Business_Spotlight_-_Nr.2_2020

LANGUAGE 2/2020 Business Spotlight 49

Answers

Exercise 1

–1 B –2; A

Exercise 2

public A.

transport

environmen-B.

tally friendly

stopC.

shelterD.

tramsE.

tracksF.

lanesG.

hybrid electric H.

driversI.

serviceJ.

terminalsK.

suburban L.

trains

underground M.

Local trains N.

commutersO.

railway stationP.

overhead Q.

railway

Other useful vocabulary

Nouns

7-day card/pass

[)sev&n deI (kA:d/(pA:s]

, Wochenkarte

bus service [(bVs )s§:vIs]

, Busverbindung

card reader [(kA:d )ri:dE]

, Kartenlesegerät

coach [kEUtS] UK,

(tour) bus [((tU&r) bVs*] US

, Reise(omni)bus

day ticket/pass [(deI )tIkIt/

)pA:s] , Tageskarte

fare evader [(feEr i)veIdE],

fare dodger [(feE )dQdZE]

UK ifml. , Schwarzfahrer(in)

fare zone [(feE zEUn]

, Tarifzone

local train [(lEUk&l treIn]

, Nahverkehrszug

monthly ticket/pass

[)mVnTli (tIkIt/(pA:s]

, Monatskarte

penalty fare [(pen<i feE]

, erhöhtes Beförderungs-

entgelt

railcard [(reI&lkA:d] UK

, Bahncard

rush hour [(rVS )aUE]

, Hauptverkehrszeit

shuttle (bus) [(SVt&l (bVs)]

, Pendelbus

ticket inspector

[(tIkIt In)spektE] UK,

ticket collector

[(tIkIt kE)lekt&r*] US

, Fahrscheinkontrolleur(in)

timetable information

[(taImteIb&l InfE)meIS&n]

, Fahrplanauskunft

underground map

[(VndEgraUnd mÄp] UK,

subway map

[(sVbweI mÄp] US

, U-Bahn-Plan

Verbs and verb

phrases

be cancelled [)bi: (kÄns&ld]

, ausfallen

catch (the bus) [kÄtS]

, (den Bus) erwischen

change [tSeIndZ]

, umsteigen

get off (a bus) [)get (Qf]

, (aus einem Bus) aussteigen

get on (a bus) [)get (Qn]

, (in einen Bus) einsteigen

miss (the train) [mIs]

, (den Zug) verpassen

squeeze in [)skwi:z (In]

, sich hineinzwängen

stamp a ticket

[)stÄmp E (tIkIt]

, eine Fahrkarte entwerten

The infrastructure

bus lane [(bVs leIn]

, Busspur

bus terminal/station

[(bVs )t§:mIn&l/)steIS&n]

, Busbahnhof

overhead wire/wiring

[)EUvEhed (waIE/(waIErIN]

, Oberleitung

rail/track network

[(reI&l/(trÄk )netw§:k]

, Schienennetz

railway crossing

[(reI&lweI )krQsIN] UK,

railroad crossing

[(reI&lroUd )krO:sIN*] US

, Bahnübergang

Adjectives

crowded [(kraUdId]

, überfüllt

driverless [(draIvElEs]

, fahrer-, führerlos

emission-free

[i)mIS&n (fri:]

, abgas-, emissionsfrei

environmentally friendly

[InvaI&rEn)ment&li (frendli]

, umweltfreundlich

late/delayed [leIt/di(leId]

, verspätet

on time [)Qn (taIm]

, pünktlich

Exercise 1: What is it?

Choose the correct options without looking at the vocabulary

lists on these two pages.

A. A bus gives you an overview of all the bus lines in a city.

1. timetable 2. map

B. If you arrive late at the railway station, you’ll your train.

1. miss 2. cancel

Underground and more

• The London Underground is nicknamed the Tube. An
  Oyster Card is a reusable electronic smartcard and the
  easiest form of payment on London’s public transport.


• To travel on the New York City Subway, you need to
  get a MetroCard.


• Copenhagen’s underground started operation in 2002
  — driverless and fully automatic.


• Moscow’s Metro is often referred to as a “palace for the
  people” and, with its palace-like interior, is said to be the
  most beautiful in the world.
  
  
  • BART (short for “Bay Area Rapid Transit”) takes you
    around the San Francisco Bay Area.
  
  
  • Subte is short for “Subterráneo”, the underground in
    Buenos Aires.
  
  
  • The Shanghai Maglev runs from Shanghai’s Pudong
    International Airport to the Longyang underground
    station and uses magnetic levitation (maglev) technology
    (Magnetschwebetechnik) based on the German
    Transrapid.
  
  
  • And who hasn’t heard of the Métro in Paris, or the San
    Francisco cable car system?
  
  
  
  

Exercise 2: Sustainable public transport

Complete the text with the missing words,

which are all listed on pages 48–49. The first

two letters are given.

“I now turn to the second part of my presenta-

tion: (A) pu tr.

In view of climate change, the focus

is increasingly on (B) en fr

means of transport. Traffic planners have

already started working on the infrastructure

needed.

In residential areas, there has to be a bus

(C) st every 300 metres, with a bus

(D) sh where people can wait on

rainy days. Whereas (E) tr have their

(F) tr , separate bus (G) la

ensure free circulation for buses, ideally

(H) hy el buses. More bus

(I) dr have to be recruited. And there

has to be a regular bus (J) se to and

from the bus (K) te.

During rush hour, (L) su

tr should run every ten minutes and

(M) un trains every five minutes.

(N) Lo tr that take

(O) co from nearby towns to the

central (P) ra st should run

every 30 minutes.

And finally, I’d like to finish my presentation

with a slide showing an (Q) ov

ra , another means of sustainable

public transport.”

See issue 1/2020 for vocabulary on individual mobility