Lesson 37

The world is mine! Transport and travel

(Introducing transport vocabulary. Discussing ways of getting around the city)

1. Read this poem. Match transport words to the pictures.

2. Vocabulary. Do the exercises.

Vehicle(new word)

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/transport

Play the game "Hangman".

http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/k/words.php?f=transportation_1

3. Video. What can you see in the pictures?

Read these words. Do you know them?

Watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d40gx_zZUnM

Answer the questions:

1) Which types of transport can people use in Paris? bus, subway, ship, bike

2) Why do many of them use bikes? Because it's an easy way of getting aroud Paris.

3) How much does it cost to hire a bike for one day(for one week)? 5 euro

4) What should they do before taking a bike? You should pay money

5) What should they do if they have been using a bike for over 30 minutes? They should pay extra money

6) Why does it make sense to find a bike station 5 minutes before their time is up? Because you should find free space at the bike station.

Discussion.

Is the city bike system a good idea for your city? Why(not)?

4. Read this text.

Complete the sentences:

1) The journeys of first explorers were very __dangerous_____ .

2) You can choose _the means of transport____ you like: car, plane, train.

3) Travelling by plane is very fast_____ and _convenient_____ .

4) _Modern____ trains have very comfortable seats.

5) If you travel by _car__ you don't need to carry __heavy__ suitcases.

Discussion.

1) What is your favourite transport?

2) Are you afraid of travelling by plane?

3) Which transport is the most popular in your country?

Thank you for the lesson!

Home task.

1. Look at the text.

a) Where is it from?

a newspaper

a magazine

an Internet page

b) Read the text. Match the descriptions with words in italics in the text.

e.g. small mountains hills

1) a place where you can buy petrol for your car petrol station

2) the fastest speed top speed

3) round things that turn when they move wheels

4) the power to make your body move energy

5) small motorbike scooter

6) join two things togetherconnect

c) Read the text again and write notes in the table. Use words from the box in your answers.

2. Do the exercises.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/transport/means_of_transport.htm