Complete the crossword below. If all the words are correct, the name of the oldest line in the London tube network will read from top to bottom.

1. Many people in London ___________ about the way the tube operates.

2. The age of some of the infrastructure and the fact that the lines have only two tracks are among the reasons why the tube shuts down so often for ___________ work.

3. Many of the tube ___________ are circular.

4. The tube is an ___________ train network.

5. ‘Mind the gap’ is a well-known ___________ message on the tube.

6. The tube ___________ is multi-coloured.

7. The tube shuts down for about five or six ___________ every night.

8. The tube has ___________ lines.

9. The mayor of London thought it was ___________ that the new tube map didn’t show the River Thames.

10. There were lots of ___________ when the new tube map was published.

11. ___________ make over a billion journeys per year on the tube.

12. The station ___________ are red, white and blue.

Decide if the following statements about the tube are true (T) or false (F).

1. British people often refer to the London underground train network as the ‘metro’.

2. The longest tube line, from the western edge of London to the eastern edge, is more than 50km long.

3. London tube trains have carpet on the floor.

4. All tube stations on the same line are at least one kilometre apart.

5. There are more than 100 escalators in the tube.

6. The total number of tube staff is about one thousand.

7. It is illegal to smoke anywhere in the London underground network.

8. None of the 270 tube stations start with a ‘z’.

9. The newest of the tube’s eleven lines is less than 50 years old.

10. A new tube line is due to open in east London in 2011 and is going to be called the David Beckham Line.

 

 

Lesson 28.

ROAD SIGNS

Match the words with the pictures:

roundabout	junction	wild animals
traffic lights	steep hill	danger
level crossing	pedestrian crossing	maximum speed limit

2.

Road signs

Match the road signs with what they mean:

No entry	One-way street	No overtaking	No right turn
Give way	Bend ahead	Two way traffic	End of motorway

3.

HOTELS

A. TYPES OF HOTEL

Hotels in Britain are graded with stars from one-star to five-star (five-star hotels are the best and most expensive). You can also stay in a Bed & Breakfast (B&B) (also called Guest Houses) where you pay for a bedroom, possibly an ensuite (=room with private bathroom) and breakfast.

B. TYPES OF HOTEL ACCOMODATION

a single room: for one person with a single bed

a double room: for two people with one large double bed

a twin room: for two people with two single beds

full board: includes breakfast, lunch and dinner

half board: includes breakfast and dinner

B&B: just the room and breakfast

C. A VISIT TO A HOTEL

We stayed in the Carlton Hotel for three nights in July, but I booked (=reserved) our room three months in advance (=before; in other words, in April) because it was the middle of the tourist season. When we arrived we checked in at reception, then the porter carried our suitcases up to our room. I gave him a small tip (n,v) – about 50p, I think. The staff were very friendly – we had a very nice chambermaid (=the woman who cleans the room) – and the room was very comfortable. The only problem we had, in fact, was with the shower which didn’t work (=function) very well. (You could also say “There was something wrong with the shower.”)

D. Useful words and expressions

Could I book (= reserve) a room for next Thursday?

Could I have an early morning call at 7 a.m. please? (= Could you wake me at 7 a.m.?)

Could you put it on my bill, please? (= add the cost to the bill, e.g. for a drink you have in the hotel bar)

Could I pay my bill, please? (=pay for everything)

Could you order (=call) a taxi for me to go to the airport?

Are you fully booked (= completely full) nest week?

Is breakfast/dinner included? (=Does the price include breakfast/dinner?)

Where’s the lift? (= the machine which takes you up or down a floor) [AmEng = elevator ]

Excuse me. How do I get to the underground station from here?

HOTEL

Put these sentences in a logical order.

1. I paid my bill.

2. I checked in at reception.

3. I left the hotel.

4. I went up to my room.

5. I spent the night in the hotel.

6. I had an early morning call at seven o’clock.

7. I booked a room at the hotel.

8. I went out for dinner in a local restaurant.

9. I arrived at the hotel.

10. I got up and had a shower.

11. I had breakfast.

12. I tipped the porter who carried my luggage upstairs.

SITUATION