Can you remember the last time you: ■■ took a train? ■■ took a shower? ■■ took a message? ■■ took a really good photo? ■■ took a trip to somewhere new? ■■ took a tablet for a headache? Talk together giving some details (when, where, why, …). take with time Underline an activity and circle a time in these sentences. 1 Travelling home takes a whole day . 2 It takes about twenty minutes to walk to the centre of Edinburgh. 3 It takes 40 minutes to travel the nine-mile journey across London by unicycle. Complete these sentences so that they are true for you. Then compare with a partner. Example: It takes 25 minutes to answer my emails. How long does it take to answer yours? 1 It takes to answer my emails. 2 It usually takes about to get home from school. 3 Starting up my computer takes . 4 It usually takes to make breakfast. 5 Cleaning my room takes . 6 It takes to read the newspaper. Across cultures: Your experiences Listen to Jessica, David and Lynne talking about their experiences of other cultures. Match each person with a country and a topic. Australia Brazil the USA food people music Talk together. What did they say about each topic? Listen again to check. Match 1–6 with A–F. 1 I was surprised that A I’ve read a lot about it. 2 It’s something people do B friendly people were. 3 I remember standing C because of the music. 4 I couldn’t believe how D on special occasions. 5 I got interested in Brazil E on a street corner. 6 I’ve never been there, but F I really enjoyed the food. Think of your experiences of other cultures. For example: ■■ listening to music or eating food from other countries. ■■ meeting people from other countries. ■■ reading books or watching films from other countries. ■■ seeing art or cultural exhibitions from other countries. ■■ travelling to another country. Talk about your experiences with other students and make notes. Choose the most interesting experiences and share them in class. 27 a b 28 a b 29 a j5d33h 54 b 30 31 a b 137 Language skills Extras Explore 11 Experiences Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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