Be a fact detective: Means of transport in London a) Look at the means of transport below and read the texts. Then match them with the pictures. 1. I am a healthy and environmentally friendly way to travel. You must check me regularly to make sure I am safe to use. It is a good idea to take a bottle of water with you when using me. When it is dark you must make sure my lights are working. One should always wear a helmet when using me. 2. I’m actually pretty fast, and on average I travel at 20 mph, but can reach up to 40 mph. I have lots of doors that open by using air pressure. I stop at stations to pick up passengers. Half of where I travel is underground, and many people use me to get to work. 3. You must buy a ticket to travel on me. I have seats on me and safety signs to warn you of dangers. I can be reached by a bridge that moves up and down. I float and have railings all around me. You can also find life rings on me. I float on a river called the River Thames. 4. I can carry up to 88 passengers, and I’m one of the oldest forms of transport in London. You can sit anywhere you like, but you can’t put your feet on the seat. I can also carry disabled passengers. You ring the bell when you want to stop. By the way, I’m red. b) Use the words below and write them in the boxes above. Two words aren’t needed. c) What kind of public transport do you like? Find a partner and talk about it. Use the words and phrases below. l I love I like n I don’t like I hate going by bike/bicycle tram underground bus boat train … because l it’s … fast./environmentally friendly./ nice to watch other people./… you can … read a book./do your homework./… n it’s … stressful./crowded./slow./ stinky./… d) Write three to five sentences in your exercise book about “public transport”. 3 bike/bicycle • underground • train • river boat • bus • tram 129 16 one hundred and twenty-nine Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eige tum des Verlags öbv
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