12 Transport and tourism | When you read a text which has some missing information, you need to pay careful attention to its overall structure. You need to consider the conjunctions, relative pronouns and verb tenses that are used. And, of course, you need to consider the overall meaning. Working with vocabulary Circle the correct synonym/paraphrase in the following responses. 1 A: People who try to dodge paying their fare on the train will be fined. B: I don’t get why some people want to limit / avoid paying for their tickets. 2 A: I had to show a valid driving licence as proof of my ID when I was hiring a car in Germany. B: Yeah, so if your licence wasn’t translatable / useable, you wouldn’t have been able to rent a car. 3 A: O ne of my grandfather’s dreams is to go on a safari to see rhinos, and he’s asked me to accompany him. B: So what are you going to do? Are you going to make a reservation for / go with him? 4 A: The new transport links to the city centre have been a real boost to tourism, haven’t they? B: Absolutely! There has been an increase / a decrease since the rail network improved. 5 A: I f we all do our bit to buy from local shops, we’ll be taking steps towards reducing our carbon footprint. B: Yes. And it just means we make a small effort / change a lot of things, but it would be worth it. 6 A: I can meet you at the airport tomorrow. When does your flight get in? B: Well, we leave first thing so I think we depart / arrive before lunchtime. I’ll let you know. 1 Key Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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