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Unit 15 :
Taking the Subway
Pre- intermediate
Summary
To understand the importance and value of subway.
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- Brain Storm : Share your ideas with your teacher. Try to make sentences.
Have you tried taking the subway as a mode of transportation? What does it look like in your country?
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Vocabulary
Repeat the following words and phrases with your teacher and use them in a sentence.
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- subway (n)
- express (adj)
- retrieve (v)
- station agent (n)
- central (adj)
- tracks (n)
- token (n)
- expires (v)
- issued (v)
- unlimited (adj)
- turnstile (n)
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Dialogue 1
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
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Dony
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Cayla
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Come on, we need to buy our subway tickets at that ticket machine.
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Why can’t we just get them at the ticket window? I’m not sure what the fare is.
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There’s a long line and we need to catch a train right now.
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I’ve never taken the subway before. I don’t know how it works.
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Just follow me. Here, take this card and walk through the turnstile. Put your card in this slot and then retrieve it as you pass through.
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Okay, now where do we go?
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Let’s look at this subway map showing all of the lines. That’s the station we want.
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Don’t we need to get transfers?
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We don’t need transfers to take connecting trains. Let’s see, we want the express, not the local train…
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Are you sure we shouldn’t just ask somebody, like a station agent?
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Good luck finding one. And plus, I don’t need one. I can figure it out. Follow me. I think that’s the right platform.
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Are you sure that’s the right train?
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Yes, and if you ask me another question, you can continue this conversation with those tracks!
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Let’s practice
Complete the paragraph with your own sentences.
Before I take on the subway ____________________________________________.____________________________________________________________. When I get on the subway ________________________________________.__________________________________________________. After I got on the subway ___________________________________________________________.________________________.
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Dialogue 2
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
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Clerk
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Misha
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I’d like to buy a token for the subway.
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The subway doesn’t use tokens anymore.
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Oh? I didn’t know that. It’s been a few years since I visited New York. How do I pay for the fare?
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You can buy a ticket for a single ride that expires two hours after it’s issued. If you’re going to be here all week, I’d suggest getting a 7-day card that gives you unlimited rides. Otherwise, I’d recommend getting a MetroCard.
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I’m only here for two days. How much is each ride?
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It’s $2.00. If you buy a MetroCard worth more than $10.00, you get a 20% discount. So with a $10 card, you get six rides instead of five. The card allows you to transfer to buses, too.
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Okay. I’ll take a MetroCard worth $10.00. How is the money deducted from my card?
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The turnstile automatically deducts the fare each time you go through it. Here’s your card.
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Thanks, but I’m not sure which line to take to Queens.
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Here’s a subway map. Follow the signs to the platform of the train you want.
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Okay, thanks.
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Let's Practice
Choose the correct answers from the box below to complete the sentences.
- We walk down the steps to the _________,____________.
- He is a ___________,___________.
- We swipe our ______________.
- After we swipe our Metrocards,we go through the __________________.
- We wait for the train on the _____________,_____________.
- The doors open so let us enter the _____________.
Subway station Metrocard Turnstyle Subway Platform Subway Train transit worker |
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Discussion:
Share your ideas with your teacher.
- What comes to your mind when you hear the word “trains”?
- Is the train system in your country good?
- How important are trains in your country?
- Do you like over ground or underground trains?
- Which country has the best train network?