Travel & Transport
BasicBefore you travel: ticket + passport + luggage.
- Travel places: airport, station, hotel.
- Travel documents: ticket, passport.
- Luggage is uncountable: two pieces of luggage.
文體小知識：Ways to travel.
§Text Passage
1Last summer, our family went on a trip to Bangkok. We took the Airport Express to the airport early in the morning. The train was fast and quiet, and I watched the sea through the window. Dad checked our passports three times because he did not want to lose them. I held my ticket tightly and counted the stations on the screen.
2At the check-in counter, Dad showed his passport and our tickets. Mum was worried because our luggage was too heavy, so we moved some clothes into our handbags. Before we boarded the plane, I took a photo of our plane and sent it to my best friend. The journey took about four hours, and I slept on the plane after a cup of orange juice.
3In Bangkok, we travelled around by train and taxi. The train station was crowded, but the trains were cheap and cool. We used a map to find the famous night market, and we got lost twice before we found it! I bought souvenirs for my classmates there, and Dad tried mango sticky rice for the first time. It was the best trip of my life. I hope we can visit Bangkok again soon.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Last summer, our family went on a trip to Bangkok.
去年夏天，我們全家去了曼谷旅行。
We took the Airport Express to the airport early in the morning.
我們一大早就搭機場快線去機場。
The train was fast and quiet, and I watched the sea through the window.
那列車又快又安靜，我望着窗外的海。
Dad checked our passports three times because he did not want to lose them.
爸爸檢查了三次護照，怕會遺失。
I held my ticket tightly and counted the stations on the screen.
我緊緊握着自己的機票，數着屏幕上面的站。
At the check-in counter, Dad showed his passport and our tickets.
在登記櫃檯，爸爸出示了他的護照同我們的機票。
Mum was worried because our luggage was too heavy, so we moved some clothes into our handbags.
媽咪很擔心，因為行李超重，所以我們把一些衣服塞進隨身袋。
Before we boarded the plane, I took a photo of our plane and sent it to my best friend.
上飛機之前，我拍了一張飛機的照片，傳給我最好的朋友。
The journey took about four hours, and I slept on the plane after a cup of orange juice.
飛行大約四小時，我喝了一杯橙汁之後就睡着了。
In Bangkok, we travelled around by train and taxi.
在曼谷，我們搭火車同的士四處走。
The train station was crowded, but the trains were cheap and cool.
火車站很擁擠，但火車又便宜又涼爽。
We used a map to find the famous night market, and we got lost twice before we found it!
我們用地圖找著名的夜市，還迷路兩次才找到！
I bought souvenirs for my classmates there, and Dad tried mango sticky rice for the first time.
我在那裡買了手信給同學，爸爸還第一次吃芒果糯米飯。
It was the best trip of my life.
這次是我人生中最好的旅行。
I hope we can visit Bangkok again soon.
我希望很快可以再去曼谷玩。
1Summary 重點摘要
Before you travel: ticket + passport + luggage.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Where planes take off and land.
Where trains or buses stop.
The paper that lets you travel.
The bags you travel with.
A trip from place to place.
A drawing of places.
The book for travel abroad.
A short journey.
3Step by step Steps
- PlacesTravel places: airport, station, hotel, harbour. Example: We arrived at the airport early. Use arrive in for cities and arrive at for a building or a spot, so choose the preposition with care.
- DocumentsTravel documents: ticket, passport, visa. Example: Show your passport at the gate. A one-way ticket goes one way only, and a return ticket covers both ways; always put a or your before ticket.
- ItemsTravel items: luggage, map, camera, suitcase. Example: Dad checked in our luggage. Luggage is uncountable: never say a luggage or luggages; say a piece of luggage instead.
- ActionsTravel verbs: travel, arrive, depart, board. Example: The plane departs at nine. Depart and arrive are opposites, and airport signs use Departures for leaving and Arrivals for landing.
- by + transportUse by plus the means of travel: by MTR, by bus, by plane. Example: We travelled to Bangkok by plane. Walking is on foot, never by walk, and no article goes after by, so never say by a bus.
- Order of a journeyTell the journey in time order with First, Then and Finally. Example: First, we took the Airport Express. Then Dad checked in. Finally, we boarded the plane. Keep the verbs in the past tense and add a comma after the time word.
5Worked example Example
Question: How do we describe a trip? Say where you went, how you travelled, what you did on the way, and how you felt at the end.
- Step 1: Open with the time and the place — Last summer, our family went on a trip to Bangkok. One sentence gives the whole background.
- Step 2: Say how you travelled — We took the Airport Express to the airport and flew there by plane. Took and flew are past tense, and by plane names the means.
- Step 3: Add a detail on the way — Dad checked in our luggage, and I watched the sea through the window. One line about the family and one about you makes the scene real.
- Step 4: Say what you did on arrival — We visited the temple and ate Thai food. Keep the past tense in visited and ate.
- Step 5: Close with a feeling — It was the best trip of the year. The superlative best sums up the whole trip in one line.
- Answer: Sample answer: Last summer, our family went to Bangkok. We took the Airport Express to the airport, and Dad checked in our luggage. Then we flew by plane. We visited temples and ate Thai food. It was the best trip of the year. Past tense throughout, with order and feeling, makes a tight, complete travel account.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Airport?
Q2Station?
Q3Passport?
Q4Luggage?
Q5Ticket?
Q6Map?
8Recap Recap
- Travel places: airport, station, hotel.
- Travel documents: ticket, passport.
- Luggage is uncountable: two pieces of luggage.
- Transport: by MTR / by bus / by plane; walking is on foot.
- Order a journey with First / Then / Finally.