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Gymnázium Viliama Paulinyho – Tótha v Martine Učíme sa nielen z učebníc, učíme sa pre život. Kód projektu ITMS: 26110130666 Britain’s public transport outside towns Dátum: január 2015 Mgr. Vladimíra Damková Anglický jazyk
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Public transport outside towns Train CoachPlane Boat
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Britain's trains and rail network - modern and efficient the network covers all the main cities and smaller regional towns run by - a few large companies running routes from London to stations all over Britain - smaller companies running routes in regional areas a train ticket - train station - train travel point - online companies - not allowed to make a profit - controlled by government Trains not run by the state
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opened in 1994 between Calais and Folkstone Eurostar – passanger train service under the sea Eurostar – brings passengers to London from Paris and Brussels Eurostar – terminates at St. Pancras station in London The channel tunnel Trainspotting to spot as many different engines as possible hobby of many thousands of people in Britain ‘trainspotters’ (‘anoraks’) – spend a huge amount of time at stations and along the sides of railway lines many enthusiasts keep engines in operation
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Coach coach services – slower and cheaper than trains - take longer time Britain's coaches - privatised - lots of operators run routes across the country the best and most affordable way to travel around Britain many companies offer special tours to popular historical destinations around the UK coach tours - last for a few days - the price includes : - a hotel stay - sometimes discounted rates to popular attractions
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Plane mostly business people travel within Britain by air 4 airports in the world’s top 30: - Gatwick (to the south of London) - Stansted (to the north of London) - Manchester - Heathrow (the western edge of London) 24 commercial international airports in the UK airports' websites give information about transport options: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow
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London City Airport
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Boat 2,000-mile canal network in Britain London River Services operates a mixture of tourist and commuter boat along the river Thames modern Britain - little use of many inland waterways the previous centuries - large rivers and canals : - very busy - used to transport commuters and goods recent use for the country’s waterways - boating holidays
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http://www.ntgraphics.co.uk/attractions/falkirkwheel.html Falkirk Wheel a unique boat lift in Scotland
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_British_canal_system Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Express_Coaches http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Transport/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-597330/First-high-speed-bullet-trains-arrive-Britain.html http://trainoftheweek.blogspot.sk/2013/03/british-rail-class-175.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_375 http://www.theguardian.com/travel/channeltunnel http://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.sk/2014/01/trackside-with-my-dad.html http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/weird-news/stop-bus-justin-bieber-autograph-4722281 https://www.flickr.com/photos/dd67773/8706763769/ http://www.visitlondon.com/traveller-information/travel-to-london/airport/london-airport-map https://www.google.sk/search?q=map+of+london+underground&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=mLOyVLP6FYTmywPM1YG 4Bw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1708&bih=793&dpr=0.8#tbm=isch&q=boats+in+Britain&imgdii=_ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1286387 http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/20thand21stcenturies/falkirkwheel/index.asp https://www.google.sk/search?q=map+of+london+underground&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=mLOyVLP6FYTmywPM1YG4Bw &ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1708&bih=793&dpr=0.8#tbm=isch&q=Transport-symbols&imgdii=_
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