When you arrive in Australia, everything feels new — the streets, the people, and the way the transport system works.
This lesson will help you learn how to travel around the city, ask for directions, and find important places such as a supermarket, bank, or student centre.

You will practise using imperatives (for giving directions) and learn useful travel phrases such as “Take the bus,” “Get off at Central Station,” and “Go straight ahead.”

We will also explore how to use different transport cards like Myki (Melbourne), Go Card (Brisbane), and Greencard (Hobart), and learn about free or cheap ways to travel around your new city.

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Ask for help when you are lost.
  
  

• Understand and follow simple directions.
  
  

• Talk about your first day in an Australian city.
  
  

• Use transport words and expressions confidently.

Transport Words

Train – Tram – Bus – Ferry – Taxi – Rideshare (Uber, DiDi, Ola) – Ticket – Card – Platform – Station – Stop – Map

First-Day Words

Supermarket – Bank – Pharmacy (Chemist) – Library – Student Centre – App – Street – Corner – Crosswalk

Imperatives (Commands)

We use imperatives to give simple directions or instructions.
They usually start with a verb and have no subject.

Examples:

• “Take the train to the city.”

• “Turn left at the traffic lights.”

• “Go straight ahead.”

• “Get off at Central Station.”

• “Walk to the end of the street.”
  
  

🗣️ Practice 1:
Look at a simple map or street photo.
Say directions aloud to your partner.

➡️ Example:
A: “How do I get to the library?”
B: “Go straight. Turn right. The library is next to the park.”

B. Prepositions of Place

We use prepositions to show the position or direction of something.

Preposition

Example Sentence

• next to

The bus stop is next to the bank.

• across from

The café is across from the station.

• between

The pharmacy is between the bank and the post office.

• behind

The library is behind the supermarket.

• in front of

The taxi stand is in front of the hotel.

🎥 Watch and Learn: Transport in Melbourne

👂 While you watch, listen for:

• What transport can you see (tram, bus, train)?
  
  

• What transport-words do you hear (card, zone, ride, stop)?
  
  

• What is free or cheap?
  
  

• How people use the Myki card?
  
  

📝 After Watching – Discussion:

1. Which part of the video was new for you?
   
   

2. What word or phrase did you hear that you know now?
   
   

3. How would you buy or use a transport card when you arrive?
   
   

4. What is the “Free Tram Zone”?
   
   

📌 Teacher tip: Pause the video at key moments and ask students, “What did we just see? What word do they say?” Encourage repeating the transport-words together (tram, card, stop, zone).