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Getting to school
Questionnaire about “Getting to School”
Use this questionnaire and ask at least 10 of your classmates. Use tally marks (
How do you get to school?
Walking (on foot) By bicycle By bus By train By tram By car – I get a lift By scooter ) to count the answers.
How long does it take you?
Less than 5 minutes 10 minutes More than 10 minutes 20 minutes More than 20 minutes Half an hour More than 30 minutes Presentation about “Getting to school”
Now that you have asked some class mates, prepare a short and simple presentation about your results.
The following phrases will help you.
You can start like this:
Hello, everybody!
Hi!
Good morning!
My name is …
I’m …
As you know, my name is …
and
I’d like to
I want to
tell you
talk
inform you
about
transport to school.
how pupils get to school.
Then:
I asked … class mates
It takes them
and
less than
more than
exactly
all
most
many
some
a few
none
of them
answered
said
told me
five
ten
twenty
five minutes.
Thank your for
your attention.
listening.
that … Most of them
get to school
by
car.
bus.
…
And finish with:
These are my results.
That’s all.
Odd One Out
Choose the word that does not fit in each category.
Transport: bus, train, garage, tram, plane, boat, bicycle
Classroom things: blackboard, chairs, desks, kitchen, posters, teacher’s desk.
Schoolbag things: ruler, books, pencil case, sandwich, gym shoes, paper, camera.
Words and phrases:
questionnaire = Fragebogen, tram = Straßenbahn, scooter = Roller, get a lift = im Auto mitnehmen, less = weniger,
exactly = genau, ruler = Lineal, pencil case = Federpenal
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Listening exercises
Ask your teacher for the audio files. Listen to the audio and do the tasks.
Tip: Before you listen, read the questions carefully. It will help you find the right answers.
Listening Task 1: How do you get to school?
Listen to the pupils. They talk about how they get to school. Then tick the correct information.
gets to school It takes …
More information
Peter
by bus
on foot
by bicycle
five minutes
ten minutes
15 minutes
he meets his class mates
it’s boring
he likes rain
Helen
by train
by bus
by bicycle
five minutes
ten minutes
15 minutes
she has an old bicycle
she has a basket for her schoolbag
she has no helmet
John
by bus
by car
on foot
five minutes
ten minutes
15 minutes
public transport is fun
he likes walking
their parents have organised a car pool
Moira
by bus
on foot
by bicycle
five minutes
ten minutes
15 minutes
the bus is never late
the bus is always crowded
the bus stop is just down the road
Listening Task 2: Song – So much to dooooo …
Listen to the song “So much to dooooo …” and fill in the missing verbs from the box.
Chorus:
Do – do – do – do – do – do – do!
Do you? Do you? Do you do?
Do you do? Do you do? – What – do – you – do?
I sleep, I wake, I _________, I dress, I eat, I _________ the bus,
I walk, I _________, I look for my class.
Chorus
I talk, I _________, I listen, I eat, I _________, I laugh and _________,
I study, _________ and rest for a while.
Chorus
I cry, I _________, I whistle, I play, I _________, I watch TV,
I _________, I seek, I jump and _________ a tree.
Chorus
Words and phrases:
give/get a lift = mit dem Auto mitnehmen, on foot = zu Fuß, challenging = unangenehm, herausfordernd, basket = Korb,
careful = achtsam, challenge = Herausforderung, public transport = öffentliche Verkehrsmittel, neighbourhood = Nachbarschaft,
time table = Zeitplan, crowded = überfüllt, miss the bus = den Bus versäumen
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Redaktion: Mag. Charlie Weber © JUNGÖSTERREICH Zeitschriftenverlag, Innsbruck