amazing mountains, and there are a lot
of great places to ski, like Queenstown on
New Zealand’s South Island. Queenstown
is over 150 years old. But it wasn’t always
famous for adventure sports. In the 1860s,
a few people were living and farming in
this area. One day they were surprised
to find gold in the Shotover River, but
they were also very excited. Soon, people
were coming from all over the country
to look for gold. They built Queenstown,
but they didn’t stay for long. After a few
years, there was no more gold, and many
people left. But then, in the 1940s, New
Zealand’s first ski resort opened here on
Coronet Peak. It was a huge success, and it
changed Queenstown forever. It became
a very popular tourist destination. People
built hotels, restaurants opened, and soon,
people weren’t just coming to ski. They
were coming to do other sports, too.
In the 1960s, the Shotover Jet started. It’s
now one of Queenstown’s most popular
tourist attractions. It looks really exciting!
The jet boat races along the Shotover River
at 85 kilometers per hour! There are now jet
boats on the Dart River and the Kawarau
River, too.
The Kawarau River and its lake – Lake
Wakatipu – are an important part of the
Queenstown story. It was here, on the
Kawarau Bridge, that bungee jumping
started. In the late 1980s, a man named A. J.
Hackett opened a bungee jump company
here. It was the first bungee jump location
for tourists in the world! Wow! He looked
scared!
Today, around a million tourists visit
Queenstown every year. They come for the
skiing, the water sports, and the adventure!
Wow! Amazing! I really want to go there
one day soon.

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