AULA 5

Means of
Transportation

Part 2
 Script
Scene 1

You: Excuse me, can you help me?

Kiosk attendant: Yeah, what can I help you with?

You: What’s the difference between these two machines?

Kiosk attendant: The smaller ones on the right only take credit and debit cards.

These larger ones accept cards and cash.

You: Ah, okay.. I see. And how do I buy a ticket?

Kiosk attendant: I’ll walk you through it. How are you gonna pay?

You: With cash.

Kiosk attendant: Okay, so let’s go over there. So, first you need to press the button

and choose the language you want to use. Let’s just use English since I’m here with

you.

You: Okay, so I’ll press this button… English.

Kiosk attendant: Good, okay and you have three choices here. Do you already

have a MetroCard?

You: No, I don’t.

Kiosk attendant: Okay, so which type of MetroCard do you want?

You: What is a fast nine?

Kiosk attendant: That’s just so you can quickly buy a card with only 9 dollars on it.

The SingleRide here is just for one ride. But if you want more options, push on the

MetroCard button.

You: Let’s see all the options. Mmm.. MetroCard..

Kiosk attendant: That’s good. Okay, now you see you need to purchase a new
card.

You: What does a “1 dollar fee” mean?

Kiosk attendant: Oh, the card itself costs U$1. You can refill it after that. Okay, now

you see you have two options here, regular or unlimited.

You: What’s the difference?

Kiosk attendant: A regular card is like a pay-as-you-go system. The unlimited

gives you as many rides as you want within a certain number of days. See here? You

can pay for 7 days, 30 days etc..No per ride, not per day. What do you think?

You: How much is one single metro ride?

Kiosk attendant: U$2.75

You: I’ll do the regular then. And I think just U$5.50 is okay for now. I have to pay

U$0.28 more?

Kiosk attendant: No, that’s a bonus. That's like free money.

You: Got it!

Kiosk attendant: Okay, so now just choose how you are gonna pay.

You: Right. Cash. But I thought it was $5.50? Why $6.50?

Kiosk attendant: Remember it’s $1 for the new card. But you only have to pay that

once.

You: Okay. So, the cash goes where? Oh.. I see it.

Kiosk attendant: Great! Don’t forget your change and receipt. You’re good to go.

You: Thank you for your help.

Kiosk attendant: No problem, have a good ride.

Stand clean of the closing doors, please!

Hey!
What’s up?
Nessa aula você aprendeu as principais expressões usadas em alguns meios de
transporte. Abaixo, observe os principais meios de transporte que você pode utilizar.

Bus Car Bicycle / bike Motorcycle

Airplane / plane Train Ferry Subway (USA)

Underground /
Talking about transport tube (Britain)

Caso você deseje chegar em determinado lugar, usando um meio de transporte,

como perguntar?
Uma opção é a frase:
How do/can I get (from place 1) to (place 2)?

Por exemplo:
How do I get from the airport to the bus station?
How do I get to the bus station?

É comum você ouvir: by (means of transportation)

Por exemplo:
By train
You can get there by train.

Ou usar uma forma mais informal

You can take a train

Outros exemplos:
I go to work by taxi / bus / subway
I take a taxi / bus / subway

Quando você desejar falar “a pé”, pode usar a expressão “on foot”.
I go to work on foot.
Means of
transportation
Exercises
 Exercises

1. Complete the sentences.

a) I’m travelling _________ Chicago to New York _________ bus.

b) In Amsterdam, people never go to work ______ foot, they usually ____ a bus.
c) I went to the airport _________ car.
d) I ride my bike _________ work.
e) I tried to take a subway in New York, but it was crowded. Then I went to the Central
Park _________ taxi.

2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

- _________ did you go to the cinema?

- I went _________ underground.
a) When - by
b) How - to
c) Why - on
d) When - on
e) How - by

- How do I get _________ the supermarket _________ the hotel?

- You can get there _________ subway.
a) to - to - by
b) from - until - on
c) from - to - by
d) on - from - to
e) on - to - to
 Exercises

- How do _________ go to work?

- I go to work _________ foot.
a) You - by
b) You - on
c) I - by
d) I - on
e) they - to

3. Think about the means of transportation and complete the gaps.

a) It’s fast: _____________________________________

b) It’s cheap: _____________________________________
c) It’s punctual: ___________________________________
d) It’s safe: ______________________________________
e) I use the most: _________________________________

4. Complete the following conversation with the words in the box.

fare Metrocard station ticket kiosk

lines next turnstile ridden

Paul: What time is the _________ subway to Manhattan?

