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2/ Read the text and say if there is such kind of transport in other cities.
Funicular railway
There is a very old but wonderful kind of transport in Kyi v. It is called funicular. Its name originates from French and means a funicular railway.
It started to work in 1905. It is the transport which connects the low and high parts of the city.
It has two carriages and can carry 150 people. It goes with an interval of 2,5 - 3 minutes.
Bicycle advantages:
1. free;
2. you breathe fresh air;
3. no queue;
4. no traffic jam;
5. nobody pushes you;
6. you can stop and rest;
7. you train your legs;
3/ Project work. Look ot each kind of transport. Think of the advantages and disadvantages of these kinds of transport.
Disadvantages:
1. You can get tired.
2. You can get wet when it rains.
3. You can get into an accident.
4. You can't leave the bicycle.
5. You can't ride it in winter.
