Getting Around
Vocabulary
Grammar in Context
Problems & Solutions
More vocabulary
100
Where are they?
They are on the bus.
100
Fill in the blank.
The plate is _________.
dirty
100
Use "there is/there are." Name 3 things you see.
There are houses. There are apartments. There are windows. There are stairs. There is a street. There is a sidewalk. The are cars. There is a tree. There is a streetlight. Etc.
100
What's the problem?
The air conditioning is broken. The air conditioning won't work. The air conditioning doesn't work.
100
What is this?
garbage/ trash
200
I live ___ Pittsburgh.
I live ___ Hawley Street.
I live ___ 3400 Hawley Street.
in
on
at
200
Answer the question:
If you rent an apartment, who can you call when something breaks?
landlord
200
What does this neighborhood have? What doesn't this neighborhood have?
This neighborhood has _______.
This neighborhood doesn't have _______.
Has: store, fire station, school, police station, home, hospital, pond, street, park, tree
Doesn't have: library, apartment, post office, etc....
200
What's the problem? Who can I call?
1) The refrigerator won't turn on. The refrigerator won't work. The refrigerator doesn't turn on. The refrigerator doesn't work. The refrigerator is broken.
2) I can call an appliance repair person.
200
Which thing is the most expensive?
1. a house
2. a car
3. a dog
1. a house
300
I am going to Giant Eagle from my son's school. What is my origin? What is my destination?
Origin: My son's school.
Destination: Giant Eagle
300
Which one of these is NOT an example of public transportation?
a. bus
b. T-line
c. car
Car
300
Make 2 comparisons between these two houses. 
300
What's the problem? What's the solution?
Problem: She locked herself out. He locked himself out. I locked myself out. You locked yourself out.
Solution: Call a locksmith. Call a roommate or friend.
300
Finish the sentence.
If you enjoy quiet, you can ____________.
1) visit a crowded city.
2) relax in an empty park
3) work at an elementary school
Relax in an empty park
400
Fill in the blank with "in" "on" or "at."
Continue straight ____ Fifth Avenue. Turn right ___ the bank, and walk 2 blocks. Your destination is ___ the right.
on, at, on
400
Fill in the blank.
Driving a car without a license is ___________.
What is another example of something that is illegal?
illegal
Answers may vary.
400
Describe what you see. Use a gerund.
Answers will vary. I see people laughing. I see a man cooking on the grill. I see a woman talking. I see a woman drinking. I see people eating.
400
In the story we read called "Free Advice," about Lupe and Noemi, what was the problem? What was the solution?
Problems: The heater was broken. The apartment was cold. The landlord wouldn't fix the heater. Noemi didn't have money for a lawyer.
Solutions: Noemi tried to talk to her landlord. Noemi used blankets and coats to keep warm. Noemi went to stay at Lupe's house. Noemi can call the legal aid office.
400
Look at the graph. How do most people get to work?
They drive. They take the car. By car.
500
How do you get to the laundromat?
1) Go straight on Seventh Avenue for 4 blocks. Turn right on Smithfield Street and walk one block. The laundromat is across the street, on the corner.
2) Continue straight on seventh avenue for 3 blocks. Make a right on Fifth Avenue. Walk two blocks. The destination is on the left. Across from the park.
500
Guess the word and tell how many syllables.
I am a machine that blows cold air when it is hot.
1) Air conditioning 2) 5 syllables
500
Find 3 mistakes.
I hear the water leaking, but I check the pipes. I cannot fix this problem by myself, and I call the plumber. The plumber can fixing the pipes in 3 days.
1) but --> so
2) and --> so
3) fixing --> fix
500
If you see a mouse running through your kitchen, what are 2 things you can do?
Answer may vary. Examples: set a mouse trap, call an exterminator, get a cat, run away
500
Tell me 1 challenge and 1 benefit to driving a car.
Answers may vary. Example:
Challenge: expensive (gas, insurance, maintenance), bad for the environment, you have to find a place to park
Benefit: easier to go places, takes less time, more convenient, better in the winter