ICE: Der Intercity-Express

ICE is the abbreviation for Intercity-Express, the high-speed trains that run between the major cities in Germany.

To use the ICE you need a ticket that entitles you to do so, stating that a particular part of your journey is using such a train.

Visitors to Germany may prefer avoid using ICE trains, in order to travel the older, more scenic routes.

To hear a simple explanation in German, listen to the podcast:

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ESL – an interview with Paul Shoebottom

Paul Shoebottom is the upper school co-ordinator at Frankfurt International School in Oberursel. He met up with us at the park to talk about how he came to Germany and about his work at FIS, especially about how ESL students are supported and the difference between ESL and EFL.

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Paul Shoebottom’s ESL Homepage

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