Road travel
London taxis are usually called ......
cabs
The Tube is a nickname for .......
London Underground
One third of the world´s airports are in ......
the USA
a long journey on a ship
a voyage
A person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it is called a .......
passenger
A place beside a motorway where you can buy petrol and other things and ahve a meal
service station
Any of the separate parts of a train is called a ......
carriage or a car
The world´s longest flight is from Sydney, Australia to Dallas, Texas and lasts about ........ hours.
16
The area around a hwarf or pier used for loading / unloading and repair of ships
the docks
A place in a public building where things that people have lost are stored and can be retrieved
lost property office
A place where a railway line crosses a road
level crossing
Trains transport over .........% of the world' s freight?
40
The busiest airport in Britain is ........
Heathrow
When the sea is not calm and there are many waves we say it is rough or .........
choppy
People who work on a ship or an aircraft and operate it are referred to as a ...........
crew
Appr. 70% of all freight in the USA is annually trasported by ..........
One of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train
compartment
The place in an airport where you get your luggage back after landing
baggage reclaim
The Titanic sank on its .......... (i.e. first) voyage.
maiden
The American expression for a pavement is a ........
sidewalk
The busiest and the most famous British motorway is ........ which is actually a ring road around the Greater London area and a constant source of fury for commuters.
M25
Trains which carry goods, not people are called ..... trains.
freight
The place where people arriving from a foreign country have to declare the goods that they bring with them
customs
If you ......... a ship, it means you put it into water, often for the first time.
launch
The money that you pay for a journey in a vehicle such as a bus or train is called .........
fare