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Learning English - Welcome to London

	Transport	Hotel	Cinema	Shopping	Work	Eating Out


	Unit 1: Transport
	Listen 3: In the Underground station
			John and Fiona are about to make their way to their accommodation using the tube. John is going to a hotel in King's Cross and Fiona's going to stay with her uncle in Camden. They look at the Tube map on the station platform to help plan their route to their different destinations.
	Instructions for exercise
	Listen to the conversation by clicking on the link below. You will need Real Player to do this. Have a look at the faqs section of the website if you have problems listening to the audio. To complete this exercise you need to select the one correct sentence from each set of four options. Press the 'check' button to see whether you chose the correct response. Listen to the conversation
	Complete the conversation
	Fiona: So, we take this blue line? John: And then you take this black line, the 'Northern' line, and go north. Mine's direct, but you have to get off and change. Yeah, it's called the 'Piccadilly' line, but which direction? OK this will take us east into town then. Fiona: Well we're at the end of the line so we go eastbound. John: And then you take this black line, the 'Northern' line, and go north. Mine's direct, but you have to get off and change. Yeah, it's called the 'Piccadilly' line, but which direction? OK this will take us east into town then. Fiona: Do we have to change trains? John: And then you take this black line, the 'Northern' line, and go north. Mine's direct, but you have to get off and change. Yeah, it's called the 'Piccadilly' line, but which direction? OK this will take us east into town then. Fiona: But I can change at King's Cross, so we can both get off together. John: And then you take this black line, the 'Northern' line, and go north. Mine's direct, but you have to get off and change. Yeah, it's called the 'Piccadilly' line, but which direction? OK this will take us east into town then.
	Language tips - vocabulary
	"mine is direct" - I can complete my journey without changing trains eastbound - the train direction is east
	Language tips - grammar
	'Get on' and 'get in' We say get on and get off public transport, and get in and get out (of) a car.


	Units
	Unit 1: Transport

		Listen 1: Choosing transport from Heathrow into town
		Listen 2: At the ticket office
		Listen 3: In the train station
		Read 1: Comparing travel options
		Speak 1: Comparisons and the 'schwa' sound

	Unit 2: Hotel Unit 3: Cinema Unit 4: Shopping Unit 5: Work Unit 6: Eating Out
	Useful links
	BBC London travel news