U4.1 (Pg67-68) Read, Note-taking and Writing: Transport

C Global reading (Pg64)
1 Skim Creative solutions and write the headings in the correct place. One heading is extra.
Exchange your cars ​ (a)  

High in the sky ​ (b)  

Putting pedestrians first ​ (c)  

Solar-powered cars ​ (d)  

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D. Close reading (Pg66) Ex 1: Which city does each statement describe?

a Curitiba; b Murcia; c La Paz

1 Its buses are often full. ​ (a)  

2 Drivers cannot drive on 52 roads. ​ (b)  

3 People ride trams for free if they give up their cars. ​ (c)  

4 People hope the solution reduces air pollution. ​ (d)  

5 It has more than 1,000 green spaces. ​ (e)  

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Ex2: Read Creative solutions again. Write T (true) or F (False).

Groups:

(a) True

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(b) False

• 5 El Alto is located in downtown La Paz.

• 1 Curitiba made its main business street into one only for pedestrians.

• 3 People in Murcia can turn in any car if it is paid for.

• 6 The cable car helps people of La Paz get downtown faster.

• 2 People cannot drive cars in Curitiba’s streets anymore.

• 4 Murcia sends the old cars to other cities in Spain.

Ex3: Complete each sentence with one or two words from the text.

1 People in Curitiba saw the pedestrian-only street as (a)  

2 Curitiba is working hard to save its ...

3 Murcia ... its old cars in art projects around the city.

Ex3: Complete each sentence with one or two words from the text.

4 Murcia wants to show the ... of cars through the art projects.

5 La Paz hopes its cable car will help ...

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Note-taking (Pg67) Đọc đoạn văn và tóm tắt, sau đó nhìn vào note và tóm tắt lại.

Chú ý chỉ note Danh từ chính, Động từ, Tính từ (quan trọng), Con số/Tên riêng

1. *: by; ->: to

2. Passage 2: Murica reduced the number of cars * asked people to turn them in

3. Car owners give any car -> get a free lifetime pass -> use new, greener trams.

Answer explanation

1. To reduce the number of cars, the city of Murcia, Spain asked people to turn them in. Car owners can give any car—new or old—but it must be paid for. the city wants people to use its new, greener trams. they exchange their car, and in return get a free lifetime pass to use on any tram.

Note-taking (Pg67) Đọc đoạn văn và tóm tắt, sau đó nhìn vào note và tóm tắt lại.

Chú ý chỉ note Danh từ chính, Động từ, Tính từ (quan trọng), Con số/Tên riêng

1. Use no more than 15 words: *: by; ->: to

2. Passage 2: Murcia is using its old cars in art projects around the city. The city wants to show the bad side of cars and the challenges of parking. Sometimes the art pieces they display show cars on top of each other

Answer explanation

Murica used old cars -> show bad sides *showing cars on top of each other

Note-taking (Pg67) Đọc đoạn văn và tóm tắt, sau đó nhìn vào note và tóm tắt lại.

Chú ý chỉ note Danh từ chính, Động từ, Tính từ (quan trọng), Con số/Tên riêng

1. Use no more than 15 words: *: by; ->: to

2. Passage 3 (The downsides of lacking public transportation): La Paz, Bolivia, is one of the highest cities in the world, and it has some of the worst traffic. there are not enough vans to move passengers and the buses are often full. For the people who travel downtown from El Alto, a neighbourhood up on a mountain, the trip is long, crowded, and tiring.

Answer explanation

La Paz worst traffic, not enough vans and buses.

Travel downtown: tiring

Note-taking (Pg67) Đọc đoạn văn và hoàn thành bảng tóm tắt:

Passage 3: But a new cable car is cutting travel time to just minutes. this is saving many people over an hour of travel time each day. People go to and from downtown, high above the traffic. There is hope that the new cable car will reduce the number of cars on the road as well as reduce air pollution.

Note: a new ... (1) cutting ... (2) a day. People go to / from ... (3) to reduce ... (4) and ... (5)

Answer explanation

cable car, over an hour, downtown, traffic, pollution

Note-taking (Pg67) Đọc đoạn văn và hoàn thành bảng tóm tắt:

No more than 30 words

Passage 1: Over 40 years ago, one city in Brazil made one quick and important decision to reduce the number of cars. In just 72 hours, Curitiba turned its main business street into a pedestrian street. At first the project was not popular, but over time people saw it as positive. the city later made 52 other roads pedestrian-only. People are using these areas for outdoor markets, concerts, and other events.

The city has 16 parks and over a thousand green spaces. In 1970, each person had one square meter of green space, but today they have 52. It is clear the city is working hard to save its natural environment and Curitiba is a great example of pedestrian-friendly city planning.

Answer explanation

Brazil reduced traffic *main streets -> pedestrian streets

First, x popular but a few positive

Later, made 52 more pedestrian streets -> outdoor markets ...

16 -52 parks = Curitiba is pedestrian-friendly city planning