ENGLISH 7_Q4_LESSON 2_ Employing a Variety of Strategies for Effective Interp...
At the bus stop
1.
2. Waiting for the bus is a common experience.
You become familiar with many commuters.
You also make friends. You learn a lot.
You can have a lot of special experiences.
3. board timings get off
frustrated noisy disturbance
adjust indifferent doze off
push jostle hang on
squeeze overcrowded packed
comfortable secure dependable
front door rear door conductor
driver fare ticket
4. Listen and Practice
Woman: Does bus 11 A stop here?
Man: Do you mean the bus that goes to the secretariat?
Woman: Yes.
Man: A bus has just left. However you needn’t worry.
There’s a bus every twenty minutes.
5. Listen and Practice
Man: Is there a direct bus to Charminar?
Woman: Not from here. You can take 5B from here.
Get down at the terminus and then take 17A.
It stops right in front of the Charminar.
Man: Thank you.
Woman: You are welcome.
6. Listen and Practice
Woman:Has the 9.15 metro left?
Man: Not yet. I’m waiting for the same bus.
Woman:Thank God, I thought I’d miss it.
Man: I think it may be a little late today.
There’s a rally on that route.
Woman:Well, I hope it isn’t too late.
7. Speaking Skills
Now try to make some conversations.
You are at the bus stop. Ask if No. 49 going to Temple
Street stops at the bus stop where you are waiting.
8. Speaking Skills
You want to go the Government Hospital.
Ask if there is a bus which touches the place.
10. You are waiting for 10 A .You are told that the bus has
just left.
Speaking Skills
11. Speaking Skills
You meet a newcomer who wants to know if bus 9 B is
the right bus to go to River Bay.
12. LEARN TO SPEAK . TRY TO MAKE FIVE SENTENCES
Have you ever travelled by bus?
What are the different kinds of buses in your place ?
Do you have a bus pass?
Does your bus always come on time?
Do you always get a seat in the bus?
Have you ever travelled without a ticket?
Is the conductor a friendly person?
Have you boarded / or alighted from a moving bus ?
Have you taken a tour package ?
How does it feel to be a standing passenger in a bus?
Have you lost your bag or wallet in a bus?