-The name of some means of transport and the prepositions
used with them. Means of transport. What is this? Its a car. 2 1 3 4 What is this? Its an airplane. What is this? Its a boat. What is this? Its a ship. What is this? Its a train. What is this? Its a helicopter. What is this? Its a bus. What is this? Its a taxi. What is this? Its a motorbike. What is this? Its a bicycle. What is this? Its a lorry. (a truck in AmE) a car an airplane a boat a ship a train a helicopter a taxi a motorbike a bicycle a lorry (BrE) a truck (mE) a bus 2 1 3 What is this? a motorbike a bycicle a bicycle a car Yes, it is a bicycle! 3 4 2 1 What is this? a helicopter an airplane a taxi a train Yes, it is an airplane! What is this? a chip an airplane a ship a boat Yes, it is a ship! What is this? a track an airplane a train a lorry Yes, it is a lorry! What is this? a bicycle a motorbyke a car a motorbike Yes, it is a motorbike! What is this? a ship a boat a bout a bus Yes, it is a boat! How o you !et to school? "ea the con#ersation between "ebecca an "ichar$ Hey "ebecca! How do you get to school? %sually by bus, but sometimes I !et to school in my dads car. &h, I see. It must be tirin!! 'ust a bit! What about you? How do you get to school? I !et to school by taxi. What! (ut you li#e )ust aroun the corner! You shoul !o on foot! Im not fon of walkin!! 7 6 5 1 3 4 2 We use by to say how someboy tra#els. *or example by car+ by train+ by plane+ by boat+ by bus+ by bicycle, etc. (ut we say ON FOOT when we walk. We can also say in my car or on the train, but you ,-..&/ say by my car or by the train. 1 3 2 ,hoose the correct answer$ 0. How o you !et to school "ebecca? a1 I !et to school by the foot. b1 I !et to school on the bus. c1 I !et to school by bus. 2. How o you !et to school "ichar? a1 %sually by the taxi. b1 I !et to school by my mums car. c1 (y taxi. 3. How o you !et to school 4uillermo? a1 I !et to school on foot. b1 I !et to school on the foot. c1 I !et to school by foot. 5. How o !et to school 6aty? a1 I !et to school by bicycle. b1 I !et to school in the bicycle. c1 I !et to school by the bicycle. .ow practice with a classmate. How o you !et to school? 6repositions use with means of transport. We use the preposition in for cars an taxis. -n we use on for bicycles, ships an public transportation, such as buses or trains. 1 2 7o, remember, you say$ 8 in a car 8 in a taxi (ut$ 8 on a bus 8 on a ship 8 on a bicycle 8 on a train *ill in with the correct preposition$ in + on + by. 0. 9aren usually !oes to work ::::: bus. 2. I saw 'ane this mornin!. 7he was ::::: the bus. 3. How i you !et here? ;i you come ::::: train? 5. How i you !et here? ;i you come ::::: the train? by on by on <. I ecie not to !o ::::: car. I went ::::: my bike instea. =. I in>t feel like walkin! home, so I came home ::::: a taxi. ?. How lon! oes it take to cross the -tlantic ::::::: boat? @. 7orry we>re late. We misse the bus, so we ha to come ::::: foot. by on in by on