TEACHER’S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Modes of Transport

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, matching Here are a set of fun card games to help introduce elementary
and speaking activity, students to modes of transport.
pairwork
Procedure
Language Focus The students begin by playing a pelmanism game with the cards.
Divide the students into pairs. Give each pair a set of picture
Modes of transport
cards and a set of word cards. Ask the students to shuffle each set
of cards and spread them out face down on the table in two sets.
Aim Students then take it in turns to turn over one picture card and
one word card. If the picture and word match, the student reads
To practice modes of the mode of transport aloud, keeps the two cards and has another
transport by matching turn. If the cards don't match, the student turns them back over,
words and pictures keeping them in the same place. The game continues until all the
together. cards have been matched. The student with the most pairs of
cards at the end of the game wins.
Preparation The students then move on to play a snap style game with the
cards. One student takes all the picture cards and the other takes
Make one copy of the the word cards. The students shuffle their cards and place them
picture cards and word face down in a pile in front of them. Students will also need a pen
cards for each pair of and paper for keeping score.
students and cut as
indicated. Keep the Both students turn over a card from their pile at the same time. If
picture and word cards the two cards match, the first student to say 'Snap' scores a point.
separate. For an extra point, the student then tries to make a sentence about
the mode of transport, e.g. 'I came to school by car this morning'.
If the student manages to make a grammatically correct and
Level meaningful sentence, they score a point. The two students then
pick up their own cards, shuffle them and play again. Students
Elementary do not pick up their partner's cards. If the cards don't match, the
students continue turning over cards until a matching pair comes
up and someone says 'Snap'. If students run out of cards without
Time a match occurring, they pick up their own cards, shuffle them and
25 minutes play again. If a student says 'Snap' when the cards don't match,
the other student scores a point and the game continues. The first
student to get 15 points wins the game.
Finally, ask the pairs to place the word cards face up on the table
and categorize the modes of transport into four types: public
transport, personal transport, emergency vehicles and goods
vehicles. When the pairs have finished, review the answers with
the class.
public transport: airplane, bus, ferry, subway/underground,
taxi, train, tram
personal transport: bicycle, car, limousine, moped, motorbike,
pickup truck, SUV,
goods vehicles: cargo ship, lorry/truck, van
emergency vehicles: ambulance, fire engine, police car
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cargo ship ferry fire engine limousine lorry/truck

moped motorbike pickup truck police car subway/underground

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SUV (Sport utility
taxi train tram van
vehicle)
Modes of Transport
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION