Roadways

One road leads to London, One road leads to Wales, My road leads me seawards To the white dipping sails.

One road leads to the river, And it goes singing slow; My road leads to shipping, Where the bronzed sailors go.

My road calls me, lures me West, east, south, and north; Most roads lead men homewards, My road leads me forth.

John Masefield

E M O T O R W A Y C

D O U B L E O T L A

I F A O H O S H C B

S B R A I L W A Y D

T N G T D U M M C I

A Y O H E R N W L F

N K D E L A Y S I F

C I C A N A L D N J

E I G H L A N D G O

U W B B A L L O O N

Remember the geographical names from the text:

the Savoy Hotel

the Offa’s Dyke Footpath

the Severn Valley Railway the Snowdon Railway

double-decker (bus)toll bridge

congestion

steam railway

footpath forest track country lane

Remember the translation of these words:

network мережа charge сплата infamous славнозвісний unpredictable

непередбачений spectacular мальовничий

Answer the questions (Ex.1 p. 43):

1. What is the ‘knowledge’?

2. What are Britain’s biggest transport problems?

3. Why is Britain good for cycling and walking?

4. What are the advantages of canal boats and steam railways?

5. Which places in the text would you like to visit? Why?

1. The only road to drive on the ____ is near _________ .

2. In London they still have black _______ and red _________.

3. There are more than ________ cars which make a lot of __________ on the motorways.

4. New ideas to improve transport system include ________ and __________.

5. The ideal options for keen cyclists in Britain are _________ and __________.

6. More adventurous travellers can take up ______ and _________.

Finish up the sentences:

More facts about cars in Britain: The number of cars has gone up 30% There are 25 mln cars on the roads now Over 25% of car journeys are under 2 miles 40 people in one bus = occupy 30 cars 3,000 people die in road accidents every year 90% of carbon monoxide produced by cars

goes into the atmosphere in London 25,000 deaths are caused by air pollution One child in seven suffers from asthma

Which of the sentences about Britain are true? (Ex.3 p.43)

1. Most phone boxes are red.2. Phone calls are cheaper in the evening.3. Restaurants tips are usually 10%.4. ‘Bed and breakfast’ and youth hostels are

not very expensive.

5. Plugs in Britain are the same as

the rest of Europe.6. In Britain it is usually between 25 C and 30

C in the summer.

Check up true sentences:

1. Most phone boxes are red.2. Phone calls are cheaper in the evening.3. Restaurants tips are usually 10%.4. ‘Bed and breakfast’ and youth hostels are

not very expensive.

5. Plugs in Britain are the same as

the rest of Europe.6. In Britain it is usually between 25 C and 30

C in the summer.

Group work: What places in Britain would you like to visit?

England Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Home task

Write a short paragraph

“The place I would like to visit”

use the websites:

www.information-britain.co.uk

www.lonelyplanet.com