Vocabulary builder: Public transport. Confusable words. Collocations (Unit 2)

APublic transport

1. 01
   ✈️an airlineaviakompaniyaLaser B1+ p.17 ex.1 (2)

   Which airline are you flying with?

2. 02
   🏢️a terminalaeroport terminaliLaser B1+ p.17 ex.1 (3)

   Our flight leaves from Terminal 2.

3. 03
   🚇️the undergroundmetroLaser B1+ p.17 ex.1 (4)

   The underground is the quickest way to get around Tashkent.

4. 04
   🛏️a cabinkayuta (kemadagi xona)Laser B1+ p.17 ex.1 (6)

   Our cabin on the ship had two small beds.

5. 05
   🚕️a taxi ranktaksilar to‘xtash joyiLaser B1+ p.17 ex.1 (7)

   There’s a taxi rank right outside the station.

6. 06
   ⛴️a ferryparomLaser B1+ p.17 ex.1

   We took the ferry across the lake to the island.

7. 07
   🛫️take-off(samolyotning) havoga ko‘tarilishiLaser B1+ p.17 ex.5 (5)

   Please turn off your phone before take-off.

8. 08
   🛬️landing(samolyotning) qo‘nishiEnglish Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate, Unit 47

   Keep your seat belt on until after landing.

BTravel, journey or trip?

1. 09
   🌍️travelsayohat (umuman; sanalmaydi)Laser B1+ p.17 ex.2 (1)

   I think travel teaches you a lot about other countries.

2. 10
   🛤️a journeyyo‘l, safar (bir joydan boshqasiga)Laser B1+ p.17 ex.2 (1)

   The journey from Tashkent to Bukhara takes six hours by train.

3. 11
   🎒️a tripqisqa safar (borib qaytiladigan)Laser B1+ p.17 ex.2 (2)

   We went on a school trip to the museum.

4. 12
   💼️a business tripxizmat safariLaser B1+ p.17 ex.2 (2)

   My mum is in Moscow on a business trip this week.

5. 13
   🏃️miss the busavtobusga ulgurmay qolmoqLaser B1+ p.17 ex.2 (3)

   I got up late and missed the bus to school.

6. 14
   🎫️lose your ticketchiptani yo‘qotib qo‘ymoqLaser B1+ p.17 ex.2 (3)

   Don’t lose your ticket — you need it to leave the station.

CGetting on and off

1. 15
   🚏️get on the busavtobusga chiqmoqLaser B1+ p.17 ex.3

   We got on the bus at the market.

2. 16
   🚆️get off the trainpoyezddan tushmoqLaser B1+ p.17 ex.3

   Hundreds of people got off the train in Samarkand.

3. 17
   🚖️get into a taxitaksiga o‘tirmoqLaser B1+ p.17 ex.3

   We got into a taxi outside the hotel.

4. 18
   🚗️get out of the carmashinadan tushmoqLaser B1+ p.17 ex.3

   Dad stopped and we got out of the car.

5. 19
   🐎️get on a horseotga minmoqLaser B1+ p.17 ex.3

   It isn’t easy to get on a horse without help.

6. 20
   🚣️a rowing boateshkakli qayiqLaser B1+ p.17 ex.3

   We hired a rowing boat on the lake.

7. 21
   🚎️a trolleybustrolleybusLaser B1+ p.17 ex.3

   The old trolleybus moved slowly along the main street.

DCompound nouns

1. 22
   🚄️an express traintezyurar poyezdLaser B1+ p.17 ex.4

   The express train doesn’t stop at small stations.

2. 23
   📞️a radio taxichaqiruv taksisi (telefon orqali)Laser B1+ p.17 ex.4–5 (3)

   Call a radio taxi — it’ll be here in ten minutes.

3. 24
   🔴️a double-decker busikki qavatli avtobusLaser B1+ p.17 ex.4–5 (2)

   In London we rode on a red double-decker bus.

4. 25
   🛩️a jet planereaktiv samolyotLaser B1+ p.17 ex.4

   A jet plane can fly from Tashkent to London in seven hours.

5. 26
   🏎️a sports carsport avtomobiliLaser B1+ p.17 ex.4–5 (1)

   My cousin dreams of driving a red sports car.

6. 27
   🚃️a local trainshahar atrofi poyezdi (elektrichka)Laser B1+ p.17 ex.5 (4)

   The local train stops at every small village.

1. •
   Which platform does the train to … leave from?…ga poyezd qaysi perrondan jo‘naydi?

   Which platform does the train to Samarkand leave from?

2. •
   How much is the fare to …?…gacha yo‘l haqi qancha?

   How much is the fare to the airport?

3. •
   Is this the right bus for …?Bu avtobus …ga boradimi?

   Excuse me, is this the right bus for the city centre?

4. •
   Where do I get off for …?…ga borish uchun qayerda tushishim kerak?

   Where do I get off for the museum?

1. This is where taxis wait for passengers in the street: a ________.
2. This is a boat that carries people and cars across a river or a lake: a ________.
3. This is a system of trains in tunnels in a large city: the ________.
4. This is where you sleep on a ship: a ________.
5. I think that ________ really teaches you about other people. (travel / journey)
6. Mr Carter has gone to Moscow on a business ________. (trip / journey)
7. Hurry up, or we're going to ________ the bus! (miss / lose)
8. Don't get ________ the train unless you know where it's going! (on / in)
9. We got ________ the taxi and told the driver to go to the airport. (into / on)
10. He got ________ his bicycle and walked up the hill. (off / out of)
11. Let's sit upstairs on the ________ bus.
12. It's noisy during ________, but you can't hear the engines after that.