Metropolitana - Vocabolario - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English Vocabulary for the London Underground.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English words followed by an explanation of how they are used.
So let’s start!

Metropolitana - Vocabolario - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English Vocabulary for the London Underground.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English words followed by an explanation of how they are used.
So let’s start!

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Metropolitana - Vocabolario

Nella lezione di oggi troverai alcune parole che ti aiuteranno a viaggiare in metropolitana a Londra.

Line: one of the sections of the underground system connecting different parts of the city.
Tube map: a drawing of the underground system with the different lines and tube stations.
Travelcard: a ticket which is valid for one day and which you can also use on some buses.
Oyster card: an electronic ticket introduced in 2003 that can be used on Tube, bus and National Rail services within London.
Issue date: the date on which the ticket was sold and which is shown on it.
Zones: London is divided into six zones and ticket prices vary according to the zones you need to travel through.
Weekly/Monthly travelcard: a ticket which you can use to travel for a week/month.
Rush hour: the times at which tube stations are particularly crowded because people are going to work or going back home.
Off-peak: the times of the day or days of the week when trains are not very busy and tickets are cheaper.
Queue: the line which forms when people are waiting to buy a ticket or get on a train or bus.

Metropolitana - Lettura - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on the market research conducted by the London Underground, to see how the sound of voice affects people.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about The London Underground’s technical voice system.
So let’s start!

Metropolitana - Lettura - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on the market research conducted by the London Underground, to see how the sound of voice affects people.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about The London Underground’s technical voice system.
So let’s start!

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Metropolitana - Lettura

Nella lezione di oggi parleremo di una interessante iniziativa riguardante la Metropolitana di Londra.

Research by London Underground (metropolitana) shows that a breathy (sussurrante) female voice is the most popular choice (scelta) for announcements on Tube trains.
The company is now planning to replace (sostituire) some of its more mechanical announcers with the calmer tones of a Marilyn Monroe soundalike (imitatrice).
A warmer voice might reduce tensions on the often packed (affollati) rush-hour (ora di punta) trains. ''We have a variety of announcements on a lot of trains and it seems that people respond to some voices better than others", said a spokesperson (portavoce). "A digitised voice can be irritating if you have to listen to it a lot". The voice has been nicknamed (soprannominata) ‘Sonia’ by some Tube workers, because ‘she gets Sonia nerves’ (OR ‘she gets on ya nerves’: dà ai nervi).
"We have done some market research”, the spokeswoman explained, “and the voice that most people preferred was one that sounded (sembrava) a bit like Marilyn Monroe. People said she sounded very pleasant (piacevole), as if she was smiling as she spoke to you."

Metropolitana - Frasario - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English phrases for when you are using the London Underground.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful phrases you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to two students trying to get on the Underground.
So let’s start!

Metropolitana - Frasario - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English phrases for when you are using the London Underground.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful phrases you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to two students trying to get on the Underground.
So let’s start!

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Metropolitana - Frasario

La lezione di oggi ti fornirà alcune frasi utili per muoversi in metropolitana.

Excuse me, where’s the nearest tube station?

Can I have a tube map, please?

I’d like to buy a family travelcard/a monthly travelcard.

I’d like a ticket for zones 1 and 2.

How much is a one-day travelcard?

Are there any special student fares?

Which line goes to Covent Garden?

Sorry, I can’t find my ticket.

Oh, no! I’ve lost my wallet/purse!

Metropolitana - Grammatica - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the English Blog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on phrasal verbs using “get.”
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning some phrasal verbs using get, followed by an explanation and an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to 2 tourists travelling around London.
So let’s start!

Metropolitana - Grammatica - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the English Blog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on phrasal verbs using “get.”
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning some phrasal verbs using get, followed by an explanation and an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to 2 tourists travelling around London.
So let’s start!

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Metropolitana - Grammatica

In this lesson we will look at some phrasal verbs using the verb get.

Get can have many meanings in English, but when we add a preposition or an adverb to it, it becomes a phrasal verb, and it has even more meanings.

Get on means to enter a bus, train or tram.
For example; Get on the Tube at Piccadilly Circus.

Get off means to depart a bus, train or tram.
For example; Get off the Tube at Convent Garden.

Get in, or get into, however, means to enter a car.
For example; Get in the car it is pouring with rain.

Get out of means to depart a car.
For example; Get out of the car before the traffic lights change to green again.

Get around means to move or travel from place to place.
For example; The Tube is the best way to get around London.