Travel English: Using the local transportation system

 

Welcome to the Élodie Margaux Language School.

Discover New York City and other English-speaking regions.

A cultural-tourism approach for learning English online.

 

 

 

TOPICS

 

 

 

 

• Taking a taxi or Uber
• Arranging a car rental
• Taking the train
• Taking the subway or over-head rail
• Taking the local or an inter-city bus
• Taking a ferry, cable car or overhead tramway
• Cycling

BACKGROUND AND READINGS

 

 

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

READINGS

 

 

 

 

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KEY PHRASES

 

 

 

 

 

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NEW VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

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VISUAL VOCABULARY

 

 

 

 

• Types of transportation
• Types of vehicles

 

GRAMMAR TIPS
by Sherlock Holmes

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRACTICE

 

 

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LINKS TO MORE RESOURCES

 

 

 

 

• MTA New York City Transit
• New York MTA Subway System
• New York City MTA Subway Maps
• New York City subway guide
• New York City Subway
• New York City MTA Buses
• New York City MTA Bus Schedules
• New York City Taxis (Trip Savvy)
• NYC Yellow Cab Taxi
• Roosevelt Island Tramway
• Roosevelt Island Tram/Cable Car (freetoursbyfoot)

Train Stations

• Grand Central Terminal
• Penn Station

Bus Terminal

• Port Authority Midtown Bus Terminal