ESL Listening Comprehension Worksheet: Travel and Transportation (Intermediate)
In this listening comprehension worksheet, you are going to listen to videos about travel and means of transport. The speakers will talk about getting around, public transport, driving, and air travel. (Free download available.)
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Think about how you usually get around and travel and what means of transport you use regularly. Answer the questions in Exercise A and Exercise B.
Read the questions briefly before answering to make sure you understand them.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WGDTOm3xRk
A. Exercise one – Multiple Choice Questions
Watch and choose the correct answer.
- metro, car, bicycle
- metro, tram, bus
- Speaker B cycles and takes the metro.
- Speaker B walks and drives a car.
- Speaker B cycles and walks.
- It is fast but dangerous.
- It helps you not get stuck in traffic.
- It is faster than the metro.
- Because she knows all the stops.
- Because it is superfast.
- Because she knows how long it will take.
- Because it is too slow.
- Because it is always crowded.
- Because it is crowded during rush hour.
B. Exercise two – Open-Cloze Questions
Listen and fill in the blanks.
Speaker A lives on the (1) ______ metro line. If she wants to visit Speaker B, she can take that line and change to the blue line in the center for 2 stops or (2) ______ a bus.
The bus is a better option, so she will take Bus number 27 and get (3) ______ at October Square. The bus (4) ______ from the bus (5) ______ that is right (6) ______ the subway station.
The buses are very (7) ______ and Speaker A will wait no more than 10 minutes. It is Friday night and both buses and the subway run late, so she can return home later in the evening.
C. Exercise three – Sentence Formation
Write the correct numbers to make correct sentences.
D. Exercise four – True or False?
Listen and circle “T” for true, or “F” for false. Write the correct answers in the lines below (only for questions answered as false).
1. Speaker A and B need to sell their tickets.
2. Direct flights are more expensive.
3. The cheaper tickets have a 4-hour layover.
4 . Speaker A and Speaker B will not take any checked bags.
5. The “Green Jet” airline doesn’t serve food or drinks.
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Trains and travel
Listen to five different conversations at a train station and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Instructions
Do the preparation exercise before you listen. Then do the other exercises to check your understanding.
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen.
Passenger: Excuse me? Which platform does the train to Cambridge leave from?
Train station attendant: The 10:15 train or the 10:40?
Passenger: The 10:15.
Train station attendant: The 10:15 train leaves from platform 3.
Passenger: Thanks.
Passenger: Hi. Could I have a ticket for the next train to Manchester, please?
Train ticket vendor: Single or return?
Passenger: Errr, single please.
Train ticket vendor: The next train is at 12:30pm, leaving from platform 2.
Passenger: And how much is it?
Train ticket vendor: £13:50
Ticket inspector: Tickets, please. Can I see your ticket, please?
Passenger: Yes, here you are.
Ticket inspector: This ticket is for Oxford.
Passenger: Yes, that's right.
Ticket inspector: But this train doesn't go to Oxford, it goes to Liverpool.
Passenger: What? Liverpool? Oh no!
Train station announcement: The next train arriving at platform 1 is the 15:45 train to Exeter, stopping at Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Exeter St David's at 18:30.
Harry: What time is our train back to London?
Angel: It leaves at 4:30. We've only got 5 minutes.
Harry: What platform does it leave from?
Angel: Platform 2. Look, over there.
Harry: I can't see our train anywhere. Let me see the ticket. Look, it says 4:20, not 4:30!
Angel: Oh no, we've missed it.
Harry: No we haven't, it's late. Look, here it is now.
Angel: Phew, that was lucky!
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In this section there is a selection of listening exercises about travelling and places from all around the world
Choose one of these listenings.
At the hotel
Arriving in London
London Tour
Washington Tour
Visit Paris
Michael Palin: the “travelling comedian” (PAU June 2008)
Svalbard – the Land beyond the North Cape (PAU June 2009)
Butter, bread and green cheese… (PAU June 2010)
The end of the World train (PAU September 2011)
English Listening Lesson on Transportation
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THE LESSON ON TRANSPORTATION
Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Transportation . Click on the links above or see the activities below this article:
THE ACTIVITIES
Listening gap fill.
Transportation ___________________ a lot in the past 100 years. When you think about ___________________ of our life, transportation is ___________________ as it was years ago. OK, cars, trains and airplanes are faster, but they’re not so different than they were 50 years ago. Take airplanes, for example. I think air ___________________. Fifty years ago, people flew and were given great service. Today, you are ___________________. And look at cars. The cars from fifty years ago look nicer than today’s ones. They still had four wheels, ___________________ a steering wheel. I think transportation will really only ___________________ more personal. I’m waiting for ___________________ mini-copter.
