ESOL Life-Skills: Transportation and Travel Resources

Below are Web resources for English practice on work and life skills (based on Florida Adult ESOL Framework).

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Transportation and Travel Resources

Audio Resources/Listening Practice/Giving Directions 

1. Giving Directions (easy level; with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/dir1/dir1.htm
2. Giving Directions (difficult level; with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/dir2.htm
3. Giving Directions (medium level; with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/dir3.htm
4. Giving Directions (difficult level; with audio)
   http://esl-lab.com/dir4/dir4.htm
5. Street Directions
   http://fog.ccsf.edu/~lfried/activity/streets.html 

Audio Resources/Listening Practice/Traffic-Related

1. A Traffic Accident (dialog with a script and audio)
   http://www.wakeupenglish.com/free_dialogues/files/dial18.swf
2. Roadside Assistance: Emergency Calls
   http://www.esl-lab.com/call/911rd1.htm
3. Traffic Ticket (medium level; with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/police/policerd1.htm
4. Car Accident (medium level; with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/car-accident/car-accidentrd1.htm
5. Driver License (medium level; with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/driverslicense/driverslicenserd1.htm
6. Driving Road Test (medium level; with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/drive/driverd1.htm

Audio Resources/Listening Practice/Transportation

1. A Long List of Transportation-Related Links
   http://eleaston.com/transport.html
2. Bus Schedule (a listening quiz)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/bus1.htm
3. Adult learning Activities by California Distance Learning Project
   http://www.cdlponline.org
   • Click "Going Places" at the top of the page.
   • Click on the life skills headings to view substantial lists of topics with the following format:
     
     • Page 1: Reading (with audio and some videos)
     • Page 2: Vocabulary (with audio)
     • Page 3: Spelling Practice
     • Page 4: Follow-up activity (a matching game)
     • Page 5: Comprehension Questions
   • Scores can be printed or e-mailed.

Audio Resources/Listening Practice/Travel

1. Travel (a medium-level exercise with vocabulary, audio and a quiz)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-travel.htm
2. Vacation Plans (a medium-level exercise with audio, as well as a quiz and script)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/trip1/trip1.htm
3. A Trip (dialog with a script and audio)
   http://www.wakeupenglish.com/free_dialogues/files/dialde10.swf
4. Staying at a Hotel (dialog with a script and audio)
   http://www.wakeupenglish.com/free_dialogues/files/dialbu7.swf
5. Sightseeing Around Town (an easy-level listening activity with audio, as well as a script and exercises)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/travel/travelrd1.htm
6. Flight Arrangements (a medium-level listening activity with audio, as well as a script and exercises)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/flight/flightrd1.htm
7. Airport Announcement (a difficult-level listening activity with audio, as well as a script and exercises)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/airport/airportrd1.htm
8. Hotel Reservations (easy level; with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/hotel1/hotel1.htm
9. Budget Hotel Rooms (medium level; with audio)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/hotelreservations/hotelreservationsrd1.htm

Car Maintenance

1. Automobile Vocabulary (a quiz with corresponding answers)
   http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/pk-auto.html
2. How to Tune Up a Car
   http://www.ehow.com/how_1874_tune-car.html
3. How to Change Your Motor Oil
   http://www.ehow.com/how_11_change-motor-oil.html
4. Language Associated With Automobile Maintenance
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/car/eng/

Driving Responsibilities

1. A List of Links for Driver License and ID Information (from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles)
   http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/html/dlnew.html
2. Driver's Handbook (from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles)
   http://www.flhsmv.gov/handbooks/
3. Florida DUI and Administrative Suspension Laws (from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles)
   http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/ddl/duilaws.html
4. Florida Traffic School (driver education information)
   http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=22
5. Frequently Asked Questions on Motor Vehicle Insurance and Crashes (from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles)
   http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/ddl/insurancemenu.html

Responding to a Law Enforcement Officer

1. Tips on What to Do If You Are Stopped by a Law Enforcement Officer (from the Florida Highway Patrol)
   http://www.fhp.state.fl.us/misc/TrafSafeTips.htm
2. Tips for New Immigrants on U.S. Law Enforcement
   http://uscis.gov/graphics/citizenship/emergencies.htm

Road Signs

1. Links to Pictures of Road Sign Shapes and Colors, as well as Pedestrian and Driver Signs (includes an alphabetized list at the bottom of the page)
   http://www.trafficsign.us/
2. Road Signs (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/transportation.pdf

Safety Belts/Child Safety Restraints

1. Florida Highway Patrol: Four Steps for Kids Guidelines
   http://www.fhp.state.fl.us/CPS/4Steps.htm
2. Florida Highway Patrol: Child Passenger Safety (Click on your county on the map to locate an occupant protection specialist who can help you install your child seat or obtain a low-cost child seat.)
   http://www.fhp.state.fl.us/CPS

Traffic

1. Traffic  (Orlando's WESH 2 TV station)
   http://www.wesh.com/traffic/index.html
2. My Traffic (a map with personal traffic reports; type in a city name for a report)
   http://www.traffic.com/index.html
3. Florida Traffic Report (from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration)
   http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/fl.htm
4. WFTV (Channel 9's traffic report with a map)
   http://www.wftv.com/traffic/index.htm
5. The Florida 511 Web site (current traffic conditions and images from traffic cameras around the State of Florida)
   http://www.fl511.com

Trip Planning/Directions

1. Giving Directions (a handout with links for map reading and listening practice; in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/life-skills-transportation-directions.pdf
2. Reading a City Map (quiz with self-check answers)
   http://english-zone.com/reading/citymap01.html
3. Reading Maps (quiz with self-check answers)
   http://english-zone.com/reading/map01.html
4. MapQuest (driving directions)
   http://www.mapquest.com/
5. Yahoo! Maps (driving directions)
   http://maps.yahoo.com
6. Orlando Sentinel: Travel Section
   http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/
7. Travel News (from WESH 2, Orlando's NBC affiliate)
   http://www.wesh.com/travelgetaways/index.html
8. Mapping Information and Activities
   http://candohelperpage.com/mapping_skills_1.html
9. Spatial Relations (basic prepositions explained on slides; click and hold down mouse button to activate a slide's graphics.)
   http://candohelperpage.com/mapping_skills_1.html

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