lesson 51-53 Flashcards
(24 cards)
car , bus , taxi bicycle. Bike
coach
Coach (Vehicle):
A large comfortable bus used for long-distance travel.
Example:
• We traveled to the city by coach. Noun
lorry, truck
Lorry is a British English word for a large vehicle used to carry goods or heavy loads, similar to what Americans call a truck.
Noun
motorbike . motorcycle
underground
Underground (noun):
• A subway or metro system (public trains that run below the city). Example: I took the underground to get to work.
vehicle
Vehicle is a noun meaning a means of transport used to carry people or goods from one place to another.
Noun
go to … by
go to .. on
take
Meaning:
“Go to [place] by [transport]” means you travel to a place using a particular mode of transport.
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Structure:
go to + place + by + transportation
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Meaning:
“Go to [place] on [something]” is usually used when talking about going somewhere on foot, or using something you sit or stand on (like a horse, motorcycle, or skateboard).
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Structure:
go to + place + on + (foot / horse / bike / skateboard / motorcycle, etc.)
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Take + transportation
Means to use a vehicle or transport to go somewhere.
• I take the bus to work every day.
• She takes a taxi to the airport.
drive
car, bus, taxi
ride
bike or motorbike
journey
Meaning:
Journey is a noun that means a trip or travel from one place to another, usually over a long distance or for a long time.
Related words:
• Travel (verb/noun) — to go from one place to another
• Trip (noun) — a shorter journey, often for leisure
• Voyage (noun) — a long journey, especially by sea or spac
how far is it
Part of Speech:
• Phrase / Question
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Meaning:
This phrase is used to ask about the distance between two places.
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Usage:
• Used to inquire about the physical distance (usually in kilometers or miles) between two locations.
• Common in everyday conversation and travel-related contexts.
go there
Part of Speech:
• Phrase / Verb + Adverb
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Meaning:
To move or travel to a specific place or location.
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Usage:
• Used to indicate movement from the current location or another place to a particular destination.
• Common in everyday conversation, travel, and directions.
Common Collocations:
• Go there by car/bus/train/foot.
• Go there tomorrow/now/soon.
• Want to go there.
• Have to go there.
motorway
Part of Speech:
• Noun
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Meaning:
A large, fast road designed for long-distance traffic, typically with multiple lanes and no traffic lights, where vehicles can travel at high speed.
(Similar to “highway” or “freeway” in some countries.)
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Usage:
• Used to describe major roads connecting cities or regions.
• Common in discussions about travel, transport, or infrastructure.
Common Collocations:
• Drive on the motorway
• Motorway traffic
• Motorway exit/junction
• Motorway service station
• Motorway accident
Main road
Part of Speech: Noun phrase
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🔤 Meaning:
➡️ The primary or most important road in a town, city, or area, usually wider and busier than side streets.
Unfortunately
Part of Speech: Adverb
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🔤 Meaning:
➡️ Used to express regret or disappointment about a situation; something bad or unlucky has happened.
Rush hour
Part of Speech: Noun (usually singular, but treated as uncountable)
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🔤 Meaning:
➡️ The time of day when traffic is busiest, usually in the morning and evening when people go to and return from work or school.
✅ Common and Useful Phrases & Collocations:
• During rush hour
• Avoid rush hour
• Rush hour traffic
• Peak rush hour
• Rush hour congestion
• Rush hour delays
• Caught in rush hour
Speed limit
Part of speech : noun
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🔤 Meaning:
➡️ The maximum speed at which a vehicle is legally allowed to travel on a particular road.
Use : traffic laws, road safety, or transportation problems.
✅ Common and Useful Phrases & Collocations:
• Set a speed limit
• Enforce the speed limit
• Break/exceed the speed limit
• Lower/raise the speed limit
• Strict speed limits
• Speed limit signs
• Violation of the speed limit
Museum , cinema , school , post office , bank , bus station ,park ,hospital
Railway station
Part of Speech: Noun (countable)
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🔤 Meaning:
➡️ A place where trains stop so that passengers can get on or off and goods can be loaded or unloaded.
Use : describing travel experiences or places in your hometown., transportation, urban planning, or public services.
Get off
P art of Speech: Phrasal verb
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🔤 Meaning:
➡️ To leave a vehicle, aircraft, or horse.
➡️ To finish work or be allowed to leave a place.
How long dose it take
Part of Speech: Phrase (Question form)
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🔤 Meaning:
➡️ A question used to ask about the duration or time needed for something to happen or be completed.
✅ Example:
How long does it take to get from your home to your workplace?
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✅ Common and Useful Phrases & Collocations:
• How long does it take to travel/finish/complete/arrive?
• How long does it take by bus/car/train/plane?
• How long does it take to learn English?
• How long does it take for food to cook?
Use : daily routine , travel , hobbies , task
Route
Part of Speech: Noun
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🔤 Meaning:
➡️ A way or course taken from one place to another, especially by road, railway, air, or sea.
✅ Example:
The fastest route to the airport is through the city center.
Last
Parts of Speech:
• Verb
• Adjective
• Noun
• Adverb
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🔤 Meanings:
🔹 Verb:
➡️ To continue for a period of time.
✅ Example:
The meeting lasted for over two hours.
🔹 Adjective:
➡️ Final in a sequence; most recent.
✅ Example:
I went to Paris last summer.
🔹 Noun:
➡️ The final part or item.
✅ Example:
This is the last of the bread.
🔹 Adverb:
➡️ After everything or everyone else.
✅ Example:
She finished last in the race.
