Lesson 6 (vocabulary). Vehicles and transport. (part 1).
1. Complete each sentence with a
word from the box.
Captain crew guard pedestrian chauffeur cyclist mechanic flight attendant conductor driver motorist traffic warden
a)
The company chairman has a
Rolls-Royce driven by ……… a chauffeur.
b)
When my car broke down a passing
………………………. towed it to a garage.
c)
The police wanted me to describe
the ……………………………. of the car.
d)
The four passengers on the ship
had dinner with the …………………..
e)
The train couldn’t leave until
the …………………………. waved his green flag.
f)
Hillary was given a parking
ticket by a ………………………………
g)
Before take-off, the
………………………..told me to fasten my seat belt.
h)
H) When I got on the ship, one of
the …………………. Helped me find my cabin.
i)
There isn’t a ……………………….. on this
bus, you pay the driver.
j) Eddies is a keen ………………… and rides his bike to work every day.
k)
The bus mounted the pavement and
injured a ……………………….
l) Jim works as a ............................... in a local garage.
2. Complete the labels with suitable
words from the box.
3. Choose the most suitable word or
phrase to complete each sentence.
a)
The ship stopped because two
passengers had fallen………. B………….
A)
Upside down B)overboard C)underground D) inside out
b)
The …………………… was crowded with
passengers waiting for the train.
A)
Platform B) quay C)
runway D)
pavement
c)
We had to stop for petrol at a
filling ……………………
A)
Garage B) service C) pump D)
station
d)
Mary looked up the fastest train
to Glasgow in the ………………………
A)
Catalogue B) timetable C)
dictionary D)
programme
e)
The train was very crowded
because there were only four ………………….
A)
Coaches B)wagons C)
trucks D) cars
f)
Peter’s car ………………….. off the icy
road and fell into a ditch.
A)
Crashed B) collided C)
hit D) skidded
g)
I dropped my wallet from the boat
but luckily it ……………………..
A)
Drifted b) floated C)
sank D) rescued
h)
Everything went dark when the
train entered a/an………………
A)
Underground B) tunnel C)
tube D) metro
i)
David missed his train because of
the queue in the ticket ……………………….
A)
Office B) agency C)
room D) lounge
j)
To get to our hotel we had to
cross the railway……………………………
A)
Road B) route C)
rails D) line
4. Use the word given in capitals at
the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
A letter of apology
I am writing to apologise for the
(1) ….cancellation… of your Happy CANCEL
Holiday Coach Tour to Aberdeen.
(2) ……………………… our luxury FORTUNE
coach was involved in a (3)
……………………….. in France a week ago COLLIDE
and our driver has been (4)
…………………….. obliged to remain there EXPECT
for the moment. The coach was
travelling on a road (5) …………….. SUIT
for heavy traffic, and the
accident was (6) ……………………. Luckily AVOID
none of the passengers suffered
any (7) ………………………….., and we have INJURE
complained to the authorities
that the road needs (8) ……………………….. WIDE
Our new coach will be fitted with
(9) ……………………. seat belts for ADJUST
the safety and comfort of
passengers. We will of course return
the (10) ………………………………. you have
made for your holiday PAY
as soon as possible.
Correct answers
1. a)chauffeur b) motorist c)
driver d) captain e) guard f) traffic warden g)
steward h) crew i) conductor j) cyclist k) pedestrian l)
mechanic
2. 1) roof rack 2)aerial 3) boot 4) exhaust 5)
wheel 6) steering wheel 7)
wing 8) tyre 9) bumper 10) headlight 11) engine 12)
bonnet 13) windscreen 14) wiper 15) mirror
3. a)B b) A c) D d)
B e) A f) D g) B h) B i)
A j) D
4. 1) cancellation 2)
Unfortunately 3) collision 4) unexpectedly 5) unsuitable 6)
unavoidable 7)
injuries 8) widening 9) adjustable 10) payment
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