High Speed Trains

Alice Irizarry and Colin Lowther talk about a common practice in religions around the world, prayer.https://spotlightenglish.com/culture/amen-prayer-practices-around-the-world/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly ... Show More

Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about the creator of one of the most successful characters in newspaper history.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/playing-with-peanuts/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http:/ ... Show More

Andrew Devis and Alice Irizarry talk about the different engagement and wedding traditions around the world.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/were-getting-married-wedding-traditions-around-the-world/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download ... Show More

In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Others believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your ... Show More

What if your hour-long commute was reduced to just minutes? That's the promise of the hyperloop: a transit system designed around a pod that zooms through a vacuum-sealed space (roughly the size of a subway tunnel) at hyper-speed, powered by next-generation batteries and state-of ... Show More

What if your hour-long commute was reduced to just minutes? That's the promise of the hyperloop: a transit system designed around a pod that zooms through a vacuum-sealed space (roughly the size of a subway tunnel) at hyper-speed, powered by next-generation batteries and state-of ... Show More

<p>Les trains font leur grand retour parmi les modes de transport préférés des voyageurs. En France, l'été 2022 puis l'été 2023 ont marqué à chaque fois un record de fréquentation du rail.</p> <p>Plus cher que l'avion mais aussi plus écolo, le train est vu comme une option d'aven ... Show More

Are you planning or considering taking a trip by train? Do you want to avoid having to deal with parking and traffic? In today's podcast, we're going to get you to the train station - on time. All aboard for today's lesson, where we teach important vocabulary and expressions deal ... Show More

"Why Is It Often More Expensive to Travel by Train than by Plane?" Transcription : https://www.patreon.com/posts/82986758 

<p>The greatest mode of transportation is the funicular, which is a special kind of train pulled by a cable that runs up steep slopes. But trains are great even when they're not going up treacherous terrain. And in that spirit: here are some of the most ambitious, fascinating, an ... Show More

Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. Do you agree or disagree? subways high-speed rail tram lines   amount to opt for per capita carbon emissions   to drive economies forward economic driver   strength to collaborate hub Read the whole sample essay here: ... Show More

A recent Newstalk survey on commuting has found that people are spending longer on their journeys to work since the pandemic. And so all week we’ve been speaking to transport experts, policymakers as well as commuters themselves to hear about the issues being faced on a daily ba ... Show More