In this lesson you will learn:

-The name of some means of transport and the prepositions

used with them.
Means of transport.
What is this?
Its a car.
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What is this?
Its an airplane.
What is this?
Its a boat.
What is this?
Its a ship.
What is this?
Its a train.
What is this?
Its a helicopter.
What is this?
Its a bus.
What is this?
Its a taxi.
What is this?
Its a motorbike.
What is this?
Its a bicycle.
What is this?
Its a lorry. (a truck in AmE)
a car
an airplane a boat
a ship
a train a helicopter
a taxi
a motorbike
a bicycle
a lorry (BrE)
a truck (mE)
a bus
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What is this?
a motorbike
a bycicle
a bicycle
a car
Yes, it is a bicycle!
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What is this?
a helicopter
an airplane
a taxi
a train
Yes, it is an airplane!
What is this?
a chip
an airplane
a ship
a boat
Yes, it is a ship!
What is this?
a track
an airplane
a train
a lorry
Yes, it is a lorry!
What is this?
a bicycle
a motorbyke
a car
a motorbike
Yes, it is a motorbike!
What is this?
a ship
a boat
a bout
a bus
Yes, it is a boat!
How o you !et to school?
"ea the con#ersation between "ebecca an "ichar$
Hey "ebecca! How do you get to
school?
%sually by bus, but sometimes I !et to
school in my dads car.
&h, I see. It must be tirin!!
'ust a bit! What about you? How do you
get to school?
I !et to school by taxi.
What! (ut you li#e )ust aroun the
corner! You shoul !o on foot!
Im not fon of walkin!!
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We use by to say how someboy tra#els. *or example
by car+ by train+ by plane+ by boat+ by bus+ by bicycle,
etc.
(ut we say ON FOOT
when we walk.
We can also say in my car or on the
train, but you ,-..&/ say by my car
or by the train.
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,hoose the correct answer$
0. How o you !et to school "ebecca?
a1 I !et to school by the foot.
b1 I !et to school on the bus.
c1 I !et to school by bus.
2. How o you !et to school "ichar?
a1 %sually by the taxi.
b1 I !et to school by my mums car.
c1 (y taxi.
3. How o you !et to school 4uillermo?
a1 I !et to school on foot.
b1 I !et to school on the foot.
c1 I !et to school by foot.
5. How o !et to school 6aty?
a1 I !et to school by bicycle.
b1 I !et to school in the bicycle.
c1 I !et to school by the bicycle.
.ow practice with a classmate.
How o you !et to school?
6repositions use
with means of transport.
We use the preposition in for cars an taxis.
-n we use on for bicycles, ships
an public transportation, such as
buses or trains.
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7o, remember, you say$
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in a car
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in a taxi
(ut$
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on a bus
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on a ship
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on a bicycle
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on a train
*ill in with the correct preposition$ in +
on + by.
0. 9aren usually !oes to work ::::: bus.
2. I saw 'ane this mornin!. 7he was ::::: the
bus.
3. How i you !et here? ;i you come :::::
train?
5. How i you !et here? ;i you come :::::
the train?
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<. I ecie not to !o ::::: car. I went :::::
my bike instea.
=. I in>t feel like walkin! home, so I came
home ::::: a taxi.
?. How lon! oes it take to cross the -tlantic
::::::: boat?
@. 7orry we>re late. We misse the bus, so we
ha to come ::::: foot.
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