MOVING (49) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

MOVING (49)

A	WITHOUT TRANSPORT   When talking about the past, we say: walked / ran / jumped / danced / swam / climbed / fell.
B	TRANSPORT Verb transport example go by car / plane / bus / train / bike / motorbike / ship / taxi / underground [NOT by a car] We went to Paris by train last summer. take a / the bus / train / plane / a taxi /the underground I took a taxi home yesterday. ride a bicycle / bike / motorbike / horse I always rode my bike to school. drive a car / bus / train My uncle drove a bus for ten years. The pilot flies a plane. How did you get to Istanbul? We flew there. Common Mistakes You arrive at or in a place [NOT arrive to a place]. The train arrived in Tokyo on time. The plane arrived late at Heathrow.
C	EXPRESSIONS   TIP When you are travelling you will probably see a lot of signs and information in English. Make a note of any new words and expressions you see. (See Unit 32: Travelling.)

Exercises

49.1	Complete the sentences using verbs from A opposite. Write them in the correct form. 1 Jack likes ____running_____ round the park every morning but Hannah prefers ___walking___ round it with her dog. 2 Everyone ___________ at the party last night. 3 Every day Claire ___________ ten lengths of the pool before breakfast. 4 James ___________ can very fast. He has won a lot of races. 5 Andrew loves ___________ mountains. 6 The old lady ___________ on her way home and broke her arm. 7 Stella ___________ into the swimming pool and quickly ___________ to the other side. 8 It is better for you to ___________ to work than to go by car.
49.2	Ride, drive, go by or take? Write the correct word(s) in the sentence. 1 Can you _____ride______ a motorbike? 2 He works for a railway company. He ___________ a train. 3 She sometimes ___________ the underground to work. 4 He goes away from home a lot. He ___________ a lorry. 5 I prefer to ___________ a bus than ___________ car. 6 Would you like to ___________ an elephant? 7 You never forget how to ___________ a bicycle. 8 I usually ___________ a taxi when it rains.
49.3	Complete the diagram with six possible words.
49.4	Put these sentences into the past tense with the word yesterday. 1 Lillian runs a mile every day She ran a mile yesterday. 2 Maria often drives her grandmother to the city. _______________________________________ 3 Charlie flies to Madrid every week. _______________________________________ 4 I sometimes take a taxi home from the station. _______________________________________ 5 Bella often falls when she rides her bike. _______________________________________ 6 Adrian often misses the 7.30 bus to school. _______________________________________ 7 The taxi driver usually helps the old lady to carry her luggage to the train. _______________________________________ 8 Madeline usually dances very well. _______________________________________
49.5	Answer these questions. Use every day, once a week, once a year or never. 1 How often do you walk to work or school? I walk to work every day. 2 Have you got a bike? How often do you ride it? _______________________________________ 3 How often do you go swimming? Do you swim in the sea or in a pool? _______________________________________ 4 How often do you go somewhere by plane? _______________________________________ 5 How often do you drive a car? _______________________________________ 6 How often do you go dancing? _______________________________________ 7 Do you often go climbing? _______________________________________ 8 How often do you take a taxi? _______________________________________

ANSWER KEY

49.1	2	danced	7	jumped, swam
	3	swims	8	walk
	4	run
	5	climbing
	6	fell

49.2	2	drives	7	ride
	3	takes	8	take
	4	drives	Note: You can also use ‘go by’ with all these forms of transport (but without ‘the’ or ‘a’), i.e. you can go to work by bicycle, go home by underground / taxi, etc.
	5	take; go by
	6	ride

49.3	Possible answers: salt, pepper, bread, butter, water, sauce, salad

49.4	2	Maria drove her grandmother to the city yesterday.
	3	Charlie flew to Madrid yesterday.
	4	I took a taxi home from the station yesterday.
	5	Bella fell when she rode her bike yesterday.
	6	Adrian missed the 7.30 bus to school yesterday.
	7	The taxi driver helped the old lady to carry her luggage to the train yesterday.
	8	Madeline danced very well yesterday.

49.5	Possible answers
	2	I ride my bike once a week.
	3	I swim in the sea once a year. I swim in a pool once a week.
	4	I go somewhere by plane once a year.
	5	I drive my car every day.
	6	I go dancing once a week.
	7	I never go climbing.
	8	I take a taxi once or twice a year.