Speaking A RADIO DEBATE: TRAIN OR PLANE? Richard Carson, a journalist from the American FOX radio program That s life! a weekly program about everyday life problems is interviewing two guests who travel for work reasons from New York to Boston every week. John Herbert Donovan is a professor at Harvard University and travels by train. Matthew Lynch is a bank senior manager and travels by plane. They both live in Manhattan, New York City. 1 Using the information above, follow the guidelines and start the roleplay. RC: Greet the guests. Introduce the program. Topic: Means of transport . Let the guests speak. JHD: use the information from the chart. lives in NY; works in Boston Professor at Harvard University Leaves Takes the home at 6.30 subway to on Monday Penn Station morning Gets a high speed train to Boston South Station Takes the subway to university Arrives at 12.30 Arrives at Boston Logan Airport in 50 minutes Subway to city center; change line Arrives at the office at 12.30 ML: use the information from the chart. Bank senior manager Leaves home at 6.30 on Monday morning Takes the subway to JFK airport; shuttle flight ACTIVITIES lives in NY; works in Boston RC: Invite the guests to talk about the advantages of travelling by train or by plane. Use the information from the chart below. Advantage of the chosen means of transport Activity during the trip J.H. Donovan Train: quick, regular, safe. Few accidents or breakdowns. No turbulences. From city center to city center. Better than air transport. Reading, listening to music, surfing the net (free wireless connection), sleeping, eating. M. Lynch Airplane: very fast and safe. Check-in on line. More exciting than the train. Reading (the flight lasts 50 minutes). Listening to music on the subway. RC. Suggest driving from NYC to Boston. The two guests do not agree because of the heavy traffic. PUBLIC WORKS Module 5 183