Life-B1-Pre-Intermediate-W-b Transport PDF

Unit 3 Transport 3a Choosing greener transport Reading green transport Vocabulary transport (1): nouns 1 Read the article below. What is the aim of the 3 Complete the sentences with a compound noun, article? Choose the...

Unit 3 Transport 3a Choosing greener transport Reading green transport Vocabulary transport (1): nouns 1 Read the article below. What is the aim of the 3 Complete the sentences with a compound noun, article? Choose the correct option (a, b or c). using a word from each box. a to give an opinion about transport.. c u l... p e tro l ro ad rush hour ja m lim it b to argue for more public transport H 1 c >. u at six m the morning, be very expensive. ,. 4 The petrol tank is nearly on empty, so we need 3 The author thinks cities need to give.. , r.. more information to visitors. to find a soon, ,£ , ,, c ,u 5 Police are using cameras to catch anyone 4 Buses, trams and ferries are better for the & J environment than cars or aeroplanes. driving over th e.................................... 5 All hotels have charging stations for electric cars. i Y£wm\ Choosing flfBBHBI transport For tourists and travellers w ho w an t a m ore interesting exp erien ce w h en they arrive in a new city or country, here are som e better w ays to travel, both for you and for th e environm ent. I G e t out of th e c ar and w alk. It’s slo w er but it’s the g re e n e s t w a y to travel. It’s also the m ost rew arding w a y to see a city, but re m e m b e r to p ack com fortab le shoes. | Cycling is also a good alternative. M a n y hotels and hostels now offer bicycles for guests. S o m e also provide electric bikes th at give you help with hills and on long er jo u rn eys. S o m e cities also h a v e bike stations. You pick up a bicycle from on e of th ese stations and return it a fte r tw o hours. It costs som ething but it’s m uch c h e a p e r than a bus or taxi. If you ha ve to ta k e transport in a city, try to ta k e public transport. M o st cities now offer lots of I inform ation and very c le a r m aps. Y o u ’ll also g et m ore d etailed inform ation by visiting the city w e b s ite b efo re you I go b e c a u s e it’ll s a v e a lot o f tim e o n ce you g e t there. W h e n e v e r possible, ta k e buses, trains or ferries for travelling from city to city. T h e y a re usually g re e n e r than cars and a e ro p lan e s. |A n d w hen th e only w a y to travel is by car, rent a hybrid or electric car. M a n y car rental co m p an ies now offer this kind of choice so a lw ay s ask. Look for hotels at your destination with fre e electric veh icle charging stations. Y o u ’ll be surprised at how m a n y hotels now offer this facility. by J e a n n e tte B elliveau, D e m a n d M e d ia