TRANSPORT

TRANSPORT

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Warm-up

What modes of transport can you name?

Describing transport

Study the adjectives below. Which are positive and which are negative?

affordable / comfortable convenient / crowdeddelayed / efficient / speedy inadequate / limited modern / overpriced/ reliable

How would you describe the following?

1. A company that makes sure its coaches are always on time.2. A bus service that only runs twice a day.3. A tram that stops 50m from your house.4. A taxi company which charges you a lot to go a very short distance.

Transport phrases

Match the two halves to form sentences.

Easily confused transport words

Explain the difference between each pair of words.

1. a bus/a coach 2. the underground/the subway3. a fare/a fine 4. rush hour/off-peak5. a biker/a cyclist 6. petrol/gas7. a traffic jam/traffic congestion 8. a ferry/a ship

Practice

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Answer the cue cards below. Try to use some vocabulary from this lesson.

Describe a common transport system that commuters in yourhometown use. You should say:-What type of transport system it is-Who uses this transport- How convenient it isAnd explain why you like it or not.

Describe your favourite mode of transport: You should say:- what it is- when and how you use it- why you choose to use itAnd explain why it is your favourite mode of transport.

Discussion (Part 3)

Discuss any of the questions below.

1. How easy is it for people to travel around your country?2. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of a taxi service such as Uber?3. Which mode of transport do you think is the most dangerous? Why?4. How has public transport improved in the place where you live?5. How do you think people will travel around the place that you live in the future?

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