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Travelling in Dubai

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What are the different ways of transportation in Dubai?

If one compares how people used to move around Dubai in the 1990s and how they do now, they will be in for a huge surprise. In the 1990s Dubai’s centre did not exist the way we know it now. The main roads had a maximum of two lanes each direction, there was no metro system, one could hardly find a taxi and traffic jams were very rare. The picture nowadays is totally different. Driving in Dubai is the usual way of getting around the Emirate. There are good quality motorways and an efficient, modern network of roads in the city. However, with increased traffic congestion, many Dubai residents are looking for other means of transport. The most common form of public transport is the taxi. They are found all over Dubai and are safe, quite inexpensive and convenient, except during the rush hour when you are likely to be stuck in a traffic jam.

For a less stressful journey, using Dubai’s fast and efficient network of public transport is a sensible option. There is the fully automated metro rail network, which has been a great success since it opened in 2009, with tens of thousands of residents using it for their daily commute. Connecting the metro to the Jumeirah tram route in 2014 was one of the first steps to the expansion and integration of the public transport system. There are also plans to link the metro with the new UAE national railway network, Etihad Rail, which will carry both passengers and freight throughout the Emirates. Then there are the buses that run frequently throughout Dubai and connect it with the six other Emirates. Travelling by bus is becoming increasingly popular as routes and schedules are improved. They are clean, comfortable, air conditioned and cheap.

Away from land there are water buses, taxis and the traditional abra. Crossing the Dubai Creek in a wooden abra or a new electric water bus is a safe and relaxing way to travel. And if you want to navigate the Arabian Sea or would just prefer to travel without other people, then an air-conditioned water taxi is perfect. Choosing the best way to travel in Dubai is becoming easier every year as the government continues to improve the public transport system especially with Expo 2020 in mind. Moreover, Vision 2030 which looks for the total non-petroleum related transactions to be 95% of the country’s economic activity, takes for granted that in order to attract more tourists and make Dubai the centre of world travel, larger stateof-the-art public transport networks are urgently required

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What is the main idea of the text................

• pros and cons of transportation in Dubai

• Famous places in Dubai

• Different kinds of transportation in Dubai

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How is the centre of Dubai different now than in the 1990s?



If one compares how people used to move around Dubai in the 1990s and how they do now, they will be in for a huge surprise. In the 1990s Dubai’s centre did not exist the way we know it now. The main roads had a maximum of two lanes each direction, there was no metro system, one could hardly find a taxi and traffic jams were very rare. The picture nowadays is totally different.



• There is less traffic

• There is a metro system.

• The main roads have a maximum of two lanes.

• There are no taxis

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Why is driving in Dubai problematic nowadays?

If one compares how people used to move around Dubai in the 1990s and how they do now, they will be in for a huge surprise. In the 1990s Dubai’s centre did not exist the way we know it now. The main roads had a maximum of two lanes each direction, there was no metro system, one could hardly find a taxi and traffic jams were very rare. The picture nowadays is totally different. Driving in Dubai is the usual way of getting around the Emirate. There are good quality motorways and an efficient, modern network of roads in the city. However, with increased traffic congestion, many Dubai residents are looking for other means of transport. The most common form of public transport is the taxi. They are found all over Dubai and are safe, quite inexpensive and convenient, except during the rush hour when you are likely to be stuck in a traffic jam.

• The motorways are not good

• The network of roads is old.

• There is too much traffic

• There is no public transport.

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The metro system which was introduced in 2009 __.

For a less stressful journey, using Dubai’s fast and efficient network of public transport is a sensible option. There is the fully automated metro rail network, which has been a great success since it opened in 2009, with tens of thousands of residents using it for their daily commute. Connecting the metro to the Jumeirah tram route in 2014 was one of the first steps to the expansion and integration of the public transport system.

• is efficient

• is very stressful

• is not fully automated

• is rarely used by commuters

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Connecting the metro to the Jumeirah tram route in 2014 __.

For a less stressful journey, using Dubai’s fast and efficient network of public transport is a sensible option. There is the fully automated metro rail network, which has been a great success since it opened in 2009, with tens of thousands of residents using it for their daily commute. Connecting the metro to the Jumeirah tram route in 2014 was one of the first steps to the expansion and integration of the public transport system. There are also plans to link the metro with the new UAE national railway network, Etihad Rail, which will carry both passengers and freight throughout the Emirates.