CORRECT THE SPELLING
Transportation hasn’t really ncdgeha a lot in the past 100 years. When you think about changes in other areas of our life, transportation is erpytt much the same as it was years ago. OK, cars, trains and ipsraneal are faster, but they’re not so different than they were 50 years ago. Take airplanes, for aemlpxe . I think air travel has got worse. Fifty years ago, people flwe and were given great isevrec . Today, you are like srindsae in a can. And look at cars. The cars from fifty years ago look nicer than today’s ones. They still had four lehswe , used petrol and had a snegiert wheel. I think transportation will really only change when it becomes more senaoprl . I’m waiting for my own jet pack of mini-copter.
UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
Student transportation survey.
Write five GOOD questions about transportation in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
Write about transportation for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about transportation. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about transportation. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. TRANSPORTATION POSTER Make a poster about transportation. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY TRANSPORTATION LESSON: Make your own English lesson on transportation. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on transportation. Share your findings with the class.
Check your answers in the article at the top of this page.
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Getting to work – listening lesson (b1).
How do you get to work, and how long does it usually take you? Is it easy to walk or cycle in your city? In this free English listening lesson from Oxford Online English, two people talk about using different forms of transport . You can learn some useful new English words and phrases to talk about getting around. This lesson is for intermediate learners.
or listen to a slower version here: https://www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Getting-to-work-25pc-slower.mp3
Man: Hi! Sorry I’m late. Woman: It’s half past! You were supposed to be here at nine o’clock! Man: Sorry. I took the wrong bus, and then we got stuck in traffic. Woman: How did you take the wrong bus? Man: I don’t take the bus every day, and I just got confused and got on the wrong one. Woman: But I thought you drove to work? Man: No, normally I cycle, but my bike’s in the shop at the moment. Woman: Why? What’s wrong with it? Man: I got a flat tire the other day. Woman: Well, don’t worry about it. These things happen! Man: Thanks. It won’t happen again. Woman: Actually, I was thinking of cycling to work. How long does it take you? Man: Normally it takes about 20 minutes, but it depends on how fast you ride. Woman: It’s a bit cold at the moment. Maybe I’ll wait a month or two…
Getting to Work – exercise 1 Listening skill: predicting the next word
When there’s one word you don’t hear, how well can you guess what it is? If you understand all the words just before it, it should be quite easy! Every time you say a word, the context and grammar create limits for what the next word could be. There’s often only one option!
Listen to five sentences from the dialogue. Each time the last word has been removed. Can you guess what it is?
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1 . Question
Write the missing word – not the whole sentence – in the answer space.
Click ‘Hint’ to see a transcript of each sentence and a clue about what sort of word is missing.
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Woman : I was thinking of cycling to work. How long does it take you? Man : Normally it takes about 20 _________. Clue: The woman has asked about the duration of a journey, so what could the answer be? 20 what? You need to write a plural noun.
2 . Question
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“I took the wrong bus, and then we got stuck in _________.” Clue: The context is the man was on a bus. What would you get stuck in during a bus journey on the road? You need to write an uncountable noun.
3 . Question
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“It’s half past! You were supposed to be here at nine o’_________.” Clue: The woman mentions one time and then another one. What time do many people start work? You need to write a noun with five letters, which forms part of the expression for telling the time.
4 . Question
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“I got a flat tire the other _________.” Clue: The man says he got a flat tire. It’s in the past tense. What expression for recent history starts “the other …”?
5 . Question
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“Don’t worry about it. These things _________!” Clue: This time the woman has said “these things”, so you need a verb in the 3rd person plural. What expression is used when events are unexpected? The verb has six letters.
Getting to Work – exercise 2 Comprehension: following the conversation
Many learners find listening difficult because they’re trying to remember the meaning of all the words, which requires a lot of concentration. The risk is that you forget to just listen and try to recognise the words. This exercise trains you to focus on the sound of the words, not the meaning.
Listen to the full dialogue and put the sentences from exercise 1 in the order they are used by the speakers.
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- I got a flat tire the other day.
- Don’t worry about it. These things happen!
- I took the wrong bus, and then we got stuck in traffic.
- It’s half past! You were supposed to be here at nine o’clock.
- I was thinking of cycling to work. How long does it take you? Normally it takes about 20 minutes
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You do not have to sort the whole dialogue – just put the five sentences in the order you hear them!
Getting to Work – exercise 3 Grammar: verb tense review
The dialogue includes references to the past, present and future, so the speakers use a number of different verb tenses.
Would you know which verb tense to use in the same situation? Listen to the dialogue again and choose the verb tenses that you hear.
Write a , b or c in each answer space. The sentences appear in the conversation in the same order as the questions.
Getting to Work – exercise 4 Vocabulary: transport verbs
There are some very common verbs in this dialogue. Some are part of collocations – that is, common combinations of words that we say together in certain situations.
Read five sentences that are used in the conversation. An incorrect verb has been written each time. Find the correct verb in the recording and write it once in each answer space.
You can hear the dialogue again here:
Example: “I made the wrong bus.” Answer: took
1. “I don’t drive the bus every day.” Answer:
2. “I just got confused and took on the wrong one.” Answer:
3. “I thought you walked to work.” Answer:
4. “Normally I ride, but my bike’s in the shop at the moment.” Answer:
5. “It depends on how fast you drive.” Answer:
The sentences appear in the conversation in the same order as the questions.
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Travel and transport - e3 esol tasks.
Various activities to practise travel and transport themes and ideas. Read about a journey to college, answer comprehension questions and exam style questions, form questions, use adverbs of frequency and conjunctions, along with speaking, listening and writing practice - all on the subject of a journey to college.
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Engaging and relevant! Written for E3 ESOL but the reading text and several of the exercises (for example: conjunctions) also provide useful and relevant practice for E2-L1 Functional Skills English.
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WOTS: Transport and Travel
In this episode, Stephen and Ashlie have a friend called Jazz visiting from abroad. They take Jazz on a trip around London to see the sights and famous places.
Nick meets a man who lives on the River Thames and a photographer who creates digital visions of London in the future.
The City of London
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Transport and Travel Scene 1
Stephen's friend comes to London and Ashlie and Stephen show him around.
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Transport and Travel Scene 1 - Language Focus
Rob the teacher talks about using the present perfect to describe events and experiences.
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Transport and Travel Scene 2
Ashlie, Stephen and Jazz take a trip on the London Eye to enjoy the views of London.
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Rob the teacher talks about using the past simple and the present perfect.
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Transport and Travel Speaking Activity
Practise talking about transport and travel in English in this speaking activity with 50 conversation questions.. This speaking activity is part of a complete lesson on transport and travel in our Upper-Intermediate English Course.
Transport and Travel Conversation Questions
Ask and answer these questions in pairs or groups.
Mode of Transport:
- What mode of transportation do you prefer when traveling long distances?
- Have you ever taken a train ride? How was your experience?
- What do you think about traveling by bus?
- Have you ever ridden a motorcycle? How was it?
- What do you think about traveling by bicycle?
Public Transportation:
- How often do you use public transportation?
- What is your favorite mode of public transportation?
- Have you ever missed your bus or train?
- What do you think about traveling on a crowded bus or train?
- Have you ever taken a taxi? How was your experience?
Air Travel:
- Have you ever flown on an airplane? How was your experience?
- Do you prefer window or aisle seats on an airplane?
- What do you think about traveling by plane?
- Have you ever experienced turbulence during a flight?
- How do you pass the time during long flights?
Road Travel:
- Have you ever gone on a road trip? Where did you go?
- What do you think about traveling by car?
- Have you ever got lost while driving?
- Do you prefer to drive or be a passenger when traveling long distances?
- Have you ever taken a road trip with friends or family?
Water Travel:
- Have you ever taken a boat ride? How was it?
- What do you think about traveling by boat?
- Have you ever been on a cruise? How was your experience?
- Have you ever traveled on a ferry? How was your experience?
- Have you ever gone on a kayaking or canoeing trip?
Travel Destinations:
- What is your dream travel destination?
- Have you ever traveled to a foreign country? Which one?
- What do you think about traveling solo?
- Have you ever gone on a beach vacation? How was it?
- Have you ever traveled to a different time zone?
Travel Planning:
- How do you usually plan your travel itinerary?
- Do you prefer to plan everything ahead of time or make plans as you go?
- Have you ever experienced a travel mishap?
- Do you prefer to travel with a group or alone?
- Have you ever traveled to attend a special event?
Travel Accommodation:
- What do you think about staying in a hotel?
- Have you ever stayed in a hostel? How was your experience?
- Have you ever stayed in an Airbnb? How was your experience?
