2. Transport

Importante
Listen & Read
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
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Travelling by Greyhound is a cheap means of transportation. It is a great way of getting to know the U.S. or Canada. There are some inconveniences, too. They are slow and the stops are often located in unsafe neighbourhoods of some big cities. |
The Canadian Pacific Railway offers a wonderful means of transportation. Some services include a special wagon that has a glass-covered carriage from which you can view breath-taking landscapes and romantic moonlit/starry nights. |
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Air travel across the U.S. and Canada is expensive, especially if you don't book well in advance but it is the fastest way to get around if you don't have a lot of time. |
The London Taxi or the New York Yellow Cab are door-to-door services. They are more expensive than a bus but provide the safest way to get around the city, especially at night. |
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A metro / subway is a very cheap way of getting around a big city. You have to be careful when and where you are travelling when it gets dark. |
Travelling by car can also be a cheap way of travelling. You have to be very careful in the UK because the steering wheel is on the other side of the car. The traffic is opposite to Spain and the roads are very narrow, in places! Fortunately, that is changing and modern motorways, despite the traffic, are much more spacious. Space is not a problem in the U.S. or Canada! |
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Route 66 in the U.S. takes you from Chicago to Los Angeles. If you want more information, you can go to: http://www.historic66.com/ |

Reflexión
Find in the text a word or phrase that means:
- The name of the largest provider of intercity bus service in the United States and Canada
- Part of a train
- Another word for taxi
- Two other words for metro
- What you hold and turn in a car to control its direction
- A wide road with several lanes of traffic going in each direction, built for fast travel over long distances
- The so-called Mother Road in the US

Reflexión
Name a means of tranport that is:
- Fast but expensive
- Cheap but slow
- Expensive and safe
- Cheap but not that safe at night
- Modern and spacious