1 In pairs, read the information about visiting Britain and discuss the questions.
1 Which of the places would you want to visit and why?
2 Which form of transport would you want to take to visit these places? Why?
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2 9.5 Listen to a discussion about visiting Britain. Make notes on the advantages and disadvantages to each form of transport that Mariam mentions.
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Rail travel advantages: it is the fastest way to travel from one city to another. Trains are comfortable, often with a restaurant.
Rail travel disadvantages: Train travel is extremely expensive. Routes can be very crowded so you might have to stand.
Coach travel advantages: Coaches go to nearly all towns and cities. They are good value. You will get a seat.
Coach travel disadvantages: Coaches often get stuck in traffi c.
Car travel advantages: You can go anywhere.
Car travel disadvantages: Roads are very busy. It is expensive and diffi cult to park.
Plane travel advantages: It is surprisingly cheap. It’s a good way to travel long distances.
Plane travel disadvantages: It is very bad for the environment.
3 Complete the Speaking box with the prepositions. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
| about against at for of on to |
Answers 1 for/against 2 about 3 for 4 of/to 5 of/to 6 on 7 at
4 In pairs, look at the statement below and make a list of at least two advantages and two disadvantages to each way of travelling.
You want to travel from the south to the north of your country to visit your cousins in Amman. Your parents do not know whether to drive, take the coach or fly
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5 In pairs, follow the instructions.
1 Spend a few minutes individually preparing to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of one of the ways of of travelling in Exercise 4.
2 Talk for one to two minutes each using phrases from the Speaking box. Your partner should listen and make notes.
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