- What do you think about camping as an accommodation option?
- Have you ever stayed in a luxury resort?
Traveling with Family:
- Have you ever gone on a family vacation? How was it?
- What do you think about traveling with children?
- Have you ever traveled with your parents? Where did you go?
- Have you ever gone on a multi-generational trip?
- What do you think about traveling with pets?
Traveling for Business:
- Have you ever traveled for business? Where did you go?
- What do you think about traveling for work?
- Have you ever had to travel at the last minute for business?
- What do you do to make business travel more comfortable?
- Have you ever had a travel mishap while traveling for business?
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Travel and Transport
Travel vocabulary: using english for travel.
Travel vocabulary is one of the most useful areas of language learning today, as more people than ever are travelling far and wide for business and pleasure. There are many useful words and phrases we use when travelling and dealing with transport.
Although our travel plans have been put on hold for a while due to the Coronavirus pandemic , the world is slowly starting to open up again. This means we need to be ready with our travel language and vocabulary for when we can get a flight, a bus or a train!
For non-native speakers , travel vocabulary is a particularly useful topic of study and always a popular subject, allowing you to enjoy organising your travels without worrying about language issues.
Explore travel vocabulary here and learn useful vocabulary related to travelling and using public transport. We have included useful words related to using trains, buses, cars, taxis, planes and boats, so you can have your travel phrases covered, whatever your mode of transport.
General English Travel Vocabulary:
to arrive , to depart, to leave, to stay,
to cancel, cancellation, cancelled, delay, delayed
to book, to reserve, reservation, to cancel a reservation
holiday, business trip
suitcase, bag, luggage
trip, journey, to travel, map
travel agent, brochure
ticket office, fare, price, single/return ticket
by foot, on foot
travelling by plane, by train, by taxi, by car, by boat
roundabout, road, traffic lights, speed limit, junction, cross roads, road signs
Image source
Transport Vocabulary and Useful Phrases:
Wheels, steering wheel, dash board, indicators, headlights, roof, bonnet, boot, engine, battery, windscreen wipers, garage, car mechanic, petrol station, service (a ‘check up’ for a car)
Double decker, single decker, passengers, bus driver, bus stop, bus station, bus conductor, coach, luggage hold, bus lane
Bus travelling phrases:
the next stop, the last stop, to get on/off the bus, to buy a ticket
Train station, platform, track, level crossing, locomotive, underground, cross-country, local, return, single, ticket, carriage, first/second class, train driver, ticket inspector, waiting room, seat, timetable, guard, season ticket, fare, travel card, buffet car
Train travel phrases:
to catch a train, to check the timetable, on the platform, to travel cross-country
to get on the train, to embark, to set off (on a journey)
to get off the train, to disembark, to alight
ticket machine – a machine where you can buy your train tickets
ticket gate – a mechanical gate blocking access, where you need to insert your ticket to pass through
the buffet car – a carriage on a train where you can buy drinks and snacks
Grand Central Station , New York City – image source
Cab, black cab (official English taxi), fare, taxi rank, taxi driver, tip ( noun and verb )
Taxi travel phrases:
to hail a taxi / to flag down a taxi (when you raise your arm to get a taxi driver’s attention to encourage it to stop in the street)
to pay the fare (the fare is the fee for the journey)
to tip the driver (verb) / to give the driver a tip (noun)
Aeroplane, airport, airline, wing, runway, pilot, gate, passport, excess baggage charge, cabin crew, flight attendant, air steward/stewardess, security, turbulence, seatbelt
take off, landing
turbulence (uncomfortable, sudden movements of a plane due to air pressure/temperature changes)
hand luggage (luggage you take into the cabin with you)
hold luggage/checked luggage (luggage you check in for stowage under the aircraft)
over-head locker (where you can put your hand luggage)
boarding card, customs, departures, arrivals, lounge, aisle seat, window seat, check-in, in-flight movie, in-flight entertainment
terminal 1, terminal 2 / T1, T2 (a terminal is where passengers go to buy tickets, check in luggage, go to their boarding gate etc.)
boarding gate – where passenger go to board the plane (i.e. to get on the plane), located inside the terminal building
A plane takes off – image source
Plane travel phrases:
to put luggage/bags in the hold
to board the plane
prepare for take off, the plane will be taking off in 30 minutes
prepare for landing, the plane will be landing in 20 minutes
to fasten your seatbelt, to buckle up (‘buckle up’ is slang for ‘fasten your seatbelt’)
the flight was quite turbulent, to experience some turbulence, there was some light/heavy turbulence
“How was your flight?”
