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WOW! Culture Lesson 6, part 150 fifty1 After you read Read the text on Class Book page 76 again. Tick (✓) the correct railway.2 Read the sentences and circle T (true) or F (false). Explain your answers.3 3.14 Listen to an advert for another famous railway. Complete the text.4 Work in groups. Choose one of the railways in the box and fi nd answers to the questions. Write about your famous railway.Black Sea Express (Bulgaria) California Zephyr (USA)Oslo to Bergen (Norway) The Blue Train (South Africa) The Ghan Train (Australia) 1 Where does the railway start and fi nish?2 How far does the train travel?3 How long does the journey take?4 What can people see as they travel?5 What is unusual about this railway?1 The Haramain High-Speed railwayonly stops at two places. T / FIt stops in Makkah, Jeddah and Madinah. 2 The Haramain trains are notvery fast. T / F3 The Haramain trains do not have problems in the hot Saudi summers. T / F4 The Trans-Siberian journey islonger than 9,000 kilometres. T / F5 You can fi nish the Trans-Siberian journey in one day. T / F6 Not many people take food on the Trans-Siberian train. T / FIf going on 1 slow but amazing train rides is whatyou like, you should buy a 2 for the GlacierExpress. This 3 railway in Switzerland travels between Zermatt and St. Moritz. It takes about 4hours to travel 290 kilometres through high 5 , deep valleys and beautiful 6 . The train goes through 7 and over hundreds of bridges. The 8 part of the journey is the Oberalp Pass, which is about 2,130 metres high. The train’s very large 9 will let you enjoy a fantastic view. Don’t forget your 10 ! IfyEbhdt8aleHaramainHigh-Speed Trans-Siberian1 It’s the longest railway in the world. ✓2 The people on the train go from Europe to Asia.3 The train travels at 300 kmh.4 You start in Makkah and fi nish in Madinah.5 It travels next to the deepest lake in the world.