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Simple Sentences
Transportation
Vocabulary
What form of transportation do you see? 
Which verb or modifier fits with each example?
# Picture Sentences
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I see an              .
You              in an airplane.
2
This is my baby’s              .
I              it home.
3
Jon has a              .
He              it home.
airplane
fly
Transportation
• airplane
• bus
• police car
• wheelchair
• submarines
• ferry
• train
• subway
• boat
• stroller
• helicopter
• bicycle
Verbs & Modifiers
• rescues
• rode
• missed
• underwater
• electric
• floats
• fly
• underground
• is driving
• pushed
• take
• aboard
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Vocabulary cont.
# Picture Sentences
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They are on a              .
It              .
5
I see a              .
It              people.
6
This is my              .
I              it to work.
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That is a              .
The officer              very fast.
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Let’s take the              .
It runs              .
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Emma is in a              .
It is              .
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There goes my              .
I              it!
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I like              .
They travel              .
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We took the              .
Our car was              too.
rescues
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Expressions
A. Patterns 
Look at the four common sentence patterns below. 
Then listen and repeat these sentences about transportation.
B. Questions & Answers
Read these questions and answers out loud with a partner.
1. subject + verb + form of transportation
• I take a bus.
• He rides his bike.
• She takes the subway.
• They drive a car.
• Q:  How are you getting there? 
A: We’re going by bus.
• Q:  Are you driving? 
A: No, we’re walking.
• Q: What’s the quickest way to get there? 
A:  Take the train.
3. subject + go + by + form of transportation
• I go by train.
• She goes by car.
• We’re going by boat.
• They’re going by taxi.
4. subject + go + on foot (walking)
• They go on foot.
• She goes on foot.
• We went on foot.
2. subject + Be + -ing verb
• We are flying.
• He is driving.
• You are taking the bus.
• I am taking the train.
• Q: How long does it take to get there? 
A:  Five hours by plane.
• Q: Do you usually take a taxi? 
A:  No, I usually get a ride with a friend.
• Q: How is public transit here? 
A:  It’s very reliable.
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Questions & Answers
Read the questions and answers about transportation.
On the next two pages, practise asking and answering questions
using complete sentences. Use the words in parentheses to help you.
# Picture Questions & Answers
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Ellen
What kind of car did Ellen buy? (convertible)
She bought a convertible.
What colour is Ellen’s new car? (yellow)
It’s yellow.
Did Ellen put the top up today? (no)
No, she didn’t.
How much did the convertible cost? ($30,000)
It cost $30,000.
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Questions & Answers cont.
# Picture Questions & Answers
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Lucy
How is Lucy getting to the wedding? (take a limousine)
How is Lucy’s mom getting there? (limo too)
How many people fit in the limo? (ten)
Does that include the driver? (yes)
 
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Yuka
What kind of vehicle does Yuka need? (pickup truck)
Why does Yuka need a pickup truck? (move some furniture)
Does Yuka know anyone with a pickup truck? (yes, brother)
Is Yuka’s brother’s pickup truck big enough? (yes, huge)
 
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# Picture Questions & Answers
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Tina & 
Niko
What type of vehicle do Tina and Niko need? (tow truck)
Why do they need a tow truck? (car broke down)
Did they call a tow truck? (not yet)
Why didn’t they call a tow truck? (cell phone is dead)
 
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Wesley
He drives a minivan.
It has seven seats.
It is blue.
He bought it last year.
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Pair Work (Student A)
A. Complete the Chart
Find out the missing information by asking your partner.
# Name
Form of 
Transportation 
to Work
Place 
of Work
How Long it 
Takes to Get 
to Work
Preferred 
Mode of 
Transportation
1 Rico bicycle 10 minutes
2 Ramona university taking the bus
3 Marta train 1/2 hour
4 Kal grocery store taking the train
5 Mika bus 20 minutes
6 Malaya government building flying
7 Chang walking 5 minutes
8 Sonya jewellery shop driving
9 Abdul car 1 hour
10 Jen clothing store biking
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Pair Work (Student B)
A. Complete the Chart
Find out the missing information by asking your partner.
# Name
Form of 
Transportation 
to Work
Place 
of Work
How Long it 
Takes to Get 
to Work
Preferred 
Mode of 
Transportation
1 Rico bank walking
2 Ramona motorcycle 1/2 hour
3 Marta school biking
4 Kal subway 1 hour
5 Mika gym taking the train
6 Malaya friend’s car 15 minutes
7 Chang church jogging
8 Sonya ferry 1 hour
9 Abdul restaurant flying
10 Jen minivan 20 minutes
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Pair Work cont.
B. Writing
Work together to make sentences using the information from Part A.
 
