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1 TRANSPORT

2 MEANS OF TRANSPORT First of all, remember that “transport” is an UNCOUNTABLE NOUN. So you cannot say “a transport”. The most natural collocation is a MEANS of transport. Means is singular and plural. Other possibilities: forms of transport, ways of transport.

3 TO GET AROUND This is the verb you need to express “para moverse”
The tram is the quickest means of transport to get around (the city)

4 SUPERLATIVES (LITERAL TRANSLATIONS)
In Spanish, we can very well say “este medio de transporte es el más rápido”. However, in English leaving a superlative on its own doesn’t sound natural at all (This means of transport is the fastest*). So, why don’t you use an alternative like this: This is the fastest means of transport (superlative + noun)

5 “TURÍSTICO” “Touristic” is not native English, believe me. I don’t think a native speaker would ever use that word. If you hear it, it’s very likely to be uttered by a non-native speaker. So, what can I say to mean “turístico”? Here you have several examples: It’s a TOURIST place/city/office. Benidorm is quite a TOURISTY city (negative)

6 “SITIOS TURÍSTICOS” Places of interest. Tourist sites.
Major tourist attractions. We saw the sights. We went sightseeing. “Touristic places*”… Nope! ;)

7 “CONOCER” CIUDADES, CULTURAS…
You MEET people, that’s clear. For cities, cultures and so on, use GET TO KNOW. It involves a process, so we don’t say I like knowing cultures/countries, but “getting to know”. You can also use VISIT, obviously.

8 FURTHER COMMENTS CONNECT TO (not “with”)
“hacer transbordo”: change (trains, buses, lines…). You can change to line three at this station. You can change trains at Paddington station. Structures you need to use: COMPARATIVES, SUPERLATIVES, specific vocabulary (TRAVEL CARD, GET AROUND, TRAFFIC JAM, RUSH HOUR…) Useful adjectives: PACKED, CROWDED (both of them mean “lleno de gente, abarrotado”).


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