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Unit twenty two
The underground
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After their visit to the museum of the Bank of England the Group returns to the hotel by underground.
Londoners call their underground train network "the tube". It covers the whole city. It's a fast, convenient
and easy way to travel. Stations are never far apart, especially in central London. Each of the eleven lines
has its own name and a distinctive color to aid recognition.
There are two kinds of tube tickets: single and return tickets sold at tube stations. Besides they sell
Travelcards for the tube, buses and the Docklands Light Railway, or DLR. Travelcards can be bought at
underground stations, Travel Information Centres, British Rail stations and selected newsagents. Travelcards
are valid either for one day or seven days.
At the tube station the participants buy single tickets and come up to the electronic gate. They put the
tickets, magnetic strip down, into the slot machine on the right side of the gate. The gate opens and after
removing the ticket each passes the gate. Then they go down by moving stairs.
David: Keep you tickets until your journey is completed.
Sergei: Why is it necessary?
David: Well, you see, sometimes inspectors check them. Besides you have to leave many stations in the
same way as you get in. You should put the ticket into the slot machine again to have the gate open.
Otherwise you won't be able to leave the station.
Sergei: I see. Thank you.
Ivan: This line on the wall is green. I suppose this corridor will take us to the green line.
David:
You are quite right. We are to take the green line to get to Baker Stieet station.
Vladimir: By the way, can I get to Piccadily Circus by this line?
David:
Let me see, no, I'm afiaid not. You'll have to change trains at Charring Cross.
Vladimir: Thank you I'll remember it. Charring Cross.
David:
Be carefull. Don't be lost
Vladimir: Thank you. I have got a map of London and there is the Underground map here too. I have
heard so much about Piccadily. And I like the song about it. One of our pop stars sings it. The song is
fantastic. And 1 should see the street of Picadilly with my own eyes!
Words and expressions
the underground
метро
to go by underground
ехать на метро
at the underground sta-
tion
станция метро
to call
называть
network
сеть
to cover
покрывать, охватывать
whole
[houl]
весь
the whole city
весь город
fast
быстрый
convenient
[k
n'v
nj
nt]
удобный
distinctive
отличительный, характерный
colour
['к
l
]
цвет
to aid recognition
помогает узнавать
single ticket
билет в одну сторону
return ticket
билет туда и обратно
Travelcard
единый билет
bus
автобус
Docklands Light Railway
(DLR)
рельсовая дорога в Док-ленд
(без водителя, работающая
только с помощью
компьютеров)
selected newsagent
отдельные газетные киоски