Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1 (Literacy)

Transport
Worksheet 25
A train ticket
Look at the train ticket. Read it with a partner.

South East Rail

Ticket type:

return

Adults:

From:

London

Date:

To:

Leeds

one

Children:

two

16 May 2010

Price:

25.00

Circle the answer.

1

The ticket is a

Who is the ticket for?

single

return

Where is the ticket to?

London

Leeds

Where is the ticket from?

London

Leeds

What is the date on the ticket?

16.5.10

16.3.10

How much is the ticket?

twenty-five pounds

fifty-five pounds

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

Transport
Worksheet 26
Look at the pictures. How many words do you know?

Public transport
1

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Private transport
6

10

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Check in the Longman Photo Dictionary and write the words under the pictures.
Look at the examples.
How do you travel in the UK?

How do your family and friends travel in the UK?

I come to college by bus.

I go shopping by car.
I go to visit my sister by train.
I walk to college.

My son goes to college by motorbike.

My sister comes to visit me by coach.
My brother drives a taxi.
My daughter walks to school.

Now write some sentences about you and your family and friends.
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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

Transport
Worksheet 27
Read text A.

Hi,
How are you? Can you help me? I want to go to Brighton on Saterday to visit
my sister. I want to go at about 10 oclock and I need to be in Brighton at
11.15. Can I go by train? How about the coach? I want to go quickly and I can
pay 20.
Thank you very much.
Luweeza

What is text A? Tick () one box.

a letter

an advertisement

an e-mail

Why is Luweeza writing to you? Tick () one box.

She wants travel information.

She wants information about Brighton.

She wants to tell you about her sister.

There is a spelling mistake in text A. Which word is not correct? Tick () one box.

Saterday

visit

train

Why does Luweeza want to go to Brighton?

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What time does she want to arrive in Brighton?

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

Transport
Worksheet 28
Read texts B and C.

Train

London: Victoria station

Brighton

9.36
10.28

10.06
10.58

10.36
11.28

Takes 52 minutes.
Single ticket 19
Return ticket 19.10
For more information: National Rail Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50
or www.nationalrail.co.uk

Coach

London: Victoria coach station

Brighton

9.50
12.00

10.50
13.00

11.50
14.00

Takes 2 hours 10 minutes.

Single ticket 9.50
Return ticket 18
For more information: www.nationalexpress.com/coach/
or phone 08717 818181
6

How much is a return train ticket to Brighton?

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How long does the coach take to go to Brighton?

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What time does the 11.50 coach get to Brighton? Tick () one box.

one oclock

two oclock

three oclock

What is www.nationalrail.co.uk? Tick () one box.

an e-mail address

a postcode

a website address

10

Which is good for Luweeza the train or the coach? Tick () one box.

train

coach

Why? Give two reasons.

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