Exercises

Exercise 1. Find where in the text it is said about the points given below. Put down the number of a paragraph.

a) management of local buses;

b) the oldest buses;

c) bendy buses;

d) leading transport groups;

e) permit of TfL

Exercise 2. Find the terms in the text which describe the following:

1. The archetypal London bus is…

2. The single deck buses are articulated and locally known as ….

3. Bus services which may also be operated independently of the regulated London bus network are known as....

4. The permit which apply to any service stop in London is known as …..

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions in the text. Find answers in the text. Put down the number of the paragraph.

1. What are London bus services operated by?

2. How old is rear-entrance double-deck Routemaster?

3. How many sets of doors do bendy have buses?

4. What buses can accept passengers in wheelchairs and other mobility impaired passengers?

5. What are the leading transport groups in London?

6. What buses may stop in London and another places owing to a permit of TfL?

Exercise 4. Say if the following statements are true or false:

1. Most local buses within London form a network managed by London Buses, an arm of Transport for London.

2. All local bus services are now operated by modern high-floor buses.

3. Most buses operating in London have two sets of doors and passengers board the bus using the front door.

4. The Aberdeen-based FirstGroup is the most major London bus operator.

5. The Newcastle-based Go-Ahead Group and Arriva are not the largest operators of London bus routes.

6. The permit from TfL applies to any service which has a stop in London and another within 15 miles of Greater London.

Exercise 5. Describe the modern London bus.

Exercise 6. Explain the disadvantages of the rear-entrance double-deck Routemaster.