ADULTS INTERMEDIATE

Miss Cami PB
Class #3: Thursday 04/04: Miss LIZ
Topic: Commute part 2
Grammar: Prepositions
Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zJ4SfNO-VhU7KyHNxThf9obo40-48P2GoGMtxO6
uSFI/edit#slide=id.g2c42560aa2f_0_396
Print Material
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tBRj13CeIxxZugcvl-EzfHsnSuCvnB5Op6gVKoZrzX0/e
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Material Used
https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/commuting

Hi Liz! We worked on the topic “Commuting” last class. This class is like part 2 of it, mention
it to the students. This is the class if you want to see it
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15I7r3ld-Dr9qBFOGKM8BJDkpFVaBNlZjMsg7iX1GZPA
/edit
In the presentation you have all the class in order.
Start by asking if anyone didn't come last class and give them the photocopy of last class,
cause they’ll use it today. (They are in my folder.)

→ Warm up questions
➢ How do you usually get around the city?
➢ What do you think are the biggest challenges of commuting?
➢ Have you ever used a mobile app for transportation purposes?
➢ What features do you think would be helpful in a transportation app?
➢ Have you heard about carpooling or ride-sharing services?
➢ Do you think technology can make commuting more efficient?
➢ What features would you like to see in a carpooling or ride-sharing app?
➢ Have you heard about companies using technology to optimize transportation
routes?
➢ Do you think incentives like discounts or rewards would encourage people to carpool
more?
➢ How important is sustainability to you when it comes to commuting? Have you ever
considered the environmental impact of your daily commute?

→ Video “Explainer Video for Smart Commuting by Wheelzus”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8b8NYEn_1s
Wheels Us is a carpooling app that connects people to commute to work together by using
empty seats in their car.
First, watch the video all together to know what this app of Smart Commuting is.

Then, give them the photocopy and watch it for a second time and let them complete this
exercise. Then check together.
Watch the video. Decide if the sentences below are true or false.
1. Wheels Us connects people to commute to work alone.
2. Joe and Stuart left their cars at home while riding with Jessica.
3. Jessica receives the fare contribution from Joe and Stuart.
4. Wheels Us allows users to review each other.

Correct answers:
1. False - It connects people to commute to work together.
2. True
3. True
4. True

Play the video for a thor time and complete the gaps, then check together.
Watch the video again. Can You Fill in the Gaps?
Look at Jessica, Joe and Stuart, who every day waste _______________(1) hours in traffic
jams.
Wheels Us is a _______________(2) app that connects people to commute to work together
by using empty seats in their car. It's the best way to use the Fastlane, share the costs, but as
well reduce _______________(3) and congestion. With Wheels Us, Joe and Stuart enter
their pick-up and drop-off points.
Next morning, Jessica _______________(4) Joe and Stuart, who left their cars at home.
After the trip, they _______________(5) each other to build a good reputation on Wheels
Us.

Correct answers:
1. endless
2. carpooling
3. pollution
4. picks up
5. review

→ Listening + prepositions
We did this last class. If you want revise the answers together and then play the listening
> Complete each sentence with a preposition.

Answers
2. about 3. at 4. by 5. on 6. out 7. on 8. by

> Now listen to someone describing their journey to work and put ‘T’ (True) or ‘F’ (false)
next to each statement in last exercise.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cDBDPKjS3i5Mg6hkYyWlUhf4jD6VQ_Lu/view?usp=drive_li
nk
Answers: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T

> Listen again and put ‘car’, ‘bus’, ‘train’, ‘bicycle’, ‘taxi’ and ‘walking’ next to each statement
below.

Answers: 1. bicycle 2. train 3. walking 4. train 5. taxi 6. bus

→ Speaking: Describing transport options

Make a student select another student and let them ask the question and the other answer
it. You can assign couples for it or do it all together.
> Interview your partner
Now work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions below.
1. Do you go to work by car? Why/why not?
2. Do you go to work by bike? Why/why not?
3. Do you go to work on foot? Why/why not?
4. Do you ever go to work by taxi? Why/why not?
5. How long does it take you to get to work?

→Car parts
This is an extra activity if you have extra time.
> Complete the picture below with the names of car parts.

1. roof 2. window 3. windscreen 4. wiper 5. bonnet 6. headlight 7. bumper 8. tyre 9. side

mirror 10. door 11. wheel 12. rear light 13. fuel tank

> Test your partner

This is also an extra activity!
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about cars using words from last Exercise.
1. How Do You Get in A Car?
2. What do you use to see at night?
3. What do you do when you have water on your windscreen?
4. Where do you put petrol?
5. What do you do when you want to check the oil or the battery?
6. What is around each wheel of a car?