Episode 201: London Tube or Paris Métro, which one is best?
In this podcast, we challenge each other with our knowledge of the London and Paris underground transport systems. It’s a fun podcast full of fun facts and overflowing with numbers !.
London Underground or Paris Metro, which one is the best?
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YouTubeWelcome back to English-Podcasts. In this episode we dive into numbers; how long, how old, how far, how many, how often, how much. Challenge yourself to catch all the numbers we mention.
Notes
The London underground transport system, commonly known as the Tube, is the way most Londerners get around. It’s old and dusty but Londoners love it.
You’ll need to listen to the podcast to find out all the details!
The same goes for the Paris métro.
Here in Toulouse we have a brand new métro syetem of just 2 lines (although soon to be 3), and the innovation is that the trains are driverless.
If you want to know more about Paris and London, try this link for loads more info: https://londonist.com/2016/03/london-underground-vs-paris-metro
Recap & Takeaways
This podcast is perfect for practicing numbers, comparatives and superlatives.
Here is a recap:
| Adjectives | Comparatives | Superlatives |
| Long | Longer than | The longest |
| Easy | Easier than | The easiest |
| Comfortable | More comfortable than | The most comfortable |
You will also hear the comparatives/superlatives of these adjectives: old – fast – expensive – deep – short – far – complicated
Also listen out for the adjectives and the nouns used in this conversation especially when Chris and Sue ask each other questions:
| Long | The length |
| Deep | The depth |
| High | The height |
| Wide | The width |
How long is the system? How many stations are there ? How deep is the deepest tunnel? How far is the station? How long does it take to travel through the entire system? How old is the metro?
What is the depth of the deepest station? What is the length of the distance between….
