The words below appear in the text in Exercise 2. Find the words and guess their meanings. Use a dictionary to check your guesses. 1. mad about ……………………
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Read the text and tick ( the sentences T (true or F (!alse. Then correct the !alse sentences. See Amsterdam on Two Wheels
The Dutch are mad about bicycles. About 780,000 people live in Amsterdam, but there are more than 880,000 bies! "ie ridin# is not a sport in this city. $t%s a &ay o' #ettin# 'rom place to place. (eople o' all a#es have #ot bies and they don%t &ait 'or sunny &eather to use them. Teens, youn# children, #randparents and even mothers &ith babies ride bies all year round. As a tourist, &hy not be Dutch 'or a da y and ride a bie in the city) Amsterdam is small, so you can reach most places in 1* minutes. "ut 'irst, there are a 'e& t hin#s you need to no&+
-ou -ou can hire bies bies at shops all over over the city 'or 'or about / to 20 20 a day. day. There There are several several lar#e shops near the rail&ay station.
treets in Amsterdam Amsterdam have have #ot bicycle bicycle lanes. The The bicycle bicycle lane is usually usually part o' the the pavement. pavement. oo 'or the &hite line and the bie symbols on the #round to mae sure you%re in the ri#ht place.
ars and bies bies have di''e di''erent rent tra''ic tra''ic li#hts li#hts and they they don%t don%t al&ays al&ays &or to#ether. to#ether. The li#ht li#ht 'or cars mi#ht be red &hen the li#ht 'or bies is #reen. o al&ays loo at the correct li#ht at unctions.
4se your your hands to sho& drivers drivers &here &here you%re you%re #oin#. #oin#. 5hen turnin# turnin# le't, le't, point le't6 le't6 &hen turnin# turnin# ri#ht, point ri#ht.
4se a map. As As a tourist, it%s it%s a #ood idea idea to plan your your itinerary itinerary 'or the the day be'ore be'ore you be#in be#in ridin#. ridin#. -ou -ou can #et a bie map at the Amsterdam Tourist Tourist entre 'or about or 'ind one online.
Amsterdam Amsterdam has #ot a lot lot o' bicycle bicycle thieves, thieves, so don%t don%t tae an epensive epensive bie bie into the the city. city. There%s There%s an old Amsterdam oe 9 5hen someone screams :;ey … that%s my bie!< at least 'ive people #et o'' :their< bies and start st art runnin# a&ay.
1. There are more people than bicycles in Amsterdam.
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..................................................................................................... 2. The Dutch ride bicycles only in #ood &eather. ..................................................................................................... 3. $t doesn%t tae lon# to reach places by bie in Amsterdam. ..................................................................................................... . $n Amsterdam, bicycle lanes are usually in the street. ..................................................................................................... *. yclists have #ot their o&n tra''ic li#hts. ..................................................................................................... =. (eople o'ten steal bies in Amsterdam. .....................................................................................................
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#rite $uestions about bike riding in %msterdam with the words below. Use the &resent 'imple. Then write answers according to the text. 1. &here &here > $ > #o #o > to to hire hire > a bie bie ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... 2. &here &here > peopl peoplee > ride ride > their their bies bies ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... 3. &hat > $ > do > be'ore be'ore > $ > turn turn > le't le't or ri#ht ri#ht ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... . the touri tourist st centre centre > sell sell > bicyc bicycle le maps maps ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... *. ho& ho& muc much h > the the map map > cos costt ..................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................
#rite a letter to a !riend) describing a holiday in a city. *ake sure you answer these $uestions. 5here are you)
