NAME: ___________________________ DATE: __________________
“HURRY UP!”
(Bus Travel)
Elementary
Part 1 – Getting Ready
• Ask two classmates the questions below. Write their answers in the spaces.
How often do you How much does Do you like to travel
travel by bus? one bus trip cost? by bus? Why (not)?
Classmate 1
Classmate 2
Part 2 – Vocabulary Preview
• Complete the sentences below with the words in the box.
bus stop passengers line up bus schedule
driver board get off seats
1. There aren’t any ______________ left on the bus. We’ll have to stand.
2. Do you have a _________ ______________? When does the bus arrive?
3. Should we ______________ the bus by the front door or the back door?
4. Hey, there aren’t any other ______________ on the bus. We’re the only ones.
5. Let’s take the bus home. There’s a _________ ______________ over there.
6. A: Does this bus go downtown? B: I don’t know. Let’s ask the ______________.
7. There’s the movie theater! Let’s _________ _________ at the next bus stop.
8. The bus is arriving! Let’s ______________ _________ and then get on.
Part 3 – Listening Comprehension
• Listen to Tom and his father talking at the bus stop and choose the best answers.
1. Their bus arrives every … minutes. A. twenty B. thirty C. five
2. Who probably has a bus schedule? A. Tom B. Dad C. no one
3. What bus number do they need? A. 247 B. 215 C. 250
4. Dad thinks the bus costs too much. A. TRUE B. FALSE C. He doesn’t
say
5. What time is it? It’s almost …. A. 3:20 B. 1:30 C. 2:30
6. They will probably be … for the movie. A. late B. on time C. early
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LISTEN AGAIN – HURRY UP! (BUS TRAVEL)
Part 4 – Listening, Spelling and Speaking Practice
• Listen again and write the missing words.
Tom Dad, hurry up, the bus will be here any know where we should (9)__________
minute! _____ the bus?
Dad I’m coming, I’m coming …. Dad Yeah, sure. At the corner of Main Street
and Fourth Avenue. From there, we just
Tom If we miss the bus, then we’ll have to have to (10)__________ about five
wait twenty minutes for the next bus. (11)__________.
Dad Are you sure? Tom That’s not too bad, I guess.
Tom Well, that’s what the (1)__________ Dad Hey what (12)__________ is it, by the
__________ says. way?
Dad Okay, okay…. Well, then, let’s Tom Umm ... it’s almost (13)__________.
(2)__________ _____ over there.
Dad I wonder why the bus hasn’t
Tom Wow, I can’t believe we’re gonna see (14)__________ yet?
‘Lego Movie 7’. I love the Lego movies!
Tom Oh no! I think we’re at the wrong
Dad I just hope that we can find (15)__________ __________!
(3)__________ after we (4)__________
the bus. It’s a half-hour bus ride to the
movie theater.
Tom Yeah, I hope there aren’t too many other
(5)__________. Hey, the bus is coming.
Dad Uh, it’s not stopping ….
Tom Maybe the (6)__________ didn’t see
us?
Dad Uh … no I think that bus doesn’t stop
here. That was the 247 bus. We need
the 250 bus.
Tom Hey, Dad, do you like (7)__________
the bus?
Dad Well, it’s okay. I mean, it doesn’t cost
much, and it’s easy.
Tom Yeah, but … sometimes it’s really
(8)__________. By the way, do you
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Part 5 – Writing and Speaking Practice
• Work with a partner and continue the conversation between Tom and his father. Act
out the conversation for two of your other classmates.
Dad I wonder why the bus hasn’t arrived yet?
Tom Oh no! I think we’re at the wrong bus stop!
Dad …...……………………….……………………………..………
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Tom ……………………………………………………………………
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Dad ……………………………………………………………………
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Tom ……………………………………………………………………
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Dad ……………………………………………………………………
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Listen Again
Topic: Hurry up! / Bus Travel
Elementary Level (45 – 55 mins)
NOTES & ANSWER KEYS
Part 1 / Getting Ready (5-10 mins) Part 3 / Listening (5-10 mins)
Have your students stand up and Read aloud the questions and the
quickly interview two classmates possible answers before playing the
and take notes in the spaces recording. Then, play the recording
provided. Make sure they talk to twice while your students listen and
classmates who are not seated circle the best responses. Elicit and
near them. correct.
After they finish, ask them to sit 1. A (twenty)
down and report their findings to 2. A (Tom)
a classmate seated next to them. 3. C (250)
4. B (FALSE)
Answers will vary. 5. C (2:30)
6. A (late)
Part 2 / Vocabulary (10 mins)
Part 4 / Listening, Spelling and
Ideally, you can write the eight
Speaking Practice (10 mins)
words on the board and ask your
Play the recording one more time
learners to copy them into their
while your students listen and fill in the
notebooks and find out the
missing words. Ask your students to
meanings for homework. In the
compare their answers after they
following class, read aloud the
finish.
words in the box and ask your
learners to repeat them after you Ask your students to work in pairs and
for pronunciation practice. Elicit read aloud the dialog (one student is
and discuss the meanings. ‘Tom’ and the other is ‘Dad’.
Have your students complete the 1. bus schedule 9. get off
sentences, compare with a partner, 2. line up 10. walk
and then elicit their answers. 3. seats 11. minutes
Correct as a class. 4. board 12. time
5. passengers 13. two-thirty
1. seat 6. driver 14. arrived
2. bus schedule 7. taking 15. bus stop
3. board 8. crowded
4. passengers
5. bus stop Part 5 (15 mins) Ask your learners to work
6. driver in pairs and extend the dialog with their
7. get off own sentences and perform for another
8. line up pair of classmates.
Voice actors: Thomas Patrick Dobie (as ‘Tom’) and Robert Stewart Dobie (as ‘Dad’)
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LISTEN AGAIN – HURRY UP! (BUS TRAVEL)
• AUDIO SCRIPT with ANSWERS
Tom Dad, hurry up, the bus will here any know where we should (9) get off
minute! the bus?
Dad I’m coming, I’m coming …. Dad Yeah, sure. At the corner of Main Street
and Fourth Avenue. From there, we just
Tom If we miss the bus, then we’ll have to have to (10) walk about five
wait twenty minutes for the next bus. (11) minutes.
Dad Are you sure? Tom That’s not too bad, I guess.
Tom Well, that’s what the (1) bus Dad Hey what (12) time is it, by the way?
schedule says.
Tom Umm ... it’s almost (13) two-thirty.
Dad Okay, okay…. Well, then, let’s
(2) line up over there. Dad I wonder why the bus hasn’t
(14) arrived yet?
Tom Wow, I can’t believe we’re gonna see
‘Lego Movie 7’. I love the Lego movies! Tom Oh no! I think we’re at the wrong
(15) bus stop!
Dad I just hope that we can find (3) seats
after we (4) board the bus. It’s a half-
hour bus ride to the movie theater.
Tom Yeah, I hope there aren’t too many other
(5) passengers. Hey, the bus is coming.
Dad Uh, it’s not stopping ….
Tom Maybe the (6) driver didn’t see us?
Dad Uh … no I think that bus doesn’t stop
here. That was the 247 bus. We need
the 250 bus.
Tom Hey, Dad, do you like (7) taking the
bus?
Dad Well, it’s okay. I mean, it doesn’t cost
much, and it’s easy.
Tom Yeah, but sometimes it’s really
(8) crowded. By the way, do you
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