Lesson 3: Fred's essay

Read, answer and say.

b) Read and tick (T). What is Fred’s essay about?

1. Droughts and floods.
2. Climate change. T
3. Carbon dioxide.

c) Are these sentences about Fred’s essay true (T) or false (F)?

1. Climate change will start in ten years' time. F
2. We are using too many cars. T
3. CO₂ stops heat escaping from the Earth. T
4. Fred is sure he’ll go to university in ten years' time. F
5. Fred wants to help stop climate change. T

2. Say what you hope you will be able to do in ten years’ time.

• I think I'll able to go to the university.
• I hope I'll be able to buy a new car.
• I hope I'll buy a new house.

3. Read, listen and say. Track 26

a) Read and guess the missing words.

In the past
The Hajj to Makkah could take 1 years. Pilgrims couldn’t catch planes or 2 trains or drive.
The only way to travel: on foot, riding or by 3 sailing. Some pilgrims 4 died on the Hajj.
Now, Pilgrims can arrive safely and 5 quickly can travel by sea, road or 6 air can stay in comfortable 7 tents or hotels.
In the future, The number of pilgrims is 8 growing. The government is building Haramain 9 railway. Pilgrims will be able to go from 10 Jeddah to Makkah in 30 minutes.

c) Speak about travel for the Hajj. Use the notes in exercise 3a to help.

For many centuries, the hajj to Makkah from the countries of the Islamic world could take years. Pilgrims couldn't catch planes or trains. They couldn't drive in their cars. The only way to travel was on foot, riding a camel or a horse or sailing. Some Pilgrims died on their way there or on their way home.Now, Pilgrims can arrive safely and quickly in Saudi Arabia. They can come by sea, road or air. While they are Saudi Arabia, Pilgrims can enjoy excellent facilities in the thousands of comfortable tents in Mina Valley or stay in hotels in the city of Makkah. The number of Pilgrims to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah for the hajj and Umrah is growing every year and the government of Saudi Arabia is planning to make their travel even quicker and easier. It is building the new Haramain railway. Passengers will be able to go from Jeddah to Makkah in 30 minutes and from Makkah to Madinah in about two hours.