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 |
|
|
(offer)
a new job last week.
2. The bridge 
(blow
off) yesterday.
3. This novel
(write)
by Hemingway.
4. Flies
(catch)
by spiders.
5. All the trees 
(cut)
down yesterday.
6. We
(tell)
to go home now.
7. Their purse
(steal)
yesterday night in the disco.
8. Rain 
(hold)
up by fog.
9. He
(throw)
out of the bar a week ago.
10. Pigs
(use)
to find truffles.
11. The old theatre 
(reopen)
last Friday.
12. She 
(ask)
about the accident by the police yesterday.
13.
Rotten eggs
(throw)
at him last month in Bristol.
14. Mice
(catch)
by cats.
15. I 
(often
/ ask) for her address.
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.