Lexique!attendu!:!!double!deckers,!ad,!pavement,!pedestrians,!workers,!tourists,'sight'seeing'
tours,'traffic,'congestion'charge…'
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In'my'opinion,'this'idea'of'hiring'bikes'in'London'is'good'for'the'environment.'Using'a'bike'allows'you'
to'go'faster'in'traffic'jams'(especially'in'the'rush'hours).'But'travelling'by'bikes'in'a'big'city'like'
London'can'also'be'dangerous.'Many'cyclists'don’t'respect'traffic'lights'and'road'signs'and'some'
drivers'should'pay'more'attention'to'cyclists.'So'you'‘d'better'wear'a'helmet'and'be'very'careful'in'
big'avenues'in'the'town'centre.'I’d'rather'take'the'underground'(the'tube)'when'I’m'in'London'or'in'
Paris.'I'would'be'afraid'of'using'a'bike.'
But'using'a'bike'to'go'to'work'or'to'school'is'good'for'your'health.'''
As'for'the'ad,'it’s'very'clever'for'Barclays,'a'great'British'bank,'to'allow'Londoners'to'hire'bikes'and'
advertise'the'bank'at'the'same'time.''
The'bank'has'sponsored'the'project'with'the'mayor'of'London.'The'town'is'entirely'involved'in'the'
project.'
On'the'ad,'we'can'see'different'people,'they'look'relaxed'and'happy'and'the'weather'is'fine,'of'
course!'Both'riders,'at'the'top,'seem'to'enjoy'the'ride.'In'the'foreground,'the'mayor,'Boris'Johnson'is'
riding'to'work.'He'wants'to'show'people'that'riding'is'for'everybody.'He'invites'people'to'do'the'
same.'
At'the'very'top'of'the'page,'we'recognize'the'famous'underground'sign'(light'blue'and'white'instead'
of'red'and'dark'blue).'It'means'that'every'docking'station'should'be'(is'going'to'be)'as'important'as'a'
tube'station'in'a'few'years.''