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Transport
Lesson code: N88T-3TXB-EHGK-Z

ELEMENTARY

1 Types of transport
Write the words below each picture.
a bus

a coach

a plane

a taxi

a train

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2.

1.

a tram

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Which types of transport above do you use? How often? Why?

2 Listening
Listen to the dialogues and put 1, 2 or 3:
1. At the train station
2. At the airport
3. In a taxi
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3 Vocabulary and role play

Listen again and put the words under the pictures:
a boarding pass
a suitcase

a carry-on bag
a window seat

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a platform
an aisle seat

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Now answer the questions:

1. What time is the next train to Brighton?
2. How much is a single ticket to Brighton?
3. Which platform does the train leave from?
4. How long will the taxi journey take?
5. Does Claire want a window seat or an aisle seat?
6. What bags does she have?
7. Did she pack her bags herself?

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Check your answers by reading the dialogue on the next page. Then practise the dialogues with a
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Dialogue 1 Station clerk:

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

Can I help you?

Claire:

Yes, what time is the next train to Brighton?

Station clerk:

The next train is at 12.05.

Claire:

OK. How much is a ticket?

Station clerk:

Single or return?

Claire:

Single.

Station clerk:

A single ticket is 10 pounds.

Claire:

OK, fine. One single please. Which platform does the train leave from?

Station clerk:

The train leaves from Platform 2.

Dialogue 2 Taxi driver:

Where to madam?

Claire:

Clifford Road, in front of the cinema.

Taxi driver:

Sure.

Claire:

How long will it take?

Taxi driver:

About 40 minutes.

Claire:

40 minutes?

Taxi driver:

Yeah, the traffic is really bad today.

Dialogue 3 Check-in agent:

Good morning. Can I have your passport, please?

Claire:

Here you are.

Check-in agent:

Would you like a window or an aisle seat?

Claire:

An aisle seat, please.

Check-in agent:

Do you have any baggage?

Claire:

Yes, this suitcase and this carry-on bag.

Check-in agent:

Did you pack your bags yourself?

Claire:

Yes, I did.

Check-in agent:

Here's your boarding pass. Have a nice flight.

Role play

Train station
Destination: Paris

Next train: 16:45

Platform: 4

Type of ticket: return

Price: 20 euros

Taxi
Destination: Hotel Helios

Journey time: 50 minutes

Airport

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Baggage: one carry-on bag

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Type of seat: window

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