Talking about Transportation
Preliminary Questions
- How do you usually get to work or school?
- How do people in your country get to where they want to go?
- Do you often take public transportation?
- What is your preferred means of getting around?
- What kind of vehicle would you like to drive?
- What type of transportation do you use when you are in a hurry?
- How do you travel when you go on vacation?
Talking about Travel
- How do you get to work?
- How long does it take?
- How often do you ride the bus?
- Do you ever walk to work?
- Are you going anywhere this summer?
- How are you going to get there? Why don’t you fly?
- I usually drive my car.
- It takes half an hour.
- Once in a while.
- No, that would take forever.
- Probably to Jacksonville.
- By train.
- Airplane tickets are too expensive.
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Talk to your tutor about transportation
See some sample sentences below.
How do you (usually) get to work/school?
I usually take the subway.
How long does it take (to get there)?
It takes about ______ minutes/hours.
What’s the best way to get to _____?
By train / bus.
Do you take public transportation?
No, I walk or ride my bike.
For More Practice
Tell your partner about the types of transportation you use in a typical week.
Ask your partner how to get to a famous place in the city/town where you live.
(What type of transportation is best?)
Pretend you are a travel agent.
Try to sell your partner a bus/train/airplane ticket to a popular destination.
Surprising question:
Besides walking, what is the most frequently used method of transportation in the world?
(Answer: elevators)
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Use the expressions and vocabulary you learned.
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