Exercise 2.2A
The following questions relate to the listening passage on page 2.2. You can listen to the passage again here:
Enter your answers in the spaces provided. In each case click on 'show answer' to see if your response is correct.
What is said, initially, about Lviv’s location?
in Western Ukraine, in the centre of the Lviv Region
What are the distances between Lviv and other Ukrainian cities?
Kyiv – 545 km; Odesa – 749 km; Kharkiv – 1,085 km; Donetsk – 1286 km
How far is it from Lviv to Ukraine’s western borders?
Poland via Krakovets or Shehyni – 73 km; Slovakia and Hungary via Chop – 253 km and via Uzhorod – 262 km; Romania via Porubne – 290 km
What information is given to people crossing the border by car?
The two main roads are the E40 from Shehyni and the E573 from Chop; speed limits are 60 km/h in built-up areas and 80 km/h outside
Where and how can you buy rail tickets?
tourist agencies, hotels, main railway booking offices and online through the “e-ticket” system
From what countries are there coaches to Lviv?
Poland, Hungary, Germany, UK, Italy, Greece, France, Russia and Moldova
What should you check when planning a coach journey, why should you do this and how?
departure times; these change frequently; by phoning 00 380 322 63 25 31 (from abroad)
To what cities does Lviv airport have flights and when (where applicable)?
Warsaw (daily), Munich and Vienna (Tuesdays) Istanbul, Prague, Venice, Moscow, Kyiv (daily) and Simferopol (summer season, Thursdays and Sundays)