🌍 Lesson 19: Means of Transportation

🔤 Languages: English | 中文 (Mandarim) | Português
📘 Level: Beginner to Intermediate
🛞 Topic: Transportation types, how to talk about travel methods

🎯 1. Objectives | Objetivos | 学习目标

By the end of this lesson, you will:

• Know different types of transportation.

• Be able to say how you travel to various places.

• Ask and answer questions about transportation methods in three languages.

• Practice using verbs like “take”, “ride”, “drive”, and “walk” correctly.

🚗 2. Vocabulary | Vocabulário | 词汇表

🗣️ 3. Useful Phrases | Frases Úteis | 实用句子

✅ English:

• How do you go to school/work?

• I go by bus.

• Do you drive to work?

• I take the subway every day.

• Walking is healthy.

• I’m stuck in traffic.

✅ 中文 (Mandarim):

• 你怎么去学校/工作？
  Nǐ zěnme qù xuéxiào/gōngzuò?

• 我坐公共汽车去。
  Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù.

• 你开车去上班吗？
  Nǐ kāichē qù shàngbān ma?

• 我每天坐地铁。
  Wǒ měitiān zuò dìtiě.

• 走路很健康。
  Zǒulù hěn jiànkāng.

• 我堵车了。
  Wǒ dǔchē le.

✅ Português:

• Como você vai para a escola/trabalho?

• Eu vou de ônibus.

• Você dirige para o trabalho?

• Eu pego o metrô todos os dias.

• Caminhar é saudável.

• Estou preso no trânsito.

📖 4. Grammar Focus | Foco Gramatical | 语法重点

✅ Verbs with transportation:

Example in English: I ride a bike to school.
中文：我骑自行车去学校。Wǒ qí zìxíngchē qù xuéxiào.
Português: Eu vou de bicicleta para a escola.

🧾 5. Sentence Builder | Construindo Frases | 句子结构

English:

Subject + verb + transportation + place

• I take the bus to school.

• She drives to work.

Mandarin:

Subject + verb + transportation + 去 + place

• 我坐公共汽车去学校。
  Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù xuéxiào.

Portuguese:

Eu vou de + meio de transporte + para + lugar

• Eu vou de ônibus para a escola.

• Ele dirige para o trabalho.

💬 6. Conversation Practice | Prática de Diálogo | 对话练习

🚍 Dialogue 1 – Going to school

ENGLISH
A: How do you go to school?
B: I usually take the bus. What about you?
A: I ride my bike. It’s faster.

中文
A：你怎么去学校？
Nǐ zěnme qù xuéxiào?
B：我通常坐公共汽车。你呢？
Wǒ tōngcháng zuò gōnggòng qìchē. Nǐ ne?
A：我骑自行车。比较快。
Wǒ qí zìxíngchē. Bǐjiào kuài.

PORTUGUÊS
A: Como você vai para a escola?
B: Normalmente vou de ônibus. E você?
A: Eu vou de bicicleta. É mais rápido.

🌏 7. Cultural Insights | Dicas Culturais | 文化提示

• In China, subways are very popular and efficient in big cities.

• In Mozambique and Brazil, people often use minibuses or motorcycles for short distances.

• In the U.S. or Europe, people rely on personal cars, bikes, or well-structured public transit systems.

🎧 8. Listening Suggestions | Sugestões de Escuta | 听力建议

• Watch real-world transportation vlogs on YouTube in different languages.

• Listen to short clips about how people go to school/work around the world.

• Try listening and repeating these phrases in all three languages.

✍️ 9. Writing Task | Tarefa de Escrita | 写作任务

Prompt: Describe how you go to different places.

• Use at least 4 types of transportation.

• Write a short paragraph in English, Chinese, and Portuguese.

Example (Português):
“Durante a semana, vou de metrô para o trabalho. Aos sábados, ando de bicicleta no parque. Às vezes, pego um táxi quando estou com pressa. Já viajei de avião para Maputo.”

📋 10. Review Quiz | Quiz de Revisão | 小测验

1. How do you say “motorcycle” in Chinese and Portuguese?

2. What’s the difference between “zuò” and “qí” in Mandarin?

3. Translate: “I walk to the store, and I take the train to work.”

🧩 11. Challenge Task | Desafio Final | 最终挑战

Create a dialogue with a partner or yourself:

• Ask about their daily transportation habits.

• Include 5 vocabulary words and 3 useful phrases.

• Translate it into English, Chinese, and Portuguese.