Lesson 3

Reading

1. Look at the information in the poster and metro map on the phone. Match to make sentences.

1. The exhibition, b. is at the Science Museum.

2. The map, a. shows how to travel by metro.

2. Look at the information again and answer the questions.

1. Where is the Space Exhibition? It's at the Science Museum.

2. When is the exhibition? It's on saturday 30th September.

3. Which metro station do they need to go to? They need to go to Museum station.

4. How long does the journey take to get to the museum by metro? The journey by metro takes ten minutes.

5. How many stops are there by metro? There are four stops by metro.

3. Khaled is going to the Space Exhibition from City University. Use the information from Exercise 1 to complete the chat with Fawzi.

Khaled: Hi Fawzi. Would you like to come to the Space Exhibition tomorrow? My dad is taking me

Fawzi: Yes, please! What time does it start?

Khaled: It starts at 9.30 We're going by metro.

Fawzi: Which train shall we get?

Khaled: The first metro train leaves at 8.20 and arrives at 8.30.

Fawzi: That's an hour before the exhibition starts!

Khaled: Perhaps we can leave later.

Fawzi: What time does the exhibition finish?

Khaled: It finishes at 2pm.

Fawzi: OK. Can we get a train in the afternoon to get back?

Khaled: Yes, one leaves at 1.15 pm and arrives at 1.25.

Fawzi: Great! Let's take that.

Language

4. Complete the questions and sentences with the present simple form of the verbs in the box.

1. What time does the lesson start?

2. The library opens at 8.30 in the morning.

3. The train to Port Said leaves this station at 3.15.

4. The film hasn't finished. It ends at nine o'clock.

5. When does this plane arrive in Cairo?

5. Imagine that you are in Cairo. Look at the timetables and answer the questions.

1. You want to go to Alexandria. What time does the train leave? 11.30

2. Which platform should you go to? platform 7

3. You want to go to Aswan. What time does the train leave? 9.15

4. What time does it arrive in Aswan? 22.45 / quarter to eleven.

5. You want to go to Luxor. Do you need the Alexandria train or the Aswan train? You need the Aswan train

6. How long does the journey take to Luxor? 9 1/2 hours

7. To travel to Luxor, which platform should you go to? platform 6

Listening

6. Listen to Nadia and her mother. Where are they?

They are at a station.

7. Listen again and answer the questions.

1. Where do Nadia and her mother want to go to? Tanta

2. What time does the train leave? 11.30

3. What time does it arrive? 13:00

4. What is the last station that the train goes to? Alexandria

5. Which platform does it leave from? platform 7