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

1. ………………….
2. ………………….
3. ………………….
4. ………………….
5. ………………….
6. ………………….
7. ………………….
8. ………………….
9. ………………….
10. ………………….
11. ………………….
12. ………………….

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

a. In transit ….. is late

b. Check in ….. go to

c. Boarding ….. changing from one plane to another

d. Is delayed ….. final call

e. Last call ….. show your ticket and passport at a desk

f. Proceed to ….. getting on (a plane)

Dialogue

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

Meeting 2

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) : single/ searah

a return (ticket) : kembali 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

1. ………………….

2. ………………….

3. ………………….

4. ………………….

5. ………………….

6. ………………….

7. ………………….

8. ………………….

9. ………………….

10. ………………….

11. ………………….

12. ………………….

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

a. In transit ….. is late

b. Check in ….. go to

c. Boarding ….. changing from one plane to another

d. Is delayed ….. final call

e. Last call ….. show your ticket and passport at a desk

f. Proceed to ….. getting on (a plane)

Dialogue

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 leaves 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

Meeting I

SHOPPING


Useful Language

(When a costumer start the conversation for shopping)
Costumer                                                    Shopkeeper
Do you have any…..?                                We only have ….
How much are they…..?                            That’s five pounds/ twenty pounds
Can I have a/ some/ five….?                    Anything else?
Thanks a lot. How about this?                  This is/ has……
Oh thank, I’ll take it.                                    Which one?
                                                                     That’s three fifty, please.

Costumer Shop                                         Assistant
Do you have any……..?                           Yes we do/ No, but we have….
How much is it/ are they?                         That’s $15.00
Can I have one/ two/ three?                      Yes please… / No sorry we only have….

Example:
This is the example exercise when a buyer starts the conversation in a shop. Match the sentences in A and B. Silvia’s sentences are in the correct order.

A. Silvia
1. ___ Do you have any Indonesian newspaper?
2. ___Oh, Ok. How much are the phone cards?
3. ___Can I have two and this postcard please?
4. ___Thanks. Do you have any stamps?
5. ___Ok, thanks a lot. Bye.

B. Shop assistant
a. Good bye.
b. No, but there’s a post office in The High Street.
c. Sure, that’s $11.00.
d. No, sorry we only have English newspaper.
e. They’re five pounds.


Shopping for the Father's Day
Man : Hi young lady. How may I help you?
Girl : Well, . . . yeah. I'm looking for a Father's Day's gift.
Man : Okay. How about getting your father a new wallet?
Girl : Hmm. How much is that wallet?
Man : Huh . . . which one?
Girl : The black one.
Man : Oh. It's only $40.95.
Girl : Huh? That's too expensive for me. Do you have a cheaper one?
Man : Hmm. How about this brown leather one?
Girl : Umm. . . I don't think my father will like the design on the outside, and it doesn't have a place to put pictures. How much is it anyway?
Man : It's $25.99.
Girl: Humm. I don't have that much money.
Man: Okay. How much do you have to spend?
Girl: I'm not sure [money falling on the table]. Probably about ten dollars or so. I've been helping my mom around the house for the past week to earn some money. This is all I have.
Man: Hmm. How about this tie?
Girl: That's real pretty, but the price tag says $13.99, and I know I don't have that much money.
Man: Well, let's just say the tie just went on sale. How about $5.00. What do you say?
Girl: Oh, thanks. I'll take it.