London/Taking the Tube

Travel Cards

Task

Deine Eltern wollen mit dir ein Wochenende in London verbringen. Sie bitten dich, im Vorfeld wichtige Informationen über die Travelcard für die U-Bahn herauszufinden. Du findest eine entsprechende Seite im Internet. Notiere Stichpunkte auf Deutsch, damit du deine Eltern informieren kannst.

Travelcards

For travel on:

• Tube
• DLR
• 
  The entire London bus network including sections outside Greater London, on buses that display this sign:
•  Tramlink, where your Travelcard includes Zone 2,4, 5 or 6.
• National Rail (excluding Heathrow Connect)

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Points to note:

• The Travelcard you hold must be valid for all the zones you travel in. If you travel beyond the zone(s) covered by your Travelcard, you must pay an extension fare.
• To work which zones you need, refer to page 50 and see the map at the end of this booklet.

Day Travelcards

Day Travelcards (Peak)

• Can be used all day Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays), on the day of validity and for any journey that starts before 0430 the following day.

Day Travelcards (Off-Peak)

• Can be used from 0930 Mondays to Fridays, (all day Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays), on the day of validity and for any journey that starts before 0430 on the following day.

Point to note:

If you are travelling as a group, a One Day Family Travelcard may be cheaper.

Where to buy:

• Tube station ticket offices, London Travel Information Centres and National Rail stations. Also available from Ticket Stops (see page 54) and self-service ticket machines.

Fare prices

	Peak		Off-Peak
	Adult	Child	Adult	Child [2]
Zones 1-2	£6.00	£3.00	£4.70	---
Zones 1-3	£7.00	£3.50	---	---
Zones 1-4	£8.00	£4.00	£5.20	---
Zones 1-5	£10.00	£5.00	---	---
Zones 1-6	£12.00	£6.00	£6.00	£2.00
Zones 2-6	£7.00	£3.50	£4.00	---

What happens if?

If your printed ticket is damaged or becomes illegible, ask at any Tube station where it will be replaced free of charge.

For any other questions call 020 7222 1234 (24hrs).

Task

1. Wie lange darf man eine Friday Travelcard am Samstag benutzen?
2. Du hast dein Ticket beschädigt. Wie viel musst du bezahlen, um es ersetzt zu bekommen?
3. Wie viel kostet ein Ticket für einen Erwachsenen am Samstag (4 Zonen)?
4. Kannst du die Travelcard auch für den Heathrow Connect erwenden?
5. Bis zu welchem Alter kannst Du ermäßigt fahren?

History of the Underground

Task

Watch the video.

1. Describe how the "cut-and-cover"-method works.
2. Why wanted the engineers find another way to build tunnels?
3. What did they come up with?

London

1. Sights
2. Harrods
3. The Tower of London
4. Eating out
5. Taking the Tube (Mediation)
6. Working with Words
7. Using Structures