Life Skills: Using Public Transport
Using public transport is the A2 survival-English skill that lets learners navigate buses, trains, undergrounds, and trams in English-speaking environments. The worksheet covers ticket vocabulary (single, return, day pass, contactless, top-up, peak/off-peak), service vocabulary (platform, gate, terminal, departure board, line, route), and transactional phrases (Can I have a return to X please? Does this train stop at Y? Which platform is the next train for Z?).
This worksheet builds A2 fluency with public-transport language.
Worksheet preview
What’s inside:
- A vocabulary box with ticket, service, and announcement terms
- Dialogue completion: ticket office, information desk, on-board
- Map-and-timetable reading: navigate a real transport network
- Role-play: buy tickets and ask for help
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Local terminology varies — underground (London), subway (NYC), metro (many cities). Ticket-type confusion: single (UK one-way) vs one-way (US); return (UK) vs round trip (US). Announcement-listening with background noise.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A2, in pre-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly travellers and new arrivals. Maps onto Cambridge A2 Key (KET) Listening and Speaking. Part of the Practical Life Skills collection — the natural next step is Renting a Flat: Language and Vocab.
