Means of transport - Masterclass MEANS OF TRANSPORT Private means of transport include: car, motorbike, bicycle, moped and scooter. Public transport includes: bus, train, tram, taxi, tram, aeroplane and metro/underground. Industrial transport includes: lorry, cargo ship, freight train and van. PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS a) Form: PAST SIMPLE I talked to him yesterday. PAST CONTINUOUS I was talking to him yesterday. She asked him about his age. A girl was asking for you, Tom. I didn't believe him. They weren't watching the film. She didn't answer my question. She wasn't studying for her test. Did you enjoy the party? Were you sleeping? Affirmative Negative Interrogative Did you take the train yesterday? Was Jerry talking to Jenny in the lounge? b) Use: PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS Completed actions in the past. Actions in progress at a specific time in the past. I bought a new house last year. I was watching a film at ten o’clock last night, Past simple + past simple When we use the past simple more than once in a sentence, it usually indicates a consecutive sequence of actions (i.e. that one action happened after another): I closed the door and fastened my seatbelt. I turned the key in the ignition and the engine started. When it started to rain, I opened my umbrella. Past continuous + past simple The verb in past continuous usually refers to a longer action, and the past simple verb indicates a shorter and / or interrupting action: I was having a shower when the phone rang. Copyright © CAE Computer Aided USA Corporation - Computer Aided Elearning, S.A. Means of transport - Masterclass Past continuous + past continuous When we use the past continuous more than once in the same sentence, it usually describes two longer and simultaneous actions in the past: He was making a terrible noise while I was trying to study. PAST SIMPLE: IRREGULAR VERBS Past simple: Irregular Verbs Irregular verbs have a past form that is not the usual "-ed" form. Below is a list of some common irregular verbs: Infinitive to be to buy to break to come to do to drink to eat to fall to find to fly to get to give Past form was / were bought broke came did drank ate fell found flew got gave to go to have to hear to hurt to know to learn to leave to make to meet to read to ride to run to say went had heard hurt knew learnt / learned left made met read rode ran said Copyright © CAE Computer Aided USA Corporation - Computer Aided Elearning, S.A. Means of transport - Masterclass to see to send to sing to sit to speak to spend to take to teach to think to wake (up) to wear to write saw sent sang sat spoke spent took taught thought woke (up) wore wrote These irregular past forms only appear in affirmative phrases: I ate chicken yesterday. I didn't eat chicken yesterday. (NOT I didn't ate chicken yesterday.) Did you eat chicken yesterday? (NOT Did you ate chicken yesterday?) PAST SIMPLE: NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE To make the negative form of the past simple, we use a very similar structure to the negative form of the present simple. Instead of "do / does", we use the auxiliary "did": Subject Auxiliary Not Infinitive not work I / you / he / she / it / they / we did In written and spoken English (except in very formal situations or for special emphasis), it's common to combine "did" and "not" to make the short form "didn't": I didn't work yesterday. To make the interrogative form, we put the auxiliary verb before the subject: Auxiliary Subject Infinitive did I / you / he / she / it / they / we work? Did you work yesterday? To avoid repetition, we often use short answers. These are formed with the subject and the auxiliary "did" or "didn't": Copyright © CAE Computer Aided USA Corporation - Computer Aided Elearning, S.A. Means of transport - Masterclass No, I didn't. Affirmative Negative I / you / he / she / it / I / you / he / she / it / they / we worked they / we didn't work Interrogative Short answer Yes, I / you / he / she Did I / you / he / she / / it / they / we did it / they / we work No, I / you / he / she / it / they / we didn't ● WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY? Look at the extracts from the first part of the video. Choose the the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 What yesterday? did you do you did you did do 2 I goed / went to work and then I came / comed home. I sat / sitted on the sofa and I called / did call my friend in the evening. 3 I got up / got upped late and went / wented for a walk with my dog. I worked / working in the afternoon for a few hours and then I relax / relaxed at home for the rest of the day. 4 We often use the past continuous / past simple to talk about an action in progress in the past, and the past continuous / past simple for an action that interrupts it. 5 to you yesterday? Did anything interesting happen Did happen anything interesting Did happened anything interesting 6 I sat / was sitting on the sofa, when a bird flew / was flying into the house through an open window. 7 When I walked / was walking my dog, I saw / was seeing a snake in the grass. Copyright © CAE Computer Aided USA Corporation - Computer Aided Elearning, S.A. Means of transport - Masterclass ● CHOOSE THE CORRECT PICTURE Listen to the extracts from the video. Choose the corresponding picture according to what you hear. Driving a car is very comfortable, but you can get stuck in traffic jams. Travelling by bus is quite cheap, but it can take a long time. Cycling is very healthy, but you can get wet if it rains. Walking is very relaxing, but your feet can hurt after a while. It's very easy to move through the traffic, but it can be dangerous if you fall off. You always have somewhere to stay, so that's an advantage, but it's a very big vehicle to park. You can travel a long distance by aeroplane quite quickly, but it can be expensive. ● PROS AND CONS Listen again and read the transcript. Complete the sentences according to what you hear. 1 What are the pros and cons of driving a car? Driving a car is very 2 , but you can if it rains. , but your feet can after a while. What are the pros and cons of travelling by motorcycle? It's very easy 6 . What are the advantages and disadvantages of walking? Walking is very 5 , but it can take a long What are the pros and cons of cycling? Cycling is very 4 jams. What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by bus? Travelling by bus is 3 , but you can get stuck in through the traffic, but it can be dangerous if you . What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by campervan? You always have park. to stay, so that's an advantage, but it's a very big to Copyright © CAE Computer Aided USA Corporation - Computer Aided Elearning, S.A. Means of transport - Masterclass 7 What are the pros and cons of travelling by aeroplane? You can travel a 8 by aeroplane quite quickly, but it can be Can you think of any other of transport? You could go by , or by , or by . if you’re on water. Copyright © CAE Computer Aided USA Corporation - Computer Aided Elearning, S.A.