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CATCHING
A BUS
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1 Warm up

In pairs, look at the photos and describe what you can see.

city bus coach double-decker bus electric bus overcrowded bus

picture A coach 1
picture B double-decker bus2 picture C electric bus 3

picture D city bus 4

picture E overcrowded bus 5

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2 Talking point
In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. Do you ever travel by bus? Why, why not?

I always travel by bus
2. Do you like travelling by bus?
I don't like traveling by bus
3. Is bus travel cheap or expensive in your country?
It depends where one travels, is it expensive or cheap?
4. Do you prefer trains or buses?
I have never traveled by train, but I travel by bus
5. Do you think bus travel is safe?
It is safe as long as there is a person who drives well
6. Are bus drivers friendly in your country?
sometimes

3 Focus on vocabulary
Part A: Look at the following pictures and match them to the words below.

bus fare bus stop driver passengers queue seat ticket timetable

1. bus stop 2. passengers 3. queue 4. timetable

5. ticket 6. driver 7. seat 8. bus fare

Part B: Put the correct words in the gaps to complete the sentences.

1. Do you have a ticket to London? I don’t know how often buses go.

2. Please can I have a single queue from Brighton to Portsmouth?

3. There is a long timetable for tickets. We might miss the bus.

4. I think being a driver is difficult. I wouldn’t like that job.

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5. Is there a bus stop near here?

6. There aren’t any seat , so we will have to stand.

7. Do you have enough money for the bus fare ? It is £5.60.

8. We were the only passengers on the bus. We had all the seats to ourselves.

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4 Listening comprehension
Part A: Listen to the conversation about buying a ticket and answer the following questions.

1. Where does the passenger want to travel to?

Oxford

2. What time does the bus leave?

the next bus leaves at 1:00 p.m.

Part B: Listen again and fill in the gaps with the correct word. Then, practise the conversation
with your partner.

Speaker A: Excuse me, which bus goes to Oxford?

Speaker B: The number twelve.

Speaker A: Ok, and w h e n 1

is the next bus?

Speaker B: Let me look at the t i m e t a b l e 2

...The next bus leaves at
1 pm.
Speaker A: Great, how l o n g 3
does it take?

Speaker B: It takes a b o u t 4
two hours.

Speaker A: How much 5

is a ticket?

Speaker B: Would you like a s i n g l e 6

or return ticket?

Speaker A: A return, please.

Speaker B: That will be 1 4 l b s . 5 0 7

Speaker A: OK, great, thank you. Here you go.

Speaker B: Thank you, here is your ticket and your change. The bus leaves from
bus stop number four, just over there.
Speaker A: Thank you!

5 Focus on vocabulary: functional language

Part A: Reorder the questions (1-4).

1. Birmingham / to / is / when / bus / the ?

when is the bus to Birmingham

2. ticket / is / much / how / the ?

How much is the ticket

3. return / like / or / would / single / you / a / ticket ?

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Would you like a s i n g l e or return ticket?

4. take / does / how / it / long?

how long does it take?

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Part B: Now match the questions from Part A to the correct answer (a-d).

i. question one a. Just one way, please.

ii. question two b. £4.75

iii. question three c. 45 minutes

iv. question four d. It leaves at 10.30 A.M.

6 Pronunciation: intonation

Look at the box below and practise intonation.

Wh-questions usually have falling intonation which means that the voice falls on the final
word or group of words.

When is the bus to Birmingham?

Would you like a single or return

ticket? How long does it take?

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7 Talking point: roleplay

Look at the boxes below and take turns buying a ticket.

Situation 1

Student A: Student B: Ticket

Passenger office
Ask about the bus times to Leeds. The bus to Leeds leaves at 1 P.M.

Ask about the fare. A single ticket costs £5.60.

Buy a single ticket. A return ticket costs £10.25.

Ask which bus stop it leaves from. The bus stop is number 7.

Situation 2

Student A: Ticket Student B:

office Passenger
The bus to Edinburgh leaves at 6 A.M.Ask about the bus times to Edinburgh.

A single ticket costs £22. Ask about the fare.

A return ticket costs £35. Buy a return ticket.

The bus stop is number 12. Ask which bus stop it leaves from.

8 Focus on vocabulary: collocations

Put the following verbs in the gaps.

buy drive find get on/off miss read stand

1. read a timetable

2. drive a bus

3. buy a ticket

4. find a seat

5. get on/off at a bus stop

6. miss the bus

7. stand a bus

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9 Talking point: at the bus stop

In pairs, describe the illustration.

 In Paris, people wait at a station for the bus identified according to the route number.

10 Extension task: Stop the bus!

In teams, think of one word for each category as quickly as possible.

Example:

bus verb month adjective

travel s s s
sea stan Septembe slo
t d r w

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