GENERAL ENGLISH – BEGINNERS – LESSON NINE – HOW TO GET TO PLACES
GENERAL ENGLISH –
BEGINNERS – LESSON NINE – HOW TO GET TO PLACES
1. Walk.
2. Drive.
3. Take a taxi.
4. Take the train.
5. Take the bus.
6. Take the subway.
7. Take a tram.
GRAMMAR – THE
IMPERATIVE
We use imperatives to give instructions and directions.
AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVES
- Walk
(to work.)
- Drive
(to the bank.)
NEGATIVE IMPERATIVES
-
Don’t
walk.
-
Don’t
drive.
NOTE
Don’t
= Do not.
CONVERSATION EXAMPLE
A:
Can I walk to the library from here or is it too far away?
B: The library? Yes you can, it’s across the street.
A:
And what about the bank?
B: The bank? Don’t walk. Drive, it’s quite far from here.
A:
Ok. Thank you.
WAYS TO GET AROUND
1. A car.
2. A bicycle.
3. A moped.
4. A subway.
5. A bus.
6. A taxi.
USE BY TO EXPRESS
MEANS
1. By taxi – I go by taxi to work.
2. By motorcycle – I go by motorcycle to university.
CONVERSATION EXAMPLE
PETER:
How do you go to work?
Jane: By train. What about you?
Peter:
Me? I go by car.
JJJ
