DIALOGUE

Practice by reading the dialogue with your tutor. After you are done, switch roles and do it again! 📘

• K: Do you like to travel by air, sea, or ground?
• D: I like to travel by ground, especially on trains.
• K: Me too because I’m scared of airplanes.
• D: In that case, we can travel together!

 

NEW SKILL

Using the travel prepositions “by,” “in,” and “on.” 📘

Read the diagram out loud with your tutor.

Example:

• I travel by motorcycle.
• She likes to travel in a car.
• You will meet different people on the train.
• Kevin is on his bicycle.
• They will travel by airplane.

 

 

 

 

VOCABULARY

Go over the vocabulary and below with your tutor. 📘

air	📘
sea	📘
ground	📘
car	📘
truck	📘
bus	📘
train	📘
taxi/cab	📘
motorcycle	📘
bicycle/bike	📘
airplane	📘
helicopter	📘
ship	📘
boat	📘
subway/metro	📘

 

 

 

EXERCISE

Fill in the blank with “by,” “on,” or “in.” 📘

• Dorothy and Kevin will go by boat.
• I want to ride ________ a motorcycle.
• She goes _______ train.
• You and I need to go _____ a taxi.
• We want to fly ______ an airplane.

 

 

Pick the correct answer between the infinitive verb or verb form. 📘

• I want go/to go by sea.
• We can travel/to travel by helicopter.
• They will go/to go in a boat.
• Kevin needs/to needs a truck.
• You to be/are on a bicycle.

 

Answer the question using a complete sentence and use “by,” “in,” or “on.” I want to go ___________. 📘

• How do you want to go to the supermarket? (taxi)    I want to go in a taxi.
• How do you want to go to Hawaii? (airplane) ___________________________.
• How do you want to go to the bank? (motorcycle) ________________________.
• How do you want to go to school? (foot) ______________________________________.
• How do you want to go to the cinema? (ground) _______________________________.

 

 

Make a sentence using the words. 📘

• car, in, she, is, a –  She is in a car.
• will, they, go, by, train – _____________________________________.
• want, ride, you, bicycle, to, a –  _______________________________.
• we, subway, by, go, will – ____________________________________.
• ride, on, I, want, to, a, motorcycle – ____________________________.

 

 

Discussion Questions

• What was the last trip you took? How did you travel?
• What is your favorite place to vacation?
• Do you prefer flying or driving?
• Do you know how to ride a bike? Do you like it?
• Have you ever been in a helicopter? A ship? A subway?