B) First class on Eurostar guarantees meals being personally served at the seat of your choice

4. If you book your ticket at www.eurostar.com, you can choose which seat in which car you want.

a) You should book your ticket on-line if you want to have a comfortable seat.

b) You can choose which car you want if you book your ticket at www.eurostar.com.

5. All bags taken onto Eurostar must have a label showing your name and surname.

a) All hand baggage taken onto Eurostar must be X-rayed and have the passenger’s name.

b) Both hand luggage and medium size bags must have a sticker showing the passenger’s name and surname.

6. At terminals, there are change machines, which can convert 10, 20 or 50 euro banknotes into the coins needed for the lockers.

a) If you don’t have coins for the left luggage locker, you can use a change machine available at the terminal.

b) Change machines are installed at every terminal operated by Eurostar trains.

Ex. 9. Mark the following statements as ‘True’ or ‘False’. Correct the false statements.

1. There are both smoking and non-smoking carriages on Eurostar trains.

2. It took the Eurostar Company one year to completely refurbish all its trains with a new interior design.

3. Between autumn 2004 and autumn 2005, all Eurostars were refurbished with a new interior design.

4. A passenger in the 1^st class car should pay extra for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

5. Bar cars are located in the middle of the train to provide passengers with access to the restaurants.

6. In the bar, passengers may pay by credit cards or in cash.

7. You can eat and drink in the bar area (standing space only, there are no seats) or take your meal back to your seat.

8. If you haven’t reserved your ticket beforehand, you wouldn’t be allowed to take a Eurostar train.

9. Passengers in 1^st class carriages have the privilege of using laptops and cell phones.

10. You don’t have to buy a ticket for your baby when traveling by a Eurostar train.

11. There are no special baggage cars on the Eurostar train; therefore passengers can keep their travel bags and suitcases with them.

12. If you are very fond of your pet and can’t leave it for a second, Eurostar train won’t be your choice.

13. Every Eurostar passenger is to follow strict security rules.

14. At the London terminal, it is cheaper to use a small left luggage locker.

15. At the terminal in the French capital, there’s a change machine, which can convert 10, 20 or 50 dollar bills into the coins needed for the lockers.