Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Transport and getting around

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How to use this lesson

For teachers: Use this 20-minute lesson to introduce key travel vocabulary. Check the practice answers together before students record their speech in the final section.

For learners: First, read the 10 words and tips in the table below. Next, do the practice tasks, and finish by listening and recording your voice.

Word table

Read these 10 words before you start the exercises.

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
(1) At the station
station	a building where trains or buses stop	train station, bus station	We meet at the central train station.	Think of a train that stops and stays in place.
platform	the high area where you wait for a train	platform number, on the platform	The train to London leaves from platform 3.	It is flat, like a high floor for your feet.
ticket	a piece of paper or card to travel	buy a ticket, return ticket	Show your ticket to the staff on the train.	You tick a box when you buy it.
fare	the money you pay to travel	bus fare, cheap fare	The bus fare is two pounds.	It rhymes with 'share'—you pay your share of money.
(2) People and trips
passenger	a person who travels in a vehicle but does not drive	train passenger, sit as a passenger	Every passenger must wear a seatbelt.	They pass through the town on the bus.
driver	a person who controls a car, bus, or train	bus driver, careful driver	The bus driver stops at every red light.	Drive + er: a person who drives.
journey	travel from one place to another place	long journey, safe journey	Have a safe journey home!	Think of a day trip: day and jour sound alike.
(3) Problems
delay	a period of time when you must wait because something is late	long delay, train delay	Snow caused a two-hour delay today.	Delay makes you late.
cancel	to stop a planned train, bus, or flight from going	cancel a train, cancel a trip	They had to cancel the train because of bad weather.	Draw a big 'X' over the ticket to cancel it.
rush hour	the busy time when people travel to or from work	morning rush hour, avoid rush hour	The subway is full during the rush hour.	People rush and run during this busy hour.

Practice

Complete these 16 practice questions from easy to hard.

1. Collocation Matrix: Match the word 'station' to the word it commonly pairs with.

Noun

train

buy

cheap

station

____train____buy____cheap

2. Collocation Matrix: Match the word 'fare' to the word it commonly pairs with.

Noun

platform

bus

hour

fare

____platform____bus____hour

3. Collocation Matrix: Match the word 'delay' to the word it commonly pairs with.

Noun

long

safe

return

delay

____long____safe____return

4. Collocation Matrix: Match the word 'hour' to the word it commonly pairs with.

Noun

rush

driver

ticket

hour

____rush____driver____ticket

Word bank for items 5-8: ticket, platform, cancel, passenger

5. Fill in the blank using the word bank:

A: Where is the train to York?
B: It is waiting at ___ number 4.

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6. Fill in the blank using the word bank:

A: Did you pay for the trip?
B: Yes, I bought my train ___ online.

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7. Fill in the blank using the word bank:

A: Why are you not traveling today?
B: The company had to ___ all buses because of ice.

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8. Fill in the blank using the word bank:

A: Does Anna drive this car?
B: No, she is sitting in the back as a ___.

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9. Choose the word: Which word best completes the sentence?

We had a very pleasant ___ across the country by train.

____ a. journey____ b. fare____ c. delay

10. Choose the word: Which word best completes the sentence?

The taxi ___ was very kind and helped with our bags.

____ a. station____ b. driver____ c. passenger

11. Choose the word: Which word best completes the sentence?

The roads are always crowded during the morning ___.

____ a. station____ b. ticket____ c. rush hour

12. Choose the word: Which word best completes the sentence?

Students can pay a cheaper bus ___ with a school card.

____ a. delay____ b. fare____ c. journey

13. Sentence building: Put these words in order: leaves / from / the / platform / train / 3

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14. Sentence building: Put these words in order: is / driver / the / friendly / very

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15. Sentence building: Put these words in order: cancel / flights / weather / bad / may

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16. Sentence building: Put these words in order: long / is / very / the / journey

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Shadowing

Listen to the English audio and record your voice clearly.

Item 1 (Collocation): Listen and read aloud:

train station

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 2 (Collocation): Listen and read aloud:

bus fare

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 3 (Collocation): Listen and read aloud:

long delay

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 4 (Collocation): Listen and read aloud:

rush hour

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 5 (Sentence): Listen and read aloud:

The driver opened the doors.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 6 (Sentence): Listen and read aloud:

Show your ticket to the staff.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 7 (Sentence): Listen and read aloud:

We wait on platform five.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 8 (Sentence): Listen and read aloud:

They cancel the late trip.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 9 (Long sentence): Listen and read aloud:

There was a long delay at the station.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 10 (Long sentence): Listen and read aloud:

Every passenger must buy a ticket first.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 11 (Hard word): Listen and read aloud:

passenger

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 12 (Hard word): Listen and read aloud:

journey

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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How to use this lesson

Word table

Practice

Shadowing

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