Happy maps - A new way of commuting

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Activity

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What journey helped Daniele see that travel isn’t just about efficiency?

a) moving from London to Boston

b) a bicycle race he took part in

c) his commute to work

How was the new route different from the old one?

a) a It went along Massachusetts Avenue.

b) It had less traffic.

c) It was shorter and quicker.

What does Daniele say about mapping apps?

a) They encourage people to explore more

b) They give you too many choices about which way to travel.

c) They are very similar to computer games.

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Discussion

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Daniele's London map shows routes that are short, happy, beautiful and quiet. Which kind of route would you prefer to use to get around your city? Why?

Would you find useful to have this mapping app on your smartphone? Why/Why not?

How does Daniele think that his mapping app will make people's lives better?

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Vocabulary

aesthetic Trans. IMG
- concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
attach Trans. IMG
- (attached) join, connect, link
commute Trans. IMG
- (commuted)travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis
crowdsourcing Trans. IMG
- Practice of obtaining information or input into a task or project by enlisting the services of a large number of people, either paid or unpaid, typically via the Internet.
handful Trans. IMG
- a quantity that fills the hand
recall Trans. IMG
- (recalled) to remember
Research Trans. IMG
- careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something
route Trans. IMG
- a way, a path

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