A2 | Vocabulary | 10 min

Word or phrase	Vietnamese	Example
bus stop	a place where buses stop	I wait at the bus stop for bus number 5.
platform	the place where you wait for a train	The train leaves from platform 3.
traffic lights	red, yellow and green lights on the road	Stop at the traffic lights when they are red.
crossroads	a place where two roads cross	Turn left at the crossroads.
opposite	on the other side of the road	The bank is opposite the post office.
go straight on	keep going, do not turn	Go straight on for two minutes, then turn right.
get on	go onto (a bus, a train)	We get on the bus at the station.
get off	leave a bus or train	Please get off at the next stop.
pick up	collect someone	My father picks me up from school at five.
drop off	take someone to a place and let them out	My friend drops me off at work every morning.
set off	start a journey	We set off at six o'clock in the morning.
slow down	go more slowly	Please slow down; there are children on the road.

Tip: pick up and drop off

With pronouns (me, her, them), put the pronoun in the middle: pick me up, drop her off. Use pick up ... from (from school, from home) and drop off ... at (at school, at work).

____ a. bus stop ____ b. platform ____ c. crossroads

____ a. crossroads ____ b. bus stop ____ c. platform

____ a. platforms ____ b. traffic lights ____ c. bus stops

____ a. crossroads ____ b. bus stop ____ c. platform

____ a. behind ____ b. next to ____ c. opposite

____ a. Turn left ____ b. Go straight on ____ c. Turn right

drop off get off get on pick up set off slow down

1. We are at the bus stop. The bus is here. Let's ____ the bus.

2. We are on the bus. This is our stop. We must ____ the bus now.

3. Can you ____ the children from school at 3 p.m.? I have a meeting.

4. Can you ____ the children at school before 8 a.m.? Classes start at 8:30 and I have an early meeting.

5. We want to ____ at 5 a.m., because the beach is far from here.

6. There are many children near the school. Please ____!