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Reading and Vocabulary Rent a Bike!

Copenhagen: How to Use Bike Share as A Visitor

Something Copenhagen is famous for?Very expensive prices tor everything trom restaurants to taxis, However. you can still find some deals For example, exploring the city by bike doesn't have to cost a fortune for a tournist With the city's new bike share it is possible to get around like a local tor only a few Danish crowns a day.

How it worlkes

Just like other bike share programs. you only need a credit card to get started, and the first step is to create an account online with a username and password When you are ready to go tor a nide, tind one of the 30parking stations, and just use the tablet near the handlebars that's built into each ol the 450 bikes.

High-Tech bikes with built-in maps for tourists visiting the city, there is one big feature thatshould be very appealing Built into each bike is a weather-resistant tablet

with GPs capability There's no need to pull oul your map or guidebook lo see where you are going. There's a map right between your handlebars that tracks your exact location, and it. can help guide you to popular landmarks, restaurants,and sights When you are ready to return your bike, just use the tablet to find the nearest parking station.

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Even if this system might not save you a lot of money compared to renting a bike frorm a shop, we think many visitors will oi night, and don't have to womy about where you wll lock it. Plus,using the built-in tablet is a fun way to discover new places.

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Read the text and discuss, with a partner, the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a bike scheme.

2According to the text, what are the steps needed to rent a bike?Wrtite the answers in your notebook.

Read the words in bold below and match them with their corresponding definition. Write the answers in your notebook.

1 Handlebars

2 GPS

3 Guidebook

4 Landmarks

A Global Positioning System,

B A building that you can easily recognize and helps you to know where you are.

C The courved steering bar of a bicycle,motorcycle, etc., grippe by the hands.

D A book that gives tourists information about a particular place

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Propósito y recomendaciones

en el diccionario las palabras que le causan más dificultad, y que se realice una lectura de manera individual primero para que puedan familiarizarse con las palabras, buscar las que no conocen, etc., y luego una lectura en voz alta entre todos. La lectura en voz alta ayuda a que sus estudiantes conecten la pronunciación de algunas palabras con su escritura, que en muchos casos no coinciden de la misma manera que ocurre en español. Para esto, dé la siguiente instrucción:First, read the text quickly on your own so you get familiarized with it. Look up in the dictionary the words you don't know. Afterwards, we are reading the text all together.

Contexto

La lectura se centra en el sistema de arriendo de bicicletas para moverse en las ciudades. En Chile este sistema existe, por lo que es una realidad relativamente cercana a los estudiantes.Antes de leer el texto, puede explicar lo siguiente: The bicycle sharing system started in Europe, and has increasingly become popular in other parts of the world, helping with the reduction of traffic jams, the reduction of pollution and promoting a healthier lifestyle.

Preguntas de profundización

Con el fin de ayudar a los estudiantes con la organización de sus ideas, puede preguntarles una vez que hayan finalizado la lectura, lo siguiente:

• What is the main idea of the text?

• Is there any idea you would eliminate?

• Is there anything that we could add?

Where would you add the new ideas?

How could eliminating an idea affect the text?

Solucionario

Reading and Vocabulary Rent a Bike!

1. Respuesta variable

2. Just like other bike share programs,you only need a credit card to get started, and the first step is to create an account online with a username and a password. When you are ready to go for a ride, find one of the 30 parking stations, and just use the tablet near the handlebars that's built into each of the 450 bikes.

3. 1 - C

2-A

3 - D

4- B

Texto del estudiante


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