🚆 Episode 2: Travel & Transport
Bus, train or bike? | A1-A2 Beginner/Elementary
Fran, Bob and Paula need to leave London. How do they travel?
🎯 Aim: Learn transport vocabulary and predict how Fran, Bob and Paula will travel.
💬 Warm-up Questions:
- 🚲 How do you usually travel to work or school? (bus / train / bike / car)
- 💷 What is cheaper: a bus or a train?
- ⚡ What is faster: a bike or a train?
- 🏴 How far is London to Edinburgh? (about 650 km!)
📖 Key Vocabulary (click to hear):
🔮 Prediction Activity: How will each person travel? (train / bike / bus?) Write your guess.
▶ First watching (gist): Who chooses the bike? What happens to Bob's train?
1. True / False: "The train is cheap and fast."
2. True / False: "Fran says 'Cycling is cheap'."
3. Multiple Choice: What problem does Bob have?
4. Fill in the blank: "The train is __________, but it's fast."
5. Fill in the blank: "Cycling is cheap, but it's __________."
Fran: "The train is expensive, but it's fast. Cycling is cheap, but it's slow."
Bob: "I can take the train. It's expensive, but it's fast."
Presenter: "Bob's train is cancelled. It's expensive, and it's slow."
Paula: "I'm still in London!"
🗣 Speaking – Role Play: Use the button to open a role-play task.
💬 Discussion questions (write your answers, then check sample answers):
1. Why does Bob's train become "expensive and slow"?
2. Is it a good idea to cycle from London to Edinburgh? Why/why not?
3. Where is Paula at the end of the episode? What do you think she will do?
✍ Writing Task: Write 4-5 sentences comparing two types of transport in your city. Use: cheap, expensive, fast, slow.
Homework: Watch the episode again. Write 3 sentences using: fast, slow, expensive. Then practise saying them aloud.
💡 Teacher Notes: Focus on comparatives (cheaper than, faster than). Use real transport maps for extra speaking practice.
