Transportation, I

 
 
 
 
Vocabulary related to transportation.

sailor	motorbike	truck/lorry
boat	unicycle	motorcycle
tram	merchant	harbor/port
desert	crowded	metro/tube
cart	commute	underground
trust	survive	overcharge
camel	subway	horse-drawn
mule	donkey	stubborn
llama	sweater	up-to-date
ship	freeway	motorway
feat	railway	railroad
diesel	spaceship	helicopter
rocket	megacity	cruise liner

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Personal Transport

1. I have an automobile. I drive a car. True or false? Do all your friends and colleagues have cars?

2. Do you or your friends want to be a race car driver? Do some people in your city drive like racers?

3. The most important thing in life is to have a luxury car and a nice family home. Do you agree?

4. My parents won’t let me have a motorcycle because riding them can be dangerous. Yes or no? Are motorcycles popular in your city? What about scooters and mopeds? Do you see many scooters and mopeds?

5. More people should ride bicycles, just like in the Netherlands and Denmark. What do you think?

6. I wouldn’t want to be a truck (lorry) driver, even if the pay is good. Would your friends want to be a truck driver?

7. Rowing a boat in a lake is fun and enjoyable. Is there a lake where people do this?
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
8. My friends wish they could ride a unicycle, walk on stilts and juggle. Have you seen unicycling, stilt walking and juggling performances?

Public Transport

9. I dream of being a sailor, navigator, or engineer on board a merchant ship. Do you know anyone who is or was a sailor? Are there many sailors in your country?

10. Do you remember the first time you flew on a jet plane?

11. Traveling by train is more exotic and romantic than traveling by bus, car or airplane. Yes or no?

12. More people should take the bus and subway (metro, underground, tube). Does your city have an extensive subway network?