• increased congestion

• made Etihad Rail very popular

• helped to expand the public transport system

• helped to carry people and things across the emirates

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The buses in Dubai __.

Connecting the metro to the Jumeirah tram route in 2014 was one of the first steps to the expansion and integration of the public transport system. There are also plans to link the metro with the new UAE national railway network, Etihad Rail, which will carry both passengers and freight throughout the Emirates. Then there are the buses that run frequently throughout Dubai and connect it with the six other Emirates. Travelling by bus is becoming increasingly popular as routes and schedules are improved. They are clean, comfortable, air conditioned and cheap.

• are not very clean and comfortable

• are used more and more

• have poor schedules

• are very expensive

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The new electric water buses __

.Away from land there are water buses, taxis and the traditional abra. Crossing the Dubai Creek in a wooden abra or a new electric water bus is a safe and relaxing way to travel. And if you want to navigate the Arabian Sea or would just prefer to travel without other people, then an air-conditioned water taxi is perfect. Choosing the best way to travel in Dubai is becoming easier every year as the government continues to improve the public transport system especially with Expo 2020 in mind

• are not a very relaxing way to travel

• are a safe way to travel

• are called abra

• will not help you cross the Dubai Creek

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A water taxi is perfect __.

Away from land there are water buses, taxis and the traditional abra. Crossing the Dubai Creek in a wooden abra or a new electric water bus is a safe and relaxing way to travel. And if you want to navigate the Arabian Sea or would just prefer to travel without other people, then an air-conditioned water taxi is perfect. Choosing the best way to travel in Dubai is becoming easier every year as the government continues to improve the public transport system especially with Expo 2020 in mind. Moreover, Vision 2030 which looks for the total non-petroleum related transactions to be 95% of the country’s economic activity



• because many people can travel on it at the same time

• as it is made out of wood

• because it has no air conditioning

• if you would like to travel on the Arabian Gulf

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There wasn't any traffic jam in 1990



If one compares how people used to move around Dubai in the 1990s and how they do now, they will be in for a huge surprise. In the 1990s Dubai’s centre did not exist the way we know it now. The main roads had a maximum of two lanes each direction, there was no metro system, one could hardly find a taxi and traffic jams were very rare.

• T

• F

• NG

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Travelling by bus is cheap and comfortable

There are also plans to link the metro with the new UAE national railway network, Etihad Rail, which will carry both passengers and freight throughout the Emirates. Then there are the buses that run frequently throughout Dubai and connect it with the six other Emirates. Travelling by bus is becoming increasingly popular as routes and schedules are improved. They are clean, comfortable, air conditioned and cheap.

• T

• F

• NG

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Travelling by the water taxi is expensive



Away from land there are water buses, taxis and the traditional abra. Crossing the Dubai Creek in a wooden abra or a new electric water bus is a safe and relaxing way to travel. And if you want to navigate the Arabian Sea or would just prefer to travel without other people, then an air-conditioned water taxi is perfect. Choosing the best way to travel in Dubai is becoming easier every year as the government continues to improve the public transport system especially with Expo 2020 in mind

• T

• f

• NG

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The CHEAPEST FORM OF TRANSPORT IN Dubai is the Taxi



There are good quality motorways and an efficient, modern network of roads in the city. However, with increased traffic congestion, many Dubai residents are looking for other means of transport. The most common form of public transport is the taxi. They are found all over Dubai and are safe, quite inexpensive and convenient, except during the rush hour when you are likely to be stuck in a traffic jam.



• T

• F

• NG

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The word commute in paragraph 3 means

For a less stressful journey, using Dubai’s fast and efficient network of public transport is a sensible option. There is the fully automated metro rail network, which has been a great success since it opened in 2009, with tens of thousands of residents using it for their daily commute

• activities

• a regular journey between home and work

• needs

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congestion means.............

• traffic jam

• a lot of people

• stressful

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The word freight means ..........

• trucks

• goods

• transportation

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What is you favorite way of transportation?