Travelling and Means of Transport
INSTRUCTIONS:
0.
Worksheet A – Cut the words in each sentence and mix them up. Put students into pairs and give each pair a set of cards. Ask the students to try to form a full-meaning sentence out of the words that they are given. With respect to the level of English of your students, you can give each pair more than just one sentence. Also, each card is numbered, so you will not have them mixed up. Help students if needed. When students have their sentences completed, you can ask them to write their final versions on the blackboard or on PC, so that the rest of the class can write them down (or correct) in their exercise books. Then translate.
1.
Worksheet B
– Let students think about the public and private means of transport.
2.
Worksheet B
– Check the vocabulary with students. Make sure that they understand everything and let them think about the connection of the words and the means of transport.
E.g. transport from door to door = car, taxi, bike, motorbike... for many people = bus, train, tram, underground, plane, ship...
3.
Worksheet C
– The cards in Exercise 1 discuss the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by train. There is also a set of cards with some other means of transport. Give each student one of them and encourage them to write down 5 advantages and 5 disadvantages of travelling by the certain means of transport. Students should use as much vocabulary from
Exercise 2 as possible.
4.
Worksheet C
– Tell the students to discuss their answers in pairs. Discuss which means of transport is the best, the safest, the fastest, etc.
5.
Worksheet C
– There is a writing task included. Let students imagine that they have a foreign friend coming. Encourage them to give him/her advice about the transportation in our country. What would be the best way to help the friend to come and visit the students in their town or village?
6.
Worksheet D – See the results.
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Worksheet A
–
Travelling. Cut the cards and let the students form sentences. (See further instructions.)
1. Nowadays, 1. people 1. can 1. choose 1. among
1. numerous 1. types 1. of 1. transport, 1. either
1. private 1. or 1. public.
2. Among 2.
the
2.
transport
2.
private
2.
belong 2.
a
2.
means
2.
bike, 2.
a
2.
of
2.
motorbike 2.
or
3.
The 3.
3.
train,
public
3.
bus,
3.
means
3.
2.
a
plane,
2.
car.
3.
3.
of 3.
tram,
transport 3.
3.
trolleybus,
are
3.
ship 3.
and
4. Each 4.
of
3.
underground.
4.
them 4.
has 4.
some
4.
advantages 4.
and
5.
For 5.
example
4.
disadvantages.
5.
travelling 5.
by 5.
train
5.
has 5.
6. It 6.
is
the
6.
5.
following
quite 6.
cheap
5.
advantages:
6.
and 6.
people
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6.
can 6.
get 6.
various
7. You 7.
cannot
7.
traffic 7.
jam.
8. The 8.
number
8.
pretty 8.
high.
7.
be
8.
of
6.
7.
8.
price
stuck
connections
9. There 9.
is
9.
train, 9.
so 9.
9.
enough
you 9.
9.
can
space
9.
sit 9.
9.
on
on 9.
9.
the
the
9.
seat 9.
or 9.
10. You 10.
can
stay
10.
9.
in
find
9.
the 9.
10.
there
aisle.
10.
smoker’s
10.
or
11.
On
10.
non-smoker’s
11.
the 11.
fast 11.
10.
carriages.
train, 11.
there 11.
is
11.
also
12.
If
11.
a
12.
you
11.
buffet-car.
12.
travel 12.
by 12.
7.
6.
reductions.
in
train,
7.
12.
a
8.
is
you
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12.
can 12. relax, 12.
and
12.
have 12.
to 12.
watch
13.
On 13.
the 13.
other
12.
you
12.
13.
the
12.
12.
hand,
do 12.
not
traffic.
13.
there 13.
are
13.
several 13.
disadvantages
13.
travelling 13.
by 13.
train.
15.
are 15.
still 15.
many 15.
13.
places
of
14.
The
14.
they
14.
14.
trains
are 14.
14.
old
are
14.
14.
often
and 14.
14.
delayed,
sometimes
14.
pretty
15.
The
14.
dirty.
15.
railway 15.
trucks
15.
reach 15.
all 15.
the
15.
do
15.
places –
15.
not
15.
there
15.
without
15.
train 15.
connection.
16.
They 16.
are 16.
crowded
16.
take 16.
you 16.
from
16.
and
16.
door 16.
to
16.
do
16.
16.
not
door.
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Worksheet B
1.
List public and private means of transport:
Public: Private:
2.
