UNIT 2 24 HOURS IN TOKYO

WHILE YOU WATCH

A Watch the video. What is it about? Was your prediction from exercise D on page 49 correct?
What is the place in the picture?
B Draw lines to match the information in the two columns.

traditional Harajuku District

the biggest in the world Shibuya
starts after 5 a.m. the Tokyo subway
one of the busiest crossings in the world large tuna
sell for hundreds of dollars cat café
famous for shopping tea ceremony
non-traditional Tsukiji fish market
C Put the sentences in the order they happen in the video (1–9).
The morning commute begins.
Meetings happen over dinner.
Fans go to the Tokyo Dome.
People head home through Shibuya.
People take a taxi home.
The fish market opens.
The fish market opens up again.
People go shopping
People eat from a bento box.

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D Look at the pictures and the words in the box. Write the name of each place and the people
you can find there.

1 2

3 4

baseball fans commuters fashionable young people Harajuku District

restaurant workers Shibuya crossing Tokyo Dome Tsukiji fish market

E Listen for these sentences and complete the missing words.

Karaoke is a popular activity after 1 . And the young people who went to Harajuku
earlier in the day now 2
into clubs to watch live music. When it’s late at night,
people 3 home through Shibuya, one of the 4 crossings
in the world. If they are later than 1 a.m., they miss the 5 , but they can take a
6
. And two hours later, the fish market opens up again.
F Answer the questions about Tokyo.
1 Q What is Japan called?
A
2 Q What time do workers buy fish?
A
3 Q When does the subway start?
A
4 Q Where can you have coffee with cats?
A
5 Q What district is famous for shopping?
A
6 Q When do the trains stop?
A

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AFTER YOU WATCH

A PAIR WORK Imagine you live and work in Tokyo. Complete a daily planner for one day.
Write at least six activities from the video with the right times. Then compare your
planner with a partner’s.

12:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

1:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
2:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
3:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
4:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
5:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
6:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. 11:00 p.m.

B PAIR WORK Compare your city to Tokyo. Write down places in your city that are similar
to the places mentioned in the video. Share your list with a partner.
Tokyo My city
Tokyo Dome
Cat Café
Harajuku District
Tsukiji fish market
Shibuya
C Compare a typical day in Tokyo with a typical day in your city. What routines and
activities are similar? What are different? Make notes.

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UNIT 4 A YEAR OF FESTIVALS

BEFORE YOU WATCH

winter solstice fireworks

costume hot air balloon

A Look at the pictures and captions. Write the correct expression next to the definition.
1 a large flying object that has a container below where people can travel
2 the shortest day and longest night of the year
3 objects in the sky that produce a loud noise and bright, colorful light
4 clothes that someone wears to look like someone else
B PAIR WORK Think of a celebration that happens once a year. What is the celebration for?
How do people celebrate? Share what you know with a partner.
C PREDICT Look at the picture. What do you see?
What do you think the video is about?
Make a prediction.
a different ways to travel
b a race around the world
c different kinds of celebrations

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