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Trang 1Listen to Paula and Michael talking about a tour of the London Underground Then answer the questions Write complete sentences
Listen to Paula and Michael talking about a tour of the London underground Decide if these sentences below are true (T) or false (F) Correct the false ones
1 Where is Michael?
2 When did the London Underground open?
3 How long was the first route on the London Underground?
4 How many kilometres of routes are there on the London Underground today?
5 What is Michael going to do later?
4 A return ticket on the first London Underground cost three pennies …… ……
Each city’s metro system has a “common name” that developed historically.
London - “The Tube”, from the tube-shaped deep level bored tunnels
Paris - metro, full name “Métropolitain”
New York City - subway, because the main lines have significant underground sections.
Chicago - “The L” - from el, because it is mostly elevated
Boston - “The T” - from MBTA, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Washington, D.C - metro
San Francisco - BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit
Trang 2Michael: Hey Paula, it’s me.
Paula: Michael – I can’t believe you’re calling me from London
Michael: Yeah – I thought you’d be surprised
Paula: Isn’t London fantastic? What have you done so far?
Michael: Well, we’ve only been here two days, so we haven’t seen much, but yesterday we took a
tour of the London Underground
Paula: That’s an unusual thing to do on your first day, but I’m glad you did it It’ll help us with the project we’re doing on Transport in Big Cities
Michael: Actually, it was really interesting Did you know that it’s the oldest underground in the
world? It opened in 1863
Paula: Wow! That’s a long time ago I thought the Paris Underground was the oldest, but it was
completed in 1900 Why did they decide to build an underground?
Michael: They built it because there was a lot of traffic in the city centre and they wanted to help people get to work more quickly It started out with only one line that was around six
kilometres long, and two stations in the centre of the city
Paula: That’s amazing I can’t believe it was only six kilometres long When I was in London, I got lost I thought the underground was enormous I got lost all the time!
Michael: Well, it’s very different today Now, there are more than 400 kilometres of routes on the underground
Paula: It was also expensive to ride on the underground when I was in London
Michael: You’re right It isn’t cheap, but it was much cheaper when it first opened You could get a
single ticket for about three pennies and a return ticket was just a few pennies more
Paula: That’s a lot cheaper I hope you took some photographs of the underground, so we can
use them in our project
Michael: Of course I did I have to go now – we’re going on a boat ride on
the River Thames today
Paula: Have a great time And call me when you get home
Michael: I will Bye
Read the conversation of Paula and Michael talking about a tour of the London Underground Then answer the questions Write complete sentences
Read the conversation of Paula and Michael talking about a tour of the London underground Decide if these sentences below are true (T) or false (F) Correct the false ones
1 Where is Michael?
2 When did the London Underground open?
3 How long was the first route on the London Underground?
4 How many kilometres of routes are there on the London Underground today?
5 What is Michael going to do later?
4 A return ticket on the first London Underground cost three pennies …… ……
Trang 31 Where is Michael?
2 When did the London Underground open?
3 How long was the first route on the London Underground?
4 How many kilometres of routes are there on the London Underground today?
5 What is Michael going to do later?
4 A return ticket on the first London Underground cost three pennies …… ……
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Listen to Paula and Michael talking about a tour of the London Underground Then answer the questions Write complete sentences
Listen to Paula and Michael talking about a tour of the London underground Decide if these sentences below are true (T) or false (F) Correct the false ones
Each city’s metro system has a “common name” that developed historically.
London - “The Tube”, from the tube-shaped deep level bored tunnels
Paris - metro, full name “Métropolitain”
New York City - subway, because the main lines have significant underground sections.
Chicago - “The L” - from el, because it is mostly elevated
Boston - “The T” - from MBTA, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Washington, D.C - metro
San Francisco - BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit