Transport

Watch this video and you'll learn some useful expressions to talk about transport.

Transportation in NY

Watch the video about transportation in NY and choose the right answer.


1. New Yorkers want transportation which is
    a. cheap and comfortable
    b. fast and sustainable
    c. reliable and effective
2. Traffic jams make people
    a. be less effective
    b. get angry
    c. lose time
3. Traffic congestions make the city spend money on
    a. improving the economic productivity
    b. repairing the roads
    c. taking care of the environmental pollution
4. PlaNYC tries to
    a. find environmentally friendly solutions
    b. improve the recycling system
    c. solve New Yorkers’ job problems
5. The bus service has improved thanks to
    a. more frequent buses
    b. new bus lanes
    c. reduced prices
6. In the Bronx
    a. buses are 13% faster
    b. more people use buses
    c. there are more buses than in the 1st and 2nd avenues
7. Millions of New Yorkers
    a. don’t use any network
    b. use the bus
    c. use the subway
8. Bicycle users
    a. are safer now
    b. have 200 miles of bike lanes
    c. have a bike sharing service in the centre
9. Taxis and buses
    a. use green energies
    b. will cost the city less
    c. will pollute less

Answers (select this line to see them): 1c, 2c, 3b, 4a, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8a, 9c

On the road

If you want to learn some vocabulary related to driving, visit this link.

The smallest car in the world

Do you know which is the smallest car in the world? Watch the video to find out. Below the video you'll find some questions about the clip.

1. How long in inches is the Peel P50? And how wide?

2. Where was it built?

3. How much does it cost?

4. What are some of the drawbacks (desventajas) of the Peel P50?

5. What does Jeremy say its top speed probably is?

6. What are its conveniences (comodidades)?

7. How many doors does it have?

8. What happens when John Humphries visits the Top Gear office?

9. Where does Jeremy drive next?

10. What does he ask Fiona (the lady in the lift) to do?

11. Which gear does the Peel P50 not have?