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BBC Learning English 

Words in the News  

25 July 2012 

Who wants a lift? 

Transcript: 

London is gearing up for the Olympics. 

And this includes many people's typical ride around the city.   

Here the bus is at work.    And this is the bus working  out …  

Czech artist David Cerny is The London Booster's creator. The sturdy 

double-decker seems to be doing well for a 1957 model. 

This is a routine exercise for athletes but push-ups can be exhausting. 

Especially for a 6-tonne vehicle. 

Vocabulary: 

gearing  up for 

preparing for 

ride 

means of transport 

working  out 

performing strenuous physical exercise 

double-decker 

two-level bus 

exhausting 

very tiring 

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from 

BBC news reports.  

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence 

correctly. 

gearing  up for / ride / working  out / double-decker / exhausting 

1. "The latest product to launch is the green energy gym," says Tarrant. "People 

create electricity by ________ so as they pedal away on the bike, they can see 

the energy they are creating and  it's used to light up the fitness zone at night 

and can even power local buildings." 

2. A failing  heart struggles to pump blood around the body, meaning even trivial 

tasks become____________.  

3. "I travel into the city centre by car at the moment but the traffic adds time 

onto my journey," she said. "I am going to try the park and ______ service from 

Leckwith as it will be cheaper and hopefully save me time. I think it is a really 

good idea." 

4. 4. "The Banqueting House hall is big enough to be a bus garage, you could get 

eight __________ London buses into it and that was less than 5% of what Jones 

wanted to build." 

5. Astronomers are __________one of the rarest events in the Solar System.  

On Tuesday, Venus will pass directly between the Sun and the Earth. 

Answers: 

1. "The latest product to launch is the green energy gym," says Tarrant. "People 

create electricity by working  out so as they pedal away on the bike, they can 

see the energy they are creating and it's used to light up the fitness zone at 

night and can even power local buildings." 

Source:   The rise of the adult playground 

2. A failing  heart struggles to pump blood around the body, meaning even trivial 

tasks become exhausting.  

Source:   Aspirin  is as 'good as warfarin' for most heart failure  patients 

3. "I travel into the city centre by car at the moment but the traffic adds time 

onto my journey," she said. "I am going to try the park and ride service from 

Leckwith as it will be cheaper and hopefully save me time. I think it is a really 

good idea."  

Source:   City gridlock challenge is 'vast' 

4. "The Banqueting House hall  is big enough to be a bus garage, you could get 

eight double-decker London buses into it and that was less than 5% of what 

Jones wanted to build." 

Source:   The landmark buildings  that never were 

5. Astronomers are gearing up for one of the rarest events in the Solar System.  

On Tuesday, Venus will pass directly between the Sun and the Earth. 

Source:   Once in a lifetime chance to see the transit of Venus