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

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