1 CHAPTER 1 THE LIFE OF A BIKE MESSENGER. 2 3 Preview Questions Do you ride a bike to work or school? If yes, do you feel safe on the roads? Do you know.

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1 CHAPTER 1 THE LIFE OF A BIKE MESSENGER

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3 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?

4 It is 5 a.m. on a chilly November morning. Mike Zello is drinking his second cup of coffee of the morning. Then, he stretches his legs and straps on a bright orange bag. He jumps on his bike and rides into the sunrise. Zello’s workday is beginning.

5 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.”

6 E-competition also exists everywhere. In fact, some people say that because of the Internet, there is no need for bike messengers. Downtown attorney Ruth Martin disagrees. “I almost always use messengers,” she says. “I rarely send documents by . Why? Bike messengers don’t get lost in cyberspace.”

7 Reading Comprehension 1. What are two things Mike Zello does before he goes to work? 2. What do bike messengers do? He drinks 2 cups of coffee and stretches. They deliver everything from documents to gifts.

8 Reading Comprehension 3. What is difficult about a bike messenger’s job? Explain. 4. Why do some people say that the job of the bike messenger is ending? It’s dangerous. You have to look out for things that might hit you like cars, busses, and skateboarders. and the internet are easier.

9 G RAMMAR P RACTICE Complete the sentences with words from the box. Use the simple present or the present progressive form. Use each verb only once. 1.Rachel is a bike messenger in Chicago. Her workday ___________ at 7:30am. 2.She ___________ a shirt and shorts today. 3.She always _________ her bike to work. 4.Her boyfriend _________ that riding a bike in the city is dangerous. 5.Rachel ____________. She says it’s safe. 6.“I always __________ for cars and busses,” she says. begin ride disagree say look out wear begins is wearing look out rides disagrees says

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