Transportation

TRANSPORTATIONTRAVELING BY BUS, TAXI, SUBWAY

BUS

A popular way to travel in cities is on a bus.

“How did you get here today?”

“I took a bus.”, “I traveled by bus.”, “I came by bus.”

BUS- verbs

Leave – departs

Get here – arrive, come

Get on – board the bus

Get off – you leave the bus

Where is the bus station? When does the bus leave? When does the bus arrive? Which bus goes to New York? Where is bus number 7? What time does bus 25 get here? When will bus 25 depart? Where do I wait for bus 12?

BUS SCHEDULE

FIRST:

A bus schedule tells you the times a bus departs and arrives and where the bus is going.

Find a bus schedule on the internet. You can also look at a bus schedule at the ticket window.

A ticket window is where you buy a ticket for a bus.

BUS SCHEDULE

BUS SCHEDULE - Listeninghttp://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/travel-busschedules-1.htm

BUS SCHEDULE

SECOND:

Buy a bus ticket.

You: I need one ticket to New York at 12:30, please.

Clerk: That will be $17.

You: Here you go. Thank you.

Clerk: Thanks.

BUS TICKETSECOND:

You: Can I have a ticket to Seattle at 2:00, please?

Clerk: I’m sorry, that bus is full (no seats).

You: When is the next bus to Seattle?

Clerk: The next bus is at 4:15.

You: Are there seats on that bus?

Clerk: There are three seats left.

You: Ok, I’ll take one.

Clerk: That’s $13.

You: Here you go. Thanks.

BUS STATIONTHIRD:

Look at your ticket and find the correct bus number.

Look for the name of your destination on the side of the bus.

SEATTLE

BUS STOP

Sometimes there are small buses you can take around one city. (Not far trips.)

Look at the bus route (where the bus travels) online before finding a bus.

Go and wait at a bus stop for the bus to come.

Pay the bus driver and he/she will give you a ticket on the bus.

TAXI

A popular way to travel in cities is by taxi.

“How did you get here today?”

“I took a taxi.”, “I traveled by taxi.”, “I got a taxi.”

TAXI

In a big city, you can wait outside for a taxi to drive by.

Wave your hand to make the taxi stop for you.

Tell the taxi driver where to take you.

Negotiate 谈判 the price. Sometimes you can negotiate the price before the trip or after the trip.

TAXI

You: I need to go to the library downtown.

Taxi Driver: Alright.

You: How much will that cost?

Taxi Driver: $11

You: $11? How about $8?

Taxi Driver: I can take you there for $9.

You: Ok, that’s fine.

TAXI

In a small city, you have to call a taxi company to come get you.

TAXI(On the phone)

You: Hello, I need a taxi to take me downtown.

Taxi Company: Ok. What’s your address?

You: 333 North Vine Street

Taxi Company: Ok. We will send a taxi there in 15 minutes.

You: Ok, thank you.

TAXI- Vocabulary/IdiomsConvenient – easy and fast

Cab – taxi

Hail/hailing – wave your hand for a taxi to stop for you“I need to go to the museum. I will hail a taxi!”

“Formula One” Race – this is a popular car race in America

“From A to B” – A is a place, B is a place“I am going to the library but I only have five minutes. I need to get from A to B quickly.” (A is here, B is the library)

Subways/Trains

In big cities in America (and other countries) there are subways. Some people call them trains.

New York City has a very good subway system.

Subways/Trains

FIRST:

Look for this sign to know where the subway is.

Find a ticket machine and pay for a subway pass.

You need to decide if you want to use the subway many times in one day, or just one time.

The machine gives you a subway pass. Don’t lose it!

Subways/Trains

SECOND:

Find a subway map. Find which train you should take. Look at how many stops the subway will make before your destination.

Subways/Trains

THIRD:

Get on the correct train. Protect your things. People steal!

Subway VocabularyLine – sometimes means train or subway

Transfer – change trains“Take the Red Line north, then transfer to the Green Line.”

Stops – where the subway stops“How many stops are between Main St. and 15th Avenue?”

Get off – leave the train“Get off at Broadway.” (Leave the train at the Broadway stop.)

Take a subway, take a train

SubwayMap North

South

West East

I’m at 35th St.

I want to go to West.

Which train should I take?

SubwayMap North

South

West East

You should take the Red Line west to West. There are six stops between 35th St. and West. Get off at West.

SubwayMap North

South

West East

I’m at Columbia.

I want to go to University.

What should I do?

SubwayMap North

South

West East

Take the Blue Line south for two stops. Get off at the second stop. That stop is Main. Transfer to the Red Line and go east. Take the Red Line for five stops. The fifth stop is University. Get off there.

SubwayMap North

South

West East

WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER!

Transportation IdiomsIdioms with transportation words in them

“Throw someone under the bus” – this means to blame 怪 someone for a problem

“Off track” – track is the street a train drives on, if you are off track, you are not on the correct way

“Third wheel” or “Fifth wheel” – this means you are an extraperson, you are not important

“Train of thought” – this means many thoughts together in a line, one after another after another after another (like a train!)


Hello, wife. I am late for dinner because my teacher Chelsy talked for a long time in class.

This person __________ ________ ____________ _______ ________.


Hello, wife. I am late for dinner because my teacher Chelsy talked for a long time in class.

This person throws me under the bus.


My friends and I are at a movie theatre. There is Peter and his wife, Wendy and her husband, and me.

I am the ________ __________.


My friends and I are at a movie theatre. There is Peter and his wife, Wendy and her husband, and me.

I am the fifth wheel.


Hello, class. Today we will talk about transportation. Transportation is important for travel. I love traveling. I miss my home. I want to go back to America. I want to see my family. I miss my family.

Oh, I’m sorry. I am __________ __________.


Hello, class. Today we will talk about transportation. Transportation is important for travel. I love traveling. I miss my home. I want to go back to America. I want to see my family. I miss my family.

Oh, I’m sorry. I am off track.


I want to become a doctor. How can I do that? First, I should study hard and go to medical school. Then, I should graduate from medical school and visit a hospital to learn about medicine. Then, I should try to get a job at a hospital.

This is a good ________ _______ _____________.


I want to become a doctor. How can I do that? First, I should study hard and go to medical school. Then, I should graduate from medical school and visit a hospital to learn about medicine. Then, I should try to get a job at a hospital.

This is a good train of thought.

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Transportation

Education

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