Travel English Using Transportation 5 Advanced Expressions
hi i’m vanessa from speak english with
vanessa calm are you ready to catch the
bus let’s talk about it welcome to the
third video in the Travel Survival
Series throughout this series I want to
give you the best clear tips to help you
in the most common travel situation so
to help you completely improve I’ve
created a free pdf guide with all the
expressions from this series you can
download the expressions review them
remind yourself what you want to say as
you’re waiting at the airport as you’re
sitting in your hotel room
feel free to download this guide the
link is in the description below the
video or you can click up here it’s my
gift to you happy travels let’s talk
about today’s idea take a look at this
video and try to guess which situation
which travel situation are we going to
talk about in this video what do you
think guess that we’re going to talk
about buses and subways and taxis if you
did congratulations we’re going to talk
about five expressions that you can use
in public transport situations let’s
imagine that you’re going to go to New
York and because you’re going to be
there for a couple days you want to get
a good deal on public transportation
so you might go to the ticket window and
you might ask can I get a week-long
subway pass can I get a week-long bus
pass can I get a week-long pass and that
means that it lasts for the whole week
there are unlimited rides you can have
it’s a good way to save money if you’re
going to be in one place for a couple
days
they might say yes they might say no if
they say no you can say I’m going to be
here for four days what’s the best deal
I’m going to be here for four days
what’s the best deal if the person at
the ticket window counter is four
Mendeley they’ll give you some good
advice depending on each city it’s going
to be a little bit different but I’m
sure they’re used to dealing with
tourists and talking about the best deal
for transportation so I recommend using
this expression the second expression
kind of has to do with asking for
directions but it’s specifically for
transportation so I included it in
today’s video instead of the one about
directions it is what’s the best way to
get to the Empire State Building what’s
the best way to get to the Eiffel Tower
from here and someone might say oh the
subway is the best way just take the
subway two stops get out and you’ll see
it in front of you take the subway so I
recommend using our magic phrase that I
talked about in the first video
it is excuse me I don’t want to bother
you
but what’s the best way to get to this
restaurant from here and any stranger on
the street will try their best to give
you directions if they’re friendly so we
can use that magic expression excuse me
I don’t want to bother you but what’s
the best way to get to there from here
the third expression we can use in a
situation where you’re a little bit
worried let’s imagine you’re on the bus
and you’re trying to get off the bus at
a certain stop but you see that stop go
by and you didn’t get off well you could
ask the bus driver or maybe another
passenger I think I missed my bus stop
where can I catch a bus going the
opposite direction because you want to
go back maybe it’s too far to walk so
you can say ah I think I missed my bus
stop where can I get or catch where can
I get a bus in the opposite direction
if these seem like long phrases maybe
difficult
to remember the first time I recommend
just downloading the free PDF you can
review them again and again and
hopefully while you’re reviewing them
you won’t miss your bus stop let’s
imagine that you are at the right bus
stop and you’re sitting there waiting
but you’ve been waiting and waiting and
waiting so you can use our fourth
expression you can ask another passenger
or just someone on the street you can
use the magic phrase excuse me I don’t
want to bother you but do you know when
the next bus comes do you know when the
next subway comes do you know when the
next train comes and they’ll probably
say oh in just five minutes or in 20
minutes
you should probably walk they’ll give
you some quick advice so that you can
have your answers and you don’t have to
wait too long without knowing the fifth
expression is for taking a taxi let’s
imagine it’s late at night 1 a.m. 2 a.m.
and there are no more buses no more
trains
no more subways what are you gonna do
well you have to take a taxi so you are
probably going to look around for
somewhere to get a taxi but if you don’t
see a taxi you’re gonna have to ask a
question so you could ask do you know
where I can get a taxi do you know where
I can catch a taxi excuse me I don’t
mean to bother you but do you know where
I can get a taxi and someone might say
there is a taxi stand on that corner
there is a taxi stand a taxi stand is
like bus station it’s the place where
all the taxis go there’s a taxi stand
over there and all of your worries are
relieved you can go home in peace
you found the taxi and you ask the
correct question in English and now I
have a question for you what other
questions or expressions are useful for
public transportation
it buses trains taxis subways let us
know in the comments below and try to
use some of the expressions that you
learn today thanks so much for learning
with me and I’ll see you the next time
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