Superhero Academy
Believe it or not:
Unusual City Transport
Believe it or not:
Unusual City Transport
Today, you will be travelling by...
Hi, Nina!
It's an online travel challenge. The winner gets a free holiday!
Hey, Mickie! What are you doing?
Wow! Do you want some help?
Yes please!
Find two secret locations
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Get 1000 points
2
Discover two unusual types of transport
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The Transport Challenge
Bullet trains are fast. Can you think of a type of transport that is... ?
You earned 100 points!
Virtual points: 100 / 1000
fast
slow
cheap
expensive
comfortable
uncomfortable
Do you know anything about Wuppertal, Nina?
No, I don't.
You found the first location!
Wuppertal, Germany
Wuppertal
It can go 65 km/h.
It's the world's oldest monorail.
Wuppertal is famous for its monorail - a train that runs on one rail.
Wuppertal
Schwebebahn, Wuppertal, Germany
Wuhan Monorail, China
Opened in: 2022
Opened in: 1901
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I travelled on the Wuhan monorail last year.
The Schwebebahn is older than the Wuhan monorail.
___ is cheaper than ___
___ is more expensive than ___
___ is faster than ___
___ is slower than ___
___ is more comfortable than ___
___ is more uncomfortable than ___
You earned 250 points!
Virtual points: 350/ 1000
Speed: 65 km/h
Price: $8
Comfort: 💚💚💚💚
Schwebebahn, Wuppertal, Germany
Speed: 60 km/h
Price: $16
Comfort: 💚💚💚💚💚
Wuhan Monorail, China
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It costs 8 dollars.
Wow!
That's cheap!
Excuse me, how much does a ticket cost?
We have to buy a ticket!
How to see Wuppertal!
And you have revealed the second secret location!
walking tour - $30
monorail - $8
bus tour - $6
Wow! That's cheap / expensive!
Excuse me, how much does it cost?
You earned 100 points!
Virtual points: 450 / 1000
It costs...
How are you doing?
I'm bored!
I'm good!
I'm OK!
I'm happy!
I'm fed up!
You found the second location!
It's an island near Central America. Its capital city is Havana.
Nina, what do you know about Cuba?
Cuba!
My taxi is comfortable
Which one shall we ride in?
These 'coco taxis' are one of the most popular types of transport in Cuba!
My taxi is
the most
comfortable!
My taxi is the cheapest!
My taxi is the fastest !
You earned 100 points!
Virtual points: 550 / 1000
Which taxi is the most uncomfortable?
___ is the most uncomfortable.
Which taxi is the cheapest?
___ is the cheapest.
Which taxi is the most expensive?
___ is the most expensive.
Which taxi is the fastest?
___ is the fastest.
Which taxi is the slowest?
___ is the slowest.
Which taxi is the most comfortable?
___ is the most comfortable.
Rafa
Price: $ 7
Speed: 27 km/h
Comfort: 💚💚
Andre
Price: $ 6
Speed: 23 km/h
Comfort: 💚💚💚💚
Samuel
Price: $5
Speed: 25 km/h
Comfort: 💚💚💚
Are there any other ways of getting around Havana?
Yes, there are.
truck
bus
taxi
bike taxi
You earned 150 points!
Virtual points: 700 / 1000
truck
bus
taxi
bike taxi
It costs 25 dollars.
Excuse me, how much does a truck ride cost?
Wow! That's expensive!
It costs 15 dollars.
It costs 4 dollars.
It costs 2 dollars.
Excuse me...
Wow! That's...
Never mind, Mickie.
We didn't win the holiday, but we can have a fun day out in our own city!
Nina, we tried our best, but we didn't get enough points!
I liked it!
It was OK.
I didn't like it.
What did you think of the lesson?
Superhero Academy
Goodbye!
Goodbye!
Find two facts that are true!
Wuppertal is famous for its monorail - a train that runs on one rail.
It can go 100 km/h.
It's the world's oldest monorail.
It opened in 1901.
Its top speed is 65 km/h.
It flies in the sky.
The monoral is called the Schwebebahn.
The train hangs on a rail.
It means 'suspension railway.'
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Can you remember?
Ask and answer
How would you like to travel there?
China
by plane
by bike
by car
by ship
by bus
Where would you like to travel?
the USA
Australia
Brazil
France
Match the transport and the name
Dog sled
Alaska, USA
Gondola
Venice, Italy
A
B
C
E
Monte toboggan,
Portugal
Reindeer sled
Finland
Maglev train,
Shangai, China
1
2
3
4
5
D
Ask and answer
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Goodbye!
Goodbye!
- Main vocabulary : monorail, taxi, bus, bike, car, plane, train
- Secondary vocabulary : cheap, expensive, comfortable, uncomfortable, fast, slow
- Grammar : adjectives, comparatives and superlatives
Lesson Content
Functional language: enquiring about cost
-Excuse me, how much does it cost?
- It costs...
-Wow! That's cheap/expensive!
5.7. A Believe it or not: Unusual City Transport
By Jekaterina Smirnova
