For visitors to Venice, the vaporetti or water buses provide the most entertaining form of transport. The best value service for tourists is the number 1. This operates from one end of the Grand Canal to the other and travels slowly enough to get a good view of the palaces at the waterside. The number 82 offers a faster route down the Grand Canal because it doesn't stop as often as the number 1. The main waterbus services run every ten to twenty minutes but there are fewer after 6 pm. Buying a return ticket is cheaper than getting two single tickets. The price of a ticket is the same for going one stop or doing the whole route.

The gondola is the most romantic way to see the city but the prices are high, which means that it is not as popular as other forms of transport with local Venetians. The water taxi is the fastest way to travel through the city and out to the islands, taking only twenty minutes to go to the airport.

One of the greatest pleasures of exploring the city is walking. Few cities are as compact as Venice and it is possible to cross the city on foot in thirty-five minutes. Unfortunately, finding somewhere to sit and rest is not so easy.

Adapted from „English for International Tourism”

What is the most interesting form of transport in Venice?

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Why is the line number 1 so popular among tourists? ...................................................................................

How often do waterbuses run? ...................................................................................

When is it cheaper to travel by waterbus? ..................................................................................

Why aren't the gondolas popular with Venetians? ...................................................................................

What is the fastest way to travel through Venice? ...................................................................................

How long does it take to get to the airport by the water taxi? ...................................................................................

What is one of the most pleasurable ways of exploring Venice? ...................................................................................

How long does it take to cross the city on foot? ...................................................................................

Why isn't it easy to find somewhere to sit? ...................................................................................

The Vaporetti are water buses in Venice.

Line number 86 offers a fast route down the Grand Canal.

You can see the palaces at the waterside travelling by line number 1.

After 6 pm you can catch a waterbus every five minutes.

It doesn't matter whether you go one stop or more - the price won't change.

The gondola is the fastest way of transport in Venice.

Only local Venetians use gondolas.

You can go to the islands by water taxi.

Walking around Venice is a great pleasure.

There are lots of places to sit and rest in Venice and you can find them easily.

Answer the questions

State whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F)

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