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One … the first things a foreigner notices about British railways is the platforms. They are higher than in most parts … the world. The platform is almost … a level with the floor of the carriages. You do not, therefore, have to climb … into the railway carriage with your luggage.
The trains that go to and from London are very crowded … the times when people are traveling to work, since about a million people travel … London to work each day. There are cheap tickets after a certain time … the day, usually about 9.30 when everyone has gone to work. These are called cheap day return tickets. It is often nearly 50 per cent cheaper to travel … London after 9.30 than before this time.
On many fast trains to London there is a dining-car … which you can buy lunch, dinner or coffee. On others there is a buffet … which it is possible to buy snacks and drinks. Sometimes a waiter … the dining-car brings round cups of coffee to the passengers.
There are only two classes in Britain – first and second. A first-class ticket costs 50 per cent more than a second-class ticket. On long journeys, there is a ticket inspector, who visits every passenger to see if he has the right ticket and is not traveling … wrong class.
In England, train passengers seldom converse … their fellow-travellers even on a long journey – this is more a national custom than a matter … etiquette. When the passenger reaches the end … his journey and leaves the train, he has to give his ticket to the ticket collector … the exit before he can leave the station.
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Ex.8. a) Прочитайте и переведите диалог;
b) Обсудите виды транспорта, их достоинства и недостатки и выберите оптимальные для каждого вида отдыха;
с) Составьте свой диалог (обсудить: какие страны сейчас пользуются наибольшей популярностью у отдыхающих; какой вид транспорта чаще всего выбирают люди для путешествия; преимущества и недостатки всех видов транспорта).
