22. Going Places Flashcards
a COMMUTE
( how long it takes you to get from your home to your job)
How long is your commute?
About 10 seconds. I work from home.
TAKE the BUS
Take a TAXI
( any kind of public transportation)
I TOOK an Uber to work today.
I always TAKE a SUBWAY.
I walk to work
I ride my bike.
I drive
I get a ride ( when someone brings you)
I got a ride. Someone gave me a ride. Someone dropped me off.
To CATCH a RIDE -to get a ride.
Can/could I get a ride with you?
Can/Could I ride with you?
Can/could I catch a ride with you?
Would you mind giving me a ride ?
Can you give me a ride?
By plane
I’m flying
I’m catching a flight.
How’re you getting to Thailand? I’m flying.
Buy a flight/ BOOK a flight
Go to international departures
Check your bags
Get boarding pass
Get through security
Maybe go through immigration
Finally find your gate and wait at your gate to board your flight
BOARD - enter the plane when you get on
DISEMBARK - exiting the plane ( you get off the plane)
GET ON the plane
GET OFF the plane
TAKE OFF- airplane leave the ground
The plane is taking off
The plane is landing
I was so relieved when the plane finally touched down ( when plane finally landed).
You have to go get your bags
Go through immigration probably
BOOK flights
BOOK appointment( schedule appointment)
You’re booked for 7.00
I have you down for 7.30
I’ve got you at 7.30
I’m booked
I’m fully booked
I’m booked solid
( your calendar is full, you have no appointment times available
COME OVER
( come to someone’s house)
When are you coming over?
My friend came over for lunch today?
My cousins are coming over this weekend.
When you come over, are you going to stay the night?
STAY the NIGHT-sleep somewhere other than your home.
STAY the NIGHT- STAY OVER -SLEEP OVER.
Do you want to sleep over at my place?
Are you staying over tonight?
Sleepover-as a noun
Kids come and stay the night.
She’s having a sleepover for her birthday and she invited ten friends.
HEAD
(to go in a direction)
I’m going to head home after sleepover.
I’m gonna head home in a few hours. ( I’m gonna leave in a few hours to go home)
When are you heading home?
I’m leaving in 30 minutes.
I’ll be home in 45 minutes.
HEAD EAST/South/west/north - mean go in that direction.
Head East on Hwy 1.
Head North on Main Street.
HEAD TOWARD somewhere - to go in that direction
Head TOWARD the library and TAKE a LEFT on Main Street.
t’WOrdz
HEAD TO means go there.
I’m heading TO the library to study.
HEAD OUT - to leave
I’ll be heading out in about half an hour.
She headed out the store a little while ago.
HEAD BACK - to return to the place where you just were
I’m going to hit there road here in about 10 minutes.
HIT the road -leave
TAKE OFF -leave
GET GOING-leave
I’m going to take off here in a minute.
It was nice to see you. Yep, I gotta get going too. Thanks for coming out.
ALL OVER
ALL OVER the place
ALL OVER me
( in many locations,
Everywere)
I’ve traveled all over the world.
I had to drive all over the stupid city to find the stupid things I was looking for.
The city is all dirty, there is rats all over.
I just spilled my coffee and it’s all over me, and the desk, and the computer.
MIDDLE of NOWHERE
(Place where less civilization)
Outskirts of town
WAY OUT -far away
If you travel all over, you might end up in the middle of nowhere.
