{"id":51580,"date":"2023-07-06T19:51:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T18:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/accessabe-mkii-p\/?page_id=51580"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:29:09","slug":"tourism-intermediate-conversation-lesson-rail-ouigo-espana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/es\/tourism-intermediate-conversation-lesson-rail-ouigo-espana\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecci\u00f3n de conversaci\u00f3n de nivel intermedio sobre ferrocarriles: Ouigo (Espa\u00f1a)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a96c88d876948deeeb3186d8a26d6861\"><strong>Lecci\u00f3n de conversaci\u00f3n de nivel intermedio sobre ferrocarriles: Ouigo (Espa\u00f1a) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4280d3a7aa0f48ce5ba83e3f93612c4c\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\"><em><b><i> Antes de su clase de prueba, escuche la grabaci\u00f3n de audio mientras lee el texto. Adem\u00e1s, estudie las 5 preguntas para comprender mejor los temas que se tratar\u00e1n durante la clase de prueba de conversaci\u00f3n en l\u00ednea. <\/b><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FINAL-PROOF-INT-CONBE-TUR-OUIGO-REVISED-KH.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-154e10cfe9118bf1264d176b5c691838\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">Ouigo Espa\u00f1a is a new Spanish railway company offering very competitive fares, with promotional prices as low as \u20ac9 per person for a one-way ticket between Madrid and a growing number of important Spanish cities. Ouigo Espana&#8217;s business model is based on that of its French equivalent Ouigo France, whose parent company SNCF is based in France. Ouigo France has enjoyed huge success with its low-cost, low-fare rail operation and the same business model is now being used by Ouigo Espa\u00f1a. It&#8217;s interesting to note that this modern railway operating model is similar to that of successful European budget airlines such as Ryanair and easyJet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-88c72cb88c7c65dbd6473afb5dd30bdc\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">However, Ouigo Espa\u00f1a faces tough competition with the national railway&nbsp;Renfe&#8217;s low-fare brand&nbsp;Avlo which commenced operations in June 2021 and Iryo, owned jointly by&nbsp;Air Nostrum&nbsp;and&nbsp;Trenitalia, which started similar services in 2022 within Spain. Ouigo Espa\u00f1a carried approximately two million passengers in its first twelve months of operation, much to the surpise of many Spaniards, including a number of previously sceptical politicians!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f6f056f769dba3f5d1088ef9375bd00\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">Ouigo Espa\u00f1a claims that their business philosophy is to provide the best transportation value travelling by train, as well as respecting the environment with a much lower carbon footprint per passenger compared to air and road transportation. The operator&#8217;s innovative double-decker carriages have a capacity for more than 500 passengers per journey, which is why the company can offer very low prices plus the best quality and comfort, travelling as fast as conventional high-speed trains but at a much lower cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5e6bef587726679d85751d1f130ac2be\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">Ouigo Espa\u00f1a operates the&nbsp;Alstom Avelia Euroduplex<strong>,<\/strong> an advanced train manufactured by&nbsp;the French manufacturer Alstom and also primarily operated by Ouigo France and its parent, SNCF. It is also in operation with the Moroccan national railway company&nbsp;ONCF and is the 3rd generation of the&nbsp;TGV Duplex type. A key feature of the Euroduplex trains is their capability to operate interchangeably between several European countries, due to the fact that they contain special equipment allowing them to operate under various types of&nbsp;electrification&nbsp;and&nbsp;signalling&nbsp;systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ab0b5ab776c7072c3890b0fd7237388\"><em><strong>5 Key topics<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>for discussion in the conversation lesson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99c198d646ab56dc5b074b2c9229b8cb\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">1. Summarise briefly the article in your own words and your initial reaction to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4710a2db46b36ff3ffb31bddb37062f\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">2. Outline the relationship between Ouigo Espa\u00f1a and France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-709d32caa4e5979dff28a40295ad658e\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">3. Explain who you think are Ouigo Espa\u00f1a&#8217;s main transportation competitors in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3127f593fb16bc551cae17bc988e8361\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">4. Describe the environmental and financial benefits that Ouigo Espa\u00f1a&nbsp;brings&nbsp;to Spain and its inhabitants, as well as&nbsp;to its&nbsp;international visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de1f73683c47673de7ef783c54393046\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">5. Recap the important characteristics of the Alstom Avelia Euroduplex trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1e8c8fed88704aeb6316e82fefb15fd\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouigo.com\/es\/en\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>https:\/\/www.ouigo.com\/es\/en<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-20.54.52-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-20.54.52-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-20.54.52-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-20.54.52-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-20.54.52-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-20.54.52.png 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism Intermediate Conversation Lesson: Rail &#8211; Ouigo Espa\u00f1a Before your trial lesson, listen to the audio recording whilst reading the text. Additionally, study the 5 questions to gain an understanding of the topics and themes that will be covered during your online trial conversation lesson. 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