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8.1 1 We’d like some information about the tourist bus.
I = interviewer 2 I’d like a map of the city.
1 I: Hi, can I ask you some questions about vacations? Do you
go on vacation? Unit 9
A: Yes, I’m a student in Paris, but I’m from Madrid. I go home 9.1
for my vacations. I love this artwork in Times Square! It’s about the past and present
I: And what do you do there? of people in New York. About eight and a half million people live in
A: I visit my family. New York City, but four and a half million are not from New York. I
I: Do you fly? am one of the four and a half million people! I’m from Amsterdam,
A: No, I usually go by train. It’s a very fast train. I don’t go by in the Netherlands. Can you see there are 33 black and red poles?
plane. Each pole has information about the number of immigrants and
I: OK, thanks. the countries they come from. There are about 100 countries. You
2 I: Hi, can I ask you some questions about vacations? Who do know, the first immigrants to New York arrived in the year 1613! The
you go on vacation with? old name for the city, in the past, was New Amsterdam. Oh, and the
B: I don’t go on vacation, but I travel to meet my friends from artist is Jer Thorp. He lives in New York, but he’s from Canada.
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college. We live in different cities now.
I: That’s nice. And how do you get there? 9.2
B: We usually travel by bus and meet in a different place each 1800 1908 1990 2023
time. Sometimes it’s a city, sometimes it’s a beach. 1866 1923 2006
I: Thanks very much. 9.3

8.6 When was the first …?
S = Sandra, L = Luis When was the first social media app? Do you know? Do the quiz.
L: There’s a long weekend next month. Let’s go away. Test your knowledge!
S: OK. Good idea! How about a beach near here? Can you look 1 The first social media app was Talkomatic, in 1973. It wasn’t
for everyone to use—it was only for people at the University of
online?
www.english0905.com S: OK, well how about campsites? Are there any campsites near 3 The first commercial plastic bottles, in 1947, were expensive.
Illinois in the United States.
L: Just a moment. OK. A campsite? Or an apartment?
2 The first plastic money was Australian, in 1988. It was a
S: Are there any cheap apartments online?
10 dollar bill.
L: Hmm. It’s a busy weekend! No, there aren’t any cheap apartments
now. There are some very, very expensive hotels … or …
But they were great for liquids and after a few years, they were
very popular.
the beach?
4 The first electric cars were French and German. The engineers
L: Yes, there are. Actually, there are a lot near the beach. Oh, this
were Gustave Trouvé and Andres Flocken. In 1888, the Flocken
one is 50 meters from the sea. What do you think?
Elektrowagen was the first four-wheeled electric car in the
S: Fantastic! OK, is there a train or a bus we can take?
world. Electric cars were fast and they weren’t difficult to drive.
L: There isn’t a train from here, but there are some buses.
S: OK. Sounds good! Can we book online? Is there a website for
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the campsite?
L: Yes, there is.
2 The first social media app was Talkomatic.
S: Good, let’s book it now!
3 The first electric cars were French and German.
4 Electric cars were fast.
8.7 1 The first plastic money was Australian.
1 Is there a website? 2 Are there any campsites? 9.5
8.8 I = interviewer, A = Aneta, T = Toby
1 Yes, there is. 3 Yes, there are. I: Aneta, who was important to you when you were little?
2 No, there isn’t. 4 No, there aren’t. A: Well, I loved tennis. So, I remember Serena Williams.
I: Oh, of course, she’s very famous. She played tennis for years!
8.12 A: I know. She was an amazing player. She played in a lot of tennis
A: Yes, every day except New Year’s Day. www.english0905.com
A: Good afternoon. Can I help you? finals before her last big win in 2019. And she started playing
B: Hi. Yes, we’d like some information about the tourist bus, please.
when she was four!
I: Wow!
A: No problem. It’s a very interesting tour of Johannesburg.
A: When I was little, I wanted to be like her. I practiced tennis
B: Great! Are there tours every day?
C: OK. Where do the buses leave from? every day. But I’m not really a very good player!
A: You can get on or off at any stop on the bus route. There’s a bus I: Toby, who was important to you when you were young?
T: Well, one person I remember was a TV presenter, Steve
every half hour from 10 until 7. Look for the red bus.
C: And where can we get tickets? Backshall. I always watched his wildlife shows. He was very
funny. He laughed a lot.
A: You can buy them online, or you can get them here.
B: OK. How much do they cost? I: So why was he important to you?
T: Well, his shows about animals were exciting and interesting.
A: Well, there are different prices. Just a moment, there’s a leaflet
with all the information. Here you are. It was different from school. I was bored in science classes at
C: Oh, thanks. I’d like a map of the city, too. And can you give us school.
the website address? I: Can you remember your favorite Steve Backshall program?
A: Certainly—the address is in the leaflet and there’s a map in it, T: Yes, it was in Sri Lanka. He filmed a huge snake—it was
too. amazing!
B: Thank you very much for your help.
A: You’re welcome.
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