Transport phrases
go by bus / car / train / plane
miss the bus/train /plane catch the bus/train /plane
get on a bus/train /plane get off a bus/train /plane
get in a car get out of a car
I got up early in order not to 1__________ my plane at 10am. After eating breakfast, I decided to 2__________ the bus to the airport. I waited at the bus stop for 20 minutes, but my bus didn't arrive. I still had plenty of time so I decided to 3__________ by train instead. I walked to the nearby railway station and waited for the airport express. I 4__________ the train at 8am, but after 30 minutes, it suddenly stopped. The driver announced that it had broken down and that the next one would arrive in 20 minutes! I started to panic, so I decided to 5__________ the train and try to 6__________ a taxi on the street. I saw a blue Mercedes with a yellow taxi light and stopped it immediately. After I 7__________ , I told the driver to take me to the airport as quickly as possible. I 8__________ the taxi at 9am and paid the fare. I was just in time to check in for my flight.