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Travel and transport
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Learn useful words for journeys by bus, train and plane, such as ticket, platform, delayed and luggage.
Choose the travel word
Choose the correct answer.
- The train left at 9:00. Lena arrived at the station at 9:05. She ___ it.
- Where do you wait for a train?
- A passenger is ___.
- Our plane didn't leave on time. It was ___.
- Kofi opened the door and got ___ the taxi.
- How long was the ___ from your house to the airport?
- Which word means a list of times for buses or trains?
Complete the travel sentences
Type the missing word or phrase. Use each one once and change the form if needed. Use: book, catch, get off, luggage, miss, ticket, traffic.
- You need a ___ to travel on this train. You can buy one from the machine.
- Aiko left the house late and ___ the last bus, so she walked home.
- If we hurry, we can ___ the 7:40 train.
- There was so much ___ in the city centre that our bus moved very slowly.
- Did you ___ the hotel room before the trip?
- My ___ is very heavy. I packed too many clothes.
- We need to ___ at the next stop. Press the button!
Answer key
Choose the travel word
- b) missedShe was too late for the train, so she missed it.
- a) on the platformThe platform is the place in a station where you get on the train.
- c) a person who travels in a vehicle but does not drive itPassengers travel in a bus, train, plane or car, but they are not the driver.
- b) delayedWhen a plane leaves later than planned, it is delayed.
- c) intoWith a car or taxi, we say get into and get out of.
- a) journeyA journey is a trip from one place to another.
- b) timetableA timetable shows when buses or trains leave and arrive.
Complete the travel sentences
- ticketA ticket lets you travel. You can buy it from a machine.
- missedShe was too late for the bus, so she missed it. The story is in the past.
- catch / get / take / makeCatch a train means get on it in time.
- trafficTraffic is the cars and other vehicles on a road. A lot of traffic makes buses slow.
- book / reserveBook means arrange and pay for a room or ticket before you go.
- luggage / baggage / suitcase / bagLuggage is the bags and cases you take on a trip.
- get offGet off means leave a bus, train or plane.