Unit 7 Video · Mountain Biking

1Work in groups. Answer the questions.

1Have you got a bike?

2How often do you ride a bike?

3Do you like cycling?

2Work in pairs. Read the infographic. What information do you think is interesting? Why?

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There are 1,000,000,000 bikes in the world today.

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There are four times more cyclists in London now than there were in 1999.

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42 percent of British people have got a bike, but only 10 percent of them ride a bike for fun once a month.

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The National Cycle Network joins every town and city in the UK. It's 14,000 miles long and 5,000,000 people use it every year.

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The Trans-Pennine Trail goes across the UK from the Irish Sea in the west to the North Sea in the east — over the Pennine hills, so it's difficult for beginners!

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The Tour de France starts in a different place each year but always finishes in Paris. It's more than 3,000 kilometres long and takes more than three weeks.

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Cycling is an Olympic sport. Chris Hoy is a famous British cyclist with seven Olympic medals — six gold and one silver.

3Read the infographic again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 There are 1,000,000 bikes in the world today. T F

2 More people cycle to work now than in 1999. T F

3 42 percent of British people cycle once a month. T F

4 The National Cycle Network joins every city in Europe. T F

5 The Trans-Pennine Trail goes from sea to sea. T F

6 The Tour de France is 14,000 kilometres long. T F

7 The Tour de France starts in Paris every year. T F

8 Chris Hoy has got six Olympic gold medals. T F

4Read the words. Watch the video and tick (✓) the places you hear.

field

mountain

hill

river

island

lake

the sea

trees

5aWork in pairs. Choose the correct answers (a or b).

1 How often does Daryl train? a) twice a week b) three to five times a week

2 What does Daryl do to train? a) riding and running b) riding and jumps

3 What do you need to be a professional mountain biker? a) a bike and a helmet b) a bike and cycling shorts

4 Do you need an expensive bike? a) yes b) no

5 Why does Daryl like mountain biking? a) He loves the beautiful countryside. b) He loves riding fast.

6 Is the UK a good place for mountain biking? 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.

5bWatch the video and check your answers.

6Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1Can you ride a mountain bike?

2Do you think it is dangerous?

7aThink of an activity you can do. Make notes about:

· how often you do it

· what you do to practise it

· what you need to do it

· who you do it with

· why you like it

7bWork in pairs. Take it in turns to ask and answer questions about your activity.

💬 A: My activity is running.
💬 B: How often do you run?
💬 A: I usually run three or four times a week.

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