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what are the best modes of transport?,

30 Listen and read. What do the different types of transport have in common?

Want to hang out on the world's Travel in the sky! Are you in a hurry?
oldest elevated railway?
The city of Medellin in Colombia is The Shinkansen in Japan is
Then you must ride on Wuppertal's built on lots of hills, so it's not the the fastest high-speed rail
hanging train! It's a train where easiest place to get around. That's system in the world. It uses the
the cars 'hang' under the tracks. why they built the cable car system newest technology to give
Every year more than 25 million in 2004. Now it's the most popular thousands of passengers a fast
passengers travel on this public form of public transport in the city! and comfortable ride every day.
transport, which opened in 1901. It's a fun way to travel and you get The Shinkansen's electric trains
It's the easiest way to see this great city views. It doesn't cause air use less energy, so they cause
German city because you don't get or noise pollution, so it's greener less pollution than cars and
stuck in traffic. It's electric too, so than buses and taxis. planes. That's a great reason
it's more environmentally friendly to use the country's high-speed
than travelling by car or bus. rail network!

Read again and complete the table.

Germany Colombia Japan

Type of
transport hanging train

Advantage for You don't get stuck in
passengers traffic.
How is it
environmentally It's electric.
friendly?

Which form of transport is your favourite and why? How do you like to
travel around?

I think the best way to travel is on a
cable car because there are great views. FIND OUT MORE-
What are the most
I like to travel around on trains environmentally friendly modes
because they're quicker than buses. of transport in your country?

34 Geography: city life | critical thinking