Check the vocabulary. Which means of transport is it connected with?
o transport from door to door o expensive o get price reductions o run only at certain time o produce exhaust fumes o travelling with friends o long distance travelling o fast transportation o relaxing during the journey o eating and drinking during the journey o enough/limited space o watching the traffic o responsibility for co-travellers o changing means of transport o reaching all the destinations o get sick/seasick o take a lot of time o dangerous o comfortable o buffet-car o environmentally friendly o getting fit during the journey o stuck in the traffic jam o air-conditioning o need a ticket o be delayed o old and dirty seats o offer service during travelling o walking in the aisle o restroom on board o be cancelled o long waiting time o buy tickets in advance o fasten the seatbelt o follow road signs o speed limit o fine for speeding o jet lag
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Worksheet C
3.
Advantages and disadvantages of some means of transport. Use the vocabulary from the previous exercise on worksheet B.
CAR
5 ADVANTAGES 5 DISADVANTAGES
BUS
5 ADVANTAGES 5 DISADVANTAGES
TRAM
5 ADVANTAGES 5 DISADVANTAGES
PLANE
5 ADVANTAGES 5 DISADVANTAGES
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5 ADVANTAGES
5 ADVANTAGES
5 ADVANTAGES
BIKE
TAXI
SHIP
5 DISADVANTAGES
5 DISADVANTAGES
5 DISADVANTAGES
5 ADVANTAGES
UNDERGROUND
5 DISADVANTAGES
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FERRY
5 ADVANTAGES 5 DISADVANTAGES
MOTORCYCLE
5 ADVANTAGES 5 DISADVANTAGES
TRAVELLING ON FOOT
5 ADVANTAGES 5 DISADVANTAGES
Writing task:
Imagine that you have a friend from abroad coming for a visit. He/she wants to visit your hometown/village. He/she will arrive to the airport in Prague. Try to give him/her the instructions about how to get to your place. Think about the best way of planning the journey
– which means of transport are the best to use, which of them are expensive, slow, etc. You can use the vocabulary from Exercise 3.
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Worksheet D – Travelling by plane
A) Think about travelling by plane. Use vocabulary from the table in the text below. hand travel agency check boarding pass book duty-free advance passport domestic liquids check-in desk board cafés departure customs restaurants international gate pilot arrival reservation credit card air-ticket
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If you want to travel by plane, you have to make a (1)_______________ for a particular flight.
You can do it through some (2)____________ ______________ and pay cash or on the internet, which is much faster and you pay it with your (3)_________ _________. The earlier before leaving you
(4)_____________ the ticket, the cheaper it will be. For (5)__________ flight you should check in at least one hour before the(6)_______________. If you take an (7)____________ flight you should be at the airport at least two or three hours in (8)________________. You cannot have any
(9)_____________ on you when you are travelling by plane. You can take only a small (10)_________ luggage on (11)________.
At the airport, you go to the (12)_____________________ with your luggage to check in. There the officer checks your (13)______________ and (14)_______________, weighs your luggage and gives you a (15)____________ ________. Then you go to the passport control and security control.
Through the passport control you get to the departure lounge. If you have some time before boarding you can go to the (16
–
18)______________, _____________ or other ________________ shops. Then you find your (19)________ and after the air-ticket control you board the plane, find your seat, put on the seat-belt and wait for the departure. When the (20)__________ allows, you can unfasten your belt but before landing you have to be fastened again. After leaving the plane, you go to the
(21)________________ hall, through passport control and the (22)__________.
B) You are flying to London, Heathrow Airport, from Prague. Find out which plane/airlines you are going with and what number your gate is:
La Guardia is in New York.
Long-haul flights never leave from Gate 6.
Passengers to Gatwick should go to Gate 13.
Lufthansa (LH) does not fly to Heathrow.
Lufthansa goes to New York.
The gate for OK flights is never an odd number.
FLIGHT
OK712
EJ038
LH600
AIRPORT
La Guardia
Heathrow
Gatwick
GATE
13
9
6
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Results:
A) Travelling by plane
1.
reservation
2.
travel agency
3.
credit card
4.
book
5.
domestic
6.
departure
7.
international
8.
advance
9.
liquids
10.
hand
11.
board
12.
check-in desk
13.
passport
14.
air-ticket
15.
boarding pass
16.
–18. restaurants, cafés, duty-free
19.
gate
20.
arrival
21.
customs
B) You are travelling to London:
OK – Heathrow – 6 EJ – Gatwick – 13 LH – La Guardia – 9
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