“It was good, thanks, except there was some turbulence during the descent that made me spill my drink!”
“Great – it was a smooth flight and I slept most of the time.”
Ferry, cruise ship, harbour, deck, port, sea, ocean, cabin, captain, sail, sea sickness , crossing, on board, life belt/jacket, foot passenger, buffet, port side, starboard
- The difference between a boat and a ship: boats are small to mid-sized vessels, often used for pleasure trips. Boat is also a generic term for water vessels. Ships are normally larger and are used to carry cargo, passengers or smaller boats.
Boat travelling phrases:
to embark (to get on the boat) / to disembark (to get off the boat)
‘choppy’ seas / rough seas / strong waves
Calm waters will provide a peaceful cruise for this ship – image source
calm waters / still waters
to sail, to have a good crossing (a ‘crossing’ is when you go from one place to another on a boat/ship) – e.g. “Did you have a good crossing?”
to go out on deck (to go outside on the ship)
welcome aboard/on board (you might hear this when you embark for the first time)
the captain’s table (where the captain sits at dinner – sometimes passengers might get an invitation to site at the captain’s table at some point during their cruise)
- ‘Plain sailing’ is an idiom that means an event that goes smoothly: ‘It’s all plain sailing from here’
It’s a great day to be ‘out on deck’ – image source
English at the Train Station
Useful travelling vocabulary for using the train, including phrases you may want to say, phrases you may hear and comments you might want to make about travelling by train:
- Train times on timetables are always given in the twenty-four hour clock format. So, 5.15 pm would be 17.15 and 9.05 am would be 09.05.
A busy airport – image source
“How was the journey?”
“It was fine, the train arrived on time and I managed to buy a coffee from the buffet car.”
“Terrible, the first two trains were cancelled and then I had to stand up for the entire journey.”
“My train was delayed, so I passed the time by browsing in the station bookshop”
English vocabulary at the airport
Travelling vocabulary for using planes and visiting the airport, including phrases you might hear at the airport and sentences you might need to say when travelling by plane:
Click here to explore more essential English vocabulary and phrases for everyday situations.
When travelling and using transport, you might also need to ask for directions. Check out how to ask for directions in English when travelling around a city with our directions page. Our article includes possible questions you might want to ask and answers you could receive when navigating your way around a new town.
Let us know your thoughts on travel vocabulary
What do you find most difficult about using English when travelling?
Do you find any of these phrases related to travel and transport confusing?
Can you think of other useful English travel vocabulary for using different modes of transport?
TEFL teachers, how do you incorporate travelling vocabulary into your English lessons?
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Thank you for the provided phrases and words. I would also like to see a short dialogue or common phrases when someone got lost in a city or trying to get somewhere, so that there should be various options for speaking about traveling ina city
Hi Tatyana, thanks for your comment. A dialogue like this is a great suggestion. We will looks to add something like this to the travel and transport page soon. In the meantime, you might find our directions page useful, as this contains phrases for asking for directions when travelling in a city.
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Travel and Transport – General English
Travel and Transport – General English: Basic English topics to teach an practise English ESL Conversation and Comprehension to improve speaking skills and vocabulary
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In this lesson you will learn words and expressions for talking about private and public transport.
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Listening Practice Through Dictation Level 2 – Topic: Travel and Transport
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Across Canada
W: I’m so excited! I just got back from the travel agency. M: Travel agency? Where are you going? W: I’m planning to go to Canada on vacation. M: Canada! How exciting! How long are you going for? W: I’m going for a month. I want to see as much as I can! M: You are so lucky! What places are you going to visit? W: First, I’ll spend a few days in Vancouver. Then I’ll take a train through the Rocky Mountains. M: Oh, you’re riding through the Rockies! That’s really exciting! W: Then I’ll fly to Toronto, and take a bus to Niagara Falls. Did you know that you can actually take a boat under that huge waterfall? It’s called Maid of the Mist. M: Wow! That’s an amazing thing to do! You’re so lucky! W: Well, I hope I don’t get seasick! I’ll finish my trip in Nova Scotia. I want to eat lobster for dinner every night. And I’d like to bike around some small fishing villages, too. M: Have a great time, and take lots of pictures!
