TRAVELLING AND BUYING TICKETS
Vocabulary
a motorbike : Sepeda motor
a bus : bis
a train : kereta api
a tram : trem, listrik
a taxi : taksi
an aeroplane : pesawat udara
a car : mobil
a ship : kapal
a scooter : sekuter
a ferry : kapal tambang
a bicycle : sepeda
an underground/ a subway train : kereta api bawah tabah
a train : kereta api
a platform : peron
a single (ticket) : tiket sekali jalan
a return (ticket) : tiket pulang
a ticket office : tiket kantor
round trip : perjalanan pulang pergi
drive : mengemudi
ride : bersepeda
wait : menunggu
wait for : menunggu
get on : naik
get in : masuk
get off : turun
get out : mengeluarkan
check in : mendaftarkan diri
check out : meninggalkan sesudah membayar
is delayed : terlambat
Put the types of transport in order from fast to slow
a motorbike
a bus
a train
a tram
a taxi
an aero-plane
a car
a ship
a scooter
a ferry
a bicycle
an underground/ a subway train
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How do these people usually travel in your town?
- Schoolchildren
- Students and young people
- Businesspeople
- Old people
- Police officers
Match the phrases in A with the meanings in B
A B
- In transit ….. is late
- Check in ….. go to
- Boarding ….. changing from one plane to another
- Is delayed ….. final call
- Last call ….. show your ticket and passport at a desk
- Proceed to ….. getting on (a plane)
Dialoque
V = Veronica T = Ticket seller
V: Can I have a return to Oxford please?
T: okay, that’s … er …. £23.50
V: here you are. What time’s the next train?
T: Well, there’s one at ….. 10.54
V: Oh, good. Which platform?
T: Platform… sixteen.
V: Okay, thanks a lot. Bye.
Buying a ticket
Florence is in London. She wants to travel to Paris. Put the conversation in a ticket office in the correct order.
......Here you are.
….. Platform eighteen.
….. Single.
….. Single or return?
….. Thanks. Which platform is it?
….. That’s 94.50.
….. A ticket to Paris, Please…. The six o’clock train.
….. Thank you. Sign here please.
Work in pairs – A and B
Role-play 1
You want to buy tickets to these places on the next train. Ask Students B questions to complete the table below. Imagine the time is 11 a.m.
Student A
1 A return to Manchester 2 A single to Oxford | Price | Time | Platform |
……….. ……….. | ………… ………… | ………… ………… |
Student B
Liverpool Single - £32.60 Return - £44.60 Train leave at: 10.35, 11.30, 11.55 Platform 16 | Leeds Single - £44.90 Return - £57.70 Trains leave at: 10.50, 11.15, 11.45 Platform 3 |
Role-play 2
You want to buy tickets to these places on the next train. Ask Student A questions to complete the table below. Imagine the time now is 11 a.m.
Student B
1 A single to Liverpool 2 A return to Leeds | Price | Time | Platform |
……….. ……….. | ………… ………… | ………… ………… |
Student A
Oxford Single - £12.60 Return - £15.30 Train leave at: 10.30, 10.48, 11.18 Platform 7 | Leeds Single - £37.20 Return - £48.50 Trains leave at: 10.15, 10.45, 11.45 Platform 13 |