Monday, January 7, 2013

Lesson 8: Bus and Subway Collocations


Take
Ride
Catch
Get on                         +                       the bus
Get off                                                the subway
Jump on
Jump off

 

e.g.      Take the subway to Union Station.
            Ride the subway to St. Claire East.
            Catch the subway at Eglinton.
            Get on the Sheppard Subway
            Get off at Yonge and Bloor.
            Jump on the subway at Dundas.
            Jump off the subway at Yorkdale.

 Incorrect Phrases                                                     Correct Phrases
 
Get in the subway.                                                    Get on the subway.
Go to Eastbound.                                                      Go east.
Take the train for Eglinton.                                      Take the train at/to Eglinton.
Enter to the subway at Keele.                                   Get on/take the subway at Keele.

Other collocations


 

            Change trains/Transfer at Spadina Station.

            Transfer to the Bloor line.

            My stop is Eglinton East.

 

Subway Vocabulary Quiz


 match the words to their definitions (check your answers by clicking on the link in the top right corner)

a) platform                                          1) a piece of paper allowing you to change trains

b) fare                                                  2) one of many parts of a subway train

c) token                                               3) the place where you wait for the subway

d) transfer                                           4) a direction your subway might be traveling

e) eastbound                                        5) the money you have to pay to ride a bus or                                                                                    subway
f) car                                                    6) a phrase heard almost every morning on the                                                                                  subway
g) sorry for the inconvenience            7) something meaning you must wait

h) turnstile                                           8) a casual name for each subway station

i) delay                                                9) a small metallic coin representing a paid fare

j) stop                                                  10) you must go through one to enter the subway

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