American Language Hub Level 1 Workbook - Unit 7 - Travel and Transportation

Oct 1, 2026

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Unit 7 focuses on travel vocabulary and practical language skills. It covers transportation words through picture matching and sentence completion, pronunciation practice for /eɪ/ and /oʊ/, and grammar using could/couldn’t to describe ability in the past. Learners also use travel phrases for common situations, practice simple past negative and question forms through rewriting and conversation, and reinforce word stress and connected speech in city names. The unit additionally presents reading content introducing ways to work abroad.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages6

Reading Time15 min

AccessFree to download

7.1 Travel and Transportation

Vocabulary: Transportation

Pronunciation: /eɪ/ and /oʊ/

Grammar: could

7.2 Travel and Transportation

Vocabulary: Travel phrases

Grammar: simple past negative

Pronunciation: Word stress (cities)

7.3 Travel and Transportation

Grammar: simple past questions

Pronunciation: Connected speech

Vocabulary: Verb phrases

7.4 Travel and Transportation

Reading: Three amazing ways to work in another country

7.1 Travel and Transportation Getting around 7.1 VOCABULARY Transportation A Match pictures (1–6) with the words in the box. bicycle ferry plane taxi trolley subway train 1 2 3 4 5 6 B Complete the types of transportation in sentences (1–6) . 1 We took a small b to the island. 2 Tom always feels nervous before he flies on a p . 3 My sister was five when she learned to ridea b . 4 When we visited San Francisco last year, we traveled around the city by t . 5 There’s a b stop right outside my house! 6 Mike fell off his m , but he was OK because he always wears a helmet. PRONUNCIATION /eɪ/ and /oʊ/ Complete the table with the words in the box. Then listen and check. boat coach main motorcycle phone plane same train /eɪ/ /oʊ/ GRAMMAR could look at pictures (1–6) and complete the sentences with could or couldn’t. 1 Sophie read before she started school. 2 Five years ago, Callum swim. 3 I speak Japanese when I first moved to Tokyo. 4 Fifty years ago, you buy a car for under $1,000 . 5 When she was young, Emily run really fast. 6 I had trumpet lessons when I was ten, but play very well. 40 Travel and TransporTaTion 7.2 Travel and Transportion A love of adventure ~~ ~~ VOCABULARY Travel phrases A Cross out the incorrect noun in each group. 1 We were late so we missed the bus / travel / train. 2 Ana returned home / from New York/ the flight last week. 3 They were really excited when they arrived the scooter / at the hotel / in Hong Kong. 4 Susi and Dewi decided not to take the hotel / the ferry / a taxi as it was too expensive. 5 We left the station / the motorcycle / for Seoul 30 minutes late. B Complete the review using phrases from exercise a. 1 day ago American nightmare We 1 last night. Unfortunately, the whole vacation was terrible. The guidebook said it wasn’t a good idea to 2 from the airport to the city center as traffic is bad and it’s expensive. When we finally 3 in Manhattan, the receptionist told us we couldn’t check in for another four hours! The next morning we 4 to go on the sightseeing tour, and so we had to go on our own. We wanted to see the Statue of Liberty. Unfortunately, we 5 30 minutes late and missed the last ferry of the day. We were so unlucky! 7.2 GRAMMAR simple past negative rewrite the sentences in the simple past negative. 1 I watched the news this morning. I didn’t watch the news this morning. 2 Mae studied German at school. | 3 I saw Simon and Alison at the party on Saturday. | | --- | | 4 I went to the gym after work. | | 5 I liked math when I was in school. | | 6 Lizzie finished the report yesterday. | | 7 I spoke to him after the meeting. | | 8 Molly enjoyed that movie last night. | PRONUNCIATION Word stress: cities Underline the stressed syllable in each city. Then listen and check. 1 Paris 2 Bangkok 3 Berlin 4 Caracas 5 Milan 6 Kathmandu 7 Lisbon 8 Manila 9 Mumbai 10 Chicago Travel and TransporT ion 41 7.3 Travel and Transportation A trip to remember ~~ ~~ GRAMMAR simple past questions Complete the conversation with the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses. add question words where necessary. Karen: Hi Sabrina. 1 Was (be) it your birthday on Saturday? Sabrina: Oh, hey Karen. Yes, it was. Karen: 2with your family? (go) to a restaurant Sabrina: No, I had a party. Karen: Oh, really? I didn’t get an invite on Facebook … Sabrina: Oh, sorry. I thought you were on vacation last week. Karen: I was, but I got back on Friday. Don’t worry. So, 3 (have) the party? Sabrina: At my house. We sat in the yard because the weather was so good. Karen: Oh, that sounds nice. So, 4 (eat)? Sabrina: We had a barbecue and my sister-in-law brought some of that nice ice cream from that store near the movie theater. Karen: Oh, wow! That stuff is delicious. So … 5 (be) Tom atthe party? Sabrina: No, he

FAQs

How do learners practice transportation vocabulary in Unit 7?

They match pictures with transportation words and complete sentences using words from a given box (bicycle, ferry, plane, taxi, trolley, subway, train, and more).

What grammar forms are practiced in this unit?

The unit practices could/couldn’t for past ability, simple past negative through sentence rewriting, and simple past questions by completing a conversation with question words and verb forms.

What pronunciation skills are included in Unit 7?

Learners practice vowel sounds /eɪ/ and /oʊ/, word stress in city names, and connected speech by linking words in questions and sentences.

Oct 1, 2026

Uploaded by cksankcs