Bus travel

Most people prefer to travel by airplane or by car, but there are still some folks who prefer to use bus travel to see the sites on their vacations. Bus travel is not as popular as it once was, but you can still find routes to take you just about anywhere in Europe. Some use it because it costs less than a plane ticket, and they can see more of the countryside this way. You can miss a lot of things when you are concentrating on the road while driving, or worrying about driving directions.
If you are interested in bus travel, you can find a variety of routes depending on where you are going, and when you want to go. Some routes will have a lot of stops along the way, but they may not offer you a lot of time to explore the area. There are tour groups that use bus travel to host specialty tours. These tours may go through a certain part of the country to view the countryside, or may go to a specific destination like the Stonehenge, or Notre Dame.
 
If you are planning a trip to a large city nearby, and you want to make a family event out of it, you can use bus travel to get everyone there quickly and relatively hassle free. Bus travel for groups can be arranged through almost any bus company, and the price may vary depending on how many people are going, and where you wish to go. Call around for the best deal on bus travel, and save yourself some driving.
Bands, and other entertainment types, also often use bus travel. They find this the cheapest and easiest way to get from city to city. These aren’t your average buses, however, and they offer many of the comforts of home. Many come with complete bathrooms, great sleeping spaces, living areas, and loads of electronic diversions. If you can afford this type of bus travel, know you will be traveling in style.
No matter why you choose bus travel, when you do, you are choosing a classic European form of group travel. Bus and train travel used to be the main ways Europeans moved across the country. Due to major events like the terrorist attacks in London, many people are choosing bus travel over air travel for their vacations. Many college students are learning that this is also the cheapest and easiest way to get home when they want to see their families.
So book that fantastic bus trip today!

1. A majority of people prefer to travel on wheels.
2. Driving does not affect the experience of the countryside view.
3. Buses are an appropriate means to take your family aon a trip to a nearby destiantion.
4. Musicians on tour alwas choose to rent a bus.
5. Bus travel has been growing due to decreased safety on airports.
6. Buses do not provide sufficient comfort to travellers.
7. For many students, taking a bus is the easiest way to see their families.

KEY
True: 3,5,7, False: 1, 2, 4,6

PASSIVE

Rewrite these sentences in the passive. Keep them in the same tense, and remove they, we, someone, etc.
1. We check the aeroplanes every month.
2. Someone has given him some new clothes.
3. We clean these rooms every evening.
4. They sold two million copies of the books last year.
5. They check the examination papers in this room.
6. As soon as you arrive in the hospital, someone checks your temperature.
7. No one has invited him.
8. We send the lorries by aeroplane.
9. Someone opens the gates at ten o´ clock.
10. Steven Spielberg directed this film.

KEY
1.  The aeroplanes are checked every month.
2.   He has been given some new clothes.
3.   These room are cleaned every evening.
4.   Two million copies of the book were sold last year.
5.   The examination papers are checked in this room.
6.   As soon as you arrive in the hospital, your temperature is checked. 
7.   He has not been invited.
8.   The lorries are sent by aeroplane.
9.   The gates are opened at ten o´clock.
10. This film was directed by Steven Spielberg.

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS alebo slová, ktoré si často mýlime

BUSINESS PHRASES

Choose the right phrases to complete these statements.

1. I thought this time things were going to be better. Losing the contract was ........ to swallow.
a. bottom line
b. blue collar
c. a bitter pill
d. back to the drawing board.
e. blow-by-blow

2. We've lost the contract ´thanks´ to your incompetence. You really ........ , didn't you?
a. back to the drawing board.
b. bottlenecks
c. bottom line
d. blue collar
e. blew it

3. I'd be better off stopping my legal job and doing jobs for cash. The ........ is the only way to make money these days.
a. blow-by-blow
b. back to the drawing board.
c. bottlenecks
d. black economy
e. bottom line

4. The product didn't work in the States. As they say there, it really ........ .
a. back to the drawing board.
b. bottlenecks
c. bombed
d. blow-by-blow
e. bottom line

5. However, the same product sold really well in England. As they say there, it ........ .
a. back to the drawing board.
b. bottlenecks
c. bottom line
d. blue collar
e. went like a bomb

6. He used to work on the factory floor. Yes, he really started out as a ........ worker.
a. blue collar
b. back to the drawing board.
c. bottlenecks
d. bottom line
e. blow-by-blow

KEY
1C, 2E, 3D, 4C, 5E, 6A