Public Transportation in the City
- English level
- Level 1
- Topic
- City Life
- Estimated reading time
- 1 min
Not everyone in the city drives their own car.
Public transportation helps millions of people travel each day.
Buses stop at corners to pick up passengers.
Subways move fast through tunnels underground.
Trams glide smoothly along tracks in the street.
A single ticket can take you almost anywhere.
Schedules tell riders exactly when buses will arrive.
Public transportation costs less than owning a car.
It also helps keep the air clean and fresh.
Riders can read or rest instead of driving.
Public transportation connects the whole city together.
It helps the city move as one big team.
Key Vocabulary
Connects (n) Bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.UK: kəˈnɛktsUS: kəˈnɛktsLearn more
Passengers (n) Passenger (traveling or traveling by any vehicle but not operating it and not a member of the crew)UK: ˈpæsɪnʤəzUS: ˈpæsənʤərzLearn more
Schedules (n) Plans that list the times when events or tasks are intended to occurUK: /ˈʃedjuːlz/US: /ˈskedʒuːlz/Learn more
Trams (n) Electric vehicles that run on rails in city streets, used for public transportUK: /træmz/US: /træmz/Learn more
Transportation (n) The action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported.UK: ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃnUS: ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃnLearn more
Tunnels (n) Long passages built underground or through a mountain, allowing for transport or the flow of waterUK: /ˈtʌnlz/US: /ˈtʌnlz/Learn more
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