English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 49: Moving

Word List
  • arrive at
  • arrive in
  • carry
  • catch
  • climb
  • dance
  • drive
  • fall
  • fly
  • go by
  • in
  • jump
  • miss
  • pass
  • ride
  • run
  • swim
  • take
  • transport
  • walk
Exercises

49.1 ‣ Complete the sentences using verbs from A opposite. Write them in the correct form.

  1. Jack likes round the park every morning but Hannah prefers round it with her dog.
  2. Everyone _____ at the party last night.
  3. Every day Claire _____ ten lengths of the pool before breakfast.
  4. James can _____ very fast. He has won a lot of races.
  5. Andrew loves _____ mountains.
  6. The old lady _____ on her way home and broke her arm.
  7. Stella _____ into the swimming pool and quickly _____ to the other side.
  8. It is better for you to _____ to work than to go by car.

49.2 ‣ Ride, drive, go by or take? Write the correct word(s) in the sentence.

  1. Can you a motorbike?
  2. He works for a railway company. He _____ a train.
  3. She sometimes _____ the underground to work.
  4. He goes away from home a lot. He _____ a lorry.
  5. I prefer to _____ a bus than _____ car.
  6. Would you like to _____ an elephant?
  7. You never forget how to _____ a bicycle.
  8. I usually _____ a taxi when it rains.

49.3 ‣ Complete the diagram with six possible words.

_____

49.4 ‣ Put these sentences into the past tense with the word yesterday.

  1. Lilian runs a mile every day.
  2. Maria often drives her grandmother to the city.
    _____
  3. Charlie flies to Madrid every week.
    _____
  4. I sometimes take a taxi home from the station.
    _____
  5. Bella often falls when she rides her bike.
    _____
  6. Adrian often misses the 7.30 bus to school.
    _____
  7. The taxi driver usually helps the old lady to carry her luggage to the train.
    _____
  8. Madeline usually dances very well.
    _____

49.5 ‣ Answer these questions. Use every day, once a week, once a year or never.

  1. How often do you walk to work or school?
  2. Have you got a bike? How often do you ride it?
    _____
  3. How often do you go swimming? Do you swim in the sea or in a pool?
    _____
  4. How often do you go somewhere by plane?
    _____
  5. How often do you drive a car?
    _____
  6. How often do you go dancing?
    _____
  7. Do you often go climbing?
    _____
  8. How often do you take a taxi?
    _____
Answer Key
A ‣ Without transport

When talking about the past, we say: walked / ran / jumped / danced / swam / climbed / fell.

B ‣ Transport

verbtransportexample
go bycar / plane / bus / train / bike / motorbike / ship / taxi / underground [NOT by a car]We went to Paris by train last summer.
takea / the bus / train / plane / a taxi / the undergroundI took a taxi home yesterday.
ridea bicycle / bike / motorbike / horseI always rode my bike to school.
drivea car / bus / trainMy uncle drove a bus for ten years.

The pilot flies a plane.

How did you get to Istanbul?
We flew there.

Common mistakes

You arrive at or in a place [NOT arrive to a place]. The train arrived in Tokyo on time. The plane arrived late at Heathrow.

C ‣ Expressions

Tip

When you are travelling you will probably see a lot of signs and information in English. Make a note of any new words and expressions you see.

(See Unit 32: Travelling.)

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