Green Transport. Going Green. Module 6. Spotlight 9.

GREEN TRANSPORT

Spotlight 9. Module 6 ”Going green”.

Margarita Koryagina

School № 80

Vladivostok, Russia

March, 2023

Green Wisdom

“ Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.”

H.G. Wells,

English author (1866-1946)

Kinds of transport

hot air balloon

motorbike

train

bus

ambulance

helicopter

yacht

motor boat

fire engine

van

police car

plane

excavator

camper van

boat

car

bicycle

tractor

submarine

hang glider

What does the collocation GREEN TRANSPORT mean?

• It’s of green colour
• It can only go in green area
• It’s an eco friendly kind of transport

Which of them is a green transport?

It doesn’t emit fumes.

It emits fumes.

Fumes contain poisonous chemicals.

It can move with clean energy.

It doesn’t pollute the atmosphere.

Fumes contain carbon dioxide – a greenhouse gas.

Guess the words.

public transport

pay to drive

bus lanes

banning cars

cycle lanes

carpooling

Does your city have any programmes such as the ones below to reduce traffic? Have they been successful? Discuss with the partner.

• increasing public transport e.g. trams, underground trains;

• creating cycle/bus lanes;

• encouraging carpooling;

• banning cars from the city centre;

• making drivers pay to drive into park/city centre.

New words

место назначения

Champs Elysees

destination

Елисейские поля

exhaust emissions

выхлопные газы

authorities

экологичный

доступный

available

городское управление

environmentally- friendly

suit

дешевый пропуск/билет

рикша

rickshaw

a cheap pass

костюм

docking station

a hood and curtains

место для велосипеда

складной верх и шторки

Hop off

спрыгнуть

Traffic problems in Jakarta are improving.

River taxis in Jakarta operate 24 hours a day.

All tuk-tuks are painted red, white and blue like the British flag.

Renting a bike in Paris doesn’t cost much.

The taxis help people go to the markets.

Tuk-tuks travel faster than ordinary taxis.

True

True

All the bikes to rent in Paris are grey.

False

True

True

NS

NS

Tuk-tuks are made in Asia.

NS

Ex.5, p. 102 Match the words in bold with their meanings. Use them to make sentences about green transport.

cover

where you are going

as you go

unique pattern

very popular

there to

available

on the way

hop off

authorities

suits

destination

pass

to rent

individual design

huge hit

hood

run on

borrow

ticket

matching jacket & trousers

people in power

get off quickly

are powered by

You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions. Remember you have 40 seconds to answer each question.

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