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Picture - The London Underground - by Nigel A JAMES
The
London Underground
The
London Underground is the oldest underground railway in the
world. It was opened in 1863. The Londoners call it the Tube.
The
tube has 270 stations and 11 lines. The lines are not
numbered. They have colours and names instead. The
oldest line is the Hammersmith and City Line which is red and
yellow. The newest line is the Victoria line which is purple. The
entire network is 402 kilometres long!
The
Tube is used by more than 3 million people each day. It is the most
popular way of getting around London. It's fast, cheap,
clean, and reliable.
London
is waiting for you!
Vocabulary
entire
– ganze
instead
– stattdessen
lines
- linien
network
– System
numbered
- nummeriert
oldest
- älteste (old/older/oldest)
popular
- beliebt
reliable
– verlässlich
tube
- Rohre
underground
railway = U Bahn
way
– Art und Weiser (auch “weg”)
Questions
When
was the Tube opened?
How
many people use the London tube each day?
How
long is the Tube network?
Why
are the London buses better than the Tube?
Why
do you prefer buses?
Why
do you enjoy visiting London?
How
old was the London Tube in 2013?
The London Tube - by Nigel A. JAMES
