 talking about travel. This video is sponsored by the following websites. Talking about travel. How do you get around? How do you travel from place to place? I usually walk, drive a car. I take a bus, taxi, train, plane, boat, trolley. I ride a bicycle, motorcycle, horse. How do you get to work every day? I get to work by bus, taxi, train. How often do you take the metro or the subway? How often do you take an elevator? How long does it take you to get to work or school? It takes me about 30 minutes, half an hour. I live in the dormitory. It takes 5 minutes. It's a 5 minute walk. I have to take the subway. It takes around 20 minutes. It's a 20 minute ride. We say I take transportation. It takes time. Notice the differences with take. Take in this case means something like use. I take the bus to work. I use the bus to get to work. It takes 15 minutes. The journey uses 15 minutes. We can also say I take the freeway or I take Highway 15. This is like I use Highway 15. What are the differences among types of roads? Streets, avenues, and boulevards are usually roads within a city. Highways are roads between cities. They often have traffic lights and intersections. Freeways are high-speed roadways between cities. They have exits and entrances, no traffic lights. Expressways are high-speed roadways or freeways within cities. Take a look at some pictures. Streets and or avenues. Inside cities. They cross at an intersection. This is a freeway. Two freeways cross at an interchange. Expressways are usually within cities. They're about the same as freeways. Tow roads and turnpikes. Tow roads and turnpikes are roads between cities that you have to pay to use. They are not free. You pay at a toll booth. That should give you a good idea about transportation and methods of travel. One more thing. Sometimes there is a lot of traffic during rush hours. You don't want to get in a traffic jam. Now it's your turn to talk. Tell us about how you get to work or school every day. Talk to your partner or teacher about your daily commute. Travel to work. I work downtown in Chicago. I usually take the bus to get to work. It takes me about 15 minutes. I get to work at nine o'clock. I get home at six o'clock. Sometimes I walk, drive my car, or ride a bicycle. Now you can talk about transportation in English. Hope that was helpful. Click on the links below for more information and practice. Talking about transportation. Pictures and vocabulary. Traffic terms. Pictures and vocabulary. Thanks for watching. Remember to subscribe for more videos like this. And please share with your classmates, teachers, and friends.