The way you travel
Use , , , , normally without an article. Walking is . A ticket is one-way; is return. The destination comes after : .
A timetable uses twenty-four hours
is 17:40. In a conversation, or means the same time. Timetable readings do not need between hours and minutes.
Ask for clarification
asks what a word means. asks departure; asks return. is a state; it uses .
Practice 1/5 · The right form
Choose the form for the message
Choose the right word for the gap.
Voy tren.
I go by train.
Vamos pie.
We go on foot.
17:40 es las y cuarenta de la tarde.
17:40 is five forty in the afternoon.
Practice 2/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete a useful exchange
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Dos billetes de ida y .
Two return tickets.
El tren cancelado.
The train is cancelled.
¿A qué hora el tren?
What time does the train leave?
Practice 3/5 · Building sentences
Put the message together
Put the words in order.
I go to the lake by bus.
Two return tickets.
What does cancelled mean?
Practice 4/5 · In situations
What helps in this situation?
Choose the right words for the situation.
You need to come home by train that evening. The clerk asks what ticket you want.
You say:
A return ticket includes both journeys.
You need to come home by train that evening. The clerk asks what ticket you want.
You say:
A return ticket includes both journeys.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect the message and its meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
