26th April 2013

|Episode 95|

Pedal Power on the Rise!

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2013 | Ep. 95| Pedal Power on the Rise!

Contents Pages

Part 1 | Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out Page 3

Brainstorm Page 3

Modes of Transport Page 3 & 4

Quiz | Earth Day & Hungary Page 4

Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Sentences Page 5

True or False Page 5

Vocabulary |Synonyms Page 5

Part 3 | Listening / Reading

The News Story |294 Words Page 6

What Do You Think..? Page 6

Part 4 | After Listening / Reading

Q & A Page 7

A & Q Page 7

Part 5 | Extra Stuff

Extra English I Page 8

7 to Chinwag Page 8

Writing Activity Page 9

And Finally….

Did You Know? Page 9

TV Links Page 10

The Answers Pages 10-12

| A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast.

| A1 ポッドキャストに含まれているリスニング演習。

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[201304-04] Big Cities Embrace Utility Bikes | April 25th 2013

| PART 1 | Warm Ups |

Warm Up | 1 Odd 1 Out

Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three?

Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later.

a) Increase b) Waning c) Surge d) Upgrowth

My Reason… _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Warm Up | 2 Brainstorm

How many different words can you connect to the word in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this?

|Bicycles|

Warm Up | 3 Modes of Transport

There are many ways to travel by vehicle in the world.

Match the correct mode of transport with the year they first began!

1: Utility Bicycle 6: Helicopter

2: Taxi / Cab 7: Submarine

3: Airplane 8: Electric Car

4: Motorbike 9: Street Car

5: Underground Train 10: Ski Chair-Lift

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Modes of Transport | Which Year?

Match the correct year with the correct modes of transport from page 3!

A: 1863 London F: 1885 Germany

B: 1936 Idaho, USA G: 1620 England

C: 1640 Paris H: 1965 Amsterdam

D: 1828 Hungary I: 1804 Wales

E: 1903 Ohio, USA J: 1907 France

Warm Up | 4 | A1 Quiz

Read the questions about this week’s news story –

Remember if you don’t know – use the internet to help or GUESS!

1: What is the capital city of Hungary? a: Stockholm b: Budapest c: Bucharest

2: What date every year is Earth Day? a: April 22nd b: April 23rd c: April 24th

3: What is the name of Europe’s 2nd longest river than flows through Hungary? a: Rhine b: Volga c: Danube

4: What year were the first city ‘utility-bikes’ created? a: 1965 b: 1975 c: 1985

5: Which international organisation oversees Earth Day? a: Amnesty International b: Greenpeace c: UNESCO

6: Which country has the highest percentage of bike riders in the world? a: China b: Netherlands c: USA

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E1: What is the population of Hungary? a: 6.9 million b: 9,900,000 c: 12.9 m

E2: How much is the most expensive road bicycle in the world? a: $5,000 b: $50,000 c: $500,000

E3: Look at the photographs below – which one is the flag if Hungary?

a: b: c:

END OF PART 1

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| PART 2 | Before Listening |

Pre-Listening / Reading | 1 Jumbled Sentences

The sentences below are from a paragraph in the news story. The word order has been mixed-up. Put the sentences into the correct order.

The Rise of City Pedal Power

A Miklos Szalka who works in Budapest told Al Jazeera News “In 1990 there were

very few bicycles, but today there is a huge number everywhere. It is a very big change

in the last 20 years.”

B Budapest, home to 1.8 million people has seen some of the biggest bicycle

protest-rides in the world.

C This year’s Earth Day celebrations saw around 80,000 riders cycle in the streets

of Hungarian capital.

D Cycling has been growing in popularity in Hungary since the end of

communism in 1990.

Correct Order: _______________________________

Pre-Listening / Reading | 2 | A2 True or False

Read the headline of News Story ~ The Rise of City Pedal Power

Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!

1: Earth Day is celebrated every two years. [T] [F]

2: 80,000 cyclists rode in the River Danube in Budapest. [T] [F]

3: City Utility bikes are usually free to hire. [T] [F]

4: Boris Johnson is Mayor of London. [T] [F]

5: Hungarian communism ended in 1990. [T] [F]

Pre-Listening / Reading | 3 Synonyms

A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their synonyms on the right.

All the synonyms in black are from the News Story.

