Practice

Dialogue 1

A: Where do we have to ________ trains?

B: At ________ stop ________ the next. After that, we go two ________ stops and get ________.

A: Will we be at the zoo then?

B: No. We have to _______ a bus. It’s ________ a ten-minute bus ride to the zoo.

A: That doesn’t sound ________ bad. Will we be coming back the same way?

B: I think we should ________ a taxi back to the subway station.

A: Why?

B: Because the bus that goes ________ to the station isn’t a ________ bus. It would take us out of our way.

Expressions

l Change l Transfer / Transit l Direct l The stop after the next. l Get on l Get off l That doesn’t sound too bad l Out of our way

Transportation

Practice

Part 1 – listen and repeat

You are at Main Station

A: Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to Sail Station?

B: Sure. Take the red line going south to Gemini Station.

Then change trains. Take the blue line going north.

Sail Station is the forth stop.

A: How long will it take?

B: It’s about a 10-minute train ride.

A: That doesn’t sound too bad. Thank you.

B: It’s a pleasure.

Part 2 – Fill in the missing words

(You are at Main Station)

1. Arrow Station.

A: Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to Arrow Station?

B: Sure. Take the _________ line going south and go _________ stops.

2. Jupiter Station.

A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where Jupiter Station is?

B: Sure. It’s the __________ after the __________.

3. Blue Stone Station.

A: _________ me. Could you tell me how to get to Blue Stone Station?

B: _________. Take the __________ line going __________and get off at Dime Station.

Transfer to the ___________ line going west. It’s one stop from Dime Station.

4. ___________________

Take the red line going south. Get off at Gemini Station.

Transfer to the blue line going north. It’s the last stop.

notes:

Dialogue:

A: Where do we have to change trains?

B: At the stop after the next. After that we go two more stops and get off.

A: Will we be at the zoo then?

B: No. We have to take a bus. It’s about a ten-minute bus ride to the zoo.

A: That doesn’t sound too bad. Will we be coming back the same way?

B: I think we should take a taxi back to the subway station.

A: Why?

B: Because the bus that goes back to the station isn’t a direct us. It would take us out of our way.

Date: 2015-02-16; view: 734