Green transport

Green transport

Words you must complete :

• trolleybus
• plane
• lorry
• coach
• train

• tram
• steamboat
• bike
• motorbike
• taxi
• bus

Discussing questions

1. Are roads/streets in your town/city crowded? When?

2 . What public transport is there in your town/city? When does it run?

3 . Which means of public transport do you and your family members use? How do you find it: cheap, expensive, crowded, efficient….?

4 . Does your town/city have any programmes such as the ones below to reduce traffic? Have they been successful ?

Match the phrases to their definitions .

- where are you going

individual design

hood

pass

authorities

hop off

huge hit

run on

rent

destination

- people in power

- very popular

- unique pattern

- get off quickly

- are powered by

- covered

- borrow

- tickets

Find phrasal verbs in the text which mean :

collect

Pick up

Get around

Travel arround

Think of

Come up with

True, False or Doesn’t say

F

• Tuk-tuks are made in Asia.
• All tuk-tuks are painted red, white and blue like the British flag.
• All the bikes for rent in Paris are grey.
• Renting a bike in Paris doesn’t cost much.
• River taxis in Jakarta operate 24 hours a day.
• The taxis help people go to the markets.

F

T

T

NS

T