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Today we're working on "Directions and Transport". Read the text, analyse the argument, and try the tasks and quiz at the end.

Level: A1

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Directions and Transport

Basic vocabulary and expressions for giving directions and talking about simple transport.

directionstransportationmovement

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
stationestaciónnoun
busautobúsnoun
traintrennoun
go straightseguir rectoverb
crosscruzarverb

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

Go straight

🇪🇸 Sigue recto

Cross the street

🇪🇸 Cruza la calle

Where is the bus station?

🇪🇸 ¿Dónde está la estación de autobuses?

Take the train

🇪🇸 Toma el tren

Is it far?

🇪🇸 ¿Está lejos?

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

How do you go to school?

🇪🇸 ¿Cómo vas a la escuela?

Do you take the bus?

🇪🇸 ¿Tomas el autobús?

Is the station near?

🇪🇸 ¿La estación está cerca?

Pattern Practice

Go ___

🇪🇸 Ve/Sigue ___

Take the ___

🇪🇸 Toma el/la ___

Where is the ___?

🇪🇸 ¿Dónde está el/la ___?

Mini Dialogue

A: Where is the bus station?

B: Go straight and cross the street.

A: Do I take the bus there?

B: Yes, the bus stop is next to the station.

A: Great, thank you!

To get to the train station, go straight for three minutes. Cross the big street and turn left. You will see buses and taxis nearby. The station is large and easy to find. Many people use the train every day.

How do you say 'tren' in English?

Answer: train

Translate: 'Cruza la calle.'

Answer: Cross the street.

What does 'station' mean in Spanish?

Answer: estación

Only mark this lesson as done if you can understand the key vocabulary, analyse the argument, and explain the main ideas without looking at the screen.

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          "en": "Where is the ___?",
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          "A": "Where is the bus station?"
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          "A": "Do I take the bus there?"
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        {
          "q": "What does 'station' mean in Spanish?",
          "a": "estación"
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