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Traffic.

London has great traffic problems. Traffic is very busy in London. It means that there are very many buses, motor-cars, trams in the greets of London. So people get impatient as they sit in their cars in a line of traffic waiting, waiting.

Really the best thing to do is to travel by the underground - a network of fast-moving electric trains which take you quickly from one part of London to another part. The London underground is the oldest in the world. The first line was opened in 1870. It was like a tube, that's why it was called the Tube. English people call the old lines the Tube, the new lines the Underground.

One can see the word "Underground" across a large circle. It shows you where the stations are. The old Tube runs across the centre. It has got many stations. The London Underground is long. It is about 300 kilometres long and it has got almost 300 underground stations. Some of them are closed on Sundays. The other stations are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Many stations of the London Underground have got "Car Park ".The price of tickets is not low. It depends on the distance. There are comfortable seats in the carriages at the underground. The walls are white or grey. There are a lot of advertisments everywhere in the Underground in London.You can see escala­tors and also lifts at some stations. Only half of the Undergroung trains in London go under ground, new lines that connect London with the country go over ground.

I.Read the text to learn about London traffic.

II.Do you remember the meaning of the following words?

to get impatient, line, in a line, network, fast-moving, circle, price, low, to depend on, distance, carriage, advertisments, escalators, to connect.

III.Prove that.....

traffic is very busy in London.

the best thing is to travel by underground.

the London underground is very long.

IV.Explain why the London Underground has two different names.

V.Finish the sentences.

1.Traffic in London is heavy because.... 2.People often get impatient when.... 3.A lot of people prefer to travel by the Underground because.... 4.People call the old lines the Tube because.... 5.You can see the word "Underground" which....6.The price of tickets.... 7.Only half of the train......

VI.Answer the questions.

1.Why is traffic very busy in London? 2.What means of transport can you see in London? 3.What is the most popular means of transport in London? 4.What is the quickest means of transport? 5.When was the first underground line opened in London? 6.What was it like? 7.Why do English people call the old lines the Tube? 8.Where does the old Tube run? 9.How long is the Underground in London? 10.How many stations does it have? 11.Wfhen are some stations closed? 12.What can you say about the price in the Underground? 13..What can people see in the Underground? 14.Do all the lines go under ground?

VII.Complete the sentences in different ways. (give 2 or 3 variants)

1.The London Underground.....

2.The price of tickets....

3.There are a lot of....

4.English people call...

5.You may travel by.....in London.

VII.Find in the text the sentences in the Passive, read them aloud and translate them into Russian.

IX.Make up the plan of the text and retell the text according to the plan.

X.Imagine you have come from London, say what means of transport you usually used and explain why.

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