Emma: I don’t know, but we need to buy our subway tickets at that _________.
Paul: Do you know how much it is?
Emma: No, I’m not sure what the ________ is.
Paul: I’ve never _________ the subway before. I don’t know how it works.
Emma:Just follow me. After we buy our ____, we have to walk through the ____.
Paul: Okay. Look at this subway map showing all of the __________.
Emma: That’s the _________ we want.
 Exercises

5. Read the information below about New York subway fares.

Riding the subway costs $2.75 for most riders.

People with disabilities or who are 65 or older are eligible for a reduced fare (Cost: 50%
of the base fare).

An unlimited ride MetroCard can save you money.

These give you unlimited swipes for a certain length of time
You can buy MetroCards by using a MetroCard ticket machine, which are in most
subway stations.

MetroCards cost $1. All cards except for the Single Ride card are refillable.
Single ride: these are only available at ticket machines.

Up to three children under 44 inches tall ride for free when they’re with a fare-paying
adult.

You pay the fare at turnstiles before you board the train.
You don’t have to do anything after.

True or false

a) The fare for senior citizen Metrocard is half the base fare.
( ) True ( ) False

b) A child under 44 inches tall does not pay for the subway ticket, even alone.
( ) True ( ) False
 Exercises

c) You can buy single ride MetroCards by using a MetroCard ticket machine or at
selected local merchants.
( ) True ( ) False

d) A ride using Metrocard costs is $ 1.00.

( ) True ( ) False

e) Turnstiles are used at subway entrances to check customers' tickets. They only allow
access to subway platforms if a customer presents a valid ticket. After passing
through the turnstile, the passenger does not need to pay fares again.

( ) True ( ) False
Means of
transportation

Quiz
 Quiz
1. Complete the sentence
I've been on both the New York _______ and the _______ in London.

a) Underground - tube
b) Subway - Underground
c) Tube - Subway

2. Complete the sentence

__________ is a period when a train is known to be consistently less busy.

a) The rush hour

b) Peak time
c) Off-peak time

3. What is the most polite way to ask?

a) Excuse me, where is the subway station?

b) How do you get to the train station?
c) Excuse me, do you know where the underground station is?

4. Complete the sentence

To enter the train station, you have to swipe your _____________ and wait
for the display to say "go" to cross the _____________ .

a) MetroCard - turnstile
b) Ticket - kiosk
c) Card - track

5. Complete the sentence

I don't _____________ the subway during peak hours.

a) ride
b) have
c) go

6. Complete the sentence

When traveling by ________, you can place your bags on the _________.

a) Subway / baggage rack

b) Tube / trunk
c) Train / luggage rack
 Quiz
7. Complete the sentence
New York ____________ for most passengers on the subway and on local,
limited buses and Select Bus Service: $ 2.75

a) MetroCard
b) fare
c) cards

8. Complete the sentence

I bought a ___________ ticket because I need to go to Manhattan and get
back to Brooklyn before 6pm.

a) One way
b) Single ride
c) Round trip

9. Complete the instructions:

Stay behind the yellow line on train station _____________
Stay off train _____________

a) tracks - platforms
b) platforms - stations
c) platforms - tracks

10. Complete the text.

When I went to New York, one of the means of transportation I used was the
__________. I bought a __________ at a ticket __________. I bought
the __________ option for 7 days, so I could use as many times as I wanted
during these days. The only problem was the crowded subway during a
________ ride. Despite this, the trip was wonderful. I can't wait to go back.

a) Tube / ticket / machine / regular / peak time

b) Subway / MetroCard / kiosk / unlimited / rush hour
c) Underground / ticket / machine / unlimited / off-peak time
d) Subway / MetroCard / kiosk / regular / peak time
Means of
transportation
Answer key
 Exercises

1. Complete the sentences.

a) I’m travelling from Chicago to New York by bus.

b) In Amsterdam, people never go to work on foot, they usually take a bus.
c) I went to the airport by car.
d) I ride my bike to work.
e) I tried to take a subway in New York, but it was crowded. Then I went to the Central
Park by taxi.

2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

- _________ did you go to the cinema?

- I went _________ underground.
a) When - by
b) How - to
c) Why - on
d) When - on
e) How - by

- How do I get _________ the supermarket _________ the hotel?

- You can get there _________ subway.
a) to - to - by
b) from - until - on
c) from - to - by
d) on - from - to
e) on - to - to
 Exercises

- How do _________ go to work?

