Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh - Unit 6: The best way to travel

▼ AGENDA► Comparative and superlative adjectives► Dates► Money► Welcoming a visitorWork in pairs. When you travel, do you prefer to go by:car?plane?train?boat?taxi1Language focusUNIT 6The best way to travelThe plane from Sydney to Perth is more expensive than the train.There are fewer trains than flights between Sydney and Perth.Trains are more harmful to the environment than planes.Travelling by train across Australia is more boring than flying.Martina thinks taking the train is better than flying.Martina Cooke is a travel writer. Read her article about travelling across Australia. Which sentences are true or false?2FTFFTThere are two main ways to travel from Sydney to Perth: by plane or by train. It's a 2,700 mile journey, so flying is much easier than going by train.Flying with the Australian airline Qantas takes four hours. The lndian Pacific train takes three nights. So flying is much quicker! A one-way plane ticket Sydney-Perth is $275 but the train is $680. So flying is also a lot cheaper. The flights are also more frequent than the train: there are flights every day but there are only two trains a week. So, why get the train?Although the Indian Pacific is slower than the plane, the train is much better for the environment. It is also a more exciting journey across Australia. You can see the Blue Mountains, the Outback, and the Nullarbor Plain. And obviously the train is bigger so you can walk around, go to the restaurant car, and meet more people. It's a wonderful experience. I went on the train in 2006, and I can‘t remember a journey when I was happier.By plane or by train?backComplete the table with comparative adjectives from page 50.RegularOne syllableTwo syllables ending in -yIrregularAdjectivequickcheapslowfewbigComparative AdjectiveComparative adjectivesTwo or more syllablesgood badexcitingfrequentexpensiveharmfulboringeasy happyquickercheaperslowerfewerbiggerbetter worseexcitingfrequentexpensiveharmfulboringeasier happiermore +Read the grammar rules and answer the question.We put much or a lot before a comparative to show a bigger difference.What happens to one-syllable adjectives with one short vowel and ending in one consonant, e.g. big, wet?Other adjectives with two or more syllables• Put more before the adjective.Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y• Change the -y to -i and add -er to the end of the adjective.One-syllable adjectives• Add -er to the end of the adjective.6.1 After her journey on the Indian Pacific Railway, Martina Cooke went on an excursion to the Blue Mountains. Listen and answer the questions.Were there many people in the Blue Mountains?Was Martina on her own?Look at the pictures. Which activity did Martina do?Yes, it was crowdedNo, she was with a friend.Mountain bikingPractice1Work in pairs. Write the comparative form of the adjectives. Use the information in the grammar box to help you.6.1 Listen to the interview again. Martina uses the comparative form of the adjectives in (2). Check your answers.quietoldyoungadventurousbusy crowded clean expensive busier2more crowdedcleanermore expensivequieter / more quietolderyoungermore adventuruos3Living in the country is ______________ than living in the city centre.Eating at home is ______________ than going to restaurants. Skiing holidays ______________ are than beach holidays. Reading a novel is ______________ than reading the newspaper. Motorbikes are ______________ than cars.Complete the sentence with a comparative adjective. Give your opinion.Example Learning computer science is more difficult than learning history.4Which country has the best food in the world?the nicest climate?the friendliest people?the world’s most beautiful city?Read the article The Best in the World. Which opinions do you agree with? Which do you disagree with?Conde Naste Traveller asked its readers to choose their favourite travel destinations. Here are the results of the survey.■ CountriesItaly was the most popular tourist destination and readers also think it is the country with the best food. The magazine's readers think New Zealand is the country with the nicest climate, although South Africa is the country with the most attractive scenery. India is the country with the most fascinating culture while Australia has the friendliest people.■ CitiesThe most interesting city for culture was Barcelona. Rome came first for architecture and was the prettiest city in the survey. The cleanest city was Singapore. Finally, the readers chose Venice as the safest city in the world and Melbourne was the most user-friendly, the easiest city to explore.3The best in the worldSuperlative adjectivesRegularComplete the table with superlative adjectives from the article The Best in the World. What are the comparative adjectives?AdjectivesgoodbadpopularattractivefascinatinginterestingfriendlyprettyeasycleannicesafeIrregularTwo or more syllablesTwo syllable ending in -yOne syllableSuperlative Adjectivesbestworstpopularattractivefascinatinginterestingfriendliestprettiesteasiestcleanestnicestsafestthe +the + most the +One-syllable adjectives• Add -est to the end of the adjective.Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y• Change the -y to -i and add ________ to the end of the adjective.Other adjectives with two or more syllables• Put _________ before the adjective.