UNIT 18: TRANSPORTATIONA.

vocabularies

1 Match the pictures with the words below.

Transport
bike boat bus car coach helicopter lorry motorbike plane
scooter ship taxi train tram underground van
 Bike(16) baɪk Xe đạp Boat(7) bəʊt thuyền con

Bus(1) bʌs Xe bus Car(10) kɑːr Ô tô

Coach(2) kəʊtʃ Xe khách Helicopter(3) ˈhelɪkɑːptər Trực thăng

Lorry(12) ˈlɔːri Xe tải Motorbike(4) ˈməʊtəbaɪk Xe máy

Plane(14) pleɪn Máy bay Scooter(5) ˈskuːtər/ xe tay ga

Ship(6) ʃɪp Thuyền to Taxi(8) ˈtæksi Xe taxi

Train(9) treɪn tàu hỏa Tram(13) træm Xe điện

Underground(11) ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd Tàu ngầm Van(15) væn xe van

B. LISTENING

Man: How do you usually _ get around ( đi lại như thế nào)_______?
Woman: I mostly use __public transports_______________ so I’ll take __mertro ( tàu
điện)________or sometimes __buses ________. I have_____a car_____ but I don’t use it
much in the city. What about you?
Man: I don’t have a car so I either _cycle_____ or __walk____ most places. Sometimes I
take the metro or __taxi______ if I’m going further ( đi đâu đó xa) or if I’m out in the
evening.
Woman: You? Cycle? Here? That’s brave. There’s so much ___tracffic ( tắt
đường)_____.
Man: It’s not that bad. Once you know the best routes, you can __take small steets (ngõ)
______in the city centre quite fast. Often it’s __stuck in traffic jams( kẹt trong tắt
đường)______than driving because you can ________________and you don’t
get________________.
Woman: I guess. I still wouldn’t do it though. The metro works well for me. I can always
get where I need. And I know _how
long_______ it’s going to take.
(Works well for me: cảm thấy ổn)
Get to somewhere: đi đến đâu
Man: Yeah, the metro is good but I hate taking
it during _rush hour (giờ cao điểm)_______.
It’s so _crowded (ồn ào, đông đúc)_______.
Woman: Do you ___walk____ to work every
day then?
Man: Most days. My office is very close (gần
khoảng cách) so I can walk in about 20
minutes. I walk in once or twice a week and cycle on the other days.
Woman: Wow, that’s lucky. It _takes_____ me ___at least (ít nhất)_____40 minutes to
__get to work______.
Man: By metro?
Woman: Yeah, I have to change lines which adds a lot of time.

Answer these questions:

1. Who has a car?

2. How does the woman get around?
3. How does the man travel to most places?
4. What time does the metro get crowded?
5. How many times a week does the man walk to work?
6. How long does it take the woman to get to work?
 C. SPEAKING

Work in groups. You’re going to go on a vacation. How are you going to get there?
Ask the travel agent for more information about different ways of travelling.

A: travel agent B, C: travellers

A: So, where are you going for your vacation?

B: Well, I think I’m gonna go to Da Nang city. How can I get there?
A: To go to this city, you can go either by coach, by train, or by plane!
C: How about by coach?
A: Well, it would take you quite long to go there by train or coach, about 6 or 7 hours.
But it costs less than by plane, just $10 per ticket.
B: Actually, I usually get car sick, so I wouldn’t prefer it. What about a plane?
A: It would cost you more, about $100 per ticket, but it’s much faster. You’ll spend only
2 hours to get there by plane.
C: It’s great. I think we’ll get 2 round-trip tickets.
A: Okay.

C. DEVELOPING CONVERSATION
1. How do you usually get around?
I mostly use public transport, so I’ll take the metro, or sometimes buses. I’ve got a car
but I don’t use it much in the city.
2. What’s the best way to get to your place?
I live in the city centre, so you can either get here by car or motorcycle. If you go by bus,
you should take the bus No.52
3. What kind of transportation you like when you go travelling?
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Practice listening and comprehension.( /ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn/)
 1. How will they get downtown?
A. By bus
B. By car
C. By bicycle
2. Why do they decide to take the subway?
A. Because it’s going to rain
B. Their car have been broken
C. There is traffic jam due to broken buses
3. Where are they going?
A. To the hospital
B. To the movie theater
C. To school
4. Why shouldn’t Harry take a taxi on Sunday night?
A. He might have to wait for a long time
B. The fare is quite expensive
C. It’s not safe to go alone in a taxi.
5. How will the women get to the doctor’s appointment?
A. By taxi
B. By taxi and subway
C. By subway and then walking
6. Why is the man riding his bike?
A. Because he wants to take some exercise
B. Because he doesn’t want to wait for the bus
C. Because the weather is great.