Travelling Why do people travel? have a rest explore new places for education – to study practise a foreign language for an adventure get to know new cultures
- by land – car, bus, (drive a car, go by bus) bicycle (ride a bike), train ( take a train), motorcycle/motorbike, truck (Am)/lorry, tram, van, scooter, underground
by air – plane, hot-air balloon, jet (prúdové lietadlo), helicopter,
by water – ship, boat yacht, canoe, ferry (trajekt),
Means of transport – a car
The dominant form of transport nowadays is undoubtedly the car. Slovaks use it when they go on holidays or travel to closer destinations. It has got some disadvantages but many advantages .
Pros – you can stop when you want, when you are sick and tired, want to eat, a car has got a big boot so you can take a lot of luggage with you
Cons – if you travel long distances it is tiring, petrol/gas now is expensive, this means of transport pollutes the environment a lot (we should use unleaded petrol) and catalyzators to reduce pollution
Means of transport – a train
Travelling by train is quite common nowadays.
Pros- relatively cheap, quick, comfortale – if you are tired of sitting, you can walk. If you travel at night, you can sleep in a sleeper and if hungry, you can eat in a dining-car. You can enjoy the scenery, can work/study/take phone calls on the way.
It doesn´t pollute environment a lot. (environmentally friendly means of transport)
Cons – Railways stations and trains are noisy, overcrowded and dirty sometimes. In a compartment you don´t have a privacy, strangers staring, can be stressful, listening to other people´s loud phone conversations can be unpleasant, disturbing.
