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USE OF ENGLISH 2 I article. W h a t do you think of this type of bus?
3 Read the exam tip. Then read the article again and choose the
n Qi 4.7 Listen t o a conversation between t w o best answer, A, B, C or D.
friends. W h a t are they taiking about? ^/X)"f o n C o f
0 234.8 Read vocabulary box 1. Listen again. Find -VO
five examples of 'as' and 'like'. Explain their use.
exam t i p : multiple-choice cloze
Always make sure your answer fits into the whole sentence.
Read the first sentence of the article and the highiighted words.
explore vocabulary 1 W h y is 'out of' used instead of 'in'?
os or like
jlJse as: Waiting for a bus?
A t o describe a Job or role: The town square is
used as a space for music and theatre.
B after the same (age/colour/place, etc.): He lives
m the same screel as rrie.
¡UseJike\J
C when asking someone to describe a person or
thing: What's your new apartment like? it's huge.
D to say that something or someone is OR
appears similar to something/someone else:
Your house is/iooks like a palace.
E to give an example: Cities üke London need
good public transport.
It looked out of place on roads when China did a test run of a new,
futuristic 'straddiing bus! The results took many surprise, This
Q Complete the questions using'os or like.iAsk and
strange iooking bus is two metres high and at first ^ . . it seems as
answer them in pairs.
if it's floating above the road. In ¡t runs aiong special tracks and
1 Are there shops }.}..d'^f. Zara, H&M and
has enough space for cars to pass under it. According to designers,
Pulí and Bear where you Uve? What are the shops
the bus could replace at 40 conventionai buses. And if you fancy a
party, the upper leve! is big enough to be used Vf?,,, a space for dancing,
2 Would you like to work a tour
While traffic experts are keen to see normally static traffic on ' .0.. in
guide where you Uve? Why / Why not?
city centres, many are sceptical, They claim it just won't work' &.
3 Can you ñame somebody you know who looks
a famous person? real, especially when there are corners and bridges to deal with, Worse
still, car drivers who are under the bus could feel in °..Cin certain
Read vocabulary box 2. Use a dictionary to check
situations, In fact the project has been suspended for the moment.
phrases you are unsure of.
1 A for B by C in D at
explore vocabulary 2 2 A sight B view C look D scene
3 A fact B order c difficulty D need
yprepositionai pñrast
4 A risk B rate c least D first sight
Some cornmon ones ineTCSe:
5 A like B as c for D to
aíiVirst sight, least, risk, the top of your voice
byijai! means, hand, surprise, yourself
6 A the whole B show c hold D the move
7 A in B for c by D at
forja start, good, one thing, real, the most part
8 A harm B practice c control D danger
n:pontrol, danger, fact, flames, good time, order,
person, place, reach, sight
[ o n j i r e , hold, show, the move, the vahóle, time, Speak up
your mind
1 Your head teacher has decided to reduce the number of school buses.
^ut of^breath, danger, date, order, place, sight This leaves some students without transport. You have been asked to
come up with a plan for alternative transport to school. Share your
ideas and present them to the class. W h o has the best solution?
56 T h e longest b u s in t h e vv/orld is nnore t h a n 3 0 nn l o n g a n d holds 256 p a s s e n g e r s !