1: Celebrated 6: Encourage A: Encourage F: Decrease

2: Pedal-power 7: Conveniently B: Enjoyed G: Blocked

3: Promote 8: Offers C: Handily H: Full

4: Choked 9: Entire D: Suggests I: Cycling

5: Protest 10: Reduce E: Inspire J: Dissent

END OF PART 2

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| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening The Rise of City Pedal Power

Find the Mistakes | Help

Find the mistakes. There are 10 errors in the text, circle the mistakes. Listen / Read the rest of the sentence to help with your understanding.

95 The Rise of City Pedal Power

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5

This year’s Earth Day, celebrated around the world on April 22nd, saw hundreds

of thousands of people switch-off their motor engines and instead jump on their

bicycles. One of the cities at the lead of this global pedal-power day was the

Romanian capital Budapest whose citizens were encouraged to cycle into work to

promote health and safety for bikers in one of Europe’s most car-choked cities.

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Cycling has been growing in popularity in Hungary since the end of democracy

in 1990. Miklos Szalka who works in Budapest told Al Jazeera News “In 1990

there were very few bicycles, but today there is a huge number everywhere. It is a very big

change in the last 30 years.” Budapest, home to 1.8 million people has seen some of

the biggest bicycle protest-rides in the world. This year’s Earth Day celebrations

saw around 80,000 riders run in the streets of Hungarian capital.

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Budapest is not the only big city that has begun to encourage more people to

cycle in its busy city streets as ‘City Utility Bikes’ have been growing in

popularity, especially in major international cities. Hiroshima, Amsterdam, Rio

de Janeiro, New York and Tokyo have all introduced schemes that allow people

to hire bikes cheaply and conveniently. London, home of last year’s Olympic

Games, offers their ‘Ben Bikes’ – named after Boris Johnson the Mayor of London

- free for the first 30 hours. So, it is possible to ride the entire day through one of

the world’s historic cities without paying any money.

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Earth Day organisers along with national cycling organisations are hoping that

more and more people will start to jump on their bikes and peddle more in the

future. They argue that cycling is unhealthy and inexpensive, whilst it also helps

to reduce pollution caused by some of the world’s one billion cars.

[310 Words]

Wrong Word | 10 Mistakes

1 To car 6 To 2 To 7 To 3 To 8 To 4 To 9 hours To 5 To 10 To

END OF PART 3

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| PART 4 | After Listening |

Post-Listening / Reading | 1 | A3 Q & A

How much can you remember from News Story?

Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer.

If you can’t remember any answers, guess!

1: What day is Earth Day? 2: What is the name of the Hungarian man who works in Budapest?

__________________________ 3: How many people live in Budapest?

_ 4: What are City Utility Bikes called in London? ________ 5: How many capital cities are in the news story? __________________________ 6: How many riders cycled through Budapest? __________________________

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E1: How many Olympic Host cities are in the news article? ___________________________

E2: How many countries are named in the News Article? ________________ _____

Post-Reading | 2 A & Q

How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one!

[A1] 1990. [Q] _____________________________?

[A2] 30 minutes. [Q] _____________________________?

[A3] Boris Johnson. [Q] _____________________________?

[A4] Al Jazeera News. [Q] _____________________________?

[A5] 1 billion. [Q] _____________________________?

END OF PART 4

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| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |

English Extra I

‘In English a preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words

in a sentence.

Words that follow prepositions are called the object of the preposition.

It is useful to understand which prepositions are attached to travel words.

Read the sentences below and choose which preposition goes into each

space!

On In Off At Out Into By

1 You can get _____ a street-car, but you need to get _____ in a car. _______

2 You get _____ a train when you leave it. _______

3 After you pay the driver you get _____ of a taxi / cab. _______

4 When you walk to school you are travelling ____ foot. _______

5 I usually travel to work _____ bicycle – unless it is raining. _______

6 At the train station you should wait _____ the platform. _______

7 The train will come to a stop ______ the platform, so please wait. _______

8 Before going to the ski-slopes you should book _____ your hotel. _______

9 Please always pay your bill before checking _____ of your hotel. _______

10 In London many people travel to work _____ the Tube. _______

11 Heathrow is a very busy airport; many planes take _____ every day. _______

7 to Chinwag Marathons & Bombs

ENW Podcast Topic | Boston Marathon Hit by Bomb Attacks Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!

1 What did you think when you read this week’s topic title?

2 What is your opinion on cars – are there too many cars in your town?

3 What do you think about cycling to work / school? Why?

4 How far could you cycle in one day? Where would you go?

5 For how many hours do you usually cycle in a month?

6 If you could cycle anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?

7 How many different bicycles have you owned?

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Writing Cycling

What is your opinion on car pollution? What can be done to reduce the

pollution caused by cars? Can you lessen your travel by cars/busses/trains

Do you think cycling is a good alternative to cars? Analyse your week – how

many minutes/hours do you spend in cars, on buses or on trains? How many

minutes/hours do you cycle in a week?