- I go to work _________ foot.
a) You - by
b) You - on
c) I - by
d) I - on
e) they - to

3. Think about the means of transportation and complete the gaps.

Personal. Example: plane

a) It’s fast: _____________________________________
Personal.
b) It’s cheap: _____________________________________
Personal.
c) It’s punctual: ___________________________________
Personal.
d) It’s safe: ______________________________________
Personal.
e) I use the most: _________________________________

4. Complete the following conversation with the words in the box.

fare Metrocard station ticket kiosk

lines next turnstile ridden

NEXT
Paul: What time is the _________ subway to Manhattan?
Emma: I don’t know, but we need to buy our subway tickets at that TICKET KIOSK
_________.
Paul: Do you know how much it is?
FARE
Emma: No, I’m not sure what the ________ is.
RIDDEN
Paul: I’ve never _________ the subway before. I don’t know how it works.
METROCARD we have to walk through
Emma:Just follow me. After we buy our _________,
TURNSTILE
the ________.
LINES
Paul: Okay. Look at this subway map showing all of the __________.
STATION we want.
Emma: That’s the _________
 Exercises

5. Read the information below about New York subway fares.

Riding the subway costs $2.75 for most riders.

People with disabilities or who are 65 or older are eligible for a reduced fare (Cost: 50%
of the base fare).

An unlimited ride MetroCard can save you money.

These give you unlimited swipes for a certain length of time
You can buy MetroCards by using a MetroCard ticket machine, which are in most
subway stations.

MetroCards cost $1. All cards except for the Single Ride card are refillable.
Single ride: these are only available at ticket machines.

Up to three children under 44 inches tall ride for free when they’re with a fare-paying
adult.

You pay the fare at turnstiles before you board the train.
You don’t have to do anything after.

True or false

a) The fare for senior citizen Metrocard is half the base fare.
(x) True ( ) False

b) A child under 44 inches tall does not pay for the subway ticket, even alone.
( ) True (x) False
 Exercises

c) You can buy single ride MetroCards by using a MetroCard ticket machine or at
selected local merchants.
( ) True (x) False

d) A ride using Metrocard costs is $ 1.00.

( ) True (x) False

e) Turnstiles are used at subway entrances to check customers' tickets. They only allow
access to subway platforms if a customer presents a valid ticket. After passing
through the turnstile, the passenger does not need to pay fares again.

(x) True ( ) False

 Quiz
1. Complete the sentence
I've been on both the New York _______ and the _______ in London.

a) Underground - tube
b) Subway - Underground
c) Tube - Subway

2. Complete the sentence

__________ is a period when a train is known to be consistently less busy.

a) The rush hour

b) Peak time
c) Off-peak time

3. What is the most polite way to ask?

a) Excuse me, where is the subway station?

b) How do you get to the train station?
c) Excuse me, do you know where the underground station is?

4. Complete the sentence

To enter the train station, you have to swipe your _____________ and wait
for the display to say "go" to cross the _____________ .

a) MetroCard - turnstile
b) Ticket - kiosk
c) Card - track

5. Complete the sentence

I don't _____________ the subway during peak hours.

a) ride
b) have
c) go

6. Complete the sentence

When traveling by ________, you can place your bags on the _________.

a) Subway / baggage rack

b) Tube / trunk
c) Train / luggage rack
 Quiz
7. Complete the sentence
New York ____________ for most passengers on the subway and on local,
limited buses and Select Bus Service: $ 2.75

a) MetroCard
b) fare
c) cards

8. Complete the sentence

I bought a ___________ ticket because I need to go to Manhattan and get
back to Brooklyn before 6pm.

a) One way
b) Single ride
c) Round trip

9. Complete the instructions:

Stay behind the yellow line on train station _____________
Stay off train _____________

a) tracks - platforms
b) platforms - stations
c) platforms - tracks

10. Complete the text.

When I went to New York, one of the means of transportation I used was the
__________. I bought a __________ at a ticket __________. I bought
the __________ option for 7 days, so I could use as many times as I wanted
during these days. The only problem was the crowded subway during a
________ ride. Despite this, the trip was wonderful. I can't wait to go back.

a) Tube / ticket / machine / regular / peak time

b) Subway / MetroCard / kiosk / unlimited / rush hour
c) Underground / ticket / machine / unlimited / off-peak time
d) Subway / MetroCard / kiosk / regular / peak time