Get ready to read

a  an area that is specially designed to have offi ces, small 
factories, etc. (business park)
b  a large enclosed park where wild animals are kept and 
can move freely, and can be watched by visitors driving 
through in their cars (safari park)
c  a park with entertainments, such as games, machines to 
ride on, restaurants, etc. (theme park)
d  a place where vehicles that people live in can park (US) 
(trailer park)
e an area of large stores outside a town/city centre (retail 
park)
2 Ask students to fi nd out about Kruger National Park. You 
could give them some questions and ask students to fi nd 
out the answers on the Internet, e.g. Can you drive your 
own car around Kruger?
Real Reading 3 by Liz Driscoll
 Teacher’s 
notes

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Unit
8 
In the newspapers
Bring in some realia to show students. You could exemplify the 
difference between a tabloid and a broadsheet newspaper.
Get ready to read
Put students into pairs and get them to do these exercises 
together. Get feedback from the class.
A
Bikes are everywhere!
Focus students on the section heading and ask if they think it is 
true that bikes are everywhere and/or where it might be true. 
Find out how many students have a bike, and when and why 
they use it.
1 Read the instructions to the class and then get students to 
discuss the question in pairs. Check the answers with the 
class. 
2 Emphasize the point that we often skim a text quickly the 
fi rst time we look at it. Set a time limit for students to do the 
exercise and then check the answers.
3 Get students to do this exercise in pairs. Then check the 
answers with the class.