Roadmap Report A1 - Unit
Roadmap Report A1 - Unit
Roadmap Report A1 - Unit
3 Read the infographic again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
BEFORE YOU WATCH
1 There are 1,000,000 bikes in the world today.
1 Work in groups. Answer the questions. 2 More people cycle to work now than in 1999.
1 Have you got a bike? 3 42 percent of British people cycle once a month.
2 How often do you ride a bike? 4 The National Cycle Network joins every city in Europe.
3 Do you like cycling? 5 The Trans-Pennine Trail goes from sea to sea.
6 The Tour de France is 14,000 kilometres long.
2 Work in pairs. Read the infographic. 7 The Tour de France starts in Paris every year.
What information do you think is 8 Chris Hoy has got six Olympic gold medals.
interesting? Why?
CYCLING
There are 1,000,000,000 bikes in the world today.
The Trans-Pennine
The National Cycle
Trail goes across the UK
Network joins every town
from the Irish Sea in the
and city in the UK. It is
UK 14,000 miles long and
west to the North Sea in
the east. The trail goes over
5,000,000 people
the Pennine hills, so it is
use it every year.
difficult for beginners!
FINISH
The Tour de France is a
long cycle race in France.
Cycling is an Olympic sport.
It starts in a different place
Paris Chris Hoy is a famous
each year but always
British cyclist. He’s got
finishes in Paris. It’s more FRANCE
seven Olympic medals,
than 3,000 kilometres
six gold and one silver.
long and takes more
than three weeks.
4 Read the words. Watch the video and tick (✓) the places you hear. 6 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
field mountain 1 Can you ride a mountain bike?
hill river 2 Do you think it is dangerous?
island the sea
7 a Think of an activity you can do.
lake trees Make notes about:
• how often you do it.
5 a Work in pairs. Choose the correct answers (a or b).
• what you do to practise it.
1 How often does Daryl train?
• what you need to do it.
a twice a week b three to five times a week
• who you do it with.
2 What does Daryl do to train?
a riding and running b riding and jumps • why you like it.
3 What do you need to be a professional mountain biker? b Work in pairs. Take it in turns to ask
a bike and a helmet b a bike and cycling shorts and answer questions about your
4 Do you need an expensive bike? activity.
a yes b no A: My activity is running.
5 Why does Daryl like mountain biking? B: How often do you run?
a He loves the beautiful countryside. b He loves riding fast. A: I usually run three or four times
6 Is the UK a good place for mountain biking? a week.
a Yes, it’s great. b No, there aren’t very many mountains.
7 What does Daryl like about Whistler in Canada?
a the mountains and the people b the mountains and the lakes
8 Why does Daryl think mountain biking is so popular?
a It’s cheap to start. b It’s easy to start.