W4 S2 - How Do You Get To Work

WEEK 4 - SESSION 2
How do you get to work?
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LISTENING How do you get to work?
Vocabulary
smaller than, a motorbike
transport with 2 wheels, that is similar to, but ________
scooter noun
I’m not old enough to ride a scooter.
legs
transport with 2 wheels that is powered by _________
bike noun
I bought a new bike last month.
transport with an _________
engine and 4 wheels
car noun
I usually wash my car on the weekend.
railway transport that carries people or goods
_________
train noun
Hurry up, or we'll miss the train.
seats and stops regularly to let people get on
road transport with many _____
bus noun and off
I travelled by bus to school.
LISTENING How do you get to work?
Vocabulary
on foot
to move from place to place __________
walk verb
I walk about fifteen minutes from my home to the station.
car
to move from place to place in control of a _________
drive verb
I drive my car to the city library once a week.
bike
to move from place to place, usually on a _________
ride verb
I ride my bike to work if the weather is nice.
SPEAKING How do you get to work?
Work with a partner. Take turns to describe the photos. Use the words in the box.
blue red gray black purple

green
brown pink orange white
old modern new big small

fast slow economical
Activity 1: Language presentation/review

a. Put the words in order to make questions.
1. have / Do you / a car?

Do you have a car?
_____________________________________________
Yes, I have a blue Volkswagen.
2. a bicycle? / have / Does he

Does he have a bicycle?
______________________________________________
Yes, he has a new bicycle.
3. drive / to school? / Do you

Do you drive to school?
______________________________________________
No, I don’t.
Activity 1: Language presentation/review: Put the words in order to make questions.
4. get to work? /How / does your sister
How does your sister get to work?
______________________________________________
She catches the bus.
5. catch the train? / Do you sometimes
Do you sometimes catch the train?
______________________________________________
No, never.
6. to the store? / walk / Do you
Do you walk to the store?
______________________________________________
Yes, I walk to the supermarket.
7. do you / ride your bicycle? / When
When do you ride your bicycle?
______________________________________________
On the weekend.
Activity 2: Listening
a. Listen to interviews with Yoko, Udo, and Pablo. Match the people with their vehicles.
an old, blue car

Yoko
a new, red car
Udo
an old, black car
Pablo
a new, black bike
b. How does each person get to work?

walks or catches the bus
Yoko:__________________________________________________________
drives his car or rides his bike
Udo: __________________________________________________________
catches the train or the bus
Pablo: _________________________________________________________
Activity 3: Language practice
a. Complete the information about the people in Activity 2 with the words in the box.
always never sometimes(x3)

by bus by train drives(x2) rides(x2) walks(x2)
never drives walks

1. Yoko has a car, but she _______ ________ in the city. Most days, she ______ to
always walks
work and she ________ _______ to the shops.
sometimes drives sometimes rides
2. Udo _________ _________to work and he _________ _________ his bike.
by train by bus
3. Pablo doesn’t have a car, so he goes to work ____ ______ or ____ _______. He
sometimes rides
_________ _________his bike to go to the shops.
b. Listen again and check your answers.
Activity 4: Pronunciation
a. Listen to the pronunciation of ‘to’ in the sentences in Activity 3. The o sound is unstressed
and disappears, for example t’ work and t’ the shops.
b. Listen to your teacher say the phrases with ‘to’ and repeat them.
Most days, she walks to work, and she always walks to the shops.
Udo sometimes drives to work.
He goes to work by train.
He sometimes rides his bike to go to the shops.
Activity 5: Discussion
Work with a partner. Take turns to tell each other about the things below.
∙ your car ∙ where you go by train

∙ your bicycle ∙ where / when you ride a bike
∙ where you go by bus
∙ where / when you walk
Useful languages:
o I have a … at home.
o It’s …, …, and … .
o I bought it myself. / My … gave it to me last year /on my birthday /on Tet
holiday/ etc.
o I ride/drive it to … .
o When I go to …, I often take the bus/train.
o I usually walk to (the) …
Useful languages:
I have a scooter at home.
It’s small, economical, and not very fast.
My grandparents gave it to me on my birthday.
I ride it to school, café shops, and supermarkets.
When I go to Nha Trang, I often take the bus/train.
I usually walk to the grocery store near my house.

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WEEK 4 - SESSION 2

How do you get to work?

blue red gray black purple

old modern new big small

Activity 1: Language presentation/review

1. have / Do you / a car?

2. a bicycle? / have / Does he

3. drive / to school? / Do you

an old, blue car

b. How does each person get to work?

always never sometimes(x3)

never drives walks

∙ your car ∙ where you go by train

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