Unusual City Transport

 

Unusual City Transport

Lesson 18

Warm-up

Hello, how are you today?

 

I travel to school by ... when it's sunny/rainy/windy.

 

How do you travel to school when it's sunny/rainy/windy?

 

I'm ...

 

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Speaking#1

Quest intro

Hi, Nina!
It's an online travel challenge. The winner gets a free holiday!

 

Hey, Mickie! What are you doing?

 

Wow, that sounds cool! Do you

want some help?

 

Yes, please!

 

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Find hidden

tickets

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Discover two types of unusual transport

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The Transport Challenge

Get a prize!

Find two secret locations

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Part 1

Bullet trains are fast. Can you think of a type of transport that is... ?

 fast

slow

cheap

expensive

comfortable

uncomfortable

noisy

quiet

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g

h

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Game #1

Do you know anything about Wuppertal, Nina?

No, I don't. Let's learn a bit about it!

You found the first location!

Wuppertal, Germany

Wuppertal

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Part 2

Wuppertal has unusual transport -

an old monorail! Do you know what that is?

Wuppertal

Wuppertal Monorail,

Germany

Wuhan Monorail, China

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Wuhan also has a monorail. It's brand new.

The Wuppertal monorail is older than the Wuhan monorail.

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A whale is smaller than a goldfish.

Mountains are bigger than hills.

Bicycles are slower than cars.

Motorbikes are slower than cars.

Spring is hotter than summer.

A bear is smaller than a cat.

True or false?

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___ is cheaper than ___.

___ is more expensive than ___.

___ is faster than ___.

___ is slower than ___.

___ is more comfortable than ___.

___ is more uncomfortable than ___.

Speed: 65 km/h
Price: $8

Comfort: 💚💚💚💚

Wuppertal Monorail,

Germany

Speed: 60 km/h
Price: $16

Comfort: 💚💚💚💚💚

Wuhan Monorail, China

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Let's play!

This transport has four wheels and four doors. What is it?

It's a car!

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Game #2

You found the second location! Well done!

It's in Cuba. Cuba is an island near Central America.

Nina, what do you know about Havanna?

Havanna!

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Part 3

How do you get around Havana?

 

There are

many ways!

truck

taxi

bike taxi

bus

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a

b

c

d

 fast

slow

cheap

expensive

comfortable

uncomfortable

noisy

quiet

taxi

bike taxi

truck

bus

What do you think is cheaper, a taxi or a bus?

I think a bus is cheaper than a taxi!

 

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Speaking #2

What transport do you use to get around your town?

What's your favourite type of transport, and why?

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Game #3

Part 4

At 8 o'clock.

Busses are popular in Havanna. At what time do they usually arrive at the bus station?

Let's check the timetable!

half past

quarter to

quarter past

quarter to 8

quarter past 8

half past 3

o'clock

9 o'clock

At quarter past 8.

Excuse me, at what time does the bus arrive?

quarter past 8

____ to 8

___ 3

___ 7

___ to 4

4 ___

monorail

bus

At ___.

At what time does the ___ arrive?

tram

Quest wrap-up

Find hidden

tickets

2

Discover two types of unusual transport

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The Transport Challenge

You've won!

Find two secret locations

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I'm so happy! Now you can go on holiday!

Nina, we did it! Whoohoo, we've won!

Goodbye slide

Goodbye!

Goodbye!

Extension

 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

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b

c

e

Monte toboggan,

Portugal

Reindeer sled

Finland

Maglev train,

Shangai, China

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d

Goodbye!

Goodbye!

monorail, taxi, bus, bicycle, taxi bike, car, plane, train

 

 

telling time

 

 

 

cheap, expensive, comfortable, uncomfortable, fast, slow

Vocabulary & Grammar

Main vocabulary:

Grammar

(adjectives & comparative adjectives):

Secondary vocabulary: