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I. TRAVELLING

Modern life is impossible without travelling. To understand how true this is air-liner you only have to go to a railway station, a port or an airport. There you will see hundreds people hurrying to catch a train, a ship or a plane, all wanting to and to get there as quickly as possible.
Of course the fastest way of travelling is by plane. With a modern now travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago. All you have to do is to ring up the air-line booking-office, ticket to your home. You can go to the airport in a bus, getting there just in time to hand in your luggage and board the plane. The seats on the you can sit and read, look out of the window, or sleep until you arrive at your airport. You can have breakfast in Moscow, dinner in London or Paris and supper in New York on the same day.
Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it also has its advantages. you can see the country you are travelling - through, and not only the clouds as when you are flying. Modern trains have very comfortable seats in all passenger carriages, and there are sleeping-cars and dining-cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable. Some people prefer to travel by ship.