ENGLISH 1 DAY 22

PRELIMINARY READING PART 5 2

Transport
Match the sentences to the transport words.
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1. You sleep here when you travel on a cruise ship. a return ticket

2. This big vehicle carries goods on roads. b petrol station

3. You look through this when you are driving a car. c cabin

4. This allows you to go to a place and back home again. d hitchhike

5. You pay this when you travel on a bus or train. e windscreen

6. You can travel like this if you don’t want to pay. f motorway

7. You buy fuel for your car here. g lorry

8. You can drive very fast on this. h fare

Choose the correct future verb forms in the speech bubbles.

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1. Hurry up – our train leaves / will leave at 4.30, and we
need to get to the station!

2. I’ve found a great hotel online. I book / ’m going to book

it later today.

3. I ’ll travel / ’m travelling to New York tomorrow – I can’t wait!

4. Is your bag heavy? I ’ll carry / carry it for you.

5. The prices are probably going / will probably go up, so I think it’s better to book now.

6. The brochure looks amazing – I’m sure you have / ’re going to have a wonderful holiday!

7. Boarding starts / is starting 45 minutes before the flight.

8. I must go and pack my suitcase – I ’m leaving / ’ll leave for the airport in two hours!

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Exam task
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, choose
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the correct letter A, B, C or D.

Travelling in the Glasgow area

The city of Glasgow has a modern underground rail network and (1) ................... of buses and

trains. It also has a (2) ................... other forms of transport. The ferry across the river Clyde

between Yoker (3) ................... Renfrew is popular with tourists. There has been a ferry in service

here (4) ................... around 500 years. The (5) ................... takes about half an hour, and it’s

an interesting way to see this part of the city. For a (6) ................... boat ride, you could try one

of the cruises on the Clyde. The cruises (7) ................... at the Riverside Museum and sail down

the river past some interesting historical parts of the city. If you (8) ................... trying something

more adventurous, you could travel from Glasgow to the island of Mull on a seaplane. The

(9) ................... are quite expensive, but it’s an experience you won’t forget. Also in the air, why

not try a helicopter flight? It’s not cheap, but you get an amazing (10) ................... of the city.

1. A many B enough C plenty D most

2. A few B lot C lots of D a number
3. A for B and C to D into
4. A since B before C until D for
5. A trip B travel C transport D route
6. A bigger B longer C taller D higher
7. A leave B depart C start D open
8. A fancy B want C hope D plan
9. A costs B fees C fares D charges
10. A scene B scenery C landscape D view

Exam tips
Read through the whole text first.
Look at the words before and after each space.
Try each option (A, B, C and D) in the space and decide which is correct. If you are not sure,
choose the one that sounds the best.

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