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Old and new ways of public transport in London
Old and new ways of public transport in London I. Match the following English words with the correct German translation! bank – the areas on both sides of a river (ein Taxi) rufen cab – another word for taxi Adelige carriage – a cart on two wheels that is pulled by horses Auslieferung cushion – you put your head onto it in your bed Dampfkraft delivery – bring something to somebody effizient ditch – something like a river without water ehrlich efficient – quick and cheap Einwohner fatal – something that causes death Form foul-smelling – something that smells very bad Graben honest – always telling the truth Kissen, Polster inhabitants – all the people who live in a city or a village Kutsche invisibly – you cannot see the person or thing Raddampfer noblemen – people like princes and queens rudern paddle steamer – a ship that uses large wheels to move on water Stau shape – the shape of eggs is oval, balls are round stinkend steam power – it moves engines with fire and water Taxi to connect – put two parts together tödlich to hail (a taxi) – to stop a taxi Ufer to row – move a boat with two broad sticks in the water unsichtbar to switch – to change something verbinden traffic jam – many vehicles that can’t move in a street wechseln Text und Idee: TexteSatt, 2008. 1 II. Working with the text: Answer the following questions in full sentences! 1. Why is Sir James happy that he doesn’t have to walk to court? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. Why was the first bridge across the river Thames built? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. Why did people not like to cross the river by boat very much? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4. When did public transport for everyone start? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5. Which problems did the engineers of the first underground have to solve? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. What was the main difference between public transport in 1900 and 1934? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7. What is the ‘red Routemaster’? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 8. Why is it easy for Londoners today to leave their cars at home? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Text und Idee: TexteSatt, 2008. 2 III. Text production: Imagine a time machine brings you to London any time between 1815 and 1959. You want to visit your friend who lives about 2 miles away from your home across the river Thames. Explain to your parents: which vehicle(s) you use why you use that vehicle and what you like/dislike about it why this vehicle is safer than others. Write about 10 sentences! ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Text und Idee: TexteSatt, 2008. 3
