| Every family that I know has at least one car. |
| Some families have two, or even three cars. |
| Most people get their license to drive when they are sixteen. |
| In my house, we just have one car. |
| If my father takes the car to work, my mother will take the bus. |
| I ride in a school bus to school. |
| My sister works in another town. |
| She gets on the train to go to work. |
| The train station is not far from my house. |
| The train tracks run right by my house. |
| My grandfather from Ireland came to visit us. |
| He came over by boat. |
| He had to cross the ocean. |
| We went to Florida last year. |
| We flew on a plane. |
| The plane flew right through the clouds. |
| My friend’s brother drives a motorcycle. |
| He wears a helmet. |
| I rode on his motorcycle once. |
| I had to sit on the back and hold on tight. |
| I ride my bicycle when the weather is nice. |
| I also have a scooter that I use to travel around. |
| I took a helicopter ride once. |
| The helicopter’s propellers were going around when I got on. |
| It went straight up in the air. |
| I enjoyed the ride. |
| I would like to learn how to fly a plane or a helicopter. |
| I like flying through the air. |
Exercise for this lesson:
- How many cars does the narrator’s family have?
- What does the narrator’s mother do if the father takes the car to work?
- How does the narrator get to school?
- How did the narrator’s grandfather come to visit them?
- What mode of transportation did the narrator’s family use when they went to Florida last year?
- What kind of vehicle does the friend’s brother drive, and what safety gear does he wear?
- What does the narrator do when the weather is nice?
- What kind of ride did the narrator experience on the friend’s brother’s motorcycle?
- What type of ride did the narrator take in the past that involved going straight up in the air?
- What does the narrator express interest in learning to fly?
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