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Class Survey
Find out how your classmates get to school and get around their 
neighbourhood. What are their favourite forms of transportation?
Classmate How I Get to School
How I Get Around 
My Neighbourhood
My Favourite Type of 
Transportation
Me
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Picture Dictionary
What form of transportation do you see? 
Add some more pictures of your own.
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Picture Dictionary cont.
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Assessment
Student / Group:                                      
Criteria
Achieved
Achieved 
with Help
Needs 
Improvement
identifies different types 
of vehicles and modes of 
transportation
uses the simple present 
and present progressive 
tense correctly
uses a variety of sentence 
patterns to write and talk 
about transportation
explains how long it 
takes to get somewhere 
by a certain mode of 
transportation 
describes a preferred 
mode of transportation
Date
CLB 
Level
Type of 
Assessment
Theme Skill Competencies
 
 
� Skill-Using 
Activity
� Assessment 
Task
Transportation
� Interactingwith Others
� Sharing Information
� Getting Things Done
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Can I...
Yes 
(very well)
Yes 
(with help)
Not yet
say and write different types of vehicles/
modes of transportation?
use take, ride, and go to describe 
modes of transportation?
say how long it takes to get somewhere?
ask questions about transportation?
answer questions about transportation?
Self-Assessment
TRANSPORTATION
Add check marks () to show what you've learned in this lesson.
My Notes
Name:                     Date:                    
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Answer Key
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
Students learn transportation vocabulary through various 
writing and speaking activities. They also practise question 
formation and learn common expressions used to talk about 
transportation and vehicles.
LEVEL: Low Int – Int
TIME: 2–3 hours
TAGS:  transportation, vehicles, grammar, nouns, descriptions, 
vocabulary, writing, speaking, sentences, questions
Vocabulary
1. airplane, fly
2. stroller, pushed
3. bicycle, rode
4. boat, floats
5. helicopter
6. bus, take
7. police car, is driving
8. subway, underground
9. wheelchair, electric
10. train, missed
11. submarines, underwater
12. ferry, aboard
Questions & Answers
2. She is taking a limousine/limo to the wedding. 
Her mom is taking a limo too. 
Ten people fit in the limo. 
Yes, it does.
3. She needs a pickup truck. 
She needs a pickup truck to move some furniture. 
Yes, her brother has a pickup truck. 
Yes, her brother’s pickup truck is huge.
4. They need a tow truck. 
They need a tow truck because their car broke down. 
No, they have not called a tow truck yet. 
They can’t call a tow truck because their cell phone is dead.
5. What kind of car does Wesley drive? 
How many seats does Wesley’s minivan have? 
What colour is Wesley’s minivan? 
When did Wesley buy his minivan?
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Expressions
For Part A. play the recording or read the expressions out loud and 
have students repeat them. Then get them to practise asking and 
answering the questions in pairs for Part B.
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Answer Key cont.
Class Survey
Have the students complete the survey by talking to their 
classmates. You may want to follow up with a class discussion.
Picture Dictionary
This vocabulary review and expansion task can be used in multiple 
ways: to elicit vocabulary before starting the lesson, to give faster 
students something to work on, for homework after the lesson, for 
review the next day, etc. 
1. airplane
2. ambulance
3. bicycle
4. boat
5. bus
6. canoe
7. car
8. convertible
9. ferry
10. fire truck
11. helicopter
12. hot-air balloon
13. kayak
14. limo / limousine
15. minivan
16. motorcycle
17. pickup truck
18. police car
19. sailboat
20. school bus
21. scooter
22. stroller
23. submarine
24. subway
25. taxi
26. tow truck
27. train
28. tram
29. truck
30. wheelchair
Pair Work
A. COMPLETE THE CHART
Model possible spoken/written questions and answers. 
For example:
• How does Rico get to work? He bikes to work.
• Where does Rico work? He works at a bank.
• How long does it take Rico to get to work? 
It takes him 10 minutes to get to work.
• What is Rico preferred mode of transportation? 
He likes walking.
#
Form of 
Transport 
to Work
Place of 
Work
How Long 
it Takes 
to Get to 
Work
Preferred 
Mode of 
Transporta-
tion
1 bicycle bank 10 minutes walking
2 motorcycle university 1/2 hour
taking 
the bus
3 train school 1/2 hour biking
4 subway
grocery 
store
1 hour
taking 
the train
5 bus gym 20 minutes
taking 
the train
6 friend’s car
government 
building
15 minutes flying
7 walking church 5 minutes jogging
8 ferry
jewellery 
shop
1 hour driving
9 car restaurant 1 hour flying
10 minivan
clothing 
store
20 minutes biking
B. WRITING
Answers will vary.
Assessment Tools
You will find an assessment and self-assessment tool at the 
end of the lesson. You can assess your students as they work 
through the skill-using activities, or you can use the flashcards or 
one of the tasks to create your own summative assessment for 
this theme based on the criteria provided. Hand out the self-
assessment tool at the end of the unit and have your students 
reflect on their own learning.
	Vocabulary
	Expressions
	Questions & Answers
	Pair Work
	Class Survey
	Picture Dictionary
	Assessment
	Self-Assessment
	Answer Key