Make Your Way 5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

true false not given 1 There are two ways to get to London by train. 2 If you take the ferry, you will arrive at St. Pancras. 3 The quickest way to England is by Eurostar. 4 The Eurostar connects London with 3 European cities. 5 There is a free telephone service for rail information. 6 There is a fixed price for all rail journeys. 7 If you are well organised, you can save money on your ticket. 8 The Internet is the best way of buying a ticket. Travelling to Britain by train Eurostar is the name of the high-speed trains from Brussels or Paris to London that get you to England free from the stresses and strains you get with airports or driving. You can go through the Channel Tunnel on the Eurostar and arrive in London at St. Pancras. Or you can cross the Channel on a ferry and go by train to London, arriving at Victoria or Charing Cross Station. From these stations and London’s five other main terminal stations you can catch fast and frequent Intercity Rail trains to the North, East, West and South of Britain. You can use the underground to travel quickly and easily from one terminal station to another. Rail travel in Britain Rail travel in the UK isn’t cheap and buying a ticket can be complicated. Depending on when you want to travel and how far in advance you buy your ticket, you can save up to 50% on a full fare ticket. stresses and strains: Strapazen beforehand: im Voraus The cheapest way of doing it is by booking your ticket at least a week beforehand and specifying the trains you want to travel on. Avoid travelling before 9 a.m. on weekdays if you can, as tickets at this time are always more pricey. Of course, you can avoid queuing up at the station by using the Internet to book your train tickets. This is an excellent option as you can also research for the cheapest price at the same time. Britain’s trains are run by more than twenty different private companies, but don’t worry – you do not need to buy a different ticket for each company you use. You can buy one ticket for any journey from one part of the country to another. If you want information about train services and times, there is one telephone number that you can ring from any part of the country: 08457 484950. Trains and travel Read the texts and do the exercise below. Travel and more Trains and travel Travel: Joys and frustrations Tourism – a blessing or a curse? Saving the environment Becoming familiar with … 1 90 5 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigent m des Verlags öbv