How do people get from here to there? You need to start by learning the names for the different kinds of public and private transportation, and then move on to the scripts for how to arrange transportation and get what you need to keep your private vehicles moving.
Beginning Learners:
Start by using Look and Listen and Do to learn the words for different types of public and private transportation: and related vocabulary:
Possible vocabulary:
| Bus | Taxi | Shared-ride taxi/mini-van | Motorized rickshaw (tuk-tuk) |
| Car | Motorcycle | Bicycle | Airplane |
| Train | Ticket | Conductor | Driver |
| Fare | Pilot | Flight attendant | Luggage |
| Gate | Airport | Train station | Bus station |
| Bus stop | Route | Tip | Receipt |
| Fly | Drive | Gas | Gas station |
Suggested Learning activities:
Activity 1 &2: Use Look and Listen and Do to learn the names of places and vehicles, then combine them with people and places. For example, the LH could say, “Andres and his grandson are going to the park in a bus” You point to pictures of Andres, his grandson, the bus and the park.
Activity 3: Useful phrases. Learn how to ask a taxi-driver to take you to different places. Sometimes you have to negotiate a price ahead of time. Learn to ask: “How much to take 2 people to the Wararot market?” or to wherever you want to go.
Intermediate Learners:
Learn or review the basic dialogue expected in relation to arranging for different kinds of transportation: with a taxi driver or bus driver; when getting gasoline at a gas station, when buying a plane ticket or boarding a plane. Then use the Dialogue Variations technique to practice differing scripts.
