📝 Daily Short Practice
🎯 Vocabulary Goal
Learn common collocations for using buses and moving around town.
📚 Words & Phrases
| Word or phrase | Simple meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| catch a bus | get on a bus before it leaves | I catch a bus to work every morning. |
| miss a bus | arrive too late for a bus | We sometimes miss a bus when traffic is bad. |
| get on | enter a bus, train or other transport | We get on at the next stop. |
| get off | leave a bus, train or other transport | We get off in the town centre. |
| cross the road | go from one side of a road to the other | Always cross the road carefully. |
| wait at the bus stop | stay at a bus stop until the bus arrives | We wait at the bus stop every morning. |
🔍 See It in Context
Taking the Bus
Nina waits at the bus stop near her home. She usually catches a bus at eight. Today she is late and almost misses the bus. She gets on quickly and sits near the door. In the town centre, she gets off, crosses the road at the lights and walks to work.
💡 Notice the Pattern
Transport collocations
Use catch for successfully getting a bus and miss when you arrive too late. Get on means enter public transport and get off means leave it.
- I catch the number 10 bus.
- Get off at the next stop.
💬 Useful Examples
- Do not miss the last bus.
- We wait at the bus stop.
- Please cross the road carefully.
- Where do I get off?
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. I ____ to work every morning. (catch a bus / miss a bus / get on)
2. We sometimes ____ when traffic is bad. (get on / get off / miss a bus)
3. We ____ at the next stop. (cross the road / get on / get off)
4. We ____ in the town centre. (get off / cross the road / wait at the bus stop)
5. Always ____ carefully. (wait at the bus stop / catch a bus / cross the road)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. catch a bus
2. miss a bus
3. get on
4. get off
5. cross the road
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. Which word or phrase means “get on a bus before it leaves”?
2. Which word or phrase means “arrive too late for a bus”?
3. Which word or phrase means “enter a bus, train or other transport”?
4. Which word or phrase means “leave a bus, train or other transport”?
5. Which word or phrase means “go from one side of a road to the other”?
📝 Use It Yourself
Write four sentences about a bus journey in your town.
Example:
I wait at the bus stop near my home. I catch the bus at eight. I get off in the town centre.
🎙️ Speaking Practice
Practice these sentences aloud.
Say:
I catch a bus to work.
Ask:
Where do I get off?
Say:
We are waiting at the bus stop.
Say:
Do not miss the last bus.
🔎 Answer Key
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. catch a bus
2. miss a bus
3. get on
4. get off
5. cross the road
Exercise 2 – Matching
1. c – get on a bus before it leaves
2. e – arrive too late for a bus
3. a – enter a bus, train or other transport
4. d – leave a bus, train or other transport
5. b – go from one side of a road to the other
Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. catch a bus
2. miss a bus
3. get on
4. get off
5. cross the road