Unit 4 Public transport

Word power

Do you know what we call these roads in English? lane / path

motorway expressway freeway highway

flyover

underpass

junction intersection

toll road

Remember the pictures above. Can you identify the name and its description? One describes the characteristics of any type of roads, and the others try to guess the answers out.

1.What are very small roads called in English? 2. What are roads where cars can go very fast called? 3. What are roads that go over other roads called? Lanes / paths. Motorways /expressways. Flyovers.

4. What are roads that go through a tunnel called? 5. What are roads that people need to pay to use called? 6. What is the area where many roads link up? Toll roads. Underpasses. Intersection / junction.

What different ways of transport have you experienced?

Do you know the following tools of transport? light railway

helicopter

ferry

motorboat

Think of as many tools of transport as you can belonging to the following three categories.

transport land airsea ?? ?

Answer the following questions by using the words or phrases listed in Part D.

1. What must you do before you go somewhere by train? Book a seat or a ticket. 2. Where will you go to buy the train ticket? To the ticket office. 3. What ticket can help a student save money? A student ticket.

4. What do we call the person who is travelling on a train? A passenger. 5. What do we call the person who sells bus tickets? A conductor. 6. If you want to travel to a foreign country, what must you have? A passport.

ActionsDocumentsJobs book a seat/ticket one-way ticket captain boardstudent ticket pilot landpassportcustoms officer Answers to Part D