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Lesson6–PublicTransportation

WelcometoLesson6oftheEverydayEnglishSpeakingCourse,aboutpublictransportation

–first,let’slearnsomevocabulary!

Thecentralplaceinthecitywhereyougotogetabusoratrainiscalledastation(bus

stationortrainstation).Thedifferentpointswhereyoucangetonorgetoffabusortrain

arecalledstops.Anotherwordthatisoftenusedintrainstationsisplatform–thisisthe

areainsidethestationwhereyouwaitforthetrain.

Thisisaplatforminatrainstation.

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Weusetheverbtaketodescribegeneraluseofbusesandtrains,forexample:

“ItookthebusfromNewYorktoPhiladelphia.”

“Youneedtotakethe3:15trainifyouwanttogetthereby6:00.”

Weusethephrasalverbsgetonandgetofftodescrihespecificactionsofenteringand

leavingthebus/train.Youcanalsotransferfromonebustoanotherbus,orfromonetrain

toanothertrain,forexample:

“Ifyouwanttogotothemuseum,getoffatthenextstop.”

“YouneedtogetontheBtrainandthentransfertotheLtrain.”

Finally,busandtrainsystemshavelines.Linesaretheregularroutesthatthebusesor

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trainstravel.EachcoloronthemapbelowrepresentsalineintheNewYorkCitysubway.

Theblackdotsarestops.

Conversation#1–Askingforinformation

Nancy:Excuseme–doesthisbusstopatCentralPark?

Fred:No–thisistheexpressbus.YouneedtotaketheM53local–youjustmissedit.

Nancy:Ohno.Howoftendoesitcome?

Fred:Everyfewminutes–youwon’thavetowaitlong.

Nancy:Okay.Howfarisittothepark?

Fred:Aboutsevenoreightstops.

Nancy:Thanks!

(onthebus)

Nancy:CouldyoutellmewhenwegettoCentralPark?

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