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2.    How would you interpret the results of a survey presented in the materiał?

The survey must have been carried out by an organisation which deals with ecological problems. One : problems in cities is the growing number of cars, which results in increasing congestion in the Street producing a large amount of exhaust fumes. The figures say that:

•    68% of drivers use their cars because they are not satisfied with public transport and they would leave car at home if public transport improved;

•    18% of drivers do not think that the cost of using a car is very high and they would consider a limited ; their cars if the cost of motoring was higher;

•    only 14% of drivers would decide to use their cars less for ecological reasons;

The conclusion is that public transport should be improved, because then the number of cars in the s might decrease considerably.

3.    What reason(s) could you give for not using each means of transport shown in the pictures?

•    trains: dependence on timetables; trains are often delayed; high fares;

•    planes: dependence on weather conditions; very expensive; dangerous because of terrorism;

•    cars: a car can always break down; there are traffic jams in cities and on motorways; expensive whe; travel alone;

•    ships: quite slow; boring - all you can see is water; people get seasick.

4.    What is your favourite way of travelling? Why?

In my opinion travelling by car is very convenient, because:

•    you do not have to depend on any timetables and start and finish your journey when you want;

- you can decide when, where and for how long to stop;

•    you can choose a route to get to your destination;

•    while driving you can listen to the radio or musie;

® you can enjoy nice views while driving.

5.    How do you think transport will change in the futurę?

•    Petrol and diesel engines will be replaced with electric engines.

•    Private helicopters and smali planes will be used instead of cars.

•    Only public transport will be allowed in city centres.

® Veiy fast trains will be used to travel long distances.

•    Only supersonic planes will be used for intercontinental flights.

Zadanie 2.

(przykładowe pytania i zagadnienia do dyskusji)

1. The world is believed to have become a global village in which sooner or łater the existing language: be replaced by a lingua franca. Could English one day become the only language in the world?

lingua franca: a language that is used between people whose native languages are different

1.1. Is English an easy language to learn? What did you find easy and difficult to do during your En classes? Why?

•    learning grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation,

•    reading comprehension and listening comprehension,

® writing, speaking.