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Home for Thanksgiving
555 m 893 km 817 m 1316 km
1426 m 2295 km
Ukraine 1852 m
1267 m
2981 km
2039 km
1189 m 1914 km
2126 m 3422 km
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1 Let’s talk: Times and distances The US is huge. So a lot of people travel long distances to visit friends and family, for example, for the most important holiday in the US – Thanksgiving. a) Look at the map above. How far is it from Seattle to Miami? And from LA to NYC? Ask your partner more questions like these about distances. b) Look at the time zones on the map. Ask your partner about the difference in time between cities in the US. Example: If it’s 9:30 p.m. in Denver, what time is it in Chicago? c) Look at the map and the info in the grid. Talk about how you can travel from Denver to other cities. Use the phrases below. How far is it from Denver to … ? How long does it take by plane? What if I go by car? It’s about … miles/km. It takes … hours. It’s much longer – It takes about … .
Denver to … by car* by plane* Seattle 28:30 2:50 Los Angeles 23:50 2:30 Miami 42:30 3:35 New York City 37:00 3:40 *in hours and minutes
d) Discuss the distances in Ukraine (by car, by bus or by train). How far is it from Kyiv to your place? Or from Kyiv to Lviv?
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