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LearnEnglish Elementary Podcast Magazine No. 07
Section 5 - Your turn
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Section 5 is based on 'Your Turn'. It helps you to listen and understand people giving their opinions.
Suggestion: Look at the phrases that the people use. Sometimes they don't use complete sentences. Write down notes and then say what you think.
In Your Turn you heard 5 people answer this question: ‘What’s the best way to travel?’
What do you think? What’s your favourite way of travelling?
Here are the things people talked about:
• flying
• travelling by train
• riding a bicycle
• driving
• going by underground
• walking
Maybe you agree with one of them, or maybe you can think of something different. Write down your opinion and try to explain why it’s the best way to travel. Go to the bottom of the page to write your text.
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Transcript
Tess: It’s time for Your Turn when we go out into the street to find out what people think. And the question this time was ‘What’s the best way to travel?’
Ravi: Actually, that’s quite a difficult question. Erm .. I think I’d say flying. Except it’s really bad for the planet.
Tess: Well, let’s hear what our people said.
Voice 1: Oh, by train. Definitely. You know, you can get up and walk around and you can’t really do that in a plane or a car. And you can just sit and watch the world go by. Not too fast, not too slow. Just right.
Voice 2: Well, I shouldn’t really say this but I love driving. It gives you that feeling of independence that you don’t get with any other transport. You can just go wherever you want. The world’s your oyster. I’d love to drive all the way across America one day.
Voice 3: I know lots of people don’t like it but I really like flying. I still think it’s amazing that we can do it. When you stop to think about it, it’s incredible. And I love the view from up there. Mind you, it’s really bad for the planet, I suppose.
Voice 4: Well I’ve travelled on the underground today but if I had to say what the best way to travel is I’d say bicycle. I think it’s the satisfaction of getting around by your own effort. And it’s good for you.
Voice 5: I’d probably say ‘on foot’, really. I mean, it depends. I love walking in the countryside – it’s not so much fun in the city, I guess. I’ll tell you what isn’t the best way to travel. Flying. I hate it. I’m terrified.
Ravi: Nah, I disagree, I really like flying. What about you Tess?
Tess: I’m surprised that nobody said ‘boat’. I love travelling by boat. We went on a boat holiday when I was a kid – I loved it.
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