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Transportation V O C A B U L A R Y B A N K

1 PUBLIC TR A N S P O R TA TIO N
A N D V E H IC LE S

a M a tc h th e w o rd s a n d p ic tu re s.
bus /bns/ subw ay /'sAbwei/
freew ay /'friw ei/ (BritE the u n dergro u n d)

lig h t r a il/ la it red/ tra in It rein/
1 p la tfo rm /'pltetform / tru c k ltr\kl
sco o ter/'skutor/ v a n /vaj n/
b 2 2))) L is te n a n d ch e ck.

c C o v e r the w o rd s a n d lo o k at th e p ic tu re s.
T r y to re m e m b e r th e w o rd s.

3 H O W LONG DOES
2 O N TH E ROAD
IT TAKE?

P Compound nouns
How long does it take?
Compound nouns are two nouns together where the first noun describes the
second, e.g., a child seat = a seat for a child, a bus stop = a place for buses to It takes about an hour to get from
stop, etc. In compound nouns, the first noun is stressed more strongly than Princeton to New York City by train.
the second. There are many compound nouns related to road travel. It took (me) more than an hour to get
to work yesterday.
How long does it take (you) to get to
a C o m p le te th e c o m p o u n d n o u n s.
school?
belt belt/ camera /'kasmra/ crash kr<e|7 hour /'auar/ jam /d3tem/ Use take (+ person) + time (+ to get to) to
talk about the duration of a trip, etc.
tefte/lein/ light/lait/ lim it/'lim ot/ stand /sttend/ station /'steifn/
ticket/'tikot/ walk w ok work/work/ zone Moon/
R e a d th e in fo rm a tio n b o x above. T h e n ask
and a n sw e r th e q u e stio n s w ith a p artner.
1 H o w do you get to w o rk / sch ool?
H o w lo n g does it take?
2 H o w lo n g does it take to get fro m
1 bicycle lane 2 car 3 cross y o u r house to the center o f to w n ?

J D Phrasal verbs
Learn these phrasal verbs connected
with transportation and travel.
We set o ff at 7:00 in the morning to try
4 gas 5 parking 6 pedestrian to avoid the traffic. (= leave on a trip)
I arrive at 8:15. Do you think you could pick
me up at the station? (= go somewhere in
a car and get him/her, etc.)
1 got on the wrong bus, and / ended up
on the opposite side of town. (= find
7 road 8 rush 9 seat 10 speed yourself in a place / situation that you
did not expect)
We’re running out of gas. Let's stop
at the next gas station. (= finish your
supply of something)
Watch out! / Look out! You’re going to
11 speed 12 taxi 13 traffic 14 traffic crash! (= be careful or pay attention to
something dangerous)

b 2 3))) L is te n an d ch e ck. T h e n c o v e r th e c o m p o u n d n o u n s a n d lo o k at the
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p ictu re s. R e m e m b e r th e c o m p o u n d n o u n s.
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