A Trip to Europe
G : Where are you going on vacation this year, Andre? B : I’m going to Europe with my parents. We’re going to take a tour of France, Italy, and Germany. G : Oh! That will be such fun! How long will you be gone? B : Three weeks. We’re going in the summer, so I won’t miss any school. G : What will you do there? B : We’re going to visit historical sites, like the Coliseum in Rome. We’ll also see famous museums, like the Louvre in Paris. And, of course, we’re going to the top of the Eiffel Tower. G : How will you travel from one country to another? B : There’s a famous train that goes all over Europe. It’s called the Eurorail. G : I wish I could go with you! My family is going to the seashore again, just like last year. I’d like to go somewhere I’ve never been. B : Don’t worry, Julie. I will take lots of pictures, and I’ll buy you a souvenir. G : Thank you! I’ll collect some seashells from the beach for you. B : Thanks!
B : Hi, I haven’t seen you for two whole weeks! Where did you go on your vacation? G : I visited my cousin in New Mexico. I had a great time! B : Mexico? I thought you went to the US. G : I did. New Mexico is a state in the southwestern US. It’s between Texas and Arizona. Guess what? A lot of Americans don’t know that New Mexico is a state. The license plates on cars in New Mexico also say “USA.” This is so that people don’t get confused and think the driver is from Mexico. B : That’s funny! So, tell me what you did in New Mexico. G : My favorite part was visiting Carlsbad Caverns. There are 30 miles of caves! In one cave, we had to wear hats with lights on them so we could see in the dark. Sometimes we had to crawl through very narrow tunnels on our hands and knees. B : Weren’t you scared? G : No, it was a lot of fun! I’m going to visit my cousin again next year. You should come with me!
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M: Traveling is a good hobby. If you have very little money, backpacking is a good way to travel. Many students like to backpack. They can travel cheaply. They can travel to many places. These travelers carry their belongings in large backpacks. They are called backpackers. Backpackers take buses or trains to save money. They camp outdoors to sleep. If they stay in a city, they may go to a hostel. A hostel is like a hotel. Hotels are not cheap. Hostels are very cheap. Travelers often share rooms at hostels. There are only a few toilets and baths. People share them, too. Hostels are a good place to meet other travelers. You can make friends. They can tell you about fun things to do in the area. Many hostels have kitchens. These kitchens have stoves. Some have toasters. You can buy your food from a store. Then, you can cook at the hostel. This is cheaper than eating out. Just remember to clean up when you are done!
A Train Announcement
W: Welcome on board the TGV 740. We are now leaving Paris. We will arrive in Marseilles at 3:00 p.m. We offer free beverages in each car. Please have as much coffee, tea, or soft drinks as you wish. There is a restaurant on the train. You may purchase a meal there during the trip. The restaurant is in car 11. We will make two stops on this trip. We will pick up passengers in Provence and Dijon. Passengers changing trains can ask the attendant for a free timetable. This will help you with your onward trip. Please note that smoking is only permitted in cars 15 and 23. Newspapers are given to all passengers. Mobile phones and the Internet may be used in cars 18 and 25. If you need assistance, please press the button near your seat to contact a cabin attendant. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy the trip. We are pleased to have you on board. We look forward to serving you again in the future.
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In this listening comprehension worksheet, you are going to listen to videos about travel and means of transport. The speakers will talk about getting around, public transport, driving, and air travel. (Free download available.) Join our mailing list to receive a free ESL teaching resource every week. Click to Join.
Transcript. A. Good morning. This is an announcement for all passengers travelling on the 9:25 flight TOM1223 to Rome. This flight is delayed by two hours because of bad weather. B. Would all passengers travelling to Tokyo on flight FR3421 please have your boarding passes and passports ready for boarding. Flight FR3421 now boarding at gate 21.
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Personal online tutoring. EnglishScore Tutors is the British Council's one-to-one tutoring platform for 13- to 17-year-olds. Find out more. Listen to five different conversations at a train station and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
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Various activities to practise travel and transport themes and ideas. Read about a journey to college, answer comprehension questions and exam style questions, form questions, use adverbs of frequency and conjunctions, along with speaking, listening and writing practice - all on the subject of a journey to college. Editor's notes Engaging and relevant!
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For non-native speakers, travel vocabulary is a particularly useful topic of study and always a popular subject, allowing you to enjoy organising your travels without worrying about language issues. Explore travel vocabulary here and learn useful vocabulary related to travelling and using public transport. We have included useful words related ...
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Subject: English language > Listening. School grade: Vietnam > Khác > Người lớn. giangielts. Interactive worksheet: Unit 4 - Listening - Travel and Transport. Listening online exercise.
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