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At top speed
Starting off Work in pairs. Discuss these questions. Each of these photos shows a situation where speed is important. Why is speed important in each case? When is it important not to hurry? If you had to choose photos of four situations where it’s important not to hurry, which would you choose? Why? Do you enjoy speed? Why (not)?
Listening | 1BSU 1 You will hear three extracts where people talk about speed. Extract One is about trains in the 19th century. Before you listen: how do you think the invention of trains changed the way people lived?
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07 Now listen to Extract One. For questions 1 and 2 choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear.
&YUSBDU 0OF You hear part of a panel discussion on 19th century travel. According to the woman, people in the early 19th century were concerned about how rail travel would affect " the landscape. # the human body. $ their way of life. According to the man, how did rail travel change people’s attitude to the natural world? " They felt they could dominate it. # They understood their need to be part of it. $ They became more interested in painting it.
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3 Work in pairs. The man says, ‘I doubt if any other invention has had such a profound influence on the human psyche.’ Do you agree?
