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Unit 17 :
Describing British and American Vehicles
Pre- intermediate
Summary
To be able to identify and use adjectives correctly.
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- Brain Storm : Share your ideas with your teacher. Try to make sentences.
Do you think adjectives are important?
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Vocabulary
Repeat the following words and phrases with your teacher and use them in a sentence.
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- boot (n)
- bonnet (n)
- intersection (n)
- fire truck (n)
- sidewalk (n)
- subway (n)
- petrol (n)
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Dialogue
In today’s lesson, we will be talking about different transportation terms used by Brits and Americans.
United States of America (US)
- trunk
- hood
- Road trip
- Parking area
- intersection
- detour
- Driver’s license
- Fire truck
- truck
- motorcycle
- freeway/ highway
- License plate
- sidewalk
- gas
- subway
- taxi
- Turn signals
- elevator
- airplane
United Kingdom (UK)
- boot
- bonnet
- Car journey
- Car park
- crossroads
- diversion
- Driving license
- Fire engine
- lorry
- motorbike
- motorway
- Number plate
- pavement
- petrol
- tube
- taxi
- indicator
- lift
- aeroplane
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Let’s practice
Describing vehicles in the boxes.You will find many adjectives you can use to describe the different vehicles.
Sizes
- big
- small
- little
- tiny
- short
- fat
- giant
- long
Color
- red
- black
- dark green
- white
Shape
- Round
- square
- straight
- flat crooked
- wavy
Speed
- quick
- fast
- slow
- swift
- bustling
- rapid
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Dialogue 2
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
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Dan
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Jane
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Should we take a taxi or a bus to the mall?
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Let’s take a bus. It’s impossible to get a taxi during rush hour.
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Isn’t that a bus stop over there?
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Yes…Oh! There’s a bus now. We’ll have to run to catch it.
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Oh, no! We just missed it.
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No problem. There’ll be another one in 10 minutes.
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Let’s practice
Arrange the letters to know the word and its meaning.
- A period of the day when traffic are at a peak —————— .(shahrour)
- A large motor vehicle to carry passengers ———————.(sub)
- A place where a bus regularly stops —————————-.(sub pots)
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Discussion:
Share your ideas with your teacher.
- What kind of transportation do you use most often?
- What do you usually do when riding a train?
- What is your favorite color of a car?