Question bank: Vocabulary: Travel and Transportation

During a study trip to Spain, a group of high school students must use local means of transportation to visit several cities, enriching their cultural and linguistic knowledge. When planning the itinerary, the students consider not only the distances between the cities, but also the frequency of trains and the costs of each trip. In a hypothetical situation, the group plans the following route: starting from Madrid, they intend to visit Toledo, Segovia, and Salamanca, before returning to the Spanish capital. The distances between these cities are, respectively, 70 km from Toledo to Madrid, 90 km from Segovia to Madrid, and 200 km from Salamanca to Madrid. The costs of train tickets, in euros, are proportional to the distances traveled, and expenses for food and accommodation are evenly distributed over the days of travel. Considering that the train tickets are round trip (meaning the total cost of the round trip is double the cost of the one-way trip), that the average daily cost per student is 50 euros, and that the group consists of 20 students, what should be the approximate amount, in euros, disbursed by the group only with train transportation, without considering expenses for food and accommodation during the entire trip?

During a conversation with friends, they all shared their experiences about a trip they recently took. In that context, they talked about different means of transportation used in their trips. Which of the following words in Spanish refers to a means of transportation commonly used in long trips?

During a study exchange trip to Spain, a group of 1st-year high school students decides to explore the city of Madrid, known for its extensive public transportation network. They plan to visit various tourist attractions, including the 'Museo del Prado' and the 'Parque del Retiro', using different means of transportation. Considering an itinerary that includes traveling from the hotel to the museum by bus and from the museum to the park by metro, interspersing short walking distances, identify, based on the presented context and the vocabulary of travel and transportation in Spanish, the correct sequence of words and phrases that the students should use to plan this route, indicating the appropriate type of transportation at each stage of the journey. Additionally, relate a mathematical concept that could be applied to calculate the total distance traveled on foot, considering the information provided about the distances between points of interest.

During a school trip to a Spanish-speaking country, a group of 1st-year high school students decides to explore the historic district of a city. To get there, they must first take a bus at the stop near the hotel. Upon arriving in the district, the teacher proposes an activity in which the students must identify and describe the local means of transportation that circulate in the area, using the vocabulary they have learned. After observing the movement in the square, the students notice the presence of a tram, a funicular, and a public bicycle. Considering the situation described and the knowledge about travel and means of transportation in Spanish, what would be the best way to express, in Spanish, the idea that 'It is necessary to take a bus to reach the historic district and, once there, we can use other means of transportation such as the tourist train, which seems to be an attraction of the place.'?