Activities TO PRINT :

Transports in general - Bicycles - Boats - Bus - Cars - Planes - Rockets - Space shuttles - Tube

• TRANSPORTS in general :
  
  
  • Transport - worksheets accompanied by Teaching Suggestions (tefl.net)
    - Vocabulary
    - General

   

  • Transports - "Match the words and the pictures." (British Council)
    
    
  • Transport (learnenglish.de)
    Useful Vocabulary (with SOUND) - Build Up - Naturally Speaking - Dialogues - Games and Tests

     

• BICYCLES :
  
  
  • Label Bicycle Diagram (using the terms listed - with definitions) - (enchantedlearning.com)

   

   

  • Safe Cycling (British Council)
    
    

   

   

• BOATS :
  
  
  • Label the Sailboat (with answers) - (enchantedlearning.com)

   

  • Label the Ship (enchantedlearning.com)

   

  • Get on board the Queen Mary 2 - an easy questionnaire about this record-breaking ocean-liner.
    created by Estelle PIRON (Collège Europe CORMEILLES, Normandie)

    
    - UPDATED on 14/09/2011

  • Illness on Cruise Ship (text with symbols) - (symbolworld.org)

   

  • Ships Crash (text with symbols) - (symbolworld.org)

   

• BUS :
  
  
  • Make a paper Double Decker bus using the template (papertoys.com)

   

• CARS :
  
  
  • Label the Car (enchantedlearning.com)

   

  • Parts of the Car - "Look at the picture of the car. Which parts do you know?" (pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au)
    
    

   

  • Spare Parts - Buying a Car - Reading Car Ads (pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au)
    (Make, Model, Year, Mileage, Body Type etc)

   

  • License Plates of the World (worldlicenseplates.com)

   

• PLANES :
  
  
  • Label the Airplane (enchantedlearning.com)

   

   

  • Robbery at Airport (text with symbols) - (symbolworld.org)

   

  • Air Travel English Challenge:
    with TEACHER'S NOTES
    - Air Travel Action Cards
    "Cut the worksheet into cards and give one pack to each group. The students put
    them into columns for: At the departure airport , In the aircraft  and At the arrival airport ..."
    - Air Travel English - Who says what? 
    "Elicit the jobs of all the people you will speak to and hear speaking at the airport or on the plane..."
    + Part 2: pairwork
    - Roleplay Challenge Board
    - Active and passive voice
    (onestopenglish.com)

   

   

• ROCKETS :

   

  • Brazilian Rocket Explosion (text with symbols)

   

• SPACE SHUTTLES :
  
  
  • Discovery returns safely to Earth (BBC)
    - with a map : SHUTTLE LANDING SITES

   

  • Label the Space Shuttle Diagram (using the terms listed - with definitions) - (enchantedlearning.com)

 

• TUBE :
  
  
  • Tube Crash (text with symbols)

• U.S. Air Traffic Controllers Asleep on the Job (17th April, 2011) - a lesson plan
  (newsenglishlessons.com)

• British Car Insurance Gender Inequality Ends (2nd March, 2011) - a lesson plan
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

• Google Testing Self-Driving Car (11th October, 2010) - a lesson plan
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)
  
  
  Google Testing Self-Driving Car
  (penn-olson.com)
  
  

• Motorcycles.
  "Take a look at the article, story, word game, cartoon, trivia and links."
  (British Council)

  
  
  

• Kids Direct New York Air Traffic at JFK - a lesson plan
  WARM-UPS : AIR SAFETY / KIDS AT WORK / FIRED /
  WORST WORKPLACE / COMMON SENSE
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)
  See Facts
  
  

• Aviation.
  "Take a look at the article, poem, cartoon, word games, trivia, history and links."
  (British Council)

• World’s first flying car makes its debut - a lesson plan
  WARM-UPS : WORLD’S FIRSTS / Advances in technology
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  World's first proper flying car makes debut flight (theregister.co.uk)
  + Photos + A video (dailymail.co.uk)

  

• Driving.
  "In each unit of Phrasals4Fun you will learn 6 common phrasal verbs on a different topic, and practise them through listening ,
  reading and vocabulary."
  (British Council)

• Bike-sharing catches on - a lesson plan
  "A new bike-sharing program in Washington, D.C., provides a healthy alternative to driving."
  (Education World)
  
  

• UN boss arrives at work in solar taxi - a lesson plan
  (Breaking News English)
  
  

• EU OKs mobile phones on planes - a lesson plan (Breaking News English)

  EU to Allow Cell Service on Planes (chicagotribune.com)
  
  

• Trains.
  "Have a look at the article, poem, word game, cartoons, trivia, history and links."
  (British Council)

