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1 The words below appear in the text in Exercise 2. Find the words and guess their meanings.Use a dictionary to check your guesses.

1. mad about …………………… 2. symbol …………………… 3. point ……………………

2 Read the text and tick (  the sentences T (true or F (!alse.Then correct the !alse sentences.

See Amsterdam on Two Wheels

The Dutch are mad about bicycles. About 780,000 people live in Amsterdam, but there are more than

880,000 bies! "ie ridin# is not a sport in this city. $t%s a &ay o' #ettin# 'rom place to place. (eople

o' all a#es have #ot bies and they don%t &ait 'or sunny &eather to use them. Teens, youn# children,

#randparents and even mothers &ith babies ride bies all year round.

As a tourist, &hy not be Dutch 'or a day and ride a bie in the city) Amsterdam is small, so you can

reach most places in 1* minutes. "ut 'irst, there are a 'e& thin#s you need to no&+

-ou can hire bies at shops all over the city 'or about / to 20 a day. There are several lar#e

shops near the rail&ay station.

treets in Amsterdam have #ot bicycle lanes. The bicycle lane is usually part o' the pavement.

oo 'or the &hite line and the bie symbols on the #round to mae sure you%re in the ri#ht place.

ars and bies have di''erent tra''ic li#hts and they don%t al&ays &or to#ether. The li#ht 'or cars

mi#ht be red &hen the li#ht 'or bies is #reen. o al&ays loo at the correct li#ht at unctions.

4se your hands to sho& drivers &here you%re #oin#. 5hen turnin# le't, point le't6 &hen turnin#

ri#ht, point ri#ht.

4se a map. As a tourist, it%s a #ood idea to plan your itinerary 'or the day be'ore you be#in ridin#.

-ou can #et a bie map at the Amsterdam Tourist entre 'or about or 'ind one online.

Amsterdam has #ot a lot o' bicycle thieves, so don%t tae an epensive bie into the city. There%san old Amsterdam oe 9 5hen someone screams :;ey … that%s my bie!< at least 'ive people

#et o'' :their< bies and start runnin# a&ay.

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1. There are more people than bicycles in Amsterdam. ...... ......

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2. The Dutch ride bicycles only in #ood &eather. ...... ......

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3. $t doesn%t tae lon# to reach places by bie in Amsterdam. ...... ......

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. $n Amsterdam, bicycle lanes are usually in the street. ...... ......

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*. yclists have #ot their o&n tra''ic li#hts. ...... ......

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=. (eople o'ten steal bies in Amsterdam. ...... ......

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" #rite $uestions about bike riding in %msterdam with the words below.Use the &resent 'imple. Then write answers according to the text.

1. &here > $ > #o > to hire > a bie

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2. &here > people > ride > their bies

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3. &hat > $ > do > be'ore > $ > turn > le't or ri#ht

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. the tourist centre > sell > bicycle maps

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*. ho& much > the map > cost

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#rite a letter to a !riend) describing a holiday in a city.*ake sure you answer these $uestions.

5here are you) 5hat are you doin#)

5ho is &ith you) 5here are you stayin#)

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