-estthe most6.2 Listen to an interview with a travel consultant. She is giving the cost of a short stay in some big cities. Complete the table.Practice1$470$670$550$340$290$270$670Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets.The______________cost for a short stay is in London, (high)A short stay in Moscow is______________than in Tokyo, (cheap)The cost of a short stay in Seoul is______________than in Sydney, (high)You pay______________prices in Milan than in New York, (low)A short stay in Warsaw is____________________than in Budapest, (expensive)The______________cost is in Prague, (low)2highestcheaperhigherlowermore expensivelowestbeautiful ugly cheap expensive fun boringold modern large small dangerous enjoyableExample I think Ho Chi Minh city is better than Vung tau because Ho Chi Minh City is more enjoyable and less expensive.Work in groups. Think of cities you know. Which is the best city for a short stay? Which is the worst? Compare the two cities. Use the adjectives in the box and your own ideas. Use the comparative or superlative form.3Example / think Madrid is better than London because Madrid is more fun and less expensive.DatesWork in pairs. What are the two ways of saying these dates?6.3 Listen and check your answers.6.4 Listen and circle the number you hear.7th / 17lh13th / 30th6th / 16th12th / 720'h1st May 2nd April 10,h March19th August24th September123the first of MayMay the first Word powerPronunciation6.5 Listen and repeat the dates.3rd April - the third of April4th June - the fourth of June20th March - the twentieth of March23rd September - the twenty-third of September13th November - the thirteenth of November30th December - the thirtieth of Decemberthe fourth of JuneLook at the British English and the American English ways of writing and saying dates. What is the difference?BrE8/9/07 (D M Y)the eighth of September two thousand and sevenWork in pairs. Say these dates first in the British English way and then in the American English way.1/2/99 6/8/00 11/6/066.6 Listen and check your answers.4AmE8/9/07 (M D Y)August ninth two thousand and seven7/5/073/4/012/10/1056Match the words in A with their meaning in B.coinsa note (AmE = a bill)a credit carda debit carda cash machine (AmE - ATM)casha card you use to buy things on creditreal money that you carry with youa place often outside a bank where you get money using your bank cardmetal moneya card you use to pay directly from your bank accountpaper moneyBAMoney16.7 Listen to three conversations where people have problems paying. Match pictures a-c below with the conversations in (3)2Conversation 1Conversation 2Conversation 31 Passenger 1 	That's the problem. You have a fifty-euro __________. The machine doesn't accept big _______ .Passenger 2 	Oh no!Passenger 1 	Do you have any__________?Complete the sentences from the conversations with the words from (1).3 2 3Call centre operator The cost is 220.Customer Can I pay by _________ card?Call centre operator Yes. It's more expensive to pay by _____ card. It‘s an extra 5.Customer Ah. Uhm, I also have my ___________ card. Maestro.Waiter 	We don't accept any cards. Customer 	Oh no!Waiter 	Do you have____________?Customer 	No.Waiter 	I'm very sorry sir, but we have to go together to a _________________, to get the money.notenotescoinscashcash machinecreditcreditdebit 6.7 Listen again and check your answers to (3).Work in groups. Discuss the sentences in (5)4Are you happy with the money you earn/win in your job?What do you like to spend your money on/at/to? Clothes? Food? Going out?Do you prefer to pay for things in/by cash or in/by debit card?What do you do with your receipts/recipes after shopping? Throw them away? Keep them?What was the last time you bought something expensive by/with your credit card?Choose the right word.56Focus on communicationWelcoming a visitorWork in pairs. Imagine you are welcoming a foreign visitor to your place of w for the first time. Think of five questions you can ask the visitor.6.8, 6.9 Listen to two conversations in which people welcome visitors. Tick () the topics they talk about.• the visitor's journey• the visit• home town/country• work• travel and holidays• accommodationConversation1 212the visitor's journeyHow was your journey?home town/countryDo you come from ... (Dublin)? Do you live in ... (Barcelona)? Where were you born?the visitAre you here on business or on holiday? Is this your first visit to ... (Dublin)?travel and holidaysDo you travel a lot for work?Where do you spend your holidays? (BrE)Where do you go on vacation? (AmE)6.8 Listen to the first conversation again. Tick (√) the questions you hear.workWhat do you do? Who do you work for? Where do you work?accommodationWhat's your hotel like?26.9 Listen to the second conversation again. Write the questions.Mr Abbott 	Welcome to New York, Ms Peto ____________________ (1) Ms Peto 	Yes, it was fine, thanks. It's great to be here.Mr Abbott 	_______________________________ (2) in New York ?Ms Peto 	Yes, it is. It's a very exciting city.Mr Abbott 	It sure is. _______________________ (3) ?Ms Peto 	Only four days. I leave on Friday.Mr Abbott	Oh, that's too bad. __________________________ (4) Ms Peto 	Yes, quite a lot. I was in London last week and next week I go to Germany.Mr Abbott 	________________________ (5) ?Ms PETO 	Yes, I find it interesting. But on a business trip there isn't any time to see the places you want to see.Mr Abbott	No, that's true. ____________________________ (6) ?Ms Peto 	Oh yes, the hotel's great, thanks.Mr Abbott	Good. Now, let me introduce you to some of my colleagues 4did you have a good tripIs it your first time in New york?How long are you here forDo you travel abroad much?Do you enjoy traveling?Is everything at the hotel OK?Add the questions from (4) to the correct group in (3).Work in pairs. Practise welcoming a visitor. Choose questions from the table in (3) 56HostvisitorHostWelcome visitor and introduce yourself.Ask about journey.Ask if first visit.Ask how long/here for.Ask where visitor lives and worksAsk about travel for work.Begin introductions with colleagues.Greet host.Reply.Reply and give more information.Say only two days.Reply. Ask host same question.Reply and give more information. Ask host same question.