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A1 Lesson 3 of 3 · In Town: Places & Transport

Public transport

Take the bus or the metro: buy a ticket, ask which line, understand where to get off.

13 min · 7 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Use en / à with means of transport
  • Buy a ticket
  • Ask which line and where to get off
QuizDialogueSpeaking

Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Inside: en voiture / autobus / métro / train / avion. On top or walking: à vélo, à pied.
  • 2Verbs: prendre, monter, descendre, changer de ligne.
  • 3Ask: Quelle ligne pour… ? Je descends à quelle station ?
  • 4Québec: l’autobus, la carte OPUS (Montréal), la STM.

Key vocabulary

le billetticket
la ligneline
la directiondirection (terminus)
la stationstation (metro)
le guichetticket office