TRANSPORT VERBS (3): TRAINS
28 / 03 / 2012
TRANSPORT VERBS (3): TRAINS: meaning and examples
Good morning!
Today's transport verb set will deal with trains and train travel. (If you missed the first two days of this week, you can look them up on our website to discover verbs related to driving and air travel.) Train travel may not be as popular now as it was in the past, but it still has a romantic association. Who can hear the words "Orient Express" without thinking of adventure and mystery?
Today's verbs are related to: TRAINS and TRAIN TRAVEL
GET ON --> to enter or board the train
GET OFF --> to leave the train
TRANSFER --> to change from one train to another train
PUNCH a ticket --> to mark your ticket at the beginning of your journey (you can do this with a machine or the ticket inspector can do this)
TAKE your seat --> to sit down in your reserved seat
GIVE UP your seat --> to offer your seat to somebody else, perhaps an elderly or disabled person.
STOW your luggage --> to put your suitcases in a designated area of the train, perhaps an overhead rack.
BE DERAILED --> when the train goes off the rails
Example Sentences:
- Thousands of passengers get on and get off the trains every day at the Frankfurt Central Station. It's a major travel hub.
- There isn't a direct train to Bilbao. We have to transfer in Zaragoza.
- Here comes the ticket inspector. I hope you remembered to punch your ticket before boarding.
- There are no reservations on that train so you can take a seat wherever you like. However, there are some seats that are reserved for people with mobility problems so if you sit there, you may have to give up your seat if somebody else needs it.
- Excuse me, sir, but could you help me stow my luggage in the overhead compartment? My suitcase is too heavy for me to lift so high.
- The train was derailed but luckily nobody was seriously hurt in the accident.
We've now reviewed different verbs for planes, trains and automobiles. Tomorrow we will finish up with boats and ships.
Have a great day!
Today's transport verb set will deal with trains and train travel. (If you missed the first two days of this week, you can look them up on our website to discover verbs related to driving and air travel.) Train travel may not be as popular now as it was in the past, but it still has a romantic association. Who can hear the words "Orient Express" without thinking of adventure and mystery?
Today's verbs are related to: TRAINS and TRAIN TRAVEL
GET ON --> to enter or board the train
GET OFF --> to leave the train
TRANSFER --> to change from one train to another train
PUNCH a ticket --> to mark your ticket at the beginning of your journey (you can do this with a machine or the ticket inspector can do this)
TAKE your seat --> to sit down in your reserved seat
GIVE UP your seat --> to offer your seat to somebody else, perhaps an elderly or disabled person.
STOW your luggage --> to put your suitcases in a designated area of the train, perhaps an overhead rack.
BE DERAILED --> when the train goes off the rails
Example Sentences:
- Thousands of passengers get on and get off the trains every day at the Frankfurt Central Station. It's a major travel hub.
- There isn't a direct train to Bilbao. We have to transfer in Zaragoza.
- Here comes the ticket inspector. I hope you remembered to punch your ticket before boarding.
- There are no reservations on that train so you can take a seat wherever you like. However, there are some seats that are reserved for people with mobility problems so if you sit there, you may have to give up your seat if somebody else needs it.
- Excuse me, sir, but could you help me stow my luggage in the overhead compartment? My suitcase is too heavy for me to lift so high.
- The train was derailed but luckily nobody was seriously hurt in the accident.
We've now reviewed different verbs for planes, trains and automobiles. Tomorrow we will finish up with boats and ships.
Have a great day!
