Taking a Taxi or the Bus in English | To the Station, Please · Does This Bus Go To...?

Learn how to take a taxi or the bus in English: To the station, please. How much is it? Please stop here. Keep the change! Does this bus go to the old town? Where do I get off? 🚕🚌 In this A1 beginner lesson, Jason and Lily act out Nico's first weekend in the city: a taxi with a very big suitcase (full of dried mangoes!), and a bus to the old town. But which bus — thirteen, or thirty? 📘 In this lesson you will learn: ✅ In a taxi: To..., please / Can you take me to...? / How much is it, more or less? ✅ Please stop here / Here's fine, thanks / Keep the change (the change = money you get back) ✅ The fare, Can I pay by card?, How long does it take? ✅ Get IN a taxi, get OUT OF a taxi — get ON a bus, get OFF a bus ✅ On the bus: Does this bus go to...? / Which bus goes to...? / How much is a ticket? / Where do I get off? ✅ Is this seat free? / Is this seat taken? + the stop button ✅ Tipping taxi drivers around the world (US, Canada, UK, the Philippines, Japan) ✅ Safe rides: official taxis, taxi apps, and "Who are you here to pick up?" ✅ Pronunciation: bus vs boss, the weak words "to the", thir-TEEN vs THIR-ty ✅ 8 speaking exercises + Three Questions at the Door ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Intro & 13 or 30? 03:28 Today's lesson plan 04:24 Story time: Maya and Nico's trip 08:15 Slow story listening 10:49 Quick listening check 11:37 Breakdown: Taxi & bus phrases 16:23 Mistake clinic 17:11 Pronunciation: "Bus" vs "Boss" & numbers 20:08 Mini-game: Bus or boss? 21:19 Shadowing practice 22:14 Practice: 8 exercises 26:22 Summary & final quiz 28:40 Final story listen 31:30 Safe ride tips & mission 🗣️ Key phrases • To Park Street, please. • Can you take me to the station? • How much is it? — About fifteen dollars. • Please stop here. / Here's fine, thank you. • Keep the change! • Does this bus go to the old town? • How much is a ticket? — Where do I get off? 🚪 Three Questions at the Door: Does this bus go to...? · How much is a ticket? · Where do I get off? 🚕 Taxi in three lines: To..., please · How much is it? · Please stop here. 💬 Your mission: prepare three sentences for your next taxi or bus ride, and say them out loud. In the comments, tell us: what's the most popular ride in your country — the bus, the train, a taxi, a jeepney, or a tuk-tuk? (Just the country — no addresses, please!) ▶️ Series A1-1 Greetings & Introductions →    • A1-1 Greetings & Introductions | English C...   ▶️ Series A1-2 Me & My World →    • A1-2 Me & My World | English Conversation ...   ▶️ Series A1-3 My Daily Life →    • A1-3 My Daily Life | English Conversation ...   ▶️ Series A1-4 Out and Abou →    • A1-4 Out and About | English Conversation ...   🔔 Subscribe for more English conversation lessons →    / @englishunlockedwithjason-lily   English Unlocked with Jason and Lily: real English conversations for beginners, from A1 to advanced. Slow, clear, and fun. ℹ️ The voices in this video are AI-generated (Google Gemini text-to-speech). The lesson script and teaching design are original. #LearnEnglish #EnglishConversation #TakingATaxi #EnglishForBeginners #A1English