On the go - Unit 3.1 - Focus 3

Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.

Match the definitions with the words. There are two extra words.

Choose the correct answers.

1. Don't you hate it when you        [miss, lose, forget, skip] the school bus and have to rush to school on foot?

2. The weather was so bad during the ferry          [flight, crossing, drive, travel] from Britain to France that I was sick the whole time.

3. The only way to get anywhere in this city during the rush        [hour, time, period, tour] is to take the train.

4. Do you         [tie, wear, connect, fasten] your seatbelt as soon as you get into a car?

5. When my car broke down in the middle of nowhere, I                 [walked barefoot, took a trip, made a journey, got a lift] to the nearest village from a kind stranger who was driving by.

6. When we were on holiday, we hired bicycles and had some really nice         [drives, rides, travels, walks] around the countryside.

7. Because our house is in a        [valley, path, route, track] with hills all around, we are protected from the strong wind.

8. My family and I went on a 7-day         [route, travel, cruise, journey] around the Ionian Sea, with short stops on five different islands.

9. Do you think we can       [go, skip, catch, have] the train if we leave for the station right away, or are we too late?

10. Because of the icy weather, hundreds of drivers got           [stuck, collapsed, stayed, fastened] in traffic for up to five hours.

11. The walk from the school to my house by road is quite long, but there is a              [winding path, short cut, quick tour, small route] which only takes a few minutes.

12. There would be a lot less pollution in cities if more people used public           [traffic, transfer, transport, movement] like buses and trains.