Means of Transport

LINGUA INGLESE - CORSO BASE di Antonio Portaluri e Raffaele Nardella Torna all'Indice del Corso


	Introduzione Con *Lingua Inglese - Corso Base* ci proponiamo di insegnare a parlare in inglese in alcune situazioni ricorrenti della realtà quotidiana. Quella che segue è la terza lezione di Lingua Inglese - Corso Base. L'obiettivo è di insegnare lessico specifico legato al mondo dei trasporti in inglese. In questa lezione sono state messe in evidenza alcne espressioni utili da usare quando si affronta il traffico, si usano mezzi pubblici. E' possibile riascoltare il testo per migliorare la comprensione e la pronucia in inglese; gli esercizi, inoltre, hanno l'obiettivo di controllare la comprensione e di consolidare l'apprendimento dei vocaboli e delle espressioni presenti nel testo.	Ricerca personalizzata

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MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Step 1

These are the names of some public and private means of transport:

1) car – taxi – van – lorry - bus – coach;

2) motorbike – bicycle;

notice that you drive all the vehicles in line number 1 but you ride the ones in line number 2.

All drivers on the road are called motorists, while walking people are pedestrians. You must have a driving license to drive a car but you don't have to have one to ride a moped.

Motorists should stop whenever they see people standing at a pedestrian (zebra) crossing. You can say you drive to school, to the supermarket etc., or that you go by car. On the other hand, you can say you walk there or go on foot.

If you use public transport, you must pay the fare (bus/train/taxi fare). If you can take/catch a train or a bus, you mustn't get on without a ticket. If you take a taxi, you should also give the driver a tip.

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taxi If you choose to take a bus, you must find the right bus stop. Buses are often late and sometimes early. In big cities they run every five or ten minutes but in small towns you may have to wait nearly half an hour for the next bus if you miss the one you wanted.

Remember that you must always stand in a queue before you get on the bus and don’t worry, if your bus comes first, the people in front will stand aside and let you go first.

If you are in Britain, you might want to try a double-decker bus and enjoy a better view of the town from the upper deck. The problem with public transport is that buses and trains are often full up and this makes your trip uncomfortable and tiring. In big cities you often have an underground.

Trains are usually punctual; they run every 3 or 4 minutes and it is much quicker to go from one place to another by underground. If you take the underground or a train, make sure you are standing on the correct platform.

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