Topic: Transportation
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will mark which modes of transportation belong to the same category and write what they have in common.
Components of this activity: A worksheet
Instructions to the teacher
There are two versions of this vocabulary activity below. Version 2 is more difficult. Create worksheets like the ones below using vocabulary relevant to your course. The correct answers in our version of the activity appear in bold.
Version 1
Instructions to students
Look at each set of words and decide which one does NOT belong in the given category.
| 1. Types of transportation | bus | train | subway | ticket |
| 2. People | bus driver | flight attendant | passenger | ship |
| 3. Places to wait | train station | bus stop | platform | pilot |
| 4. Things to read | route | schedule | book | train |
| 5. Directions | North | turn right | on the left | conductor |
Version 2
Instructions to students
Look at the lists of words and circle the ones that you think belong to the same category. Then, write what they have in common on the line above.
- ____________________
a. ship b. metro c. metro d. boat - ____________________
a. plane b. car c. hot air balloon d. helicopter - ____________________
a. train b. go on foot c. subway d. bus - ____________________
a. car b. lorry c. rickshaw d. taxi - ____________________
a. ride a horse b. ride a donkey c. walk the dog d. brush the cat