• get the most out of (exp.)
• bike / cycle /ˈsaɪkəl/ lane → for bike riders (n.)
• commuter /kəˈmjuːtə/ (n.)
• (a) means of transport (n.)
• platform → for Tube users /ˈjuːzərz/ (n.)
• pavement → for passers-by (n.)
• station / line (n.)
• Underground / Tube /ˈtjuːb/ (n.)
• travel / wander around (v.)
• enjoy / benefit from (v.)
• top up / reload (v.)
• catch up (v.)

Look at the photo.
What strikes you? Have you seen or used this document before?

For an interactive real-time version, go to

TrainTimes.org.uk

The Beginner's Guide to London Travel.
a. What information do you expect to hear?

b. Now watch the video.

Workbook p. 26

Work in groups: you are in charge of picking out information about one means of transport.


Prepare 4 multiple-choice questions (with three possible answers) to check your classmates have understood after your oral recap.

Get into groups of four and ask each other questions.
Which would you rather use if you went to London? Why?

London Transport role play. One tourist asks for directions to a Londoner. Improvise the conversation.

Précis de communication p. 252

Verbs challenge

The verbs and expressions in bold letters in the toolbox are all phrasal verbs. Try to think of phrasal verbs using the following verbs:
Ex: care → care about, care for...

• Get
• Make
• Go
• Look

You are a curator at the London Transport Museum. Using the underground map as a visual support, record a presentation about its creation.