Урок 37. Means of transport
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

8 класс

Lesson 37

Means of transport

In this lesson

you will revise means of transport and learn some new idioms.

Ключевые слова: coach, plane, train, bus, means of transport, be in the same boat, on foot, drive someone up the wall, hit the road.

Речевой материал: введение новой лексики по теме «Транспорт», закрепление изученного материала в речи, введение новых идиоматических выражений, закрепление изученного материала, развитие навыка аудирования

Пояснения:

Boat – лодка
Train – поезд
Helicopter – вертолет
Steamboat – паром
Bus/coach – автобус
On foot – пешком
Jet airplane – скоростной самолет
Bike – велосипед
Ship – корабль
Yacht – яхта
Canoe – каноэ
Be in the same boat – be in the same situation – быть в одной лодке
Drive someone up the wall – to make somebody angry – злить кого-либо
Flying high – very happy or successful – радостный; счастливый
Hit the road – to go away – уйти с дороги

Основное содержание урока

L: Hi, Karen, how are you?

K: Hi, Lilly, I’m fine, thank you. How is your trip?

L: It was great?

K: Did you go by plane?

L: No, we went by train.

Travelling is very popular nowadays. People travel a lot. They use different kinds of transport to reach their destinations.

Let’s have a look at the kinds of transport:

Boat
Train
Helicopter
Steamboat
Bus/coach
On foot
Jet airplane
Bike
Ship
Yacht
Canoe

Make up 5 sentences with these words.

Besides the transport we may also use some idioms to describe our trip. Try to guess their meaning.

Be in the same boat – be in the same situation
Drive someone up the wall – to make somebody angry
Flying high – very happy or successful
Hit the road – to go away

Тренировочные упражнения

Put the following words under the headings.

train

plane

coach

helicopter

jet airplane

bike

ship

yacht

canoe

By land

By sea

By air

Fill in the gaps with the right form of the word.

1) I want to _________ a hotel room.

2) If you hurry, you can ________ the early train tomorrow.

3) Can you ______ me a piece of advice?

4) We can _________ a taxi to the airport.

5) This is the right time to _________ the plane.

Choose the correct answer.

Why don’t you ________ the fast train?

1) board

2) catch

3) take

He ________ me a lift on my way home.

1) gave

2) took

3) board

The passengers are ________ the plane.

1) taking

2) boarding

3) catching

She ________ the bus and realised that she had forgotten her keys there.

1) got off

2) took

3) missed

I was lucky to ________ a taxi and wasn’t late to work.

1) board

2) take

3) miss

Match the idioms with their definitions.

be in the same boat

send someone somewhere

drive someone up the wall

go away

fly someone off

be in the same situation

hit the road

make somebody angry

Choose the correct answer.

He was taking/missing taxi yesterday at 5 o’clock.
She missed/lost her flight yesterday.
He was very glad to catch/miss the train to Paris.
I have booked/missed a hotel room in Berlin for us.
She always gives/books me a lift after school.

Choose the correct answer.

She prefers to travel on/by foot.
When I took/got off the train, I fell on the ground.
He misses/catches his flight for the second time.
He has booked/missed two tickets to the theatre tonight.
I never take/give a taxi. I go anywhere I need on foot.

Match the words.

miss

a plane

board

the bus

get off

a hotel room

book

the flight

Put the following phrases in order to make up a dialogue.

Don’t be disappointed. You can catch the fast train and be there in 5 hours.
It’s a great idea! Thank you.
Hello, Melinda! What’s wrong?
My car suddenly broke down in the middle of the road and I couldn’t manage to get at the airport on time.
Hi, Mark. I have just missed my flight to London.
I’m sorry. What happened?

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Choose the correct answer

She ________ her flight due to the storm.

1) had

2) missed

3) lost

He ________ a ticket to the show yesterday.

1) had

2) booked

3) caught

Mary _________ a taxi because they were late to work.

1) lost

2) missed

3) took

Jack _________ a plane and switched off his phone.

1) missed

2) boarded

3) gave

She _________ a lift after work.

1) gave

2) lost

3) missed

They _______ the train and went shopping.

1) got off

2) took

3) boarded

2.

Choose the correct answer.

He was very sad because he couldn’t book/miss tickets to the show.
My aunt always misses/gives her flights.
He took/missed a taxi to work to come on time.
She caught/lost the train and came home late at night.
They have just given/boarded the plane.
Ann usually misses/gives her brother a lift after tennis training.
He lost/missed his flight because he overslept.
My brother has booked/caught a flight to Rome.
She was very sad that she couldn’t catch/miss the early train and went to work by bus.

3.

Match the words.

get off

the bus

take

two tickets to the theatre

catch

a train

book

a plane

board

a taxi

Вариант 2

1.

Choose the correct answer.

He never ________ the train to work. He goes there by bus.

1) misses

2) catches

3) loses

She has ________ a ticket to the concert.

1) Booked

2) MISSED

3) caught

Louise _________ the train and heard someone calling her.

1) got off

2) missed

3) caught

He _________ the plane an hour ago.

1) boarded

2) gave

3) lost

She ________ a taxi to go to the meeting.

1) took

2) missed

3) boarded

Jill ________ Mark a lift on the way home.

1) took

2) missed

3) gave

2.

Choose the correct answer.

Susie boarded/gave a plane and switched of her mobile phone.
Mary was upset because she missed/caught the flight yesterday morning
Ashley took/caught a fast train because she was afraid to be late.
He took/missed a taxi to work but he got stuck in a traffic jam.
They boarded/booked a ticket to the cinema.
My uncle will give/book me a lift when my lessons are over.
She got off/gave the train and met her friend.
He missed/lost her lessons at school because she was ill.
He booked/gave a ticket to Spain last week.

3.

Match the words.

give

the flight

book

a plane

board

a train

miss

somebody a lift

catch

a ticket to the concert