≤074 Unit 7 Speaking 2
B Listen to some students answering the questions. Match each speaker with a question. A No, not really. I get quite nervous – especially when the plane is taking off and landing. I hate waiting for my bags at the airport, too.
B Yes, especially young people. It’s very economical. I think older people are cycling more, too – petrol is becoming so expensive, and cycling keeps you fit.
C Well, I have a Lamborghini, so of course, the answer is yes. I love to get onto the motorway and really put my foot down.
D Yes, when I was in Greece, I travelled from Athens to an island near Turkey. It was an eight-hour journey. I got really seasick. I don’t really like being at sea at all.
E Yes, I take a bus to and from college every day. In the morning, I always have to wait in a queue. When the buses come, they are sometimes full, and I have to wait for the next one.
≤075 Unit 7 Speaking 3
B Listen to some students answering the questions. In the second column, match each speaker with a question. A Yes, I think so. There are lots of companies that offer cheap flights these days. Planes use a lot of petrol, and it is not good for the environment.
B Yes, I think so. The trains are modern and comfortable, and very fast. We have small buses that are clean and comfortable. You only have to wait ten minutes.
C That’s a good question. Perhaps wealthy people will travel more in small planes, or even have their own little flying machines.
D Yes, people should use buses and trains or the underground in very big cities. More streets can be used only for people walking, and the air will be cleaner.
E We can make public transport cheaper and nicer to use – you know, more modern trains and buses. We can also ban cars in city centres, or make people pay to take their car into the city centre.
≤076 Unit 7 Listening 1
C Listen to the first part of a talk about belonging to a car club. Answer the questions in Exercise B. Voice: More and more people in cities are joining car clubs. They are doing this because belonging to a car club, and using a car club car, is much more economical than running a car of their own. People in cities use public transport to get to work. They walk their children to school and they walk to the supermarket. They may only use their car once or twice a week – perhaps only at the weekend. Why pay so much to keep a car on the road when you so
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rarely use it? If you add up the cost of keeping a car on the road, it is frightening. There is insurance and road tax, which goes up every year. Then, there is the cost of a yearly service – expensive, even if your car is new. If you drive an older car, of course, you will have to pay for repairs and new parts, too. For many people, there is the additional cost of parking. Finally, there is the fall in the value of your car – the average car falls in value by £2,000 a year. People who belong to a car club don’t need to worry about any of this. They can use a car club car twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. They can pick up a car from close to their home and leave it in the same place when they end their journey. Anyone can belong to a car club and save thousands of pounds every year ...
≤077 Unit 7 Listening 1
D Listen again and complete the summary of the talk below. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER in each space. [Play Track 076 again]
≤078 Unit 7 Listening 3
A With a partner, write three questions about belonging to a car club. Then listen to the rest of the speech and check if your questions are answered. Voice: Using a car club car is easier and more convenient than hiring a car from a large car hire company. Firstly, you can use a car club car for as long as you like. You can take it for an hour, or you can take it for a month. Being able to use a car for very short journeys is a huge advantage of a car club – a car hire company will always have a minimum twenty-four hour rental time. Most car club members use the cars for day trips and have the car back by the evening. They don’t need to have it for twenty- four hours. Secondly, there are cars all around the city, so you will never have to walk more than ten minutes to pick up a car. The cars are parked in private car club parking spaces, which no other driver is allowed to use. When you bring the car back, the space will be waiting for you. Parking is never a problem.
Booking the car is very simple. You can book online, or you can book by telephone. Booking online couldn’t be easier. You simply go onto the car club site and follow the instructions to make your booking. If the car you want is free, you can pick it up five minutes later. If another member is using the car you want, there will be another car nearby that you can use instead. If you want to book a car a month or two in advance, that is also possible. When you are in the car, you can extend your booking time if you need the car for longer. When you get to the car, you
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