B1 – Intermediate
Transportation is always a part of our lives. There are different kinds of transports all over the world and they have developed and modernized over the years.
Learn the different types of transportation in this video and answer the quiz after watching.
Discussion Questions:
- What are the kinds of transportation that you take on a daily basis?
- Does your city have a good public transport system? Talk about it.
- What is your city doing to help reduce air pollution from cars in the street?
- Do you enjoy taking the plane? When was the last time you traveled using a plane?
- In your opinion, which is the best means of transport and why?
10 replies on “Means of Transport”
1. What are the kinds of transportation that you take on a daily basis?
Normally you use the car, bus, train or underground to go to work. For long distances the car, train or plane is usually used.
2. Does your city have a good public transport system? Talk about it.
In my city public transport works badly. There is bus, taxi and train. The bus is never punctual, the taxi is very expensive and the train is very slow because it stops in many places
3. What is your city doing to help reduce air pollution from cars in the street?
Nothing. In my city there are no pollution problems. El Puerto de Santa Maria is a city surrounded by beach and natural parks.
4. Do you enjoy taking the plane? When was the last time you traveled using a plane?
Years ago, I was afraid of the plane. When I had to travel by plane, it made me very nervous. Now I have no problem travelling by plane. The last plane trip was to the city of Vienna last year
5. In your opinion, which is the best means of transport and why?
It depends on many things, such as the city in which you live, where you work, etc.. To go on holiday or long distances the best thing is the car, the train or the plane.
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Normally you use the car, bus, train or underground to go to work.
Normally, you use the car, bus, train or underground to go to work.
In my city public transport works badly.
In my city, public transport works badly.
In my city there are no pollution problems.
In my city, there are no pollution problems.
Now I have no problem travelling by plane.
Now, I have no problem travelling by plane.
To go on holiday or long distances the best thing is the car, the train or the plane.
For going on holidays or long distances, the best transport means are either by car, train, or plane.
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1. What are the kinds of transportation that you take on a daily basis?
It depends where I stay, if I’m working in my city on my daily basis I drive motorbike to go to the office but if I’m working in another city I use to take train, taxi or others means of transport.
2.Does your city have a good public transport system?
Yes, my city have a good public transport system according to its dimension, because my city is a little one and the transport system is good. We have taxis, buses and trains to go to ever place in the city or arrounds.
3.What is your city doing to help reduce air pollution from cars in the street?
To help reduce air pollution from cars in the street my city has bought electric cars for police and authorities, and the buses for public transport have electric engines too.
4.Do you enjoy taking the plane? When was the last time you traveled using a plane?
Yes, I enjoy taking the plane I don’t have fear to take it, but I only take one when the time spent in travelling with another mean of transport is much more large. The last time I have traveled using a plane has been today.
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What are the kinds of transportation that you take on a daily basis?
I take my car daily because I tele-work and I need the car only to go to the supermarket.
Does your city have a good public transport system?
I think my city has a good public transport system, it only has buses but it is a small city.
What is your city doing to help reduce air pollution from cars in the street?
My city is prohibiting entry by car to the most polluted areas.
Do you enjoy taking the plane? When was the last time you traveled using a plane?
Yes, I enjoy taking the plane. The last time I was traveled using a plane was in 2019, I went to London.
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What are the kinds of transportation that you take on a daily basis?
The car and moped
Does your city have a good public transport system?
In my city are not means transport public, is a little town. We have only bus to transport old people to health center
What is your city doing to help reduce air pollution from cars in the street?
i think that, at the moment, in my city the municipal goberment don´t do notting to reduce air pollution from cars
Do you enjoy taking the plane? When was the last time you traveled using a plane?
Yes i love travel by plain, is a good means transport to do a far trip and in few time
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In my case, I use to take the subway in my every day.
In my city, the public transport is so complete as the distances are long, so we have tram, train, railway, subway, bus, and bicycles for hire, that are provided by the municipality. These bicycles are called “Bicing”. The problem of having a car or a motorcycle in Barcelona is that, in general, it’s difficult to find a parking lot.
Barcelona highlights for its contamination too. They’re starting to create electric buses nowadays, but the pollution layer in the sky is still growing and it will take time to start noticing the change.
To travel to other cities or countries, we have planes and ships, as Barcelona has a maritime port. Personally, I get stressed when I’ve to take a plane, so I prefer to take a ship when I’m travelling to Menorca (my home). However, I rarely take a plane to go out of Barcelona. The last time I took a plane was in 2021 to go to Palma de Mallorca, to visit my sister.
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