CAPÍTULO 7 Gestión de contenidos
5. Administrar los contenidos
Railway records
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1 Match the famous train journeys to the descriptions.
1 The Trans-Siberian Railway
2 The Orient Express
3 The Peruvian Central Railway
4 The Quinghai-Tibet Railway
a This goes from Xining in central China to Lhasa in Tibet.
b This goes from Paris in France to Istanbul in Turkey.
c This goes from Moscow in the west of Russia to Vladivostok in the east.
d This line crosses the Andes mountain range.
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2 Look quickly at the travel report. Which train journey from exercise 1 is it about?
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3 Read the report and complete the travel information.
City Time Distance
(kilometres) Xining 20:07
Golmud (1) (3)
Lhasa (2) (4)
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4 Read the report again and correct the sentences.
1 The weather in Xining is often good.
2 It’s longer than all other railways in the world.
3 To feel good at Tanggula Pass, all passengers need oxygen.
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The second section of the track took 12 years to build.
5 The writer has good views of the Himalayas when he arrives in Lhasa.
6 He used oxygen on the journey.
7 He has a negative opinion of the journey.
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5 Find and correct four grammar mistakes in this text.
The transport network in China grows. An example of this is the Qinghai-Tibet railway. This is going from Xining to Lhasa. The journey takes more long than a day to complete. A lot of tourists go to Lhasa for see the Potala palace, the traditional home of Tibet’s Dalai Lamas.
Railway records Railway records
Xining: 20:0 Xining: 20:000
I’m at the railway station in Xining, the capital city of the Chinese province of Qinghai.
Qinghai is on the northeast part of the Tibetan Plateau, and Xining is about 2,200 metres above sea level. It’s often cold, and often windy. I’m waiting for the N917 train to Llasa, in Tibet. The length of my journey is 1,956 kilometres, but this isn’t what makes it special.
Many other train journeys are longer, but no train line in the world is higher.
Golmud: 9:30 Golmud: 9:30
It’s morning and we’re now in Golmud, Qinghai’s second city. The Chinese government completed the 815 kilometres section of track between Xining and Golmund in 1984. The next section began in 1984, but was much more difficult to build and didn’t open until July 2006. Before it arrives in Lhasa it crosses the Tanggula Pass. At this point the train is
at 5,072 metres above sea level, making it the highest railway in the world, and about 200 meters higher than the Peruvian railway in the Andes. At this altitude a lot of people feel bad and have headaches, so the train has extra oxygen for us to use, and you can lie down if you feel unwell.
Lhasa: 22:30 Lhasa: 22:30
26 hours and 23 minutes after leaving Xining, we’re finally in Lhasa, at 3,650 metres high.
It’s dark now and I can’t see the snowy peaks of the Himalayas in the background, but the views during the journey were fantastic! I didn’t need any oxygen but had a bit of a headache. But this is definitely one of the world’s great railway experiences.
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1 Read the report about a city. Who is it for?
1 People who live in the city.
2 People visiting the city for a film festival.
3 People visiting the city for a day.
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It’s easy to get to the city by train and by bus. Inter-national visitors can fly to the capital city and catch a train. The journey takes about 50 minutes. There are frequent buses from the airport, too, and these are cheaper. Another option is to hire a car, but it’s difficult to park in the city.
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A good way to travel around the city is by bus or on foot. The centre’s quite small, and the buses are very efficient. Traffic gets heavy when people are going to and from work, so walking is probably a better option at those times. Visitors can get a taxi after evening films. It’s sometimes difficult to find one, but this situation is getting better.
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There are a number of hotels in the city, and they are building two new hotels at the moment. There isn’t a five-star hotel, but there are a few near the airport. There are a lot of bed-and-breakfasts and guest houses, and there’s a big youth hostel, too.
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2 Write the correct titles for the sections in the report.
Use the titles in the box.
Places to stay Getting to the city Travelling in the city
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3 Answer the questions.
1 How long does the journey take from the airport by bus?
2 What other ways can people travel to the city?
3 What are good ways to travel in the city? Why?
4 What problem is there with taxis?
Places to stay Places to stay 4
4 Match the places to stay in the third section of the report with the definitions below.
1 a private house where you get a room for the night and breakfast in the morning
2 a cheap place where travellers, especially young people, can stay
3 a building where you stay in a room and have meals
4 a private house where you get a room for the night
Adjective + in Adjective + infinitivefinitive
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5 Complete the sentences from the report with an infinitive. Then look at the report to check your answers.
1 It’s easy to the city by train and by bus.
2 It’s difficult in the city.
3 It’s sometimes hard a taxi.
Expressing options Expressing options 6
6 Match 1–5 and a–e to make sentences from the report.
1 There are
2 Another option is
3 A good way to travel
4 Walking is probably
5 Visitors can
a to hire a car.
b get a taxi.
c frequent buses from the airport.
d is by bus or on foot.
e a better option.
Preparing to write Preparing to write 7
7 Look at the titles from exercise 2. Make notes about your town/city, or one you have visited.
Global Elementary eWorkbook © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010 Unit 8 7
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8 Coming & Going
Writing Writing
Your town or city wants to organise one of these events:
• A festival
• A conference
• An international meeting
Write a report about the transport and accommodation options your town/city can offer for visitors to the event.
Use your notes and the Useful phrases to help you.
Useful phrases Useful phrases
•It’s easy / difficult to get / find …
•The journey takes …
• Another / A better option is to hire / take …
• A good way to travel / see …
•Traffic gets heavy when ...
•Visitors / You can get / find ...
•There are a number of / (quite) a lot of / a few hotels ...
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Complete each pair of sentences with the past participle of one of the verbs in the box.
climb visit ride swim take work
4 I’ve Australia. I’ve never New Zealand.
5 She’s photos of insects. She’s never any insects home.
Complete the interview with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets or short answers.
A: (1) (you / plan) your holidays?
(visit) cities, but he (8) (not visit) any wildlife parks there.
A: Well, we (10) (not decide) where to go. But I think I prefer a holiday by the sea!
Grammar 2A Grammar 2A The superlative The superlative
Complete the conversations with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 A: What’s the (1) (good) age to have
B: My brother’s wedding party. It was also the (4) (big). They invited 300 people!
3 A: Which of these wedding dresses is the
(5) (nice)?
B: I like the white dress. It’s the (6) (traditional).
4 A: What’s the (7) (funny) festival you know about?
B: La Tomatina festival in Spain. People throw tomatoes at you, so it’s also the (8)
Are the underlined adjective forms in the sentences correct or incorrect? Circle your answers.
1 Some people think the Putignano Carnival in Italy is the oldest carnival in Europe.
Correct / Incorrect
2 Inti Raymi is probably the more important festival in Peru.
Correct / Incorrect
3 In Malaysia, people have their biggest birthday party when they’re 21.
Correct / Incorrect
4 Birthdays are most exciting for young people than for old people.
Correct / Incorrect
5 Weddings are often happiest ceremony in a person’s life.
Correct / Incorrect
6 In many cultures, parents choose the best person for their child to marry.
Correct / Incorrect