ON THE WAY – PLANES, BOATS AND TRAINS
Section 8: On the way – planes, boats
and trains
Targets for this section
My learning targets
Done?
1
to know the Mandarin names for common
means of transport
2
to know the words most commonly associated
with transport
3
to be able to purchase a ticket taking account
of class, single or return, date and time
4
to be able to understand information regarding
travel arrangements
When?
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Key words for this section
Mandarin
chē
車
gōng chē
公 車
gōng chē zhàn
公 車 站
huǒ chē
火 車
huǒ chē zhàn
火 車 站
fēijī
飛機
fēijīchǎng
飛機 場
mótuōchē
摩托 車/
or
jīchē
機車
zì xíng chē
自 行 車
diàn chē
電 車
chuán
船
shòu piào chù
售
票 處
yuètai
月 臺
2
English
car
bus
bus station
train
train station
airplane
airport
motorbike
bicycle
tram
ship/boat
ticket office
Mandarin
English
yìng zuò
硬 座
ruǎn zuò
軟 座
xiǎobā
小 巴
zuò
坐
wúyān
無烟
xīyān
吸烟
lái huí piào
來 回 票
second class
(train)
dān chéng piào
單
程
票
tè kuài chē
特 快 車
shíkèbiǎo
時刻 表
lízhàn
離 站
dàozhàn
到 站
platform
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first class
(train)
minibus
to take (+
transport)
non smoking
smoking
return ticket
single ticket
express train
timetable
to depart
(station)
to arrive
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Exercise 8.1
Listen as eight different people tell you by what means of
transport they made a journey to a country. Write in English in
the grid below the way they travelled and where they travelled
to.
This person …
1
is going to
2
is going to
3
is going to
4
is going to
5
is going to
6
is going to
7
is going to
8
is going to
by …
My score
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Exercise 8.2
Listen to some sentences telling you how a person is travelling:
when you recognise the means of transport (car, bus, etc) put
the sentence number beside the correct picture.
My score
4
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Exercise 8.3
Listen carefully to some travellers’ requests for tickets at the
station. As you listen, tick the Yes column below if what is
said is exactly what is written. Tick the No column if it is not.
Request
Yes
1
second class return to Beijing
2
first class single to Shanghai, non-smoking
3
second class return to Xi’an, smoking
4
second class single to Nanjing, non-smoking
5
first class return to Guangzhou, smoking
6
first class single to Beijing
7
second class single to Xi’an, smoking
8
second class return to Shanghai, smoking
9
second class single to Guangzhou, nonsmoking
No
My score
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Exercise 8.4
Listen to the people on the recording: tick the requirements of
each person for his/her ticket. The first one is done for you.
No
Single
Return
1 st Class
2 nd Class
Smoking
Non
Smoking
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
My score
6
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Exercise 8.5
You have tickets and times. Listen to the announcer telling you
when and from which platform the train will leave. You will
hear five announcements: choose from the words below to fill
the gaps.
Destination
Time
Platform
1
The train
for
departs
at
from
platform
2
The train
for
departs
at
from
platform
3
The train
for
departs
at
from
platform
4
The train
for
departs
at
from
platform
5
The train
for
departs
at
from
platform
shànghǎi
上 海
xīān
西安
guǎngzhōu
廣 州
nánjīng
南 京
08.20
16.50
20.15
23.55
12
6
8
15
Destinations
běijīng
北 京
Times
12.25
Platforms
2
My score
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Exercise 8.6
As the bus comes to each stop, the driver will call out the name
of the stop. On the blank timetable below, write in English the
name of each stop as it is announced. The first one is done for
you.
Any Town
Public Transport
Line 14b
Every ten minutes
Depart from the station
To help you here are some of the places that might be mentioned:
hotel
post office
school
train station
supermarket
stadium
book shop
museum
bakers
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hospital
garage
cathedral
library
bank
bus station
airport
city hall
university
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Stop
1
hospital
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
My score
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Mandarin spoken here!
How are you travelling …?
Tell the teacher/lecturer how you hope to go on
holidays, by stating the means of transport, starting like
this…
wǒzuò
我坐 …
I take …
Where is …?
Ask your teacher/lecturer where a place is, starting like
this …
zài n ǎ r
… 在 哪兒?
Where is …?
How do you …?
Tell your teacher/lecturer how you go to school/college
each day, starting like this…
wǒzuò
我坐 …
I take ...
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When does the train arrive?
Tell the teacher/lecturer the time in answer to the
question above, using the information on the timetable
below, starting like this….
huǒ chē
diǎn
fēn dào
火 車 … 點 … 分 到 …
The train arrives at … at … o’clock … minutes
Town/City
tiānjīn
天 津
Tianjin
jǐnán
濟南
Jinan
xúzhōu
徐 州
Xuzhou
nánjīng
南 京
Nanjing
sūzhōu
蘇 州
Suzhou
shànghǎi huǒchē zhàn
上 海 火 車 站
Shanghai train station
Arrival
Kilometres
08h25
25
08h50
55
09h27
120
10h02
175
10h33
223
11h13
269
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Can I help you?
Use the information from the symbols to allow you to
answer a question about which train ticket you wish to
buy, starting like this …
wǒ yào
我 要 …
I would like ………..
lái huí piào
來 回 票
dān chéng piào
單
程
票
12
return ticket
single ticket
ruǎn
軟
yìng
硬
zuò
座
zuò
座
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first class
(train)
second class
(train)
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My mini dictionary
Mandarin
chē
車
gōng chē
公 車
huǒ chē
火 車
fēijī
飛機
xiǎobā
小 巴
mótuōchē
摩托 車
or
jīchē
機車
zìxíngchē
自 行 車
diàn chē
電 車
chuán
船
dìtiě
地鐵
gōng chē zhàn
公 車 站
huǒ chē zhàn
火 車 站
English
car
bus
train
airplane
minibus
motorbike
bicycle
tram
ship/boat
underground
bus station
train station
Mandarin
chāojíshìchǎng
超 級市 場
tú shū guǎn
圖 書 館
cān guǎn
餐 館
bó wùguǎn
博物 館
tǐ yùchǎng
體育 場
jǐngchájú
警 察局
shì zhèng tīng
市
政
廳
jùyuàn
劇 院
dàxué
大學
yóujú
郵局
yín háng
銀 行
jiào táng
教
堂
English
supermarket
library
restaurant
museum
stadium
police station
city hall
theatre
university
post office
bank
cathedral
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fēijīchǎng
飛機 場
zuò
坐
wúyān
無烟
xīyān
吸烟
yùdìng
預 訂
yìng zuò
硬 座
ruǎn zuò
軟 座
shòu piào chù
售
票 處
tèkuàichē
特 快 車
shíkèbiǎo
時刻 表
yuè tái
月 臺
14
airport
to take (+
transport)
non smoking
smoking
to reserve
second class
(train)
first class
(train)
ticket office
express train
timetable
platform
yīyuàn
醫 院
běijīng
北 京
nán jīng
南 京
shàng hǎi
上
海
guǎng zhōu
廣
州
xī ān
西安
xiānggǎng
香 港
gé lā sī gē
格拉斯哥
ài dīng bǎo
愛 丁 堡
lízhàn
離 站
dào
到
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hospital
Beijing
Nanjing
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Xi’an
Hong Kong
Glasgow
Edinburgh
To depart
(station)
to