With this lesson, students will learn key travel vocabulary like single  and roundtrip ticket, bus fare, coach, ferry, and many more, while building the confidence to ask for directions, understand signs, and talk about transportation in simple, real-life conversations.

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lesson overview

This A1–A2 ESL lesson introduces students to essential transportation vocabulary and simple travel-related expressions. Through practical activities, students learn how to talk about different types of transport, buy tickets, and understand signs and announcements. The lesson is available in both printable format for traditional classrooms and an online presentation. The user-friendly digital format allows easy navigation in presentation mode with just a click of the spacebar, requiring no additional software.

Target Audience:

  • Level: A1–A2 (Beginner to Pre-Intermediate)
  • Best for: Adults, older teenagers and kids

Content Breakdown:

  • Warm-Up Activity
  • Phrasal Verbs Practice
  • Choose the Right Verb
  • Vocabulary Gap-Fill
  • Transport Etiquette Video & Discussion
  • Unjumble the Sentences
  • Signs Matching Activity
  • Listening Task
  • Role-Play Scenarios
  • Guess the Word Game
  • Discussion Questions

HOMEWORK (Extra Language Immersion):

Video and Quiz:

Watch a video about the London Underground and answer true/false questions.