  Lesson 24 - Means of Transportation
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Vocabulary: How do you get to school? Where have you been? Will you take a bus? Conversation 1 : How do you get to school?
Translation- How do you get to the classroom everyday for lessons?
- I walk. And you?
- I ride bike. I bought a bicycle.
Conversation 2 : Where did you go yesterday?
Translation- Where did you go yesterday?
- I went to the city to have fun.
- Did you also ride your bike there?
- No, I took a cab.
Conversation 3 : Why didn't you take a public bus?
Translation- Why didn't you take a public bus?
- There are too many people on the bus, and also it's too slow.
- You could also go by metro(subway) or drive your car?
- There’s no metro station there. I don't know how to drive.
Conversation 4 : Will you take a plane or a train to Dalian?
Translation- Will you take a plane or a train to Dalian?
- I plan to go by plane and return by boat.
GrammarPhrase structureThere is a kind of sentence in which the first verb modifies the manner of the action expressed by the second verb.Examples:
- 我 坐 汽车 来 教室。 ( I come to the classroom by bus. )
- 我 骑 车 回来 。 ( I come back riding my bike )
- 他 开 车 去 。 ( He goes driving his car )
The verbal particle 了 after a verbWhen the particle 了 (le) is added after a verb, it indicates that an action has already been taken.Examples:
- 我 买了 一 辆 自行车。( I bought a bicycle )
- 他 喝了 两 杯 茶。( I drunk two cups of tea )
The modal particle 了 at the end of a sentenceWhen the particle 了 (le) is added at the end of a sentence, it indicates changed circumstances.The negative form is made by putting 没 (méi) or 没有 (méiyǒu) before the verb and 了 is omitted. Examples:
- 昨天 你 去 哪儿 了？( where did you go yesteday )
- 我 去 商店 了。 ( I've been to the shop )
- 我 没去 商店。 ( I haven't been to the shop )
Exercises : Substitution DrillsExercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
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