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Transport
Life Pre-Intermediate Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| commute | to travel regularly to and from work or school every day |
| ferry | a boat or ship that carries passengers regularly from one place to another |
| lorry | a big vehicle that carries goods by road |
| convenient | easy to use or helps you to do things easily. For example, if a place is convenient for the station, it is near the station so you can get there easily. |
| frequent | happening regularly and often |
| punctual | someone or something who arrives at the expected time and is not late |
| reliable | something that you can trust and know that it will work well every time. If someone is reliable, you can trust them and know they will do what they need to do or what they promise to do |
| traditional | something that has existed for a long time and has not changed or become more modern |
| passenger | someone who is travelling on a bus, train, plane etc. |
| pedestrian | people who are walking in a town or city, and not driving or cycling or riding in buses |
| apologise | say that you are sorry for something bad that has happened or something wrong that you have done or said |
| aisle | on a train or plane, the long, narrow area along the middle that passengers walk down to get to their seats. An aisle seat is one that is next to the aisle and not next to the window |
| book | arrange to have it or use it at a particular time in the future |
| fare | the amount of money you have to pay for a particular journey on public transport or in a taxi |
| rank | a place where taxis wait for customers, for example outside a station |
| receipt | a piece of paper that shows the amount of money that you have paid for something, and proves that you have paid |
| return | a ticket to go somewhere and come back again. If the ticket does not allow you to come back, it is called a single or a single ticket |
| enormous | very big |
| impressive | something that is very good and makes you admire it |
| rural | in the countryside or connected to the countryside |
| stressful | something that makes you very worried and stops you being able to relax |
| workforce | all the people who work for a particular company |