An aeroplane (UK), an airplane (US) meaning in English

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Definition

an aeroplane (UK), an airplane (US)

:

an aircraft, a vehicle to fly in the sky

noun

We can also say a plane.

Exercise 1

What means of transport can you see in each image?

Anna rides her

Magda comes by

Caroline takes the


What means of transport can you see in each image?

Anna rides her bike 1

Magda comes by car 2

Caroline takes the bus 3

1 bike:

Anna rides her bike, which is short for bicycle 🚲. Example: riding your bike to work keeps you fit. Note: we can ride a bike, a motorbike, a scooter, a moped and even a horse!

1 boat:

Anna can take a boat 🛥️ to travel on water, but that's not what you see in this picture. Example: you can cross the English Channel by boat.

1 horse:

You could say Anna rides her horse 🐴 but that's not what the picture shows.

2 car:

Magda comes by car 🚗​. Example: Jaguar is an iconic British car manufacturer.

2 truck:

A truck 🚚​ is not what you see here. Example: they use a truck to deliver food to the supermarket. In the UK, it is more common to say a lorry.

2 plane:

That's an expensive trip to work! You fly in the sky by plane ✈️, but that's not what Magda does here. Example: I take a plane to fly to New York. 

3 bus:

Caroline takes the bus 🚌​. Example: I love the red double-decker buses that you can see in London! Note: use the verb to take with bus, train, taxi and plane. 

3 bath:

Caroline takes a bath 🛀🏽​ when she washes her body in a tub full of water and soap, but that's not what you can see in this picture!

3 buzz:

Buzz is the low sound made by many insects… not a way to go to work!


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