What type of couch appeared in Britain about the middle of the 16th

century?

2. Who were efficient public transport facilities provided for?

3. Why was the municipally – operated service important?

Vocabulary Focus

A. Match each word on the left with a noun on the right. Use each word once only. Write your answers in the boxes.

1. wheeled a. railway

2. rural b. enterprise

3. transport c. coach

4. profitable d. density

5. underground e. rout

6. town f. dwellers

7. residential g. facilities

8. fixed h. development

B. Find the words in the text which mean the following and write them in the blanks. ***

1. An area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city.

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2. A system of lines, roads etc. that cross each other and are connected to each

other.

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3. A bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys.

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4. A large carriage pulled by horses and used in the past for carrying

passengers.

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5. Land that is outside cities and towns.

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6. An old – fashioned name of a bus.

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7. A company, organization or business.

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8. A vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street.

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9. A group of houses and buildings where people live, especially in a place

where few people have lived before.

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10. A large area that is different from other areas around it in some way.

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Vocabulary Development

Remember to look out for pairs of words, which often occur together. If you meet one, you can expect the other. This makes it easier understand written and spoken English.

Match each adjective on the left with a noun on the right. Use each word once only. Write your answers in the boxes.

Set 1

1. bald a. accent

2. complete b. atmosphere

3. crowded c. failure

4. deep d. food

5. fatal e. hair

6. relaxed f. head

7. spicy g. hole

8. strong h. injury

9. wavy i. train

10. woollen j. sweater

Set 2

Now do the same with these words.

1. anonymous a. advantage

2. balanced b. bread

3. busy c. breeze

4. electric d. cooker

5. enthusiastic e. dictionary

6. flat f. diet

7. gentle g. tyre

8. monolingual h. letter

9. sliced i. office

10. unfair j. welcome

Vocabulary Exercises

A. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.

fare sliding doors platform conductress rack driver metro bus double-decker conductor destination tube coach tip crew single-decker escalator taxi-rank lift check cab stop rush hour inspector subway hail meter

A taxi, sometimes called a (a) _____________, is the most comfortable way to travel. You simply (b) _____________ the taxi in the street or go to a (c) _____________, where there are several taxis waiting, for example at a station. At the end of your journey, you can see how much the (d) _____________ is by looking at the (e) _____________. You add a (f) _____________ to this, and that’s it. Very simple. But expensive!

What about taking a bus? If it has two floors, it’s called a (g) _____________ and you can get a good view from the top. If it has only one floor, it’s called a (h) ____________. Most buses have a two-person (i) _____________: the (j)_____________, who drives, of course, and the (k) _____________, (or (l) ____________ if it’s a woman) who takes your money. Keep your ticket because an(m) ____________ might want to (n) ____________ it. You catch a bus by waiting at a(o) ____________. You can see where a bus is going because the (p) ____________ is written on the front. But try to avoid the (q) ____________.

Quicker than the bus is the underground (called the (r) ____________ in London, the (s) ____________ in New York and the (t) ____________ in Paris and many other cities). You buy your ticket at the ticket-office. Go down to the (u) ____________ on the (v) ____________ or in the (w) ____________. The train comes. The (x) ___________ open. You get on. You look at the map of the underground system. Very simple.

For longer distances take a train or a long distance bus, usually called a (y) ____________, which is slower but cheaper. The train is very fast.

Put your luggage on the (z) ____________ and sit and wait till you arrive.

B. Explain the difference between: ***

1. a carriage and a compartment

2. a season ticket and a return ticket

3. a bus driver and a bus conductor

4. a train driver and a guard