  

• Paris-London train sets rail speed record - a lesson plan
  THE ARTICLE - WARM-UPS - BEFORE READING / LISTENING -
  WHILE READING / LISTENING - LISTENING -
  AFTER READING / LISTENING - STUDENT TRAINS SURVEY -
  DISCUSSION - LANGUAGE - WRITING -
  HOMEWORK - ANSWERS
  (Breaking News English)

  

• Transport - a lesson plan
  "This tip is a selection of vocabulary building activities based on the subject of transport.
  I have included several commontypes of transport as well as touching on some less common ones that might interest your learners such as hovercrafts and horses."
  (British Council)
  
  
  
• Superstition forces airline logo change - a lesson plan
  (Breaking News English)

  

• International Car Free Day - a lesson plan (Breaking News English)
  with "a news article, listening (MP3 file), communication activities, pair work, discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises."
  
• No car day - a lesson (with AUDIO) - (language-lab.org)
  
  
• Topic-based Worksheets (tefl.net) : Transport

• Travel and Transport - 'Trains and boats and planes' - a lesson (learnenglish.de)
  
  
• Transportation - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
  - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
  - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
  - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  
  
• Vocabulary Cards: Travel - a lesson plan (eslpartyland.com) :
  "Activity: Vocabulary Review (Circumlocutions Game)
  Skills: Speaking, Listening
  Level: Intermediate
  Class Time: 30-45 minutes"

• Airports ban liquids on planes
  - a lesson plan with "a news article, listening (MP3 file), podcast, communication activities, pair work,
  discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises."
  (Breaking News English)
  
  

  
  
• ESL/EFL Lessons Using Movies (iteslj.org)
  - Listening to Airplane Announcements in Movies

   

• Transportation Systems - a webquest
  Places To Go | People To See | Things To Do | Teacher Resources | Bibliography
  "The goal of most transportation systems is to facilitate the rapid, safe, and economical movement of people and goods. Transportation systems can include traveling on foot, on horseback, on camel, on bicycle, by car,
  by train, by boat, by subway, by airplane, and many more ways..."
  (uen.org)

• Create a Travel Brochure - A WebQuest
  "You and three of your classmates have just been chosen to be the founding fathers of a new company called "The Sky's the Limit."
  This company will be marketing a rare product, one which will be highly valued by all human beings who enjoy traveling, but don't have the time, resources, or perhaps the energy to research the area to which they would like to travel.
  You are not only going to entice the tourists of this world, but you are also going to have a hand in helping the tourism industry.
  Not only will this new position offer you the opportunity to work with your peers, it may also allow you to explore many areas of this planet that you have yet to see."
  (beth.k12.pa.us)
  
  

• The Highway Code - a webquest

Posters :

• Don't be that guy Campaign - Posters
  "During the freezing season, the Highways Agency does its best to keep the roads clear of ice and snow, so you can carry on with your journey and stay out of harm’s way. But keeping your stress levels down, and ensuring your safety can’t only be their responsibility.
  The ‘Don’t be that guy’ campaign aims to help all drivers by reminding them of a few simple steps they could take that could make their journeys this winter easier and a little less frustrating for everyone."
  (highways.gov.uk)

  

• Transports - a poster (genki.net)

• Aim : Zero emissions - Toyota ad (mybestenglishteacher)

  

Jokes :

• Costly gas - Solutions - What would YOU do ? (riversongs.com)

  

• Australian Airline Announcements (ebaumsworld.com)
  
  
  
  

• Driving in Great-Britain

  A street in an English town. A policeman stops a car. The driver is a foreigner...

  Policeman : (Holding up his hand) Stop !
  Driver : What's the matter ?
  Policeman : Why are you driving on the right side of the road ?
  Driver : Do you want me to drive on the wrong side ?
  Policeman : You are driving on the wrong side !
  Driver : But you said I was driving on the right side &
  Policeman : That's right. But you're on the right, and that's wrong !
  Driver : What a strange country ! If right is wrong, I'm right when I'm on the wrong side of the road.
  So why did you stop me ?
  Policeman : My dear Sir, you must keep to the left. The right side is the left !
  Driver : It's like a looking glass ! I'll try to remember. Well, I want to go to Bellwood. Will you kindly tell me the way ?
  Policeman : Certainly ! At the end of this road, turn left.
  Driver : Now let me think & Turn left ! In England, left is right and right is wrong. Am I right ?
  Policeman :You'll be right if you turn left. But if you turn right, you'll be wrong &
  Driver : Thank you very much ! It's as clear as daylight !

• Police officer pulls over a speeding car... (jibjab.com)