Read the article again and say what the people did in the following places.

1. Piccadilly Circus Underground station.

2. San Francisco.

3. New York's Grand Central Station.

4. A New York department store.

5. Language focus. Expressions with the verb to be.

Look at this extract from the article on this page, “… Then, when the time was up,...” The writer has used an expression with the verb “to be” (“to be up”). Complete the following sentences with the correct prepositions.

1. I’m sorry but he isn't in. He’s ________ for the week.

2. I’m not eating this food. It's __________.

3. I’m sorry but your time is __________. Next Question…

4. I don’t know. You decide. It's________ to you.

Find other expressions with the verb to be and make up sentences with them.

Prepare information about flash mobs in different countries (popularity, participants, aim). Use pictures or video to illustrate your report.

Write a composition about flash mobs as a group action for fun using the information from the text and answers from Ex. 6. Write about the following points – what is a flash mob, usual actions in flash mobs, describe usual process of a flash mob, advantages / disadvantages, your own attitude to flash mobs.