WEEK 16 - SESSION 1

Public transport

Vocabulary: public transport

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Warm-up
What can you see in the pictures? Where are they? When do you use these types of transport?
 a. a place where subways stop so that you can get on or off
1. taxi stand e
them
2. bus stop g b. a place that allows many cars to park
3. subway station a c. a sign on road vehicle that shows its registration number
4. ticket machine i d. a spot to park one car
5. parking lot b e. a place where you can go to get a taxi
6. parking space d f. something used to transport people or goods, usually on land
g. a place where a bus stops to allow passengers to get on and
7. vehicle f
off
h. a large number of vehicle close together and unable to move
8. number plate
c or moving very slowly
9. traffic jam / i. a machine that prints tickets after the customer chooses the
congestion h destination and pays for it
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Activity 1: Language presentation/review
Read the message about getting to Broadway. Complete the text using the words in the box.
take about Get a leave crowded ticket machine subway station

Take the subway. Trains are cheap and fast,

crowded 1 in the morning.
but they are very _________
subway station 2 is on Main Street,
The _______________
Get a 3 train to Times
near the theatre. _________
leave 4 every 20 minutes
Square. Trains _________
take about 5 25 minutes. You can
and they ___________
ticket machine 6 in the
buy a ticket from a _______________
station.
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Activity 1: Language presentation/review

Now tell your partner how to get to a place in your town.

- The … is on the … street/road.

- Take the ….
- They’re … so/because they’re …
- The bus stop/station/taxi stand is …
and …, but it’s…
- … take about … minutes to get there.
- You can buy a ticket/pay…
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Activity 2: Listening
• Min Soo is in Paris and wants to go to the Eiffel Tower. Listen to the conversation between
Min Soo and a tourist information officer. Check (✔) the information you hear.

✔ ✔
The tourist information officer talks about: □ a taxi □ a bus □ a train
✔ ✔
The bus is: □ expensive □ cheap □ fast □ dangerous□ slow □ safe
✔ ✔
You can buy a ticket: □ at a ticket machine □ on the bus □ online
✔
Min Soo must wait: □ five minutes □ fifteen minutes □ fifty minutes
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Activity 2: Listening
Write in the missing words from the conversation. Listen and check your answers. Then
practice the conversation with a partner without looking at the text.
MS: Excuse me, how do I get to the Eiffel Tower?
TIO: Well, you cantake the number 22 bus or go by taxi. The bus is slow,
but it is cheap. It costs just one euro.
MS: Oh, that’s good. Where can I buy a ticket?
TIO: From a ticket machine or on the bus.
MS: And where is the bus stop?
TIO: It’s over there, next to the bank. The next bus leaves
in fifteen minutes.
MS: Great. Thank you.
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Activity 3: Discussion
Work with a partner. Take turns to play a tourist and an airport tourist information officer. The
tourist asks questions about how to get to different places. The information officer answers.
 READING Public transport
Activity 3: Discussion
Work with a partner. Take turns to play a tourist and an airport tourist information officer. The
tourist asks questions about how to get to different places. The information officer answers.

MS: Excuse me, how do I get to the ______________?

TIO: Well, you can take the ______ or by ______. The ______ is ______, but
it is ______.
MS: Oh, that’s good. Where can I get a ticket / How much do I have to pay?
TIO: From a ticket machine or on the bus. / It costs ______.
MS: And where is the ______?
TIO: It’s over there, next to the ______. (The next subway/bus leaves in
______ minutes)
MS: Great. Thank you.
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Activity 4: Reading
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Activity 4: Reading

Terminal 3

8 a.m.
19(th) September

21.45 / 9.45 p.m.

taxi