Date:From August Twenty-third (23rd) to September third (3rd)

Purposes:
Communication of ideas through simple and / or common tasks that require a simple and direct exchange of daily and technical information. 

Expression of ideas in the foreign language at a written level.


                                       Exercises

1. Listen to the audio file while you read level 2 text:

                           Sleeping In A Taxi – Level 2 (Intermediate)

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Travelling to New York City can be expensive, but one entrepreneur can cut your accomodation costs dramatically. His customers can sleep in the back of a taxi cab for only 40 dollars a night!

The taxi is in the city centre – only three stops from Times Square and one stop from Grand Central Station. People who try it also have a great view of Manhattan.

The so-called “rolling rooms” already attracted a lot of attention from tourists. There is, however, one little problem. There is no bathroom in the taxi, but the customers can use the bathroom of some restaurants.

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2. Listen to the audio file while you read level 3 text: 

 

                         Sleeping In A Taxi – Level 3 (Advanced)

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Travelling to New York City can be expensive, but a new venture has managed to cut the cost of accommodation dramatically. For less than 40 dollars a night, tourists on a tight budget can enjoy million dollar views of Manhattan from the back of a taxi cab!

Entrepreneur Jonathan Powley recently started offering vans and New York taxi cabs as overnight rentals on Airbnb. Each of the vehicles has been converted to accommodate a large bed and a fan. There obviously is no room for a bathroom in a cab, but Powley has made a list of restaurants in the area that let his guests use theirs.

The so-called “rolling rooms” have already attracted plenty of attention from tourists seeking a central location without a big-city price tag – you’re only one stop from Grand Central Station, and three stops from Times Square in less than 10 minutes.

The business owner said that he thinks, "People that do it are just the type that want to try something different."

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3. Write in you English notebook the following Words Bank and translate into Spanish their corresponding definitions.

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                              True – False Exercise

                 (Solve this exercise in your English Notebook)

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4. write the words "true" or "False" in the parenthesis according to information

   on the readings Sleeping in a taxi level 1 and level 2 ​

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a. The term “rolling-rooms” refers only to taxis cabs.    (         )

b. Hotels in New York City are very cheap.                (         )

c. Sleeping a night on a taxi costs U$120 or more.        (         )           

d. “Rolling-rooms” have a bed and a bathroom.             (         )

e. Sleeping in a van is cheaper than sleeping in a hotel. (         )

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5. Prepare and record a voice note with the right pronunciation of exercise # 4.

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6. Answer the following questions according to the texts “Sleeping In A Taxi 

   Level 1 and level 2. Solve this exercise in your English Notebook)

 

a. What is the main idea on the readings?

b. How much is worth spending a night in a “Rolling-room”?

c. What does the word “Airbnb” refer to?

d. What kind of tourists use the "Rolling-room" service?

e. What is the most appropriate reading for you, according to your English level?

   Why?

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Adapted from:

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/sleeping-in-a-taxi-level-1/

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/sleeping-in-a-taxi-level-2/

https://www.wordreference.com/

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