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King of the road Comparing 77 Getting around 07 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS In groups of four, ask and answer the questions in 1. Find out who: 1 walks the most. 2 cycles the most. 3 uses public transport the most. Report your findings to the class. Read the article again. Who thinks unicycles are fun/dangerous/stupid? What do you think of Joe’s form of transport? Read the second paragraph again and answer the questions. To get across London, what is: Look at the picture of Joe Marshall. Why do you think he rides a unicycle to work? 1 He enjoys it. 2 It’s quick and safe. 3 He likes people looking at him. 4 It’s good exercise. 5 It’s good in traffic jams. 6 It’s cheap. SPEAKING 3 a READING 4 a One-wheeled wonder e unicycle is the real king of the road Forget public transport. For computer program- mer Joe Marshall, the daily journey to work across one of the most crowded cities in the world is fun. “It’s like playing on the way to work,” he says. It takes Joe 50 minutes to travel the nine-mile journey across London by unicycle. at’s about the same as it takes on the bus or the underground, and ten minutes quicker than by car. “Unicycles are slower than bikes,” he says, “but they’re the best thing in trac jams because you can turn in a really small space. It’s great exercise, too, because you can’t stop moving. I have to jump up and down at trac lights.” But aren’t unicycles more dangerous than bikes? Marshall doesn’t think so. “Unicycles are safer than they look and easier to ride,” he says. “And drivers are more careful with me than with cyclists.” Long-distance unicycling is more common than many people think. “Someone rode across America a few years ago,” Marshall says. “ at’s the longest trip ever on a unicycle. And last year a group of people rode across Norway.” But what about all the looks you get? “You can’t worry about what people think,” he says. “Most of them are all right, but I get a lot of comments, like ‘Where’s the other wheel?’ A few days ago, an old lady came up to me and said, ‘ at’s really stupid. Buy a car!’ ” b b 5 6 GRAMMAR 7 Comparatives and superlatives 1 quicker than a unicycle? 2 slower than a unicycle? 3 the best form of transport when there’s a lot of traffic? Read the article to check your ideas. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv