To arrive to depart to catch to stop to cost to get to go to last to travel to board to miss to leave to propose to reach to take

I usually ___ by train, because it’s only a bit slower than the plane and it’s more reliable. It ___ $100 return. The journey ___ about 4 hours. I usually ___ the 10.30 train, which ___ New York at 2 p.m. It’s comfortable and always ___ on time.

Now it’s your turn to tell your friend how you get or can get → 1) from Samara to your native town; 2) from Samara to Moscow; 3) from Moscow to Vladivostok; 4) from Moscow to London; 5) from Paris to London; 6) from Samara to Washington. Use your imagination.

Ex.32. Read the following dialogues in pairs replacing Russian words by their English equivalents.

Dialogue 1

Passenger – I want билет в Springfield.

Clerk – Which Springfield? There are разные Springfields …

Passenger – I suppose Springfield, Massachusetts, is the cheapest. It is the closest to here anyway. Fortunately, it is also the Springfield I want to go to. What is плата за проезд, please?

Clerk – Six dollars and eighty cents for билет “туда”, eleven dollars and fifty cents for билет “туда и обратно”.

Passenger – Когда отправляется ближайший поезд?

Clerk – Есть поезд в 4.10. There is also another at 7.20 сегодня вечером.

Passenger – Are they both прямые поезда?

Clerk – The 4.10 is скорый поезд and делает только одну остановку in New Heaven. It прибывает в Springfield at 9.30. The second is поезд, который идёт со всеми остановками and takes about полтора часа longer.

Passenger – Is there вагон ресторан on both trains?

Clerk – There is вагон ресторан on the 4.10. The 7.20 has only a snack bar. They as usual serve sandwiches and coffee, drinks, etc.

Passenger – …

What train would you choose if you were the passenger? Complete the dialogue.