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2. Work in pairs. Read the article and answer the following questions.Write the answers in your notebook.

Getting Around Santiago de Chile

Where are you going today? Are you going to school? Are you going to see an exhibition at the museum? Are you going shopping? whatever your plans are today.choose the best means of transportation.Santiago de Chile is a big. crowded.cosmopolitan city where you never get bored. There are so many places to visit that it is impossible to go to all of them in one day.

If your plans are going to museums, Quinta Normal district is the best place. There you can find museums of every kind. Do you want to leam about natural science first? The Museum of Natural History is the best place! Next, visit the outdoor Railway Museum, then become a scientist at the Museum of Science and Technology. If you like art, the best options are Artequin and the Museum of Contemporary Art. How do buildings, parks, churches and hills that surround the capital city of Chile.

a. How can you get around Santiago?

b, If you like art, where should you go?

Santiago is a city full of contrasts. On the one hand you can enjoy the impressive gothic churches and colonial buildings that take tourists to past times. On the other hand let yourself be impressed by the highest tower and the only skyscraper in South America, Costanera Center, which offers more than 200 shops, restaurants,movie theaters and an impressive 360-degree view of the city from the 62nd floor, 300 meters up. How do you get there?You can take the subway and get off at Tobalaba station. A lot of buses stop there,but if you want to get some exercise, rent a bike. There are some public bikes for rent and, scooters, as well. Just get the app and you're ready! If you are going to go around Santiago, you have a lot of options. Just choose the best activity and transportation option for you!

.Where can you get a panoramic and impressive view of the city?

d. What is the best means of transportation if you want to get some exercise?

Lesson 6.Getting Around

Propósito y recomendaciones

pensamiento crítico y se cuestionen cómo funciona el transporte en distintas ciudades del país a través de las siguientes preguntas:

• How do people get around in other cities?

• Do they use a bike rental service?

• What do you know about trolleybuses in Valparaiso?

• How would you evaluate the public transportation in your city or town?

Contexto

Según el desarrollo y las necesidades de la clase, puede entregar a los estudiantes algo más de contexto sobre la lectura: Santiago is the largest city in Chile, with approximately 6 million inhabitants. Because of this, the city has provided different means of transportation for its citizens: the subway, which continues to expand, the Red Metropolitana de Movilidad (also known as Transantiago or Red), the commuter rail (also known as Metrotren), taxicabs and shared taxicabs (also known as colectivos).

Solucionario

While Reading

2.a. You can take the subway or a bus,or you can rent bikes or scooters.b. You should go to the Museum of Contemporary Art. c. At Costanera Center building, on the 62nd floor. d. A bike. 3. Respuesta variable.

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