Read the note about travelling around Britain and complete the outline given below

Travel by British Rail is fast, comfortable and easy. On the InterCity network services operate frequently and at speeds up to 125 mph (200 kph). On most long-distance trains seats can be reserved in advance, but it is not compulsory except on a few services.

Most long-distance trains have both first and standard (economy) class carriages and InterCity trains usually have a restaurant and/ or buffet car. Hundreds of stations also have cafes.

Overnight sleeping car trains are an ideal way to gain a day and save on hotel charges. On sleepers the supplementary charge is £18.00 per journey, for first or standard class. Reservations should be made well in advance.

If you only want to make a few journeys, single or return (round trip) tickets can be bought in Britain at any station, British Travel Centre or rail appointed travel agent. First class tickets cost about 50 per cent more than standard class.

For many journeys, reduced price tickets (with limitations on times and day of travel) are available at a considerable saving on ordinary fares. If you plan a lot of travelling, a bargain buy is the BritRail Pass. This pass (which must be purchased from travel agents in your own country – it cannot be bought in Britain) will give you unlimited rail travel for 4, 8, 15, 22 days or one month (8, 15, 22 days or one month if bought in North America). Get full details from travel agents.

Touring by Train

Travel by British rail is ________, ________ and ________. Services operate at speeds up to 200 kph.

On most long-distance trains seats can be ________.

Most long-distance trains have both first and standard (economy) class carriages and a ________ car.

Overnight sleeping car trains are an ideal way to ________________________.

If you want to make a few journeys, __________________________________.

2. A) The passage comes from Great Railway Journeys, in which the English novelist Lisa St Aubin de Teran describes a journey she has always wanted to make in South America. Which of the following words would you expect to see in the passage?

cargo, coconut, destination, drifting, frost, haze, horizon, rhythm, sensual, steamy, transition, tropical