Explore speaking: The future of Vienna Read the following extract about the future of transport in London, and complete it with the words and expressions below: Media task. Think about the future of Vienna or another place you know well – what do you think the major concern will be? Could it be transport (like in London), overpopulation, inequality, tourism or something else? What problems might it cause? Make some notes about what you think might happen and what people could do to fix it. Then prepare a short presentation of your ideas and record yourself using your mobile phone or other device. In your presentation, you should: ■■ describe the situation today ■■ give your listeners an idea of how things could develop in the future ■■ present your ideas of how to improve the situation Use expressions from 37, such as “If we don’t do x, y will happen,” and “This will probably … in the future”. 37 will get might not if we we could will be Transport in London Anybody who has ever spent time in London knows how important the transport system is – such a large and dense city needs a quick and efficient way of moving people around. But at the moment the infrastructure is not fit for purpose, and this problem will probably get worse in the future as more and more people come to visit, work, and live in this great city. Our first recommendation is to reduce the number of cars in the city. If we don’t manage this, the pollution problem (1) worse and journey times will increase. The current charge to drive into the centre has been a great success, but (2) increase the area it covers and make the charge higher. This will reduce traffic and raise tax income though it will probably be unpopular. Our second recommendation is to help people cycle to and from work. Cycling remains a dangerous activity in London, despite recent improvements. If we provide more cycle lanes, more people will use them. We also need to educate cyclists and other road users about safety. This (3) be popular with car drivers, but it will reduce the number of accidents. Finally, we hope that we can improve public transport. London’s red buses and tube trains are world famous, but they are struggling. There (4) more and more passengers in the future. Increasing investment in our systems will help, and (5) look at other European cities, we might be able to learn something from them. If we can achieve all these aims, London will remain a city that is loved by its inhabitants and admired across the world. 38 Self-assessment i i make guesses and predictions make recommendations get and give directions get and give information in a tourist office talk about office work describe a place Language skills Extras Explore 4 City life 53 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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