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END OF PART 5

And Finally | X & Z | A4 Did You Know…?

That the Hungarian capital city of x: ________ used to be two completely different cities! Buda and Pest are divided by Europe’s second longest river – the Danube but were united in 1873 to make the new city that remains the capital. The Metro - Budapest’s’ underground train network is the z: ________ oldest in the world and was built in 1896, 33 years after London’s underground network opened.

The End

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Visual | TV Links

Disney Channel | (USA) 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA6_gDPsiok [4:04]

Earth Day 2013

NL Cycling | (Holland) 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs4hmGBUOYY [7:57] Boston Marathon Bombing

Booking Hunter TV | (USA) 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppyzJFjmzT8 [4:48]

Budapest, Hungary

Podcast | Key

| A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast.

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Warm Up 1 | Odd-1-Out

B – Waning A/ C / D – Are all words that mean = to rise

Warm Up 3 | Modes of Transport

1 – H 2 – C 3 – E 4 – F 5 – A

6 – J 7 – G 8 – D 9 – I 10 – B

Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – B 2 – A 3 – C 4 – A 5 – C 6 - B

E1 – B E2 – B E3 – C

Answers | Part 2 Pre Listening / Reading

Jumbled Sentences

D – A – B – C

True or False

1 – F 2 – F 3 –F 4 – T 5 – T

Synonyms

1 – B 2 – I 3 – A 4 – G 5 – J

6 – E 7 – C 8 – D 9 – H 10 – F

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Answers | Part 3 Listening

95 The Rise of City Pedal Power

1

This year’s Earth Day, celebrated around the world on April 22nd, saw hundreds of thousands of

people switch-off their car engines and instead jump on their bicycles. One of the cities at the

lead of this global pedal-power day was the Hungarian capital Budapest whose citizens were

encouraged to cycle into work to promote health and safety for cyclists in one of Europe’s most

car-choked cities.

2

Cycling has been growing in popularity in Hungary since the end of communism in 1990.

Miklos Szalka who works in Budapest told Al Jazeera News “In 1990 there were very few bicycles,

but today there is a huge number everywhere. It is a very big change in the last 20 years.” Budapest,

home to 1.8 million people has seen some of the biggest bicycle protest-rides in the world. This

year’s Earth Day celebrations saw around 80,000 riders cycle in the streets of Hungarian capital.

3 Budapest is not the only big city that has begun to encourage more people to cycle in its busy

city streets as ‘City Utility Bikes’ have been growing in popularity, especially in major

international cities. Beijing, Amsterdam, Rio de Janeiro, New York and Tokyo have all

introduced schemes that allow people to hire bikes cheaply and conveniently. London, home of

last year’s Olympic Games, offers their ‘Boris Bikes’ – named after Boris Johnson the Mayor of

London - free for the first 30 minutes. So, it is possible to ride the entire day through one of the

world’s historic cities without paying any money.

4 Earth Day organisers along with national cycling organisations are hoping that more and more

people will start to jump on their bikes and peddle more in the future. They argue that cycling is

healthy and inexpensive, whilst it also helps to reduce pollution caused by some of the world’s

one billion cars.

[309 Words]

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

Q & A

1 – 2013 5 – Five capital cities 2 – Miklos Szalka 6 – 80,000 riders 3 – 1.8 million people E1 – 6 Host cities (not Budapest) 4 – Boris Bikes E2 – 7 countries

A & Q | Example Questions

A1 – When did communism end in Hungary? A2 – How long can you hire a Boris Bike for free? A3 – Who is the mayor of London? A4 – What news organisation is in the news story? A5 – How many cars are in the world?

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English Extra

1 On / In

2 Off

3 Out

4 On

5 By

6 On

7 At

8 Into

9 Out

10 By

11 Off

And Finally X & Z

X – Budapest / Z – second

Extra Bit

Budapest

References Episode 94

MAIN PHOTOS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Estacio_bicing_bcn.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_day http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/04/201342294823221673.html http://top10hell.com/top-10-countries-with-most-bicycles-per-capita/ http://www.bornrich.com/entry/world-s-most-expensive-bicycles-for-eco-luxurious-ride/ http://www.earthday.org/ http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/vocabulary/travel-prepositions.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/prepositions_place_time.htm