- •Transport Topical vocabulary
- •Make the following sentences passive. Give two variants, where possible. The Present Simple and the Past Simple
- •Ask questions to the following sentences The Future Simple
- •Make up sentences describing what is being done now. The Present Continuous
- •Make the following sentences passive The Past Continuous
- •Make the following sentences passive The Present Perfect
- •Brian came home last night and found that his flat had been broken into. The Past Perfect
- •Make up sentences, using the Future Perfect Passive
- •The Past Progressive Passive
- •The Present Perfect Passive
- •The Past Perfect Passive
- •The Future Perfect Passive
Transport Topical vocabulary
a vehicle, a bus, a train, a taxi, a bicycle, a plane, a car, a coach, a van, a lorry, a tram, a yacht, a ferry, a jet, a helicopter, a bus/taxi driver, a bus conductor, a mechanic, an engine driver, a ticket collector, a pilot, a cyclist, a captain, a steward(ess), a passenger, a bus/taxi/air fare, to run, to arrive at/in, to change, to fly, to take off, to touch down, to delay, to cancel, to embark/disembark, to catch/take a bus/a train, to get on/off a bus/a train/a plane/a bicycle, to get in/out a taxi/ a car, to miss, to ride a bicycle, to go on a bicycle, to go by car, a bus station, a railway station, an airport, a taxi rank
What means of transport do you know? How do you like traveling? Which means of transport do you use and why? Translate into Russian the following words. Build up your own sentences with them:
Means of transport
a car a motorbike a bicycle |
a train a boat a ship |
a plane a bus a taxi |
Adjectives to describe the advantages and disadvantages
comfortable |
reliable |
cramped |
safe |
dangerous |
leisurely |
economical |
expensive |
relaxing |
polluting |
convenient |
inconvenient |
fast |
tiring |
slow |
Verbs
to catch to miss to get in(to) |
to get out of to get on(to) to get off |
to ride to take to drive |
Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of transport
traveling by tube / subway
traveling by bus
traveling by train
PASSIVE - present and past tense |
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Make the following sentences passive. Give two variants, where possible. The Present Simple and the Past Simple
1. My mother told me the news yesterday.
2. Their friend sent them their photographs last week.
3. Did they recommend you any good hotels?
4. The librarian showed the students how to find necessary books.
5. They allowed the children to go to the Zoo.
6. They gave us a lot of money.
7. Her parents gave her a computer for her birthday.
8. They lent us some money.
9. My friend offers me a challenging job.
10. They pay him twice a month.
11. My mother teaches them English at school.
12. He promised me this book.
13. Did they show you that new Oxford Dictionary?
14. They sent presents to their relatives and friends.
15. The secretary gives the letters to her boss every day.