Section 8 On the way ndash; planes, boats and trains.docVIP

Section 8: On the way – planes, boats and trains Targets for this section My learning targets Done? When? 1 to know the Cantonese names for common means of transport 2 to know the words most commonly associated with transport 3 to be able to purchase a ticket taking account of class, single or return, date and time 4 to be able to understand information regarding travel arrangements Key words for this section Cantonese English Cantonese English 車 car 硬座 second class (train) 公車 bus 軟座 first class (train) 公車站 bus station 小巴 minibus 火車 train 坐 to take (+ transport) 火車站 train station 無烟 non smoking 飛機 airplane 吸烟 smoking 飛機場 airport 來回票 return ticket 摩托車/ or 機車 motorbike 單程票 single ticket 自行車 bicycle 特快車 express train 電車 tram 時刻錶 timetable 船 ship/boat 離站 to depart (station) 月臺 platform to arrive Exercise 8.1 Listen as eight different people tell you by what means of transport they made a journey to a country. Write in English in the grid below the way they travelled and where they travelled to. This person … by … 1 is going to 2 is going to 3 is going to 4 is going to 5 is going to 6 is going to 7 is going to 8 is going to My score Exercise 8.2 Listen to some sentences telling you how a person is travelling: when you recognise the means of transport (car, bus, etc) put the sentence number beside the correct picture. My score Exercise 8.3 Listen carefully to some travellers’ requests for tickets at the station. As you listen, tick the Yes column below if what is said is exactly what is written. Tick the No column if it is not. Request Yes No 1 second class return to Beijing 2 first class single to Shanghai, non-smoking 3 second class return to Xi’an, smoking 4 second class single to Nanjing, non-smoking 5 first class return to Guangzhou, smoking 6 first class single to Beijing 7 second class single to Xi’an, smoking 8 second class return to Shanghai, smoking 9 second class single