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Look at the vocabulary

of the five boxes below

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a. Find a title for each box.

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b. Unjumble the following anagrams, then label it with right box's number.

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Look at the picture. What British icons can you see? What typical London transports are missing?

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Pair work

Discuss the brainstorming questions.

Read the idiom of the week

. With the photo and the note, guess its meaning and rephrase it.

• crossroads (junction) (n.)
• routemaster bus → double-decker /ˌdʌbəlˈdεkə/ bus (n.)
• taxi (cab) (n.)
• traffic lights (n.)

Since 1969, Londoners have heard the following announcement on the London Underground (aka the Tube) when their train is about to stop: “Mind the gap between the train and the platform”.
Watch the video below for an in-train experience.

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• over crowded /ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪd/ (adj.) → full of people
• clogged /ˈklɒgd/ / blocked /ˈblɒkt/ / congested (adj.)
• empty street (exp.)
• fluid traffic / clear road (exp.)

2

• arrive (v.)
• board (the train) ≠ alight (v.)
• catch the bus (v.)
• depart /dɪˈpɑːt/ (v.)
• get on / off (v.)
• head to (v.)

3

• by bus / train / car / bike (exp.)
• on foot (exp.)
• on the underground /ˈʌndəˌgraʊnd/ (exp.)
• in the carriage /ˈkæˌrɪdʒ/ (exp.)
• on the platform (exp.)
• at the bus stop (exp.)

4

• commuter /kəˈmjuːtə/ (n.)
• conductor (n.)
• pedestrian /pəˈdεsˌtrɪən/ (n.)
• car / bus / taxi driver (n.)
• passenger (n.)

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• bus lane (n.)
• bu route (n.)
• cycle path /ˈsaɪkəl ˈpɑːθ/ (n.)
• single / return /rɪˈtɜːn/ trip (n.)
• Tube /ˈtʃuːb/ line (n.)
• Tube station (n.)