Yvonne and Alice discuss the experiences different people have when using The Tube, the London Underground train system, and hear about what some people thought after using it for the first time.
This week's question:
During the last financial year, how many kilometres did Tube trains travel? Was it about equal to:
a) 72 trips to the moon and back
b) 85 trips to the moon and back or
c) 90 trips to the moon and back
Listen out for the answer in the programme.
Listen
The London Tube
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Vocabulary
- get around
travel around
- The Tube
the London Underground train system
- a love-hate relationship
relationship (often not romantic) where feelings towards someone or something vary from love to hate
- delays
when things are later than expected or planned
- unreliable
cannot be depended on
- get on with it
hurry up or do something you might find difficult
- eye contact
to look at someone while they are looking at you
- take for granted
don't understand the value of
- visually impaired
not able to see properly
- soundtrack
music used in or made for a film
