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enemy army could surround the castle. Defenders would have to surrender.

      Not necessarily. They could escape throughsecret tunnel!

      Thank God those days are gone!

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      Words

      advantage, age, army, beyond, built (base form: build), castle, defender, downward, escape, god, gone, gray, harder (base form: hard), hill, local, mainly, material, mean, middle, necessarily, secret, stone, surrender, surround, through, tower, tunnel, upward, wall

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      Phrases

      beyond the wall

      made of

      in the Middle Ages

      the advantage of

      next to

      going upward/downward

      not necessarily

      escape through

      a secret tunnel

      thank God

      those days are gone

      Transportation

      65. Where’s the bus stop?

      Where’s the bus stop?

      I have no idea.

      Somebody must know. Let’s ask around.

      There’s no one around.

      Let’s look for a bus stop sign then.

      Look over there. There it is!

      I can’t see it without glasses.

      Wear them, or you’ll get lost in the city!

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      Words

      ask, bus, glasses, lost (base form: lose), somebody, transportation, you’ll = you will

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      Phrases

      bus stop

      no idea

      ask around

      no one around

      a bus stop sign

      get lost

      66. Is the bus fare expensive?

      Is the bus fare expensive?

      No, it’s cheap.

      How about a taxi?

      It’s expensive.

      What are the other means of transport here?

      Tram and subway.

      Where can I buy subway tickets?

      At the station, I think.

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      Words

      cheap, expensive, fare, means, station, subway, taxi, ticket, tram, transport

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      Phrases

      bus fare

      it’s (= it is) cheap

      it’s expensive

      means of transport

      subway tickets

      67. How do we get to the park?

      How do we get to the park?

      It’s a couple of tram stops from here. We can ask the driver where to get off the tram.

      Where can I buy tickets?

      From the ticket machines.

      How do I pay for them?

      By card or in cash.

      Can we get on the tram and pay the driver?

      No, you need to have a ticket before boarding.

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      Words

      before, boarding, card, cash, machine

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      Phrases

      tram stops

      get off the tram

      buy tickets

      ticket machines

      by card

      in cash

      get on the tram

      pay the driver

      before boarding

      68. How do we get to the airport?

      How do we get to the airport?

      By bus or taxi.

      Are we going to buy tickets at the box office?

      No, I’ve already bought them online.

      Awesome! Did you print them out?

      This is not required. All we need is passports.

      How do you know all this?

      I’ve already flown abroad a few times.

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      Words

      abroad, airport, awesome, bought (base form: buy), box, flown, fly, office, online, passport, print, require

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      Phrases

      at the box office

      print them out

      All we need is…

      a few times

      69. Look at the signs. Are we going to the Arrivals area?

      Look at the signs. Are we going to the Arrivals area?

      No, the Departures.

      Domestic Departures?

      No, International Departures.

      How about Transfers?

      This is not for us. We don’t change planes. We have a direct flight.

      Is our flight on time?

      Let’s check the board. Sometimes flights are delayed or canceled.

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      Words

      arrival, board, cancel, delay, departure, direct, domestic, flight, international, plane, transfer

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      Phrases

      Arrivals area

      Domestic Departures

      International Departures

      not for us

      change planes

      direct flight

      on time

      check the board

      flights are delayed/canceled

      70. Where