This document provides information about various modes of transportation within cities, including buses, taxis, and subways. It discusses how to read bus schedules, purchase tickets, find the correct bus or subway line, and use transportation vocabulary. Idioms related to transportation are also explained, such as "throw someone under the bus" and having a "train of thought." The document aims to teach English language learners how to navigate public transit in urban areas.

1. TRANSPORTATION
TRAVELING BY BUS, TAXI, SUBWAY

2. BUS
A popular way to travel in cities is on a bus.
“How did you get here today?”
“I took a bus.”, “I traveled by bus.”, “I came by bus.”

3. BUS- verbs
Leave – departs
Get here – arrive, come
Get on – board the bus
Get off – you leave the bus
Where is the bus station? When does the bus leave? When
does the bus arrive? Which bus goes to New York? Where
is bus number 7? What time does bus 25 get here? When
will bus 25 depart? Where do I wait for bus 12?

4. BUS SCHEDULE
FIRST:
A bus schedule tells you the times a bus departs and
arrives and where the bus is going.
Find a bus schedule on the internet. You can also look at a
bus schedule at the ticket window.
A ticket window is where you buy a ticket for a bus.

5. BUS SCHEDULE

6. BUS SCHEDULE - Listening
http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/travel-busschedules-
1.htm

7. BUS SCHEDULE
SECOND:
Buy a bus ticket.
You: I need one ticket to New York at 12:30, please.
Clerk: That will be $17.
You: Here you go. Thank you.
Clerk: Thanks.

8. BUS TICKET
SECOND:
You: Can I have a ticket to Seattle at 2:00, please?
Clerk: I’m sorry, that bus is full (no seats).
You: When is the next bus to Seattle?
Clerk: The next bus is at 4:15.
You: Are there seats on that bus?
Clerk: There are three seats left.
You: Ok, I’ll take one.
Clerk: That’s $13.
You: Here you go. Thanks.

9. BUS STATION
THIRD:
Look at your ticket and find the correct bus number.
Look for the name of your destination on the side of the bus.
SEATTLE

10. BUS STOP
Sometimes there are small buses you can take around one city.
(Not far trips.)
Look at the bus route (where the bus travels) online before finding
a bus.
Go and wait at a bus stop for the bus to come.
Pay the bus driver and he/she will give you a ticket on the bus.

11. TAXI
A popular way to travel in cities is by taxi.
“How did you get here today?”
“I took a taxi.”, “I traveled by taxi.”, “I got a taxi.”

12. TAXI
In a big city, you can wait outside for a taxi to drive by.
Wave your hand to make the taxi stop for you.
Tell the taxi driver where to take you.
Negotiate 谈判the price. Sometimes you can negotiate
the price before the trip or after the trip.

13. TAXI
You: I need to go to the library downtown.
Taxi Driver: Alright.
You: How much will that cost?
Taxi Driver: $11
You: $11? How about $8?
Taxi Driver: I can take you there for $9.
You: Ok, that’s fine.

14. TAXI
In a small city, you have to call a taxi company to
come get you.

15. TAXI
(On the phone)
You: Hello, I need a taxi to take me downtown.
Taxi Company: Ok. What’s your address?
You: 333 North Vine Street
Taxi Company: Ok. We will send a taxi there in 15 minutes.
You: Ok, thank you.

16. TAXI- Vocabulary/Idioms
Convenient – easy and fast
Cab – taxi
Hail/hailing – wave your hand for a taxi to stop for you
“I need to go to the museum. I will hail a taxi!”
“Formula One” Race – this is a popular car race in America
“From A to B” – A is a place, B is a place
“I am going to the library but I only have five minutes. I need to
get from A to B quickly.” (A is here, B is the library)

17. Subways/Trains
In big cities in America (and other countries) there are subways.
Some people call them trains.
New York City has a very good subway system.

18. Subways/Trains
FIRST:
Look for this sign to know where the subway is.
Find a ticket machine and pay for a subway pass.
You need to decide if you want to use the subway many times in
one day, or just one time.
The machine gives you a subway pass. Don’t lose it!

19. Subways/Trains
SECOND:
Find a subway map. Find which train you should take. Look at how
many stops the subway will make before your destination.

20. Subways/Trains
THIRD:
Get on the correct train. Protect your things. People steal!

21. Subway Vocabulary
Line – sometimes means train or subway
Transfer – change trains
“Take the Red Line north, then transfer to the Green Line.”
Stops – where the subway stops
“How many stops are between Main St. and 15th Avenue?”
Get off – leave the train
“Get off at Broadway.” (Leave the train at the Broadway stop.)
Take a subway, take a train

22. Subway
Map North
West East
South
I’m at 35th St.
I want to go to
West.
Which train should
I take?

23. Subway
Map North
West East
South
You should take the Red
Line west to West. There
are six stops between
35th St. and West. Get off
at West.

24. Subway
Map North
West East
South
I’m at Columbia.
I want to go to
University.
What should I do?

25. Subway
Map North
West East
South
Take the Blue Line south
for two stops. Get off at
the second stop. That
stop is Main. Transfer to
the Red Line and go east.
Take the Red Line for five
stops. The fifth stop is
University. Get off there.

26. Subway
Map North
West East
South
WORK WITH YOUR
PARTNER!

27. Transportation Idioms
Idioms with transportation words in them
“Throw someone under the bus” – this means to blame 怪someone
for a problem
“Off track” – track is the street a train drives on, if you are off
track, you are not on the correct way
“Third wheel” or “Fifth wheel” – this means you are an extra
person, you are not important
“Train of thought” – this means many thoughts together in a line,
one after another after another after another (like a train!)

28. Transportation Idioms
Idioms with transportation words in them
Hello, wife. I am late for dinner because my teacher Chelsy talked
for a long time in class.
This person __________ ________ ____________ _______ ________.

29. Transportation Idioms
Idioms with transportation words in them
Hello, wife. I am late for dinner because my teacher Chelsy talked
for a long time in class.
This person throws me under the bus.

30. Transportation Idioms
Idioms with transportation words in them
My friends and I are at a movie theatre. There is Peter and his wife,
Wendy and her husband, and me.
I am the ________ __________.

31. Transportation Idioms
Idioms with transportation words in them
My friends and I are at a movie theatre. There is Peter and his wife,
Wendy and her husband, and me.
I am the fifth wheel.

32. Transportation Idioms
Idioms with transportation words in them
Hello, class. Today we will talk about transportation. Transportation
is important for travel. I love traveling. I miss my home. I want to go
back to America. I want to see my family. I miss my family.
Oh, I’m sorry. I am __________ __________.

33. Transportation Idioms
Idioms with transportation words in them
Hello, class. Today we will talk about transportation. Transportation
is important for travel. I love traveling. I miss my home. I want to go
back to America. I want to see my family. I miss my family.
Oh, I’m sorry. I am off track.

34. Transportation Idioms
Idioms with transportation words in them
I want to become a doctor. How can I do that? First, I should study
hard and go to medical school. Then, I should graduate from
medical school and visit a hospital to learn about medicine. Then, I
should try to get a job at a hospital.
This is a good ________ _______ _____________.

35. Transportation Idioms
Idioms with transportation words in them
I want to become a doctor. How can I do that? First, I should study
hard and go to medical school. Then, I should graduate from
medical school and visit a hospital to learn about medicine. Then, I
should try to get a job at a hospital.
This is a good train of thought.

36. End.