24 Hours in Tokyo Unit 2

UNIT 2 24 HOURS IN TOKYO

BEFORE YOU WATCH

A Match the words (1–7) with their definitions (a–g). 1 live music a a meal in a container that you eat at school or work 2 karaoke b a place where people go to buy or sell things 3 district c to travel regularly between home and work 4 commute d songs you hear performed in person 5 market e singing songs with recorded music that is played by a machine 6 bento box f where people can go from one side of a street to the other 7 crossing g a part of a city or country B What are the daily habits and activities in the city where you live? Complete the sentences with what people generally do.

1 Around 7 a.m., . 2 At noon, . 3 In the afternoon, . 4 By eight o’clock in the evening, . 5 Late at night, . C A night owl is someone who likes to stay up late at night. What is a good job for a night owl? What are some nighttime jobs in your city? D PREDICT Look at the picture. What is this place? Where is it? What do you think the video is about? Choose one of the predictions. a daily routines in a city b shopping in Tokyo c where our food comes from

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WHILE YOU WATCH

A Watch the video. What is it about? Was your prediction from exercise D on page 49 correct? What is the place in the picture? B Draw lines to match the information in the two columns.

traditional Harajuku District the biggest in the world Shibuya starts after 5 a.m. the Tokyo subway one of the busiest crossings in the world large tuna sell for hundreds of dollars cat café famous for shopping tea ceremony non-traditional Tsukiji fish market C Put the sentences in the order they happen in the video (1–9). The morning commute begins. Meetings happen over dinner. Fans go to the Tokyo Dome. People head home through Shibuya. People take a taxi home. The fish market opens. The fish market opens up again. People go shopping People eat from a bento box.

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D Look at the pictures and the words in the box. Write the name of each place and the people you can find there.

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baseball fans commuters fashionable young people Harajuku District restaurant workers Shibuya crossing Tokyo Dome Tsukiji fish market

E Listen for these sentences and complete the missing words. Karaoke is a popular activity after 1 . And the young people who went to Harajuku earlier in the day now 2 into clubs to watch live music. When it’s late at night, people 3 home through Shibuya, one of the 4 crossings in the world. If they are later than 1 a.m., they miss the 5 , but they can take a 6 . And two hours later, the fish market opens up again. F Answer the questions about Tokyo. 1 Q What is Japan called? A 2 Q What time do workers buy fish? A 3 Q When does the subway start? A 4 Q Where can you have coffee with cats? A 5 Q What district is famous for shopping? A 6 Q When do the trains stop? A

AFTER YOU WATCH

A PAIR WORK Imagine you live and work in Tokyo. Complete a daily planner for one day. Write at least six activities from the video with the right times. Then compare your planner with a partner’s.

12:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:00 p.m.

B PAIR WORK Compare your city to Tokyo. Write down places in your city that are similar to the places mentioned in the video. Share your list with a partner. Tokyo My city Tokyo Dome Cat Café Harajuku District Tsukiji fish market Shibuya C Compare a typical day in Tokyo with a typical day in your city. What routines and activities are similar? What are different? Make notes.