Taking a bus

Taking a bus

English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities

Jenny checked her bus schedule.
Her bus – a number 77 – was due at eight twenty
She walked to the bus stop and sat on a bench to wait for the bus.

The bus arrived on time (at eight – twenty).
The driver opened the door and Jenny got on the bus.

The showed the driver her bus pass.
Other passengers paid their fare.
All the seats were full, so Jenny stood in the aisle.
She held on to a strap on the overhead bars.
Soon, someone got off the bus, so a seat was empty.
Jenney sat down and read a book while she rode the bus.

Near her stop , she pressed a button to ring the the “stop” signal.
She walked to the exit and got off at her stop.

 

Paying Bus Fare

People pay bus fare in many ways:

– by dropping money into a fare box.
– by paying a conductor.
– by putting a fare card into a fare machine.

Sometimes, the driver conductor or machine gives a receipt.