Ex. 1 Answer the following questions.
a) How often do you usually travel..? (By train/by car/by plane)
b) Where do you usually go?
c) How long does your journey usually take?
d) Do you usually have good journeys?
e) In general, which of the three forms of transport do you prefer? Why?
How words work…
It takes….
The bus takes 45 minutes.
It takes me just 30 minutes from home.
Use take (+person) + time (+to get to)… to talk about the duration of a journey.
How long does it take you to get to the airport?
Ex.2 Ask and answer the question:
a) How long does it take you to get to the airport?
b) How long does it take to get from your house to the centre?
- By car
- By bus/underground
- On foot
c) Think of a town/city in your country. How many different ways are there? Which do you think is the best? Why?
Ex. 3 Ask and answer the questions
In your town/city
a) What kind of public transport is there?
b) What time is the rush hour?
c) Are there often traffic jams?
d) What’s the speed limit?
e) Are there speed cameras anywhere?
f) Are there any cycle lanes? Do many people use them?
g) Are there any pedestrian areas? Where?
h) Are there enough car parks? Are they expensive?
i) What happens if you park somewhere illegal?
j) Do people usually wear their seat belt in the back of the car?
k) Do motorcyclists and cyclists wear helmets?
l) Are big lorries allowed to drive through the centre?
Phrasal verbs
Ex.4 Match the two parts of the sentences.
Ex. 5 Complete the gaps
1. Before Darren_______ on his journey, he packed some boots and plenty of warm clothes.
2. Why don’t you _____ and think about what I’ve said to you?
3. We should _____ the train at the next station and then find a taxi.
4. The helicopter _______ and suddenly we were in the air!
5. There was a fire alarm and we all had to ______ of the hotel.
6. Without saying anything, the ma ______his car and drove up the road.
7. We ran to the train and _____ just before it started to move.
8. My parents ______to the little Spanish town where they first met.