Interactive exercises I Love English, 2021-2022

1. Before you watch the video and do the next activity, read the sentences and choose the best answer.

1) A long line of traffic that isn’t moving is a .

2) The common word for respire in English is .

3) Speeed is a common English word for .

4) Sweat is another word for .

5) Dwell is another word for live. So if you live in the city, you are a city .

6) We use solar to collect energy from the sun.

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Now, watch the video:

How can we get from place to place in a greener way?

2. Read the questions and choose the correct answer. Check your answer before you move on to the next question.

1) In large cities, how many trips are made in the car?

Less than six out of ten.

Six out of ten.

More than six out of ten.

2) What problems does the use of too many cars cause?

Countries become too dependent on oil.

Traffic problems and a lot of noise in the cities.

People get to work late.

3) Which is the fastest means of transport in the city?

Driving.

Cycling.

Walking.

4) How long does it take to walk one kilometre?

Ten minutes.

Twenty minutes.

An hour.

5) What are “walking buses”?

Very slow school buses.

Groups of children walking to school with an adult.

Groups of children walking in a long line.

6) What do bike stations in Paris offer?

Free snacks.

Free bikes.

Children’s bikes.

7) What do people who use carpools do?

They travel together, taking it in turns to use their cars.

They leave their cars in a car park for other people to use.

They leave their cars at the swimming-pool car park.

8) What is “car sharing”?

People working at the same place drive to work in the same car.

People rent their cars when they aren’t using them.

People lend their cars to other people when they aren’t using them.

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3. Complete the sentences using words from the list below. Click on the word from the box and then click again on the right blank space. The video and the above activities will help you.

1) My brother and I have only one X-Box so we have to it.

2) I love riding my . I often go cycling with my friends at the weekend.

3) Dad is going to be late home – he’s stuck in a traffic in the centre.

4) It’s so hot today. I’m already covered in .

5) I’ve got everything ready for the school tomorrow. We’re going to the mountains for the day.

6) Air pollution and pollution are problems in big cities.

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SPEAKING

1) Work in small groups. Each of you is a parent and all your children go to the same school. First give yourselves names (Mr Brown, Mrs Black, Mr Bean, etc.). Write down your work timetable without the other members of the group seeing it (e.g. Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

You would like to organize a “walking bus” but you must all agree when you can take the children to or from school. Negotiate and organize a fair timetable for a week. Decide how many children you want to take with you (more than three!), considering the characters of the children (you may have a naughty child, a very frightened one, etc.).

2) Explain your timetable to the class.

3) Listen to the other groups’ ideas and make notes if you think there are any defects in their proposals.

4) Vote on the most organized group.