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Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the proper words. 10 There were the With a baby in our compartment, so we decided to go to the to have a cup of tea and to talk. 7 The platform was rather crowded as many people were waiting for an train to the suburbs. 8 When we got on the train the checked our tickets and showed us the way to our 11 We the train early in the morning. We finally reached our destination. 4 We decided to take the underline , tram, not a one, as we were to be in London early in the morning. 9 We had the tickets for the ...,and right-hand 5 The train was not direct and we had to the trains in Manchester. 2 When we arrived at the station, we bought the tickets at the 3 Then we had to wait in the for our train to arrive. 6 Soon the train arrived at the 9. 1 We decided to ... the 8.45 train to London. Topic: On the train Focus words

Verbs: to catch a train, to take a train, to get on/off the train, the train will arrive in/at, to change trains. People: (engine) driver, passenger, ticket collector, conductor, guard, porter.

Places: railway station, platform, waiting room, ticket office, signal box.

Kinds of trains: passenger train, freight train, local train, express, electric (suburban) train. Parts of the train: sleeping-car, buffet, restaurant-car, compartment, lower bunk, upper bunk.