Unit 10: Travel
Topic 1: Trains, Stations, and Transport
Vocabulary: Trains and Transport
Trains and Stations: Train travel is a major way for people to get around. Trains move on tracks madeof steel rails and have railroad cars (or carriages) that attach to each other. Passengers wait on a platform at thestation. A conductor checks tickets. Trains can be commuter trains (for work) or for long distances. Sometimes trains are crowded, and you must hold a handle or pole.
Other Transport: We also use cars, buses, planes,and ferries. A passenger is a person travelling in a vehicle who is not driving.
Grammar: Quantifiers (Too much, Too many, Not enough)
We use too much with uncountable nouns (e.g., time, traffic, sugar) to say there is an excessive amount [4, 5].
Example: There is too much traffic.
We usetoo many with plural countable nouns (e.g., cars, people, bags) [4, 5].
Example: There are too many people on the train.
We use not enough to say we have less thanwe need. It goes before nouns.
Example: There isn’t enough time tobuy a ticket.
Grammar: Superlative Adjectives
Use superlatives to compare three or more things. Use the before the adjective.
- One syllable: add -est (e.g., fast → the fastest).
- Two+ syllables: use the most (e.g., expensive → the most expensive).
- Ending in -y: change y to i + -est (e.g., busy → the busiest).
- Irregular: good → the best, bad → the worst, far → the farthest/furthest.
Exercise 1: Vocabulary – Trains and Stations
Match the word from the box to its definition.
Box: platform, conductor, passenger, track, luggage, fare, commuter, schedule
- The metal rails that a train travels on. _______________
- A person who travels on a train or bus but does not drive it. _______________
- The bags and suitcasesyou take on a trip. _______________
- The person who checks tickets on a train. _______________
- The money you pay for a ticket. _______________
- A person who travels to work every day. _______________
- The place in a station where you get on or off a train. _______________
- A list of times when trains arrive and depart. _______________
Exercise 2: Grammar – Too much vs. Too many
Fill in the blanks with too much or too many.
- There are _______________ cars in our city. I don’t like it.
- Don’t put _______________ sugar in my tea.
- He has _______________ books to carry in one bag.
- There is _______________ noise in the station; I can’t hear the announcement.
- We have _______________ suitcases for this small car.
- There is _______________ traffic on the road today.
- I ate _______________ food before the journey.
- There are _______________ passengers waiting for the bus.
Exercise 3: Grammar – Not enough
Completethe sentences using not enough and the noun in brackets.
- We can’t buy the tickets. We have _______________. (money)
- We need to hurry. There is _______________. (time)
- The car is too small. There are _______________. (seats)
- I am hungry. I ate _______________. (food)
- I can’tmake a sandwich. There is _______________. (bread)
- The room is dark. There is _______________. (light)
- We can’t go skiing. There is _______________. (snow)
- The team lost because they had _______________. (practice)
Exercise 4: Grammar – Superlatives
Write the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.
- The bullet train is the _______________ way to travel. (fast)
- This is the _______________ hotel in the city. (expensive)
- That was the _______________ trip of my life. (bad)
- Who is the _______________person in your family? (old)
- Russia is the _______________ country in the world. (big)
- Monday is the _______________ day of the week for traffic. (busy)
- This is the _______________ railwaystation I have ever seen. (clean)
- Mount Everest is the _______________ mountain in the world.
Exercise 5: Reading Comprehension
Read the short text and circle the correct answer.
“All Aboard! The train’swhistle blows. That tells the passengers that it is time to leave. The doors shut, and the train begins to move. Along the track it goes. The train takes some people to work. These are commuter trains. Trains can be so crowded that people have to stand.” [1, 11]
- What tells the passengers it is time to leave? (A) The conductor (B) The whistle (C) The clock
- Where does the train move? (A) On the road (B) On the track (C) In the air
- Who travels on commuter trains? (A) People going to work (B) Tourists (C) Pilots
- Why do people have to stand? (A) There are too many seats (B) There are not enough seats (C) The train is too fast
- What happens first? (A) The train moves (B) The whistle blows (C) The doors shut
- The opposite of ‘leave’ is: (A) depart (B) arrive (C) go
- A crowded train has: (A) too much people (B) too many people (C) not enough people
- Commuter trains fill up quickly in the: (A) morning (B) night (C) weekend
Exercise 6: Vocabulary- Categorization
Sort the following words into the correct group: Train Travel or Air Travel.
Words: platform, gate, flight, track, check-in, conductor, pilot, railway, take off, caboose
- Train Travel: _______________
- Train Travel: _______________
- Train Travel:_______________
- Train Travel: _______________
- Train Travel:_______________
- Air Travel: _______________
- Air Travel: _______________
- Air Travel: _______________
- Air Travel: _______________
- Air Travel: _______________
