1. Pre-Intermediate Lesson 5
Getting around London
Pre-Intermediate Lesson 5

2. Today we are going to learn:
How to talk about different kinds of transport in London
How to buy tickets
Collocations and useful phrases

7. Double-decker bus

8. Look both ways

9. I haven’t seen you for ages = I haven’t seen you for a very long time.
Are you kidding?
Are you serious?
Really?
I can’t believe it!
- I found a kitten yesterday and now it will live with me.
- Are you serious? That’s great.
Get around a city = travel to different places in the city.

10. Tube
Y: It must be difficult to find your way there. = Know where you are and where to go.
Follow the signs
Change lines
Get on the train
Get off the train
Mind the gap between the train and the platform.
To know where to go when you need to change lines simply follow the sings.
Mind the gap when you are getting on or off the train.

11. Good afternoon. I would like a day ticket.
Travel zone
Oyster card
Travel card
Single fare paper tickets
Day/week ticket
Ticket machine
Good afternoon. I would like a day ticket.
Please give me a single fare bus ticket.
I need to go from Waterloo to Russel square. What ticket do I need?

12. Excuse me, could you help me please?
Of course. What can I do for you?
I want to go to the British Museum. I need to go to Russel Square station, right?
Yes. Do you have an Oyster card?
No, I want a single fare ticket, but I do not know how to use the machine.
Ok, so we are now at Marble Arch, you need a ticket for Zone 1. Take the train to Tottenham Court Road and then change to Piccadilly line and go one stop to Russel Square. Follow the signs to take the right exit to the British Museum.
Thank you very much.

13. Double-decker bus
Go by bus
Take a bus
Get on a bus
Get off the bus
I can take bus number 17 to the train station.
I need to get off the bus at the bus stop next to the train station.
If you need to go somewhere very late or very early you can take a night bus. Night busses run all night long.
The trains run from 6 am to 11 pm.

14. Taxi = Cab
Cab driver
- Take me to Kings Cross train station.
Get a taxi
Take a taxi
Go by taxi
My flight back is very early so I need to take a taxi to the airport.

15. Today we have learned: The Tube Change lines Follow the signs
Mind the gap
Get on/get off the train
Platform
Travel zone
Single fare paper ticket
Day/week ticket
Ticket machine

16. Today we have learned: Bus Double-decker bus Go by bus Take a bus
Get on/off a bus
Night bus
Run all night
Cab
Cab driver
Get/take/go by cab
Please take me to….

17. Today we have learned: I haven’t seen you for ages. Are you kidding?
Are you serious?
Really?
I can’t believe it!
Find your way around a city.
Get around a city.