A. Vehicles

B. Travelling around

I go to work by bus. It’s only three stops.

We got the train to Cardiff, but the journey was terrible.
When the bus fares went up last month, my dad started cycling to work.

I got out of the taxi and almost walked away without paying the fare.
If there are more flights, airfares should be cheaper.
We were going to get the train to Paris, but in the end we decided to fly.

C. Are you happy with public transport?*

Where I live buses are not very convenient1; the nearest bus stop is half a mile away2. And when I do get the bus, I often have to wait in a queue3 for about twenty minutes, and then three come along at the same time!

People are always complaining about4 the bus service, but where I live it’s good. I’ve got a bus stop round the corner5 and buses run every ten minutes for most of the day, and they’re usually reliable6.

I get the train to work. Trains are expensive – a return7 to London is forty pounds – but I’ve got a season ticket8, and that makes it cheaper. My only real complaint is that if I miss9 my train, I have to wait half an hour for the next one.