Page 27 - IP1Y 002 Listening Success BT8

A. Listen and answer the following questions. Note taking

1. What is the main idea of the passage? Topic :

transporting freight

rail transport
transporting passengers Main idea :

sea transport

2. What is a light one or two car rail running through 1 Major point :
st
the streets called?
train

metro
Details :
locomotive
tram

3. Which of the following is another name for a metro?

tube
trolley 2 Major point :
nd
streetcar
freight train

Details :
4. How’s the subway system different from long-
distance trains?

It can be lifted on and off by cranes.
It was mainly designed to transport freight.

It can accelerate and decelerate fast.

It arrives at irregular intervals. 3 Major point :
rd

B. Check True or False.

1. In the USA, the rail system is used mostly Details :

for transporting passengers.

2. A light rail vehicle and a trolley are the

same thing.
3. There is only one type of freight train.

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