Barking trains

This is no fake news!!! In Japan they have invented barking trains so as to prevent collisions with animals, such as deer, on the tracks.

Here are some related articles you can read:

• Japanese train barks like a dog to prevent accidents (BBC News)

• Japan invents a train that barks like a dog and snorts like a deer in order to prevent collisions with animals on the tracks (Daily Mail)

• Japan's new trains are 'barking' as device is fitted to reduce delays (New Zealand Herald)

• Snorting, barking train scares sika deer from tracks in Japan (The Times)

 

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VOCABULARY

25. Identify the correct word combination in each sentence. Circle both clues and the correct responses. 

1. I paid a lot of money, but got very little for it. So, from my point of view, it wasn't a very good ...................    (A  exchange    B   rate   C  value   D   deal)

2. They had a great .................. of trouble getting through customs.    (A  lot    B   level   C  quantity   D   deal)

3. The police have issued ........................ to local shopkeepers to be on the lookout for thieves.  (A  complaints    B   warnings   C  advice   D   information)

4. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's  ..................... of life.     (A  habit    B   custom   C  way   D   system)

5. Suzanne had had a special ........................ with her aunt ever since her mother died.   (A  affection    B   sense   C  relationship   D   feeling)

6. I drove around the town for half an hour, but couldn't find a car .....................       (A  park    B   garage   C  plan   D   parking)

7. Have you a rough ............ of how many people are coming to the party?     (A  hope    B   imagination   C  thought   D   idea)

8. You can't get sleeping pills unless you go to the doctor and get a ................         (A  receipt      B   bill   C  prescription   D   recipe)

Solutions to VOCABULARY exercises in the previous post.

24. 1. exchange    2. bargain    3. deal      4. change    5. rate   6. opinion   7. advice   8. mind  9. intention   10. meaning

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Activities for my 2º ESO students:  Do you know any old games your parents or your grandparents used to play when they were young? Ask them and write about the games they used to play and the games you play now. 

Have a look at these STREET GAMES.