(1) ___ first underground railway system in (2) ___ world was in (3) ___ London. It was opened in 1863 and ran 4 miles (6,5 kilometers) from (4) ___ west of London to (6) ___ City in (7) ___ east. (8) ___ first lines were built close to the surface and used steam trains. Then they built (9) ___ deeper tunnels and (10) ___ electric underground railway opened in 1890. This system was called (11) ___tube. It is still (12) ___ most popular name for (13) ___ London underground. Some of the tube stations are so deep, that they were used as air-raid shelters during (14) ___ Second World War when hundreds of families spent the nights in the stations. London Underground map is used as (15) ___ model for transport systems in other countries.
Activity 33 If I had a Boat
Read the poem by an anonymous author.
Why do you think the author dreamt of having a boat?
Ask your partner about his/her dream and tell him/her about yours.
If I had a boat,
A cat boat,
A flat boat,
An upside-down-derby hat boat,
A boat like a jug, a boat like a plate,
A boat that swings like an open gate,
That dances and dips, sweeps and slips over the blue,
A boat small or big,
A punt or a gig,
A row boat,
A show boat,
A fast boat,
A slow boat.
Any boats better than no boat.
Activity 34 On a Diet
Fill in the blanks with the articles a/an, the or -. Ask your partner if he/she has ever been on a diet and what food he/she had to refuse eating.
First she gave up ________ smoking,
Then she gave up ________ gin,
Then she gave up ________ chocolate cake,
She wanted to be thin.
Then she gave up ________ breakfast,
Then she gave up ________ lunch.
On ________ lazy Sunday mornings
She even gave up ________ brunch.
No matter what she gave up
Her skirts were very tight.
Cause she ate twelve cans of ________ tuna fish
For ________ dinner ________ every night.
Activity 35Read the following holiday advertisement. Put the where necessary.
Around the world in 8 days with Runway Tours
We start our exciting tour in (1) London, (2) capital city of (3) England. Then we fly over (4) English Channel to (5) France where we can admire the magnificent view of (6) Alps before landing in (7) Geneva for our first night. From (8) Switzerland we fly south to (9) Mediterranean Sea, (10) Suez Canal and (11) Red Sea, before heading east over (12) Saudi Arabia and the rest of (13) Middle East. Our second night is spent in (14) exotic Madras, where you will taste a real curry! Then over (15) Bay of Bengal to (16) Thailand where (17) Bangkok, on (18) Gulf of Siam, awaits all those who like shopping. On the fourth day we fly south over (19) Malaysia and spend a romantic night on (20) Bali Island. (21) Timor Sea separates us from (22) Australia, where we spend our fifth day, gazing down on (23) Great Sandy Desert and (24) magnificent MacDonnell Ranges as we cross over to (25) Great Barrier Reef on the east coast , and then south to (26) Sydney and (27) Canberra. The sixth day takes us across (28) Tasman Sea to (29) New Zealand, and then over (30) Pacific Ocean to the great continent of (31) North America. The exciting city of (32) San Francisco is where we spend our seventh and penultimate night. Finally its off to (33) majestic Rocky Mountains and over (34) Great Plains to (35) Lake Erie and (36) Lake Ontario in (37) Canada where our last night will be spent in (38) fascinating Quebec, on (39) St Lawrence River. Dont delay book today to see (40) rivers, seas and mountains of our wonderful earth!
Activity 33 If I had a Boat
Activity 34 On a Diet
Fill in the blanks with the articles a/an, the or -. Ask your partner if he/she has ever been on a diet and what food he/she had to refuse eating.