Bài giảng Chuyên đề ngữ pháp tiếng Anh - Reading: The life of a bike messenger

 CHAPTER 1
THE LIFE OF A BIKE 
 MESSENGER
 1 Preview Questions
• Do you ride a bike to work or school? If 
 yes, do you feel safe on the roads?
• Do you know what a bike messenger 
 does?
• What kind of messengers are there in 
 your city?
 3 Zello is one of hundreds of bike messengers 
around the world. They work in downtown areas 
of large cities and deliver everything from 
documents to gifts. Messenger bags measure up 
to 3,000 cubic inches. (Picture ten large pizza 
boxes.) But messengers say that the size of the 
delivery isn’t the hardest part of the job. It’s the 
journey. “I am always looking out for busses and 
skateboarders,” Zello says. “Danger exists
everywhere.”
 5 Reading Comprehension
1. What are two things Mike Zello does 
 before he goes to work?
 He drinks 2 cups of coffee and 
 stretches.
2. What do bike messengers do?
 They deliver everything from 
 documents to gifts.
 7 GRAMMAR Complete the sentences with words from the 
 box. Use the simple present or the present 
 PRACTICE progressive form. Use each verb only once.
 begin ride disagree say look out wear
1. Rachel is a bike messenger in Chicago. Her workday 
 ___________begins at 7:30am.
2. She ___________is wearing a shirt and shorts today.
3. She always _________rides her bike to work.
4. Her boyfriend _________says that riding a bike in the city 
 is dangerous.
5. Rachel ____________.disagrees She says it’s safe.
6. “I always __________look out for cars and busses,” she says. 
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