Transcript ELCA102 Unit 8 *I*ll take the train thanks* Developed External

King Abdul- Aziz
University
English Language
Institute
ELCA102
Unit 8
“I’ll take the train thanks”
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B- Sharing Information
• Imagine that you live in Madrid, Spain, and you have a two-week
vacation. You want to go to Florence, Italy. Florence is about 1,000
miles from Madrid
• How will you travel?
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C- Preparing to read
Background
• Read the following text then answer the questions:
Most scientists all over the world agree that one of the biggest
problems in the world right now is the problem of climate” weather”
change. All of the pollution (dirty air that comes from cars, planes..) is
making the world climate warmer. This warmer weather is melting the
ice at the North and South Poles, and the water from the melting ice
makes the ocean rise. Also, when weather changes, plants and animals
have to change, too. The only way to stop this climate change is to
make less pollution.
The United Nations had the first international conference
(meeting), about the problem of pollution and climate in 1996. There
have been six conferences since then. Each conference tries to get all
of the countries of the world to agree on how to make less pollution.
Each Conference has had some success, but there is still a lot of work
to do.
Now answer the questions
1. What is happening to the world climate?
2. What causes climate change?
3. Why does the United Nations have international conferences
about pollution and climate change?
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Vocabulary for comprehension
Mrs. Fatima Attia
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Vocabulary for comprehension “con.”
Write the correct definitions
1. ………: the line between two countries
2. ………: place where people get on and off a boat
3. ……..: an official mark put on your passport that gives
you permission to enter a country
4. ……..: list of times that ferries, trains, buses, etc. leave
or arrive at a particular place
5. ………. : to organize and plan
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Vocabulary for comprehension “con.”
6. ………..: boat that takes people, and sometimes cars,
back and forth between two places
7. …………….: not simple; with lots of details
8. ………………:to do something that you hope other
people will copy
9. ………………: where the land meets the sea
10. …………….: to understand and know something is
important
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The Climate Train
Mrs. Fatima Attia
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The Climate Train
Mrs. Fatima Attia
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The Climate Train
Mrs. Fatima Attia
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The Climate Train
Mrs. Fatima Attia
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The Climate Train
Mrs. Fatima Attia
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Reading for main Ideas
Circle the best answer for each question
1. What is the main reason that the Climate Train group
traveled by land?
a- to make less pollution
b- to have money
c- to learn about other cultures
2. Was the Climate Train group happy that they chose to
travel by land?
a- No. They will take a plane next time.
b- Yes. They were happy, though it was sometimes difficult.
c- It’s important to understand the language so that you know
what kind of food you are buying
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Reading for main Ideas
Circle the best answer for each question
3. What is the most important thing the Climate Train group
learned to appreciate on their journey?
a- the international conference on climate and pollution is very
important
b- Russians trains have fun restaurant cars
c- it’s important to understand the language so that you know
what kind of food you are buying
2. What do the Climate Train travelers hope that other
people will do?
a- spend more time at the borders.
b- travel by land and sea instead of by air.
c- go to more international climate conferences
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Reading for Details
Correct the following sentneces
1. The Climate Train was a train in Russia.
2. The people on the Climate Train were from England.
3. The travelers needed visas to get on the train.
4. The group left England after they got all of their tickets and visas.
5. The Climate Train travelers liked working with the other people on
the train.
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Reading for Details
Correct the following sentneces
6. The travelers didn’t like the Chinese fruits and
vegetables
7. Several of the travelers got sick in Japan.
8. All of the travelers rode bicycle from Kobe to Kyoto
9. The travelers understood that climate doesn’t stop at
border.
10. They think that if more people travel by train and ferry, it
will become faster.
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Reacting for the Reading
Mark true, false or ?
1. Ben Mathews believes that airplanes make more pollution than
trains and ferries.
2. Most people who went to Kyoto Conference traveled on the
Climate Train.
3. Ben Mathews never travels by airplane.
4. The Climate Train travelers enjoyed meeting other travelers on the
train.
5. The Climate Train travelers didn’t like talking to journalists about
their trips.
6. By traveling slowly, the Climate Train travelers understood even
more why the conference was very important.
7. The Climate Train travelers helped to make a good agreement at
the Kyoto Conference.