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Reading
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1 Read the Lext and answer the questlons.
~ Eurotunnel Frelght runs raíl freight services through the
~ Channel Tunnel. Lorries are loaded onto wagons at one
terminus and unloaded at the termínus on the other síde.
-(j The train journey lasts 35 minutes. At €tl00 for a one-way
:;;;:;.::@ crossing, the price is higher lhan by ferry. Contaíners or
unaccornpaníed traílers cannot be carrled. Dangerous loads
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can be carried but not large, abnormal loads.
However, there are advantages in using the tunnel. First,
the journeys are quicker and loadíng and unloading takes less
time. Train journeys are more frequent than ferry crossings.
There are between three and six departures per hour, cornpared with one
per hour for ferry satlíngs. Fínally, the trains are not affected by the weather,
with 94 per cent of trains departing on time. In winter, fog and high winds can
cause delays or cancellations of ferry servíces. However, íralns continué to
operare below the Channel whatever the weather,
How long does the traíu journey take through the Channel Tunnel?
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2 Which is more expensive, a crossing by tunnel or by ferry'?

-e 3 What kinds of Ioads cannot be taken through the tunnel?

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e, ,¡ What are two advantages of using the tunnel?
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5 What is one dlsadvantage of uslug the ferry?
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Practice

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