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Transport

Vocabulary 1

1 In each gap in the following dialogues (1-7), write either a compound noun or a collocation. If you need help, look at page 46 in your Studenfs Book.

(At the check-in)

1    A Can I keep this bag with me as well?

B I’m afraid not. We only allow one piece of ,.hQAd.lu00(?0e... per passenger.

2    A This is your....................., sir. You need gate number 14. Please be there

half an hour before departure time.

B Thank you.

3    A That’s by the window. Is that all right, sir?

B Weil, actually I’d prefer an.....................if you’ve got one. I like the extra

space for my legs.

4    A l’m afraid I forgot to order a vegetarian meal.

B Well, they often have one or two extra. If you tell the.....................as

soon as you....................., they’ll probably be able to help you.

(On the piane)

5    A Excuse me, do you mind if we.....................? Then I can be next to my

colleague.

B No, not at all.

6    A I’m afraid you can’t put your bag there, madam, because it’s blocking the

......................You’ll have to put it in the......................

B Oh, OK.

7    A l’m looking forward to some nice warm weather.

B Yes, it was so cold this morning. Look at me in this thick jacket. I’m going to be so hot when we......................

2 What happens when you take a piane trip? Match the beginnings (1-8) and endings (a-h) of these sentences.

You put —	a	your bags.
You receive \	b	a boarding card.
You check in \	c	takes off.
You fasten \	d	the security check.
You board \	e	the piane.
You go through	V f	your seatbelt.
You show	^ g	your hand luggage in the locker.
The piane	h	your passport and boarding card.

3 Write the sentences from Exercise 2 in the correct order in your notebook.

Grammar

ałthough

but

despite

however

Complete the following text by putting one of the contrast words from the box in each gap. Use each one once only.

In the past, travel managers reduced their company's travel expenses by asking for discounted prices with an airline 1 ..feri^-.. now this is starting to change. The rise of the budget airline means that employees and travel managers often find very cheap flights over the Internet. The airlines themselves have started to respond to this.

2 ..........budget airlines do not usually offer high levels of customer care, some of

them have started to offer a business class service.

3 .........., these low-cost airlines have a number of disadvantages. There is often

no compensation if the flight is cancelled. Changing the time of your flight can often

be expensive, too. 4..........the higher cost of tickets, the best option for many

companies is stil! a corporate ratę with a traditional airline.

Vocabu!ary 2

Read the following information (1-3) about the raił industry and try to work

out the meaning of the words in bold type. Write an approximate meaning

for each at the bottom of the page. The link words in italics will help you.

1    This used to be a very poor region but sińce the new raił link was built, the tourist industry has really prospered.

2    The cost of repairing the railway linę was estimated at €3 billion, but in fact it exceeded this because the railway was in a worse condition than people thought.

3    The market share of many raił passenger services has plunged, because low-cost airlines can offer cheaper fares. Howeuer, high-speed trains such as Japan’s ‘Shinkansen’ and France’s Trains a Grandę Vitesse’ have nearly always withstood competition from other forms of transport.

•    prospered    .....................

•    exceeded    .....................

•    plunged    .....................

•    withstood    .....................

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