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1. Everyday phrases and sentences
2. At the student's office
3. Accomodation
4. Registration
5. At the Library
6. Languages
7. Bookshop and the stationers
8. Photocopy service
9. Computer science
10. At the bank agency
11. Self-study language centre
12. Sport
13. Photography
14. At the post office
15. Telephone
16. Public transport
17. At the restaurant
18. Leisure
19. Advertisements
20. Medical attention
21. The time: hours and timetables
22. Vocabulary
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16. Public transport
16.1
Asking for information about transport
16.2
Buying tickets
16.3
Taking a taxi
16.4
Signs
air pocket
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brake (to)
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breakdown
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bus
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cable car
×
car
×
card
×
carriage (of a train)
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change
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charge (to)
×
check in (to)
×
claim
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coach
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coach
×
conductor
×
date
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daytime
×
delay
×
driver
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entrance
×
exit
×
fare
×
fine
×
for hire
×
funicular
×
get off (to)
×
get on (to)
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itinerary
×
left luggage, office
×
line
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link
×
luggage
×
map
×
map
×
metro
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motorbike
×
night
×
pay (to)
×
plane
×
platform
×
receipt
×
season ticket
×
seat
×
ship
×
start (to)
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station
×
stationmaster
×
stop
×
stop (to)
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suburban
×
suitcase
×
taxi
×
taximeter
×
ticket
×
ticket counter
×
timetable
×
train
×
underground station entrance
×
wheelchair
×
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Asking for information about transport
I would like some information about public transport
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I would like a
- city transport
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- suburban transport
×
guide
Please, give me a map
- of the metro
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- of the city
×
×
How can I get to the
- Bellvitge
×
- Mundet
×
- Diagonal
×
campus, please?
What is the quickest way to get to the Olympic Village?
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What bus do I have to take to go to Montjuïc?
×
What is the most suitable metro line to go to the Palau de la Música?
×
What station do I have to get off at to go to Plaça Sant Jaume?
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Is it very far from here?
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Is Parc Güell this way?
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- Do I have to change trains
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- Do I have to change trains
×
to go to Badalona?
Could you please tell me where
- the metro station is?
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- Sants' station is?
×
- the bus stop is?
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Where is the nearest
- taxi rank?
×
- metro station?
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Are there any night buses?
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Where do the night buses depart from?
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What time does the first bus leave?
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What time does the last metro go?
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What is the tube timetable
- on working days?
×
- on public holidays?
×
I would like to know the timetable for
- the train to Sitges
×
- the coach to Figueres
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Is the service normal on line 5?
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Is there a breakdown on line 5?
×
Could you tell me what time
- the train
×
- the coach
×
leaves?
Is the train to Puigcerdà delayed?
×
How long ago did the bus go by?
×
Shall I have to wait for long?
×
I would like to know the
- RENFE (Spanish railways)
×
- the Taxi Cooperative
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telephone number
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Buying tickets
Where do they sell tickets for the
- metro?
×
- bus?
×
- suburban train?
×
What kinds of season tickets are there?
×
Are there any combined metro and bus cards?
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Are there
- daily
×
- two-day
×
- one-week
×
cards?
Are there
- monthly
×
- tourist
×
season tickets?
How many journeys can I make with one card?
×
Can I go on
- the Montjuïc cable car
×
- the Tibidabo funicular
×
- the night buses
×
with this card?
Where can I buy
- bus tickets?
×
- cards?
×
- season tickets?
×
I would like to buy
- a travel card for the bus
×
- a metro ticket
×
- a return ticket to Sant Cugat
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How much is
- a single ticket?
×
- a ten-trip travel card?
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Taking a taxi
I would like to take a taxi
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I need a taxi
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Is there a taxi rank nearby?
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Where is the taxi rank, please?
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Can I phone for a taxi?
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How much is a trip to the airport?
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Taxi!
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Are you free?
×
I would like to go to... street
×
Please, take me to
- the... station
×
- the... hotel
×
- the... hospital
×
- the... travel agency
×
×
Show me the town, please
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Please, stop here
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Leave me at the corner
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Can you wait for me?
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How much is it?
×
How much is it?
×
Can you give me a receipt, please
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Signs
Ticket counter
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Tickets
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Timetable
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Platform
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Night fare
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Daytime fare
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Special fare
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Do not smoke, please
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Entrance
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Exit
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Car park
×
Keep the entrance / Keep the exit clear
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Emergency exit (window)
×
Emergency exit (door)
×
Please use the other door
×
Closed for holidays
×
Travelling without a ticket will incur a fine of... euros
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Restricted area
×
Please close the door
×
Summer timetable
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Season tickets
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Information office
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Traffic police
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Catalan police force
×
Spanish state police force
×
Litter bin
×
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