Below are words connected with various means of transport. Can you sort them into the correct categories? (There are five in each category.)
track lane terminal petrol station park airport garage platform check-in mirror crossing runway line pilot |
RAILWAY | PLANE | CAR |
Select the correct word from those given to complete the sentences below:
1. There's a delay/diversion. We have to take a different route.
2. Let’s take the motorway/driveway to avoid the traffic jams in town.
3. Some trains have been dismissed/cancelled because of staff shortage.
4. If you don't want to get into trouble with the police, keep within the speed/driving limit.
5. Motorways and dual carriageways have more than one traffic road/lane.
Fill the gaps in the dialogue below using the following words:
set keep reach get junction |
A: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the leisure centre, please?
B: Yes, of course. You 1._________ going until you 2.________ the first 3._________. Turn right and then take the first left after the railway crossing. Keep going until you 4._________ to the second 5._________ of traffic lights. The leisure centre is on your right.
A: Thank you.
1. What should this word read? _________________________ 2. Why is it sometimes written like this? ____________________________________________________ 3. The ambulance service is part of the emergency services. What are other emergency services that exist? ____________________________________________________ |
Fill the gaps in the text below to complete the paragraph:
vehicles priority pavements emergency way |
Police cars, fire engines and ambulances have special 1._____________ on the road. In an 2._____________, they do not have to stop at traffic lights, can mount 3._____________ to avoid obstacles in their way and other drivers must keep to the left in order to leave space for these 4._____________ to pass. The noise of the siren tells other road users to make 5._____________.
Match the following well-known engineering feats with the correct description:
1. The Channel Tunnel | A. It joins the mainland of Wales to the island of Anglesey. |
2. The Menai Bridge | B. This provides a transport system for the inhabitants of Venice. |
3. The Grand Canal | C. This is the name of an important motorway in Britain. |
4. The M1 | D. An ambitious project which aimed to provide an undersea link between England and France |
5. Spaghetti Junction | E. The name given to a place in the Midlands where a number of important roads meet |
There are a number of different names for the places where we walk or drive. Below are some. Choose the correct phrase to complete the expressions appropriately:
alley avenue lane street road |
1. a tree-lined ___________
2. a country ___________
3. Oxford ___________
4. a back ___________
5. a one-way ___________
Label the cars correctly using the words given in the box:
boot bumper bonnet headlight number plate tyre roof rack |
Match the following vehicles or vessels with the correct sketches:
1 hot-air balloon
2 submarine
3 canoe
4 spaceship
5 helicopter
6 caravan
Now use this vocabulary to do the exercise below:
1 You paddle this down a river. ______________
2 A kind of house on wheels ______________
3 An underwater naval vessel ______________
4 This is not an aeroplane but it can take you high up into the clouds. ______________
5 We crossed the sea by this instead of by boat. ______________
6 A vehicle for travelling to the moon or to other planets ______________