How long is the longest railway in the world?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. Where would you like to go next?
2. Do you prefer short trips or long journeys?
3. Who would you like to travel with?
4. Do you prefer trains, planes or cars?
5. What is your dream destination?
6. What do you take on a long journey?

Read each word and the example. Then say a sentence about your dream trip.

Choose the word that fits.

1. The from Kyiv to Lviv takes five hours.
2. Which is the fastest?
3. We crossed the at night.
4. The in the mountains is beautiful.
5. Our final is Rome.
6. This trip is a real .
7. I carry a small .
8. Look at the . Where are we?

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. slow ↔
   cheaprelaxingfast
2. cheap ↔
   expensiveslowlong
3. A line between two countries is a
   mapborderroute
4. The place where you are going is a
   journeybackpackdestination
5. A paper that shows roads and cities is a
   routebordermap
6. to go from one side to the other = to
   crossbookpack

Use these phrases to plan and describe a trip.

• I'd like to visit...Я хотів(ла) б відвідати...I'd like to visit Japan.
• I'm going to...Я збираюся...I'm going to travel by train next summer.
• It's cheaper / faster than...Це дешевше / швидше, ніж...Going by train is cheaper than flying.
• The best way to travel is...Найкращий спосіб подорожувати — це...The best way to travel is by train.
• I'd prefer to...Я б віддав(ла) перевагу...I'd prefer to go by car.
• What about...?А що, як...?What about going to the mountains?
• It's a dream of mine.Це моя мрія.Seeing the northern lights is a dream of mine.
• Let's plan it!Давай це сплануємо!Let's plan it! Where do we start?

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. The Trans-Siberian line is about 9,300 kilometres long.
   TrueFalse
2. The journey takes about one day.
   TrueFalse
3. The train crosses seven time zones.
   TrueFalse
4. The Canadian is a train in Canada.
   TrueFalse
5. The text says that long train trips are fast.
   TrueFalse

1. Would you like to take a train journey that lasts a week?
2. What would you do on a train for seven days?
3. What is your favourite way to travel, and why?
4. Which country has the best scenery for a train trip?

Common mistakes: would like to + base verb and comparatives. ✗ I'd like going to Japan → I'd like to go to Japan. ✗ A train is more cheap than a plane → A train is cheaper than a plane.

1. I'd like
   visitingto visit
   Japan.
2. We're
   going travelgoing to travel
   by train.
3. A train is
   more cheapcheaper
   than a plane.
4. You
   should callshould to call
   them.
5. There
   isare
   a restaurant car on the train.
6. I missed the train
   becauseso
   I was late.
7. Could you
   tellto tell
   me the time?
8. We
   stayedstay
   at a campsite.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. I'd like going to Japan. →
2. A train is more cheap than a plane. →
3. We going to travel by train. →
4. I'd like visit Rome. →
5. It is more fast than a bus. →
6. She'd like to goes to Spain. →

Answer in detail. Use would like to, going to and comparatives.

1. Where would you like to go next, and why?
2. Who would you like to travel with?
3. What are you going to do on your next trip?
4. Is it better to go by train or by plane? Compare them.
5. What is the most beautiful place you saw?
6. Where would you not like to go?

Choose the best dream trip for each person. Say why. Which trip would you choose for yourself?

This is the final speaking task of Block 7. Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: a holiday you remember (use the Past Simple).
3. Part 2: how you travel, and a travel problem (polite requests, because, so).
4. Part 3: your dream trip (would like to, going to, comparatives).

1. Where would you like to go next summer?
2. Do you prefer trips with a plan or without?
3. What do you take on a long journey?
4. Do you like long train journeys?
5. Where would you not like to go?
6. Do you take a lot of photos?
7. What souvenir do you want to buy?
8. How much money do you spend on a trip?

1. Who would you like to travel with?
2. Where do your parents want to go?
3. Who in your family loves adventures?
4. Where did your friends go last year?
5. Who plans the trips in your family?
6. Who would you like to visit abroad?

1. Is it better to travel slowly or quickly?
2. Is a dream trip a good gift?
3. Should people travel more to understand each other?
4. Is travelling bad for nature?
5. What